Results 7,161-7,180 of 7,793 for speaker:Michael Fitzmaurice
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: It is not that it is costing Revenue money as such. Someone in the circle to which I refer paid the money. My opinion is that the person who made the meal bin was paid the price plus the VAT by the farmer. VAT details are sent in every two months. Whatever the person paid out in VAT other than that, he or she put one against the other and the farmer went to claim it back. I would...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I just want to be clear on one issue. For 2020, 2021 and 2022, the farming organisations and the politicians never opened their mouths because there was never a problem. We did not just get wings and start flying since June and July last year. A problem has arisen and the farming organisations are on about it. Let us not keep denying there has been a change. If there was not a change,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Was there an EU audit-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the witnesses for coming in. To follow on from Deputy Kerrane, how long will the three payments take to be made?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: What does Mr. Gleeson mean by the end of the premium period?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: If the game was up on them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Do people have to wait four or five years, at best? Will the quickest be four or five years?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: If people have premiums, do they have to plant again? Could it take seven or eight years for some people?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I am dealing with the €5,000. Will Mr. Delany stay on the €5,000 so that I will understand? We have looked at the scenario of the people who are replanting now. They will get €2,500 now and €1,250 and €1,250 in four and five years' time. Is that right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: That is five years. If I have three years left, do I get €2,500 now or when will I get it? Do I have to have planted and wait four years before I will get the other €2,500?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Okay, it is different from how I had read it in the beginning. I thought people would get a lump sum of €5,000. The divil is always in the detail. Mr. Gleeson mentioned €1.3 billion over a five year period. How did he come to that figure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: How will it be spent over the five year period?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: It sounded good though.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Am I correct that there is €300 million for afforestation and the rest will be spent over a 20 year period?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: The figure will be spent over 20 years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Mr. Gleeson talked about the payment per hectare for sowing for any farmer. Absolutely no peat soil can be sowed on. Is that correct? The Minister said so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: The Minister said it. I am quoting him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I am talking about the hectare.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Am I right?