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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...

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: How long is that pathway?

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am trying to establish what part of the EU the information is fed into. Is it DG X? My understanding is that DG XI, is environmental? Is it to one of these Teagasc feeds the information or is it the five different parts of the orchestra here?

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: With the best will in the world, Teagasc could be doing the greatest work. I am not questioning that. I am trying to establish who contacts Teagasc in regard to research on this or that. Is that done by the EPA, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine or the Department of Health? Is Teagasc asked to carry out research over, say, a two-year period, and to feed all of that...

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: Does all of the research undergo peer review in a journal and so on?

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: I did not get a response to my question about the soya that is travelling the world. Am I correct in saying that it can grown somewhere else and brought in?

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: For those who carry out the research, is there any facility whereby under licence, which is how many of these studies are done, they could take a portion of that and grow it here or in some country in Europe to prove there is or is not damage to the soil? Is Teagasc permitted to do that?

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: I do not wish to hold up the meeting. Mr. Deegan spoke about the legislation and he referenced the term "likely slow". What is meant by "likely slow" in regard to legislation? Is it three years, five years or longer for different directives in terms of this research?

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: I understand the EPA and the Departments of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Health are involved. In regard to this issue, should we not have one body that would have all the expertise within it? My fear is that there would be a going over back from one to the other and that that would delay processes. Is there any fear of that?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (8 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 733. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent by his Department on rented accommodation in Portlaoise in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12341/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 737. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has allocated additional resources to processing applications on his proposal for afforestation on less than one hectare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12419/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (8 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 738. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the European Union asked his Department questions on the CAP strategic plan submitted in December 2021; if questions were asked in relation to or in connection with forestry or woodland creation or afforestation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12420/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: White diesel in Spain costs €1.55 today. In Ireland, meanwhile, the price quoted for green diesel, which goes into a tractor, is €1.40, kerosene is €1.35, white diesel is between €1.85 and €2, in some places around Dublin, and petrol has gone up to €2.05. I understand that we have reserves in Cork. Are we going to do something about this situation?...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is for cutting trees, not for planting.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It is not.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Driver Licences (3 Mar 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I wish to clarify one matter, please. Did the Minister of State state that if the GP says the person is okay to drive longer than the three years, that that is acceptable as I may have picked her up wrong on that point? I welcome what the Minister of State said and I ask her to focus on this because there are many people who, unfortunately,...