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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What Ms Kiely said is not written anywhere. Ms Kiely said that once a collector is outside the scheme, then they are not entitled to anything. First, it is not written anywhere that a farmer must go to X, Y or Z collector. Second, what Ms Kiely said is not factually correct. Her Department paid the price of the procurement. She said a "local authority". Third, I question Ms Kiely's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Ms Kiely's Department provided the funding. Why does her Department not resolve the other few issues around the country and then write down the terms and conditions? There are no terms and conditions on how this should have been done, which is a bad position for her Department. The committee needs to meet to compile a report that we can forward to the different Ministers because what is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: We could discuss this matter back and forth all day, so forget about it because I am sick of this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: How much does it cost to bring the plastic loose to the place here?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 535. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application under the school building programme, submitted by a school, (details supplied), can be fast-tracked to take account of the increase in the number of students enrolled for the 2023/2024 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17242/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will assess and address the needs of a school, (details supplied), for an indoor sports/multipurpose facility, changing rooms and general-purpose area to accommodate the increase in numbers enrolled for the 2023/2024 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17243/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider the allocation of temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied) to ensure the safe, orderly and efficient provision of physical education and extracurricular activities to accommodate the increase in numbers enrolled for the 2023/2024 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17244/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 757. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person who owns a derelict house and wishes to avail of the vacant property refurbishment grant, and as a result of the structure being damaged beyond repair, demolishes the house, is eligible for the vacant property refurbishment grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16608/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (18 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions being taken in seeking a resolution to allow the importing of a vaccine (details supplied) which cannot be bought in Ireland but is readily available in the UK and due to Brexit it is no longer available in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17849/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (18 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1806. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what progress has been made on the access to public service pensions in some higher education institutions for researchers since March 2022, to give them equal status with their colleagues who can avail of this access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16610/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (18 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1807. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the potential difficulties in the recruitment and maintaining of staff in the research area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16611/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) for the REAP scheme which has been approved for payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18468/23]

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: On a point of order, it is pretty bad timing that those of us involved in agriculture are attending a meeting of the Joint Committee for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, while this Bill is being discussed in the Chamber at the same time. Some of us still have to speak at that committee while this Bill is being discussed here. Deputy McNamara will address parts of it for me, as well as his...

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I understand that but it is not great timing for us.

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Okay. Thank you.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 136. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the final payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) for the REAP scheme, which was approved for payment in December 2022 but has not yet issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19672/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (26 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Ireland has lost an expected deal for the sale of 5,000 cattle to be exported due to delays in visa processing as reported in the media (details supplied); if his Department has become involved to resolve this issue to ensure that export deals like this are not lost again; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disparity in the Cost of Fertiliser: Discussion (26 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Chair. The Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 is being taken in the Dáil. It is not great timing that the two things are on together. First, I welcome the witnesses. The war in Ukraine began last year. We heard straight away that certain things could not come out from Russia, including certain ingredients for making fertiliser. The war is still going on, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disparity in the Cost of Fertiliser: Discussion (26 Apr 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It was just before Christmas. We looked to see how we could help him and we were told clearly on the legal side of it that we have no investigative power. We need to be honest with the witnesses and build it up straight to them that, to be quite blunt about it, unless a Minister investigates, we will be ruled out of order. There is no point in leading them up the garden path. In...