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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 will give Mr. Gleeson a few facts from a Teagasc document if he likes. According to our inventory up to now, peat was emitting 7.3 million tonnes. Teagasc has now done the research. It is getting it peer reviewed and it is down to 3.3 million tonnes or 3.4 million tonnes. That is a fair bit of a reduction. On top of that, we have not studied what grass, hedgerows and all the different...

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: Regardless of voltage, I would never be on about voltage because if the two wires that are going along on a low-volt line are knocked, it takes out the whole thing. Would the Chair agree?

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 recall a TD who is now Minister asking me how we could get more trees planted. Some people call a ditch a drain but we call it up the way claí. Years ago, people planted trees down along in a line. They were lovely. In the eighties, a lot of them were got rid of. We all know that but there are still a lot of hedgerows. In my head, an acre is 1,000 trees. Why is there not a...

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 do not think you can get it under the native tree scheme. That is the problem. I am on about one tree. You cannot go taking up fields. There is a ditch and you could sow a side of it or along the ditch. It was done years ago. Does the Chair agree? It would not affect the farming. It was ticking the box the Department required. It was bringing more native trees in. It did a lot....

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: Will the Department look at it?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (8 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 411. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he was aware of recent price increases in horse passport registration fees by Horse Sport Ireland; if he has any role in setting prices for foal passports; if he can reverse the decision of the HSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20664/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (8 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 412. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024 and Question No. 1046 of 20 March 2024; if he will publish the respective bid tenders received in the public interest from bidders in the marketing of the Irish sport horse industry contract awarded in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20665/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (8 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 413. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 168 of 6 March 2024, and 1052 of 20 March 2024, if he will confirm the nature and terms of an exit agreement entered into by Horse Sport Ireland in January 2022 with a named individual (details supplied); confirm if his Department paid the costs of such an exit agreement; to provide the full...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (8 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 414. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to name the management and delivery team members named in each tender submission received by his Department in April 2022 from bidders seeking the marketing contracts from his Department for the marketing of the horse sport industry (details supplied); to provide the names and qualifications of each member of the teams involved in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (8 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 415. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department or any entity funded by his Department has developed a marketing plan for the promotion of the Irish horse sport industry; if such a plan exists, the duration of the plan; those consulted in the formulation of the plan by his Department or third parties; and if he will publish such a plan on the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (8 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 416. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of individuals retained by the Irish Horse Board since 1 January 2023 in either employment or contract for service roles; the roles and qualifications of each person; the salary band associated with each role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20669/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (8 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 417. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of individuals retained by the Horse Sport Ireland on 1 January 2022 in either employment or contract for service roles in the marketing of the Irish horse sport industry; the roles and qualifications of each person; the salary band associated with each role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20670/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (8 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 418. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 157 of 6 March 2024 and 1043 and 1044 of 20 March 2024, to confirm the names of panel members involved in reviewing the equine marketing tender, equine breeding services and studbook tenders offer by his Department in February 2022 in tabular format; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (8 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 419. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 157 of 6 March 2024 and 1043 and 1044 of 20 March 2024, the recorded or registered conflicts of interests declared by each panel member and official involved in reviewing the equine marketing tender, breeding services and studbook tenders received by his Department in February 2022 in tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (8 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 420. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 157 of 6 March 2024 and 1043 and 1044 of 20 March 2024, with respect to evaluation of three tenders for marketing services for the horse sport industry, national equine breeding services and studbook operations for the Irish Sport Horse and Irish Draught Studbooks, the steps he took to ensure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners (8 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: In effect, that is discriminating against small farmers. If Mr. Egan was a small farmer and knew anything about farming 40 or 50 acres, he would know that the reason for buying a meal bin is to keep rats away from the place. Second, he would know that farmers are putting 3 tonnes into small meal bins. Some people have meal bins that take 1 tonne or 780 kg because that is good farming...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: An interim review on IFFPG was completed in quarter 1 2023 by the Department of the environment. What was the result of that review? There was a document sent to the joint committee in 2021. Does the Department have a copy of that review?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: No, it was completed in quarter 1 of 2023.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Okay. How much farm plastic was exported from this country in the past six months and in all of last year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The Minister of State's officials should have that information. I am talking about farm plastic, nothing else. Make sure it is farm plastic.