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

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Tánaiste. The Tánaiste comes from the health sector. The person to whom I refer did not have cancer. Irregularities were found. Everything was cleared up, but there is now that little doubt. It is difficult to hear someone say that she wished she had not gone for the smear test before she went for her mortgage because now she is in trouble for what she did. We are...

Impaired Farm Credit Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I support this Bill. In fairness to Deputies O'Donoghue, Healy-Rae and McGrath, they have engaged. Mr. Edmund Honohan has to be commended on the amount of work he has put in and for being one of the people who asked the questions when he was working down the road that many people did not ask. It was not a rubber-stamp job on many occasions. Mr. Brian Reilly also needs a mention. I am...

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank everyone for coming in. It is interesting that the witnesses are all at one in being happy with the forum and what is going on. I have a few questions. I have my own interpretation of things. Are marts at a disadvantage or can farmers move their yearly herd tests? I have heard it said that they can do that when they are selling a stripper cow or whatever at the back end of the...

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: The animal will be younger than 36 months anyway.

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: Does this apply to marts?

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is if they are a meat cow.

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: If it is a breeding heifer.

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: If they are 24 months old they are going from one to the other always. Is that not true?

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: What if they are pregnant?

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: Would it be of benefit if our committee agreed that we would get onto the forestry section of the Department or Coillte to ask that farmers planting new land get a grant for this? The dogs in the street know there will be deer in every bit of forestry at some point so let the proper fencing be done at the beginning.

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: Why is that? What is the issue with it?

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: You are not restricted so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Hold on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: They were never exempted. We were exempted with regard to turf because the screening was done. Under the legislation all of those with fewer than 30 ha who sought an exemption were told to go to planning. That is the end of story. There are no ifs or buts about it. The Minister of State should not try to cover it up. They are the facts of what is on the table. The same tractors, peat...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: So we are happy to put it on a lorry, bring it to a boat, put it on a boat, bring it across the world, and bring it to Ireland. The Green Party is happy to look at that when Paddy in Rochfortbridge, down the road from the Minister of State's constituency, cannot take out a bit of peat. Get real.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Why can it not be met? I thought we are in the one Europe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The biggest problem is that they are being judicially reviewed. There is a simply way that the Government can do it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There is a simple way if the Government faces up to it. A question on this was asked in the Dáil the night I brought it up. There was whispering going on by a Minister, from the Minister of State's party, who said that it was never going to happen. The Government is bringing every one of us around in circles and vexing us, and we are as well to tell people straight out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Chair and I will hit each one of you with a different question. I will not put the Chair in the hot seat.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Mr. McCormack spoke about the eco-scheme and the difficulties in relation to farmers. To give Mr. McCormack the figures we have, 91% of all farmers have qualified under the new eco-scheme already. They do not have to do any other measure because they have over the 10%. Then 4% of farmers have between 7% and 10%, so they have to do one measure. Where is the big problem about the eco-scheme...