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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Closures (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 276. To ask the Minister for Health the reason beds in the Sacred Heart Hospital, County Roscommon are being left empty at present despite the general bed crisis nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42938/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 277. To ask the Minister for Health the reason patients in acute services are reportedly taken directly to private nursing homes until their fair deal application process is complete; the reason the transitional funding reportedly available to private nursing homes is not open to HSE nursing homes, such as the Sacred Heart Hospital, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 278. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no progress has been made to date on the promised 50 bed extension to the Sacred Heart Hospital, County Roscommon; if a design team has been appointed; if construction will commence in 2020; if it will be finished by 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42940/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Savings (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 318. To ask the Minister for Health when additional funding will be put in place to address the issue of staff shortages within the home support coordinators across the HSE community west for the past four months (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43117/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Civil Service Code of Conduct (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 452. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and grade of staff within his Department who have been sanctioned for breaching section 14 of the Civil Service code of conduct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43362/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Civil Service Code of Conduct (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 453. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and grade of staff that have been granted permission by his Department to act on behalf of an association (details supplied) or any group or organisation that has interests with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43363/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 454. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a helpline which farmers can contact if they have slurry to spread; if so, the contact number for the helpline; the process which follows once a farmer contacts the helpline; if the farmers that contact the helpline will be inspected before they are granted permission to spread slurry; if the farmers will be more likely...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the frequency planned for the new beef taskforce to meet regularly once it meets initially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43365/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 630. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons on five different tiers of the State pension (contributory) only received a percentage of the €5 increase with some only receiving a €2 increase with regard to the Budget 2019 announcement of a €5 increase across the board for social welfare recipients; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions Payments (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 631. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason recipients of the State pension (contributory) and non-contributory pension did not receive their first payment increase until the last Friday of March 2019 with regard to the Budget 2019 announcement of a €5 increase across the board for social welfare recipients payable from March 2019; and if she will...

Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Since 2011 we have been hearing about broadband, seen programmes on television and still it is no different. The Government has failed the people of rural Ireland to put it very bluntly. Now it must do one thing or the other, for the simple reason that people are fed up hearing about broadband and I commend Deputy Sherlock and the Labour Party on bringing this motion in. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plant Inspections (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the factories which have been found by departmental inspectors to be in breach of regulations in the grading and trimming of beef and sheep carcasses to date in 2019; the offences discovered in each factory; the penalties or warnings issued to the offending factory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43696/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Peatlands Restoration and Rehabilitation: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The witnesses need to put several matters into context. Dr. Florence Renou-Wilson talked about blanket bogs. She has to get one thing clear in her head. It is private property. Has she a right to go on to somebody’s private property? In fairness to Mr. Brian Lucas and the NPWS. they have drawn up a management plan on re-wetting. When people heard about re-wetting, they thought...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Peatlands Restoration and Rehabilitation: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: We have gone into another world now about the 53 raised bog SACs and how we will save Ireland with them. That is not what the habitats directive was about. It is not helpful when the likes of the NPWS are trying to resolve issues on the 53 raised bog SACs. The National Parks and Wildlife Services, NPWS, has called them the best bogs in the country. When one has a bog that is functioning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Peatlands Restoration and Rehabilitation: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: My understanding is that 19 machines for 240 days is the value of work of €5 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Peatlands Restoration and Rehabilitation: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Bord na Móna will need to get many machines if it is going to do this work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Peatlands Restoration and Rehabilitation: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: How many tonnes per acre?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Peatlands Restoration and Rehabilitation: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I was at a conference in Dublin Castle and a man from Holland, I believe, said it was 40 tonnes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Peatlands Restoration and Rehabilitation: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes, I am asking about an annual figure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Peatlands Restoration and Rehabilitation: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am asking about an average annual figure.