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Other Questions: Land Parcel Identification System (18 Dec 2014)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Will the Minister please look into it?

Other Questions: Organic Farming Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2014)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payments to organic farmers processed in the Athenry office, County Galway, will be issued before Christmas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48388/14]

Other Questions: Organic Farming Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2014)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It has been brought to my attention that organic farmers are experiencing problems with receipt of payments, particularly in County Roscommon and western counties. There is a serious problem in Athenry at the moment and it seems the person responsible for signing off on payments in Castlebar is not doing his or her work. Can the Minister update me on whether these farmers will receive...

Other Questions: Organic Farming Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2014)

Michael Fitzmaurice: A farmer with less than 10 hectares of land cannot avail of GLAS.

Other Questions: Organic Farming Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2014)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Christmas is coming, and many of the people to whom we refer are not in the agri-environment options scheme, AEOS, so this is the only payment they will receive. I ask that some of the money be forwarded to them, as it could make it a happy Christmas. Otherwise they will have to simply wait.

Road Traffic (No.2) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) and Subsequent Stages (18 Dec 2014)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Most Members will work with the Minister on this. While everyone has a responsibility, when we support something, it needs to be done in a rational way. Once a Bill goes through, sadly, given the increased regulation introduced for motorists, commonsense seems to go out the window. We all travel around Ireland and GoSafe vans can be seen everywhere in 50 km zones. They are there to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (18 Dec 2014)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in his discussion with hill sheep farmers, he will accept their proposals for the forthcoming GLAS and permit them to apply individually for the scheme on commonage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48390/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (18 Dec 2014)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make provision to allow farmers who own 10 ha of land to qualify for both GLAS and organic farming payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48387/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (18 Dec 2014)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will formulate a policy akin to that implemented by the former Land Commission to help maintain the viability of small family farms and thereby prevent the further depopulation of rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48391/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (18 Dec 2014)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if those involved in the young/old farmer, between 2008 and 2012, will be provided priority for single farm payment and installation aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48482/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (14 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views that persons who have earned through their contributions, an entitlement to a widow's-widower's contributory pension should not be denied the benefit of their entitlements because they are working on a community employment scheme, on which they continue making contributions; in the interests of justice and fairness her plans to remove...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (14 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason workforce de-layering has not yet been achieved within his Department as it has in the Health Service Executive in line with section 3.11 (Workforce Restructuring) of the Haddington Road Agreement and section 4.2.1 - iii. (Develop options for workforce de-layering, Start Q1 2014, End Q4 2014) of the action plan, appendix 1...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (14 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 413. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission failed to conduct a proper investigation into a complaint against gardaí made by a specific person (details supplied) arising out of an incident on 14 July 2013; the reason GSOC did not get a professional transcript of an audio recording of that incident prior to dismissing the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (14 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 548. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the full implementation of the Donohue and Walsh recommendations, August 2013, following their review of the care provided by Castlebar General Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) who died in that hospital on 15 February 2013, the said recommendations having been subsequently endorsed by the coroner in February 2014; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (15 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the banks' charging of a €10 penalty when there is insufficient funds available in a current account to complete direct debit transaction; his further views that the imposition of such arbitrary and punitive penalties are especially unfair on the part of the bailed out banks in view of the cost of the bank bailout to Irish citizens and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (15 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the situation whereby a student who elects to do a course of equal level as a previously completed course is denied any grant aid; her views that this is a highly restrictive factor and that many persons who would like to re-educate themselves are prevented from doing so as a direct result of this restriction; and if she...

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank Sinn Féin for tabling this motion and for the chance to speak on it. I am fully in favour of reform. One can talk about it or throw whatever one wants at it, be it a right boot, a left boot or a reboot-----

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: -----but the bottom line is that I am in favour of reform. Second, I note that the Minister has made a better attempt at this than did the previous Minister, who tried to ram things down people's throats. As everyone is aware, a dispute is no good to anyone, and ultimately it is the students and the parents - who must arrange babysitters or whatever - who will be in disarray in a few days'...

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: While one talks about reform, I refer to something else that is needed, for which it may be necessary to take a step backwards. I see many youngsters aged 15 or 16 who, at one time in the past, when they went through the vocational system and learned many different skills, went on a different route. Although not everyone will become a doctor or a lawyer, we have concentrated a great deal on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 473. To ask the Minister for Health if the accident and emergency department in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway is to be downgraded by having its opening hours reduced to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. or a 12-hour accident and emergency department in the year up to 31 December 2015; if the maternity unit in the hospital will be downgraded or closed in the year up to 31 December 2015; and...