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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ongoing Fodder Crisis: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The Minister referred a few times to Teagasc giving him advice on the situation. Is that who advises him on the situation around the country? Would he agree that it got it very wrong when there were lorries basically coming off the boat when we decided there was a fodder crisis? The farmer organisations and co-operatives had moved and the farmers and the farmer organisations knew. What is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ongoing Fodder Crisis: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Apr 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Chairman, can we get clarification in writing from the Department on some of the questions we asked about the old fodder scheme and when they would get paid and who is eligible to go into the new scheme?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Eligibility (29 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 324. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments a person (details supplied) should receive for the organics farming scheme each year since the commencement date of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14904/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Payments (29 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 325. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments a person (details supplied) received for the organics farming scheme each year since the commencement date of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14905/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (29 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 326. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the area eligible under the organic farming scheme is 23.58 hectares for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14906/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: National Transport Authority (28 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I was interested to hear about bus shelters. There are many small towns in rural parts of Ireland in which there is not even a sign for the bus stop, never mind a bus shelter. When will that be addressed? How much of a roll-out of bus shelters will there be? I welcome the extra carriages which I believe are being put on Iarnród...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: National Transport Authority (28 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: We do not have a meeting every week and the fact we have to pack up at 1.15 p.m. must be addressed. We have not received answers. We deserve to be able to challenge points at the meeting. Writing a letter back to someone is like me writing a letter to Santa, as people can write whatever they want.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: National Transport Authority (28 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Other committee meetings continue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: National Transport Authority (28 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am not saying anything about the clerk coming in, and I am not criticising the clerk.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: National Transport Authority (28 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What I am saying is that if a meeting goes on for four hours, it goes on for four hours. We should not be turfed out after an hour and three quarters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: National Transport Authority (28 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Will we have the answers back from the NTA for the next meeting?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (28 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a knowledge transfer payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14285/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 368. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on a medical card application submitted in January 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13774/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 463. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 398 of 8 March 2018, when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13766/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Payments (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 464. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 399 of 8 March 2018, when a person (details supplied) will receive an organics payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13767/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Payments (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 465. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive an organics payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13771/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13772/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacant positions in the BPS section of his Department; the number of persons that transferred out of the section in 2016, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14086/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons employed in the BPS section of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14087/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacant positions in the ANC section of his Department; the number of persons that transferred out of the section in 2016, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14088/18]