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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (9 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 543. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle slaughtered in approved meat processing plants here which originated from Department defined restricted feedlots in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29321/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector and Climate Action Plan: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Minister of State for his presentation. There are whitethorn and other types of trees on farms throughout the country. Not one of them is allowed for sequestration. Why has Government not made some move on that? Years ago, large numbers of trees were planted on raised bogs. Those trees would not take root properly because of the prevailing winds. However, but there is still...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. I have a few queries. In their submission they state that they were forced to bring in a person and inform the Department. If they had the ash dieback, and this is by way of educating me, was it not important that they got to the root of it quickly and took out the trees affected? If an area was being taken out, were they told to plant spruce or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I have a final question. Mr. Walsh talked about an appropriate assessment or an environmental impact assessment, EIA. Is he saying that if an area was found to have the disease, to replace it that would have to be done later?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It is a secret.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: In respect of the 20,000 ha involved, what would be the average farmer-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There is no grant for replanting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Ms McCormack went back to the planning office.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: In the county council.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Money.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all new apprenticeship programmes developed since 2017 will receive the same allowances for apprentices attending college as apprenticeships developed prior to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28546/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeships developed since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28547/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices enrolled per apprenticeship programme developed since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28548/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if equality of allowances for all apprenticeships will be introduced in Budget 2020; the estimated cost for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28549/19]

Mental Health Services Reports: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion, which I support. This is probably our tenth debate on mental health and, unfortunately, as a previous speaker pointed out, things do not change. That is especially the case in the Roscommon-Galway area where we have had nothing but closures and services being taken away. Day care centres were closed, hostels were closed and then we had the...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report Stage (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I compliment the Minister of State, Deputy Moran, on bringing this Bill forward. We spoke about it many times, but in fairness to him, he got it through the back corridors, through Committee Stage and so on, fairly quickly, and I compliment him on that. Deputy O'Callaghan, in fairness to him, is trained in looking at this type of legislation while many of us are not. Everybody puts down...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I apologise for being late. Do the witnesses envisage a comprehensive package coming for young farmers? A whole-of-Europe approach to the decline in young farmers is probably required. Is it here or in Brussels that it will be handled? The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's definition of a young farmer is 40 years of age or under, whereas for Revenue it is 35 years when...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What about the forgotten farmers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I will clarify what I was saying. In the programme for Government, there is a commitment to liaise with Europe about this, and the Minister did that. The MEPs voted on something last Christmas and made it very clear that funding is now accessible for the category of farmers to whom I refer. I am surprised to hear Mr. Savage saying there remains a problem with the regulation that appears to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: If there is surplus money from the young farmers, can it be put into that? My understanding from the Commission is that it could be.