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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: TEN-T funding in terms of the western rail corridor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Is the Department doing the review?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Who is doing it? Where are they at? My understanding is that it was nearly done. When is it being done?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Ms Hanlon should wait one second. In the part of her statement that I read back to her, it says the priority is to look after the existing network. Where does the money come from?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: How long does Ms Hanlon estimate this will take?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I know. In addition to costing money, they take a long time. When will we know one way or the other?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: When will that be?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Where are we in respect of TEN-T?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Nothing has been done. Files have been requested from the Department. There was a commitment that this would be done within a certain length of time from the Government taking office. People have requested files and from the information received, the Department has done nothing on the matter. Why is there a blank on the west of Ireland under the TEN-T programme?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I was involved in the programme for Government. The commitment was that it would be within six months. I will look up the programme for Government.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Why was it not done in that time? Why are we talking about it two and a half years later and talking about 2023? That commitment was given in the programme for Government. Why has the Department not done so?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: It is obviously not that big of a priority when it relates to the west of Ireland because every other priority has been done. A rail service was put in towards Navan and that was done even though a business case for it would not stack up. It was the one thing that was put into the programme for Government for the west of Ireland. People have tried to secure information on this from the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: We were included in it up to 2011 or 2012. There was no big deal about it. We had a case before then.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: One can obtain funding for a study. If one is undertaking rail and road projects to connect to a place such as Derry, one has to join two countries together.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Regional and Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I propose that we decide that within three months, if all outstanding issues have not been resolved, and if they are willing, officials from the Department come back and set aside a reasonable amount of time to discuss where we are.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with Chairman of Teagasc (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I am thankful for the opportunity to speak. I wish the best of luck to the chairman designate. I would like to know his thoughts on the beef genomics scheme and on the stocking rate given the current position on beef. What are his thoughts on the factory feed lots? Is the market being distorted? Teagasc does a lot of research and, in fairness to it, it is very good at it. I have spoken...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with Chairman of Teagasc (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: All farmers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Local Public Banking: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the witnesses, most of whom I have known for a good while. We know what is needed. We know what medicine is required in rural parts of Ireland. We have seen the new land agency and Mr. Farrell and Mr. Johnson are here from the credit unions. My understanding is that credit unions are not allowed to lend money in the new land agency context. That shows the unwillingness to even...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: 263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works grant will issue to schools for the 2018-2019 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43313/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Fitzmaurice: 300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when teachers and students will be provided with the materials technology wood coursework design brief for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43952/18]