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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There are approximately 160 sq. m of macadam. Is each of the elements, including site set-up, set out separately in the procurement document?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Drainage works were included.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: According to some media coverage, cheaper quotes were received. Is that correct? I heard media reports of quotes coming in at €30,000, €40,000 or €50,000 less. Were those bids assessed as not supplying the same works?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am trying to establish something. When the OPW puts a project out for tender, it uses a preferred supplier in the south of the city and another in the north. Am I correct in saying that only one can work on a project or can other people who do that type of work-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Did the bike shelter go through eTenders?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the witnesses. That is all I wanted to know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: If possible, I would like the committee to get that information from the parties involved. Is there a procurement framework document on which suppliers of projects valued at €500,000, €1 million or whatever are put? How does it work?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: A group of students in the west of Ireland who have qualified as psychiatric nurses have contacted me. They were previously told there would be full-time work for them. From what I understand, there are approximately 11 or 12 of them who will be taken on full time. At a time when we are employing huge numbers of agency nurses, what sort of mathematics goes on in the HSE? Do we want to...

Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I support this motion. A lot of nursing homes have closed. No one can put a value on the amount of help that people give in their own homes to help elderly or young people. I listened to "Today with Claire Byrne" this morning. A mother of a child with autism was on the show. She had a coffee shop which she had to close but because she and her husband worked hard and they had a few pound...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the legal basis on which additional, non-means-tested benefits are being provided to Ukrainian nationals in a manner that exceeds the provisions of the International Protection Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37990/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how the Government justifies preferential treatment through the means of additional benefits to Ukrainian nationals, which results in the unequal and discriminatory treatment of an Irish citizen who has contributed to the State over many years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37991/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that will be implemented to rectify a disparity (details supplied) and ensure that Irish citizens are not disadvantaged in their own country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37992/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 100. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to recruit an ophthalmologist in the Longford eye clinic to enable patients to continue their treatment there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37980/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance if the 3% USC surcharge on income in excess of €100,000 for the self-employed will be reviewed to bring it in line with that of the employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37812/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (19 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the staff recently employed on visas by a company (details supplied) have full Irish driving licences; if not, how they are carrying out their employment duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37079/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (19 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make it compulsory that microchip verifications by veterinarians are carried out during routine visits, to confirm owners’ name, address and contact details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37209/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2025 (19 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 280. To ask the Minister for Health if he will guarantee that there will be an increase in investment in mental health in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37108/24]

CJEU Judgment in Apple State Aid Case: Statements (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: First, if we are to build houses, we need infrastructure, water and sewerage, so money has to go towards that, probably a few billion euros. Second, at a meeting in Limerick, we discussed the designated maritime area plan, DMAP, for offshore wind but the Government had not done anything about it. If that is the opening to the huge potential of wind turbines 30 miles off our coast, we need a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The problem appears to be that if a case is a difficult one, the provider can decide that it is too much hassle and throw the money back. That is what is going on. People need to start being responsible for the jobs they have at hand. The facts at the moment are that if someone is under 18 years of age there is really no place to go. We tried everything for that youngster. It is such a...