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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: They will have less money in their pockets.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: More than 6,000.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I think clarification is needed here. It is unfair to say farmers basically did not bother themselves to avail of the opportunity with GLAS. The reality under the scheme for those leasing a farm is it would be necessary for the lease to last for five and a half years, or six years to be comfortable. If such a lease was coming to an end and the land concerned included one of the main...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1148. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for the Covid-19 vaccine given their underlying health conditions and the fact that they have to travel on public transport to receive medical needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17371/21]

Project Ireland 2040: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. In small towns throughout the country, there is a lot of apathy about the Project Ireland 2040 plan. It is regrettable that the Government seems to be following on from its predecessor and leaving small villages across the country that do not have the likes of Irish Water operating there in a situation where the grants they previously got...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Funding (1 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance if Ireland will be applying for loans under the EU recovery and resilience facility; if so, the amount that will be applied for; the potential interest rate and terms in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17795/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Funding (1 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance the gross liability for Ireland in relation to the EU recovery and resilience facility; the amount it varies from €18.7 billion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17796/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Funding (1 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount in grants Ireland will receive from the EU recovery and resilience facility; if the figure of 0.989 or 186 billion on Annex IV is accurate at time of passing the regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17797/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 295. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the company that supplied the paper and the company that did the printing for Covid-19 brochures; if these services were put out to tender; if so, when this occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17663/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 324. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE is advising students who are currently in their final semester of college and on placement within a HSE setting that they will not be allowed to remain on placement unless they are vaccinated despite this vaccination not being mandatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17770/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Amendments to the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Chairman for facilitating the meeting along with other members when Deputy Carthy and I put in the request. I welcome the different farming organisations. I have a few questions for them. Are they united that it is a worrying development that for the first time in 20 or 25 years there is a different meaning for both mineral soils and peaty soils when farmers seek single farm...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Amendments to the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the officials for coming in. The CAP was brought in to subsidise the price of food. Why are all these different parts being put onto it which put more onerous conditions on farmers? I am asking questions one by one. My second question is on a document from the European Commission. It is clearly stated in five parts of the document that under the GAEC 2 this is a derogation for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Amendments to the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am sorry for interrupting, but we are limited on time. We have probably heard enough on the issue of the CAP. Could we move on to the GAEC 2 and the other questions I asked, with no disrespect to Mr. Savage? Other members want to get in as well. We need to know about this derogation and why the Department is calling it something different. We need to have the other questions answered....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Amendments to the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Was the EU telling lies in the meeting of 16 March? The word "derogation" is used three times in the one document. Are they telling us lies in this document or who else is?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Amendments to the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I will send it to Mr. Savage if he needs it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Climate Action Plan for Agricultural Sector: Teagasc (14 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I wish Professor Boyle the best of luck in the future, when he retires. Ireland should be a country that can produce food efficiently. Everyone is talking about the climate but the first problem many people may face is food shortages as a result of what governments around the world are doing. I met Professor Boyle a few years ago in Leinster House and we discussed hedgerows. Do we have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 922. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be notified of a decision in respect of its application for a new bus service submitted in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18218/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1003. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed new building for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19163/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1004. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current stage of the construction process for a proposed new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19164/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1005. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a proposed start-up date for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; if funding is in place for the construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19165/21]