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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1047. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a series of procurement processes undertaken by Government (details supplied); if he is satisfied that correct procedures have been adhered to throughout the processes; the verifications he has that such adherence is independently verified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12901/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1048. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 6 March 2024, why no reasons were provided to the question; if he will provide the reasons for awarding an approximate €4 million marketing contract to an organisation with no marketing staff, no website, no social media presence and no history of marketing experience at the time...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1049. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 6 March 2024, given the overall value of the tender in question and other tenders (details supplied), if the tender processes in question was notified to the Official Journal of the European Union; if the tender notification required notification to the Official Journal; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1050. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 6 March 2024, if he will consider appointing his full cohort of three directors to the board of directors of the Irish Horse Board, including directors with international marketing and governance expertise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12904/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1051. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain how a company with a stated objective within its constitution/rules to promote one studbook above all others won a tender to promote all of his Department's approved studbooks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12905/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1052. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 6 March 2024, the terms of such exit agreement to a named member of staff within a named organisation (details supplied); the costs to his Department of such an agreement; if the named individual was named as part the management team/project team of a series of tenders submitted to his...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1053. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 6 March 2024, the number of engagements or interactions undertaken by his Department with industry stakeholders including studbooks either face-to-face, event or by video platform during 2023 regarding the sport horse sector; if he will provide details of the various officials involved...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1066. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when equine passports will issue for three foals (details supplied), with an application submitted in October 2023; the reasons for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13174/24]

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: On a personal level, I wish the outgoing Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, and the Minister, Deputy Coveney, the best of luck in their future. This is not personal towards the new Taoiseach but I cannot support a Government that has a Minister who has gone to Brussels and left Irish farmers relying on Italy, the Dutch, and several other countries in regard to the nature restoration law. The...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I wish the Taoiseach well. It is not a personal thing, but I cannot support a Government that is pursing some of the policies that are being pursued. I ask the Taoiseach to hit the ground running. When he does that, the first place he might go, before he goes to Kerry, is Lough Funshinagh, County Roscommon. We are getting word this evening that the water is rising towards the nearby...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Antitrust Guidelines for Sustainability Agreements in Agriculture: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank Ms Jany-Roskova for coming. As she pointed out, we have some producer groups in Ireland. Why have producer groups in Ireland not been successful? Particularly in the beef sector, the groups that they have gone to would not recognise them or work with them. Obviously, a producer group would be more interested in someone who had 1,000 lambs than someone who had one lamb. It has not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Antitrust Guidelines for Sustainability Agreements in Agriculture: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Ms Jany-Roskova's presentation stated: What objectives may be covered under the sustainability agreements to benefit from the exclusion? The objectives are laid down in Article 210a and involve: climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as environmental protection; reduction of pesticide use and antimicrobial resistance; and animal health and welfare. Some of the stuff done in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Antitrust Guidelines for Sustainability Agreements in Agriculture: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: By whom?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Antitrust Guidelines for Sustainability Agreements in Agriculture: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: On the sustainability side, Ms Jany-Roskova is aware of the nature restoration law, which is thankfully on hold at the moment in Brussels. If a farmer in the west of Ireland was producing beef on a peat-type soil that under the nature restoration law should be rewetted, would that be viewed as not sustainable and would that farmer be at a disadvantage under this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Antitrust Guidelines for Sustainability Agreements in Agriculture: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Ms Jany-Roskova talked about the MEPs. Is it not the Commission that does up all of this first, and then puts it to the Parliament?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Antitrust Guidelines for Sustainability Agreements in Agriculture: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I also notice, as part of these undesignated areas, there would be more restrictions under this. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Antitrust Guidelines for Sustainability Agreements in Agriculture: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There are certain areas in our country designated under environmental law, and there would be more regulation on them in terms of pesticides. SACs are one type of designation. An NHA is another type of designation. Am I correct to say there would be more regulation with regard to pesticides and use of those lands?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Antitrust Guidelines for Sustainability Agreements in Agriculture: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I apologise for interrupting. In Ireland, we happen to own the land, thank God, but it might be moving away. It is different from most of Europe in that we have private property rights. All the farmers own their land, but it is designated because of things like the habitats directive and the nature restoration law is another piece of legislation coming from Europe. However, regulation is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Antitrust Guidelines for Sustainability Agreements in Agriculture: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I have a final question and I thank Ms Jany-Roskova for her time. In Ireland at the moment a new sustainable agreement is being done. The European Commission has given the go ahead. It is for grass-fed beef. It is coming in as a new offering. There will be certain restrictions. I cannot think of the name of the group, but it is where farmers have agreements with the co-ops. It would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Antitrust Guidelines for Sustainability Agreements in Agriculture: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank Ms Jany-Roskova for her time.