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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme Administration (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 407. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the different rules, regulations or procedures that normal herdowners must adhere to when they are restricted due to tuberculosis compared to those operating herds with feedlot status will be clarified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10889/19]

Independent Radio Stations: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I support the motion. In my area, there are many local radio stations, including Galway Bay FM, Shannonside, Midwest Radio, Ocean FM, Midlands Radio and iRadio. They give people a great deal of help and information in rural areas, including for the elderly and young people. Local radio provides information on sport and on weather: local radio does it all. Local events are only covered by...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this detailed document. It is easy to look back, but when David Cameron tried to renegotiate some elements of Britain's relationship with the EU, if agreement could have been reached at that stage, we would not have gone through what we have in recent years. The foresight, unfortunately, was not there at the time. I fear that in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 489 of 19 February 2019, the locations these UK origin cows were slaughtered; the number of days these cows were resident in Irish herds before they were sent to slaughter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9870/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason representatives from a group (details supplied) were refused admission to the 2030 TB stakeholder forum; if they will be admitted to future stakeholder meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9871/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fallen Animal Collection Scheme (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to removing or amending the maximum travel distance of 125km on offal in view of the fact that other toxic and chemical waste can be transported to mainland Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9872/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he is apparently complicit in a private arrangement between organisations (details supplied) regarding the 4-movement rule by allowing Department funded electronic boards in marts to display information which could devalue animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9873/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there was legislation put in place to govern for the 16 month rule and 30 month rule on the QPS system; if they can be removed or altered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9874/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plant Inspections (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 184 and 185 of 20 February 2019, if the daily system check carried out at the start of each day in meat plants is overseen or carried out by Department officials; when a mechanical grading machine is found to be working out of sync following an inspection, the number of carcasses graded...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he, with Irish meat plants, requested access to the Chinese market for bone-in beef; if not, the reasoning behind this decision; his plans to submit a request in view of the danger posed to Irish beef exports by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9877/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes (26 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 on 5 February 2019, the reason two public bodies under the remit of his Department, SOLAS and QQI are continuing to pass the responsibility of eligible persons applying for a waiver to the certification fees from one to the other; the bodies that must deal with eligible persons applying for a waiver;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Certification (26 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason SOLAS is continuing to add additional conditions onto the renewal of the safe pass cards in the absence of the proposed draft regulations (details supplied) which will provide the additional power to add their own conditions; if SOLAS will suspend these additional requirements until the draft regulations come into law; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (26 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 316. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the Spinraza treatment to be made available to sufferers of SMA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9129/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (26 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 317. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for the Spinraza treatment for sufferers of SMA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9130/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (26 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 441. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the definition of a suckler beef cow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9024/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Incidence (26 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 442. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herds restricted due to TB; the number of restricted herds that took in cattle between the date of their last clear test and the date on which they were initially restricted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9025/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plant Inspections (26 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 443. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 200 to 202 of 7 February 2019, when a mechanical grading machine is found to be out of sync, the person or body that carries out the service on the machine before a subsequent classification check can be carried out by officials from his Department; the adjustments or corrections made and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plant Inspections (26 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 444. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the service audit trail that exists to ensure that adjustments made to mechanical grading machines to bring them back within EU defined tolerances are not intentionally or accidentally changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9027/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (26 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 5 February 2019, the number of herds in receipt of the beef data and genomics programme payments that have more than one animal registered in their herd that is not identified as a beef breed as defined by the scheme guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9028/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (26 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 487. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a tender process exists for finance companies being promoted through advertising at Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland conferences, whereby the authority is promoting private finance companies to assist in retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9433/19]