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

Michael Fitzmaurice: What if they are pregnant?

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: Would it be of benefit if our committee agreed that we would get onto the forestry section of the Department or Coillte to ask that farmers planting new land get a grant for this? The dogs in the street know there will be deer in every bit of forestry at some point so let the proper fencing be done at the beginning.

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: Why is that? What is the issue with it?

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: You are not restricted so.

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: Do they have to be tested?

Retained Firefighters: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I support the motion. I am surprised that the Government has tabled a countermotion. The Minister of State must acknowledge that when people are in trouble with a house going on fire, a car crash, a fire on a ship, in a bog, in a forest or whatever, the first thing we do is dial 999 and we expect these people at the drop of a hat within two minutes to get the text and they have to be gone....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (15 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 309. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a foreign birth certificate will issue for a person (details supplied) who applied in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56354/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (15 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 601. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the expenditure by the forest service of his Department is in line with budget for the month of October 2022, thereby ensuring that there is no underspend again in this Department for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56136/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 600. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of ecology input for the 11 afforestation licences issued on week number four of October's dashboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56135/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 602. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the processing and issuing of licence and scheme approvals for the month of October 2022 is in line with his Department's phased plan for the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56137/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (15 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 615. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made by his Department in rectifying the mapping errors which exist in Leam, Boyle, County Roscommon, in relation to lands (details supplied) which have been notified to the trustees of Rockingham Estate, who have in turn sought approval from his Department to rectify the situation on land registry maps which appear to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the booking facilities old age pensioners currently have to use in order to travel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55843/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (10 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 166. To ask the Minister for Finance the different tax exemptions available for young farmers and for all farmers; if he has secured European Union approval to continue the exemptions, following his budget 2023 speech in which he outlined that he was seeking same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55844/22]

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: This is a Bill basically about Bord Gáis, or Ervia as it is now known, separating from Irish Water. That is badly needed because Irish Water is an overcooked organisation given the way it has done things. Proper budgets are needed for Irish Water. Previous speakers outlined where there are problems throughout the country. These will not be magically solved overnight. The problem is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: When we bring this down to the nub of the issue, while agriculture is partly involved in this sector, it is down to planning to resolve the issue. That is where the problem is. I noted Mr. Boland's recommendations that there be a pilot scheme and a team of planners in each council that should be available when looked for. I do not think that is going to happen. They cannot get enough...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I do not know. We have to find out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Is that for both the mushroom and the horticulture sectors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is all subject to how good a summer is. A bad summer would mean only one crop but a good summer could produce six crops. Looking at all of these reports, there are a lot of recommendations. It is correct to say a whole-of-government report is being looked but we are still referring back to that High Court case in the last few weeks or the last few days. I did not hear an outcome from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: With all due respect, we have used it in relocation bogs. We got kicked in Kildare, where the people who wanted to throw us out of the bog we were in objected to us going to the next one. I refer to the system of under 30 ha and all of the science. John Neenan from GMI was in here and he said it had brought in some but it got nowhere with it. That is what I am saying. All we are looking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Hold on.