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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: In relation to ESB Networks bringing the power with the network it has at present, what I cannot fathom - they might explain it to me - is the wind farms I see being built beside mountains. Oweninny is a perfect example. There are corridors being built now, here and there. The big cities are the big users of power. How is that we are bringing it right across the country? My understanding...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Instead of causing controversy, for example, when it is trying to bring more capability in power supply or bring the power from place to another, why is ESB Networks not using underground? Going by other European operators, it is quite possible. Rather than rows starting over pylons going down fields, etc., why not do that, especially given the profits ESB Networks makes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: No, my question concerns when electricity is being brought from generation to supply. Let us take the example of electricity being brought from where it is generated to, say, for instance, Carrick-on-Shannon. This is one place in the west where most of the power works through. This is what I am talking about here. I am not talking about going down every road to Johnny and Mary with no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Right. Basically, that is all I have to ask. I thank the Chair for keeping me on track.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Agricultural Land for Renewable Energy: ESB Networks (12 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Sound. I will go back to that.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Grant Payments (11 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 241.To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the hair and beauty sector that are primarily small businesses in the retail sector, have been excluded from the second payment of the increased cost of business grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24907/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (11 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 399.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that Uisce Éireann’s delivery programme has been truncated because of inflation costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25010/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (11 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 400.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is going to increase Uisce Éireann’s budget to account for inflation costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25012/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (11 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 401.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, in light of water quality reports and need for sewage treatment plants upgrade and new builds due to extra housing, he will increase the budget that is required for these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25014/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (11 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 402.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if future infrastructural projects that are required to accommodate the housing that is required are properly funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25015/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 679.To ask the Minister for Health the procedures used for the allocation of beds in the cancer care centre at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24638/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 680.To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to urgently remediate the systemic problem at the cancer care centre at University Hospital Galway, where patients are regularly experiencing delays in cancer treatment, to fulfil its mandate to operate as a centre of excellence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24639/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 732.To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to conduct a review in respect of the extra funding that is required for private nursing homes to keep their doors open with many closing as they struggle with business costs,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24908/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (11 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 848.To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding drawn down for the complex needs homecare package in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25353/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (11 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 849.To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of funding drawn down in 2023 for the complex needs homecare package, out of the overall budget for the complex needs homecare package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25354/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (11 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 850.To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding used in County Galway in 2023 for the complex needs homecare package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25355/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (18 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 370. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the extension to the emergency department and new acute medical admissions unit at Mayo University Hospital; the timeframe to deliver this project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26169/24]

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am opposed to this pact. This country is hell-bent on giving away powers we have. We hear so many people say day in, day out "well it's Europe that's doing this" and "Europe is doing that". I guarantee that in a few years time, as the rules change, as the EU changes and as decisions are made, as we saw with the nature restoration law, we will blame Europe but when we had the chance to...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I wish the Minister well in throwing his hat into the ring. As regards the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, while I had many a chat with him in the Chamber over the past number of years since 2016, I could talk to him very well. We get on sound. I might not agree with his policies, but I will draw a separate political line between the man and the ball, as we say in the country. I also wish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implementation of Irish Inshore Fisheries Sector Strategy 2019-2023: Discussion (19 Jun 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Minister and his officials. I am no expert in this by any means but a few people have got on to me about it. The Minister might have gone through this because I was not here at the beginning, but was the inshore sector paid any form of compensation from the Brexit adjustment scheme?