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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Do they have a copy of that information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The staff who work in the facility, and a niece of mine works there, are ferociously committed. It is not just a matter of the work but they have a belief in what they are doing. If this committee asked Ms Keogh two questions or voted to postpone the laying off of staff for a six-month period - that would not make or break anyone, and I understand the IWA must comply with fire regulations,...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I support the amendment. The position is that if someone is 36 years of age, for the sake of argument, and has a green certificate, he or she can fill in a single farm payment or basic payment scheme, BPS, form and receive the allowance as a young farmer from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Perhaps the Minister might look at this issue, but for whatever reason, the...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Many agricultural contractors throughout the country are registered as sole traders. I accept what the Minister said about examining this issue in advance of next year's budget. It would be prudent to devise a definition of an "agricultural contractor". We could then probably move forward. It would give clarity with regard to the difference between a civil contractor and an agricultural...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I move amendment No. 19: In page 100, to delete line 12 and substitute the following: "with subsection (4). (3A) The purchase of diesel by a haulier will be claimable against income tax payable.".". I will not linger on this as we have covered most of the issues. As I pointed out earlier with respect to food and transport around the country, whether there are inputs or outputs...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I hear the points made by the Minister. Only for the fact I know a little about this, I would almost believe him. The Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, indicated that it is €15 per 1,000 litres for the average farmer. I did not talk about the average farmer. I spoke about the farmer with the family farm. I am not worried about the €15. What worries me is that if the farmer...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I support this amendment. The average family farm in a rural area of 50, 60 or 70 acres is not viable on its own and the farmer must go to work. As has been pointed out, if the income threshold is €30,000 including everything, one is not entitled to all the Minister might say. The Minister will say he has given a few pound to this and that. The Minister should think of the...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: From the point of view of farmers, contractors and the carbon tax on the agricultural sector, I ask people to have a look at the position relating to beef and sheep. Farmers are trying to produce a quality product, but they are not getting enough of a price to even keep family farms going. We are considering contractors and farmers. There will be reference to double taxation for the...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is two days on a tractor for contractors.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 195. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the quality of day services offered by the Sacred Heart Hospital, County Roscommon for elderly persons has diminished recently; the reason the length of time such persons are allowed to stay has shortened; the reason the number of vehicles used to transport persons to and from the hospital has been dropped to just one; and if he will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. There are a few things we need to clarify. We met Bord na Móna last year and the year before. A document was given to us called Just Transition and it was to work until 2025 to 2027, and we have met Mr. Willie Noone several times. The rug is being pulled at the moment. We are trying to put seven or eight years into one. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I will allow the witnesses time to note my questions. A sum of €20 million has been ring-fenced for retrofitting in the midlands. How are the midlands defined? Will the money be ring-fenced to be used in certain counties? I do not accept that the Department is still considering the recent judgment on horticulture because it was issued two months ago. Is new legislation being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: They are degraded raised bogs. People are codding themselves about much of this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What about the funding for the emissions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What will the saving be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: If the ESB is buying forward, there has to be a saving.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The ESB will not be buying the carbon credits, so what is the saving?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The ESB will be selling the electricity because it will be generating it in a different way. What is the saving if the ESB is not buying the carbon credit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I asked if it is included in our targets. It is not because I have heard Mr. Carroll answer the question already.