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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (22 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the expenditure by the Forest Service of his Department is in line with the budget for the month of February 2022 thereby ensuring that there is no underspend for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13982/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (22 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenditure by the Forest Service of his Department for the month of February 2022 versus February 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13983/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1130. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14238/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (22 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1131. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of samples that were taken to be tested for TB annually in 2019, 2020 and 2021; the breakdown of the samples taken for testing by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14241/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (22 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of samples taken to be tested for TB which came back positive, negative or inconclusive in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14242/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (22 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria set out by his Department to recognise farm organisations or a representative body for farmers; when this criterion was established; when it was published on his Department’s website; if recent alterations have been made to this policy of late; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14627/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (22 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average kill out percentage of each grade of cattle, that is, E, U, R, O and P based on slaughter and dissection studies completed by Teagasc; the minimum and maximum kill out percentage for each respective grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14982/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (22 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average bone out percentage of each of grade of cattle, that is, E, U, R, O and P based on slaughter and dissection studies completed by Teagasc in tabular form; the average percentage of saleable meat per carcass in each of the relevant grades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14983/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 409. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment for participation in the REAP scheme will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13749/22]

Financial Resolution: Excise (9 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: First, the genius of a Minister who told people to slow down today would want to hurry up or get faster in government at making decisions with the situation that is evolving at present. I support what the Minister is doing tonight. It is the first step of the stairs, but, by God, he has a few more steps to go over the coming weeks because the people are desperate. The reality is that there...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (9 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13201/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the witnesses for attending. I have several questions. Perhaps these are myths but these things need to be talked about. I have heard that in America, going back many years, companies would have modified corn. The farmer had to sew it under licence and if some of it was brought to the next field on the wind, the farmer was tied into having to pay a fee even though they might not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The word "amended" has been mentioned. Surely Dr. McLoughlin does not think the civil servants in Ireland will amend it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Is it under licence? Does a farmers pay a fairly dear price to have this? Will farmers be tied to this practice with the company?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Are these under licence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank both groups for attending. I wish Dr. Frank O'Mara the best of luck. I presume our paths will cross fairly often. Dr. Mullins and Dr. O'Mara spoke about genetics. Dr. O'Mara might be able to answer this question. We have been able to make progress with genetics on the cattle side, although some might say it has gone too far. We have bred better cattle in many cases. Can Dr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: A polled system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Dr. Mullins spoke about crops being grown that needed two sprays while others needed ten. Will he elaborate on that as I cannot get my head around it. Generally, farmers would follow weather forecasts and be advised to spray potato crops to protect against blight. How does Dr. Mullins know not to spray at those times compared with every other farmer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I may have picked Dr. Mullins up wrong. When speaking about GM crops grown outside the EU he referred to a licence or different systems. Is be concerned about the licence system in America we read about many years ago?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: From what I picked up, a big family seems to be examining all of this. I have raised waste issues and the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, has been considering them for the past two and a half or three years and it does not seem to be bothered about them. It appears the EPA will be the guiding light for Ireland on nearly everything but no results have emerged on most of the issues with...