Results 4,741-4,760 of 7,789 for speaker:Michael Fitzmaurice

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Draft Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan 2023-2027: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What Mr. Kelly mentioned is worth noting. He is correct in what he says about the Burren project and that has been very successful. However, at the beginning of that, it was not working with the farmers but talking to them. When the farmers took it by the scruff of the neck, it was they who made a success of the project and not the experts. The farmers in the Burren should take a salute...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hedgerows, Carbon and Biodiversity: Hedgerows Ireland (9 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Can I put something to Ms Clerkin, as somebody who comes from a place where there is a lot of blackthorn? The old generation has a saying, which Ms Clerkin might never have heard and is not meant in any wrong way, which is called breasting the hedge. Is that a solution to gapping?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hedgerows, Carbon and Biodiversity: Hedgerows Ireland (9 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Ms O'Sullivan talked about the LiDAR system and statistics. What was the area of hedgerows counted when using the LiDAR system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hedgerows, Carbon and Biodiversity: Hedgerows Ireland (9 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: They are symptoms of importing other trees.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Draft Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan 2023-2027: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: He was biting into the ditch and getting rid of the bees.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The Minister and I sat together on the Opposition benches a few years ago and had many a chat about agriculture, recycling and reusing. The Minister often told me about his green policies. Fifteen years ago when development was being done around Dublin people driving lorries - they called them hackers - would get ten loads to the tips in Balally, Dunsink and other places. Today these...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: With due respect to the Minister, the first thing we must do is knock the building before we could switch to the wood that he is on about. We must get the stuff that is there recycled. People have been trying to get around this for the past 14 months, in licences with different councils. I know one person who has taken the initiative of screening topsoil and screening stone out of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank everyone for coming in. Mr. Bourke spoke about keeping control of the deer. I do not know how we will do it for the simple reason that anywhere you sow a bit of new grass, you see them ploughing in from the woods. There are more and more woods everywhere. I just do not know how we will do it. How does Mr. Bourke see us doing that? Mr. Farrell has helped me with a few...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I have one last question as I wrote down a few points. I raise pedigree cattle. I was with a fellow who went down and went into an appeal. Pedigree cattle are at a certain rate. You could have the greatest pedigree bull or cow in the world but they are at a certain rate and that is it then, good luck. Is there anything that can be addressed there? I am sorry for interrupting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am sorry for interrupting. I am aware there is a fencing grant if you have sheep but should there not be a measure brought in where you could have higher stakes with a sort of kick-out on them like on a football field?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: When a farmer goes down, everyone in the whole area gets that information. What is the status on GDPR around this? Is it allowed that nearly everyone in the country knows your business and whether you are down or up?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 930. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7428/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 949. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 5,250 licences his Department will issue in 2022 will fulfil the needs of the forestry sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7784/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 950. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the metrics used by his Department to formulate the projected targets for forestry licensing for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7785/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 951. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 1,040 afforestation licences projected for 2022 will deliver the 8,000 hectares of afforestation required to meet climate action targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7786/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 388. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason it is now taking up to 40 working days for parents’ passports to be returned to them after the child’s passport has been completely processed and delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9284/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 389. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reasons for completed documents such as the parents’ passports being held by the passport office and not posted when a child’s passport is completed and posted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9285/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (22 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made in the review case submitted by a school (details supplied) in respect of school transport under the primary school transport scheme submitted in October 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9905/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 906. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9814/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of the Hemp Sector in Ireland: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the representatives for coming in. I have met some of them previously. My understanding is that people growing hemp could have the Garda coming to them accusing them of something. A few years ago, I remember we put in questions to try to see if this could be resolved. To be honest about it, we are facing a brick wall. I have a few questions. Ms Carmody talked about peaty...