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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: 674. To ask the Minister for Health if the funding for podiatry services has been discontinued for people with type 2 diabetes (details supplied); if so, the date this was discontinued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35204/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: 800. To ask the Minister for Health at the time of the overview, the WTE number and grade of CR staff employed in each hub site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35842/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (1 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: 801. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who participated in a phase 3 cardiac rehab programme in each site (hospital and hub) in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35843/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: 802. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used to deliver funding to support 13 permanent cardiac rehab posts to integrated health authority regions (IHA) 1 and 2 (Galway, Mayo, Roscommon); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35844/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Reviews (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: 14. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 86 of 9 September 2024, if he will provide a copy of the findings of the mid-term Irish Farm Film Producers’ Group review, which his Department advised it was completing, which was initiated in November 2023 and was to be completed in the last quarter of 2024; and if he will...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Dog Control and Sheep-Worrying: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Solutions are what we want. I propose that the committee does a report on this problem to give to the Department of agriculture.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Dog Control and Sheep-Worrying: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Will the members and witnesses tell me if they do not disagree with something? We need to take note of what we will do and include it in a report. Does anyone object to the recommendation for dog DNA collection to be included in the report? Agreed. Is it agreed that we recommend all dogs in Ireland be microchipped? Agreed. Is it agreed that if a dog goes wild, as Mr. Bourke said...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Dog Control and Sheep-Worrying: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Hold on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Dog Control and Sheep-Worrying: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Just one second. We know that not everyone who goes around stealing will be caught by gardaí. The same goes for dog wardens. There will not be a dog warden up every road in Ireland. What we need is a DNA test and all the tools to identify something and have the databases for it. That is the best we can do. We will not have a dog warden in Mr. Molloy's place, my place and every...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Dog Control and Sheep-Worrying: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Provided the farmer has a licence. These are things we need to put into a report if we are going to try to change things. All databases and equipment should be a joined-up measure between the Department of justice and the Department of agriculture and the whole lot should be together in the event of dogs doing harm. Is there anything else that should be included in that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Dog Control and Sheep-Worrying: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Will Mr. Bourke send his submission to us?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Dog Control and Sheep-Worrying: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I ask Mr. Fitzgerald to send in his submission. Mr. Bourke may make whatever other points he wishes to make.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Dog Control and Sheep-Worrying: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Did the Cathaoirleach take note that Senator Daly seconded a proposal that we do on a report on this?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Dog Control and Sheep-Worrying: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I have one other question and I know-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Dog Control and Sheep-Worrying: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I have one issue that I wish to be clear on. There is some agreement with farm organisations that people can walk hills. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Dog Control and Sheep-Worrying: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Are there some walking trails for which agreements have been done already?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Dog Control and Sheep-Worrying: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: There is permissive access around the country.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Dog Control and Sheep-Worrying: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: We want to watch that we do not cut off our nose to spite our face. Are there any dogs on the lands that have to be on a lead? Mr. Bourke said no dogs should be on a mountain.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Dog Control and Sheep-Worrying: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Just to be clear, is Mr. Bourke saying all dogs should be on leads?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Dog Control and Sheep-Worrying: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: No dogs on mountains. Do all the farmer organisations agree with that?