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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (30 Jun 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 594. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid in GLAS payments by county in 2019; the number of farmers in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13222/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (30 Jun 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 595. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid for measures in 2019 (details supplied) nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13223/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (30 Jun 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 612. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a BDGP herd payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13528/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to parents of children with special needs who wish to avail of the July provision and in 2020 cannot find a teacher or special needs assistant in their area willing to participate in providing the July provision for their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13823/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (7 Jul 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 565. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a beef data and genomics programme herd payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14431/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 678. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider relaxing the 50 persons restriction for churches that are able to accommodate more persons while maintaining the 2 m social distance in view of the fact many churches are quite large and can comfortably accommodate more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13781/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Funding (7 Jul 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 702. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to Roscommon University Hospital to furnish and equip the shell and core unit which is idle since built in 2016 to enable the hospital to open a surgical ward which would alleviate waiting lists throughout the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13917/20]

Rent and Mortgage Arrears: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Acting Chairman. I was talking to a person the other day, and as some of the so-called experts will say, one might be better renting. I saw a debate on the television a year ago where a person had paid €250,000 in rent and had nothing for it and still had to buy a house now. It just shows. I thank the Labour Party for bringing this motion forward. To the Minister,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Areas of Conservation (8 Jul 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I wish the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, well in his new role. I visited the site in Drumkeeran with Deputy Harkin and observed the damage she has described. I want to make clear that no turf has been cut on this steep blanket bog. The damage we are seeing has happened followed incessant rain and action must be taken to address it. I spoke earlier today to the CEO of Leitrim County...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Areas of Conservation (8 Jul 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State, but we were expecting this matter to be dealt with by the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW. I understand that the mountain is a designated special area of conservation, but there is a decision to be made. Are we going to sit and watch a bridge collapse - in fairness, bridges are neither the portfolio nor the responsibility of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (14 Jul 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 338. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will liaise with Leitrim County Council to put a fund in place to help stabilise the situation in Drumkeerin in the wake of the recent landslide; if additional funding will be allocated to the council to reinstate the roads affected by the landslide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15902/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hardship Grant Scheme (14 Jul 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 844. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to visit the Drumkeeran area in County Leitrim to witness the damage the recent landslide has caused to farmland; if the affected farmers will be given a waiver to their basic payment scheme applications for three to five years in order to reinstate the farmland in view of the fact it was an act of God; if a fund will be...

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (15 Jul 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I was shocked and saddened by the Taoiseach's actions yesterday evening in regard to Deputy Cowen. I think it was a trial by media. I wish Deputy Calleary the very best of luck. The ministerial map is at least being rebalanced a small bit for the west of Ireland. I wish the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, whose mother hails from Castlerea, the best of luck, and likewise the incoming...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jul 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Following up on that, up to ten people can meet in a house. Anyone who had a bull's iota about rural Ireland would know that in most pubs in rural Ireland during the week there might not be four or five people. To stop them from opening is a hammer blow. The Government should look at this again because these pubs need to get up and running not only for the survival of the businesses...

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I wish the Minister the best of luck in his new portfolio and concur with the sentiments expressed earlier on land use and on the amendments. I refer to much of the land in the west, in particular. In my opinion the farmers are carbon neutral. They have cattle on two or three acres or a cow with two or three acres to herself for the simple reason that the quality of the land is not as...

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: One thing the Minister needs to be mindful of when we speak about emissions and sequestration is that at present, as I told him during the talks on Government formation, we have a target in this country of 7,000 ha of forestry per year. I spoke to two sawmill owners yesterday. Next October, they will be out of timber. They are putting plans in place to bring timber in from Latvia. That is...

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes, one other thing is all I have-----

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The last point is on the carbon tax for rural Ireland. It is indiscriminate. Bring it in on aeroplanes. People in rural Ireland can decide whether they go to Majorca or Kerry for holidays but they have no decision when they have to go 30, 40 or 50 miles from A to B to work. Let us not discriminate against one part of Ireland just because there are buses and transport in other places.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jul 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the funds that can be borrowed from Europe from the Covid-19 fund to bridge the deficit due to the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16467/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (16 Jul 2020)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason, when a farmer carries out an annual TB herd test, the results do not make the animals tested eligible for live export for a period of 12 months; the reason the current period is capped at 31 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16378/20]