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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: No. A problem was brought to our attention about when a foal is born. We brought this up at the committee last year. If there was any dispute over the stud fees, funnily enough, the books went out to the stud owner and not the person who owned the foal. Why was that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Would HRI not have been involved in that if the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine was aware of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Why, then, was the passport sent to the stud owner in this case? One would expect that Horse Racing Ireland and the Department would be aware of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: In general, if a foal was born by the person who had the mare, it is not the stud that would have it. I am talking about when it is a different person.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: My understanding is that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine sorted out the problems but I thought Horse Racing Ireland would be aware of that. In the line of TAMS, do the witnesses expect that issue will be resolved? They stated there was general consensus. General consensus and decisions are two different things. The issue of TAMS grants for the industry has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Going back to the animal identification and movement, AIM, system, the committee in its report was in full agreement that this system is one of the things to make sure there is accountability all the time. Ms Eade stated that HRI is working with Weatherbys and that. How soon is that system expected to be in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I do not want to know about parts of it. When will the full system be in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What part of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is grand. I thank the Chairman.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 579. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a person (details supplied) who submitted an application on 31 January 2022 will be issued with their passport; his views on whether it is acceptable to wait for this length of time; if he will consider making changes to the way that passport applications are processed; if issues with applications will be addressed earlier in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Jun 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1982. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) who applied for a felling licence in 2018 will receive a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30394/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Legislative Programme (31 May 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What is happening? Will we have the Bill back before the summer recess in order that these people can be taken out of their misery?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Legislative Programme (31 May 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There is simple question the people who have been frustrated over the past three or four years and who want to do some good things for our country want to be answered. When I was going to school, "shortly" never meant a defined period of time. The simple question is whether the Minister will go with a memorandum to the Cabinet and whether we will have the Bill, whether that is the old one,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Legislative Programme (31 May 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Ceann Comhairle.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Legislative Programme (31 May 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I concur with what Deputy Ó Cuív has said. We brought this issue up in the Dáil previously. We had a meeting with Department officials on it and I thank the Minister of State for that. On that day, we were told the Bill was basically going to be brought back or rewritten. There were obstacles but the officials said they had found ways around them and we were going to have...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 May 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) who submitted a passport application on the 7 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26750/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 May 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) who submitted an application on 5 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26753/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 May 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) who submitted an application on 5 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26748/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 May 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) who submitted an application on 10 February 2022 given that the date of issue has been extended through no fault of their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26749/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 May 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade will issue for a person (details supplied) who submitted a passport application in February 2022 and has been advised that a link was sent to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26751/22]