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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plant Inspections (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 12 February 2019, the number of carcasses checked at the start of each day to ensure the machine is operating within the limits in view of the fact that the return to service protocol of mechanical grading machines require at least 100 carcasses to be checked to make sure that they are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Trans European Transport Network Programme (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Ireland did not apply for the revision of the TEN-T core network including applying for the reinstatement of the cross-Border Western Arc in the first three months as promised in A Programme for A Partnership Government almost three years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8639/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Trans European Transport Network Programme (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Western Arc route is being excluded from the TEN-T core network in order to ensure funding is available for the development of the Dublin metro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8640/19]

Management Fees (Local Property Tax) Relief Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this Bill, which I support. Many people who bought houses are caught up in this situation, especially in larger towns and cities, and must pay property tax as well as these fees. Something must be done, as many of the people in question bought their houses at a time when prices were high. The property tax is the most unfair tax. It would at...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (19 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 177. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the budget of Departments will face cuts due to the spending overrun in the national children’s hospital; if so, the areas the adjustments to the budget will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8348/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (19 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures in place for a patron to remove clergy from a school board of management at their discretion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8281/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (19 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 411. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made in respect of the application submitted in July 2018 by a company (details supplied) for the Translarna drug for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8199/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (19 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 412. To ask the Minister for Health when the drugs committee will assess the new submission made by a company (details supplied) for the Translarna drug for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8200/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (19 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 408. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be a delay in the delivery of a number of hospital builds (details supplied) due to the overspend on the national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8159/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (19 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cows of UK origin slaughtered in factories here per month in 2017 and 2018, respectively, and in January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8344/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (19 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department plans to evaluate if the CAP proposals proposed by the main farming organisations truly reflect the views of farmers; if he will allow all farmers to vote on the CAP proposals through an online system such as agfood.ie or through veterinary offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8345/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (19 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 635. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 707 of 12 February 2019, if a community employment scheme supervisor can remain on the same wages if he or she is transferred to a different scheme due to a merger and is demoted in title to assistant supervisor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8343/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commencement of Legislation (19 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 651. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to commence the remaining sections of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 in particular section 8, in view of the fact it is holding up roadworks to access forests, grant payments and the supply of timber to sawmills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7677/19]

Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Before the house is built, planning is needed, roads and sewers must be put in and there is an awful problem in this country in that we do not do a bit of planning ahead of building a house. We think it will just fall down out of the sky. Right around this country the State owns a lot of land and it has never pursued an objective of putting in sewage treatment plants, having the water...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 141. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 429 of 22 January 2019, if those living in Glenamaddy, County Galway, availing of Westdoc services and that have no access to transport to bring them to Roscommon will be facilitated in Glenamaddy when they make a call to Westdoc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7413/19]

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: One thing that is missing from the debate on the different amendments and noise levels in Dublin is the fact that Dublin is under pressure. We see it in the fiasco with the national children's hospital, but we also see it at the airport where the volume of traffic is growing, which is good. Nobody disputes this, but there is a bridge that cannot be crossed. I know that the Minister is...

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome Deputy Calleary's Bill and I support it. I agree with giving more powers. The only thing I worry about is that we are mighty at looking back at the mistakes that have been made in this country but we do not know how to do a contract and stay in budget. That is a major problem. Every excuse has been given for that by Governments over the years. Be it renovating this building or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (12 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of time allocated in a school day for national school children to have their breaks; the portion of this time allocated for eating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6838/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plant Inspections (12 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 526. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the return to service protocol to be followed by the authorised officer to allow a mechanical grading machine to be returned to full service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6412/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plant Inspections (12 Feb 2019)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 527. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of occasions in 2018 during the course of an unannounced inspection an FBO was asked to check and record the accuracy of the weighing scales used for the purposes of weighing a carcase in the presence of the authorised officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6413/19]