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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Fuels (22 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has outlined the opportunity that exists in relation to the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil to members of county councils and the Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46191/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance if the duty that was removed from petrol and diesel will apply for another year; and if he will freeze the carbon tax in light of the current energy crisis. [46192/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 83. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a supplementary payment will issue to a person (details supplied) that applied for this payment on 7 July while awaiting the outcome of another application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46091/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Apologies have been received from Senator Paul Daly and Deputy Kehoe. Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn is substituting for Deputy Matt Carthy. I am substituting for the Chair, Deputy Jackie Cahill. Before we begin, I remind members, witnesses and persons in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile phones. The purpose of today's meeting is to examine the challenges facing the aquaculture...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank Mr. Mulloy for the very comprehensive submission. I will open the discussion to the floor. Deputy Mac Lochlainn has indicated first and I invite him to ask his questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Whatever Mr. Mulloy does not have, he can forward it to the clerk of the committee and it will be forwarded to the members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I think most Deputies would support what Deputy Ring has said. If he or his staff sends an email to the clerk to suggest inviting the Department to the committee, it can be put on the work schedule with the agreement of the members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is not a problem. We can do it all together. Please ensure the request is made to the clerk. Deputy Browne says he has already made his request. Deputy Ring can make his. I do not wish to pre-empt anything but I believe that all of the committee members give their support.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: A vote has been called in the Dáil so I suggest that we suspend and resume once the vote is over.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: We will suspend the meeting and resume after the vote, if that is okay with everyone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: While we wait for Deputy Browne to return, there are a couple of things that I want to get clarified. Am I picking it up right that if someone is in the industry in Norway, a licence takes three, four or six months or whatever, like a normal planning process, whereas in Ireland it is 11 years? It was said there are 2,000 direct and 16,000 indirect employees. It is a high ratio at 8:1....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There is one thing I am trying to establish. It was said it was four months in Norway. In France or any other country in Europe that has one of those farms, how long is the process there compared to Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What is less time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Less than a year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: To put it simply, EU regulation is tying us up in knots.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank Ms Morrissey. Deputy Martin Browne I said I would fill the vacancy while you were gone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There were 800 sites designated, including marine, or what we would call coastal areas, on 7 December 2004 by the International Geographical Congress. They were adopted by Europe but for the individual site analysis, which Ms McManus has mentioned, the statutory instrument has only been applied to a lot of sites inland because I have been watching them fairly closely for different reasons....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Was it ever looked at that the State was neglectful in not pursuing the legislation, which ensured that the aquaculture industry was held up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am talking about operators because their licences were held up. Were operators able to work in the meantime?