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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What happened?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: In order that members know when farmers ask us about this matter, what will happen on 1 January? Is it on or off? Will the decision be made in the next few weeks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: How long will that take?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Ms Dillon said the Commission will do this work or analyse the matter. Will the Commission decide to go ahead without MEPs or must the issue go back to the European Parliament again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Who will?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There will not be a vote in the Commission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Can the Commission decide one way or the other without a vote?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Extension.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Okay.

Impaired Farm Credit Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I support this Bill. In fairness to Deputies O'Donoghue, Healy-Rae and McGrath, they have engaged. Mr. Edmund Honohan has to be commended on the amount of work he has put in and for being one of the people who asked the questions when he was working down the road that many people did not ask. It was not a rubber-stamp job on many occasions. Mr. Brian Reilly also needs a mention. I am...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: We have read over the past week that insurance companies in Ireland made €159 million in profits in 2021. In 2018, the figure was €130 million. There has been a substantial increase. It is not that I am against companies making profit. In fairness, the Government brought in changes to help in respect of the insurance debacle relating to this country. It is alarming when one...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: She did not have cancer.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Tánaiste. The Tánaiste comes from the health sector. The person to whom I refer did not have cancer. Irregularities were found. Everything was cleared up, but there is now that little doubt. It is difficult to hear someone say that she wished she had not gone for the smear test before she went for her mortgage because now she is in trouble for what she did. We are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank everyone for coming in. It is interesting that the witnesses are all at one in being happy with the forum and what is going on. I have a few questions. I have my own interpretation of things. Are marts at a disadvantage or can farmers move their yearly herd tests? I have heard it said that they can do that when they are selling a stripper cow or whatever at the back end of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The animal will be younger than 36 months anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Does this apply to marts?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is if they are a meat cow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: If it is a breeding heifer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: If they are 24 months old they are going from one to the other always. Is that not true?