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Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I commend Deputy Harkin on bringing this Bill forward. I know she has put an enormous amount of work into it. Credit unions are the life and soul of many rural areas from which Bank of Ireland and some of the other banks have absconded, including rural areas and small towns such as Glenamaddy, where once there were two banks and where St. Jarlath's Credit Union, which was known as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 124. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a respite care grant application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53534/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for coming before the committee. Every member of the committee, and everyone in the wider political community, commiserates with the families of those who have lost their lives on the farm. Sadly, too many have been lost. It is good to hear of the various initiatives the Minister of State outlined. I have a few questions and will throw out a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I can give the Minister of State a few of them together and he might answer all of them together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Any citizen in the country can get the vehicle registration tax, VRT, on a car if he or she is in the unfortunate position of being in an accident. There are other reasons too. Is there anything being considered on the agricultural side, whether it is special adaptation of a tractor, for example? Would it be possible to give VAT or some part of the funding back to help farmers if they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank Ms Rohan, Mr. Rohan and Ms Collins. There is no family who has not come near a tragedy in their lives. As the witnesses were talking earlier, I remembered what happened to my own brother-in-law a long time ago. He had five young kids and another on the way. Unfortunately, he fell off a load of straw. A few things touched me. Senator Paul Daly brought up a problem with bank...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will resume at 100% capacity with restrictions easing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52369/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made in the review case submitted by a school (details supplied) in respect of school transport under the primary school transport scheme submitted in October 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52499/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 865. To ask the Minister for Health the ten disability service providers that received the highest amount of funding in 2020; the amount each of these disability service providers received in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52273/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to introduce a suckler cow scheme with a payment of €200 per suckler cow as he previously called for when in opposition in recent years; if the scheme will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51983/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Schemes (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who are currently enrolled in environmental schemes; the number who will be out of contract at the end of 2021; the number who will be able to reapply to another environmental scheme in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51984/21]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Minister. We have spoken about this many times but talking about it and doing it are two different things. My understanding from the people involved with LEADER for many years is that it will be approximately €70 million or €80 million down. Will the Government make up that deficit if it exists? It is a simple and straightforward question. We have spoken...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What about the trees?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome yesterday's announcement on agriculture. I agree with convergence, as outlined in Pillar 1. With Pillar 2, there is much concern among the communities that deliver LEADER that there is a shortfall of approximately €70 million. This is at a time when communities and especially the agricultural sector are stepping up to the mark when it comes to climate action. In this...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (21 Oct 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 5. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants involved in the beef data genomics programme, BDGP, and the beef environmental efficiency programme – sucklers, BEEP-S, schemes in 2020; the number that are taking part in the BDGP and BEEP-S schemes since their roll-over into 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51911/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (21 Oct 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I ask about the numbers involved in the BDGP and BEEP-S schemes in 2020 and the numbers taking part in the BDGP and BEEP-S schemes in 2021. Will the Minister make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (21 Oct 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Minister. Is it worrying that 23% or 24% of farmers have not gone for the roll-over? Has the Department done an analysis of the reasons for this? Was it because of the non-compliance of some farmers? Was it because of inspections? Was it because farmers were not interested? What are the reasons? We would think more farmers would be getting involved. I know we could not go...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (21 Oct 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Would it be the case that farmers who looked at this were tied into the five years because the only way they were going to get out was force majeure? To be frank, it would be an awful lot easier for people to go into a one-year scheme if it was attractive because they would not be tied in for a longer period of time. Would it be the case that one quarter of these farmers felt it was too...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Pensions (21 Oct 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 268. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for a Garda spouses pension submitted by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51726/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 Oct 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the percentage of planning applications which have been screened for appropriate assessments in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51402/21]