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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to keep the national reserve refunded in the future to cover all areas currently requiring funding, such as new entrants, forgotten farmers and young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14307/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to put a term limit on the number of years in a row a farmer can lease out entitlements to others, rewarding non-farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14308/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an organisation (details supplied) has been invited to join the direct payment advisory committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14309/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is fair and just that a person (details supplied) who won a case in the appeals office, a decision appealed by the Department, has been left in the process for two years with no decision made and no moneys received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14329/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents Data (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of fatal and serious road traffic collisions that have been reported over the past ten years in which a tractor was involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14512/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents Data (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the location of all road traffic collisions involving tractors on the road, that is if they were at road junctions, a gateway and so on, and the road types such as national, regional or local roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14513/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents Data (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for tractor-related accidents; if there were issues such as visibility, road junctions and poor road maintenance or bad corners that were reported as being the causes of the accidents in which tractors were involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14514/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome everyone to the meeting. I have looked into this matter a small bit. The first point I would make relates to the laws that are coming in. I have a major problem with some of the stuff that the RSA is trying to introduce and with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport due to a lack of clarity about certain matters. I agree with what has just been proposed. What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Ms Murphy has a problem with one aspect but not with an 80-year old person driving slowly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I agree with what the witnesses said about having a three-year course. I have a background in driving lorries and tractors. I am a certified transport manager and I completed an intensive course in three months.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It is a while since I completed the course. One can complete a transport manager course quickly. A three-year course will not appeal to a young person. I understand all the different sides of the argument but I believe it is possible for a person to complete an intensive course in a year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: An intensive year long course is preferable. Young people will not be attracted to a three-year course and more foreign people will be sought for this work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I wish to ask Mr. Lee a couple of questions. I understood that all English vehicles coming into this country can be checked for A, B, C and D and to see if they were hit. Am I correct? I understand that such cases require an NCT and that one cannot register an English vehicle and drive it here if the vehicle does not have a NCT certificate. I also understand that one can draw insurance on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am sorry, but they are the issues I wanted to raise. I thank the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: My queries about the RSA were directed at the FCI. Can Mr. Moroney explain what is and is not commercial? Was I correct in what I said?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Does the witness train people? Does she do the CPC?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Has the witness driven lorries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Let us be very careful of exams when there are people-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Hold on.