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Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I support Deputy O'Dea's amendments as well as the other Deputies' amendments. As has been rightly pointed out, this problem has affected people - mostly women, but some men as well - across the country. The Dáil has debated this matter previously. It has been called bonkers and several other things. At the end of the day, however, many people have been treated as second-class...

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I accept the decision. There is a serious flaw in the current legislation under which a widow with no children continues to receive the widow's pension, whereas a widow with children must transfer to jobseeker's allowance after two years of receiving the widow's pension. This is highly unfair.

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: When will I get a chance to raise the matter?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Administration (6 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the EU auditor conducted inspections on lands here during 2017; if so, the county and land type audited, for example privately owned land or commonage land, hill type land or low land, tillage or grazed land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52286/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Administration (6 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the failures identified by the EU auditors or European Commission in the implementation of land eligibility from 2015 to 2017; if so, if he will provide the communications advising him of such failures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52287/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Administration (6 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if failures have been identified by the EU auditor on land eligibility; if these failures relate to agricultural activity or the inclusion of hard features such as rock, scrub, lakes and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52288/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (5 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 167. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of full-time or equivalent personnel in the civil service, by grade (details supplied). [51780/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (5 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 168. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage of each civil service grade (details supplied) who are a member of a staff association or union as per wage deduction. [51781/17]

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: We welcome the increases for pensioners and those on social welfare payments. While we welcome the announcement about the invalidity pension for the self-employed - who were always the poor relations, especially when the country hit a wall and they did not get anything - there are problems with it that I hope the Department will resolve. A farmer does not need to have cattle to get a single...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The reason it is not working is that if a farmer is getting land ready to be ploughed at the back end of September, some of the land is marginal and wet in the latter months of the year. In August, however, one has a better chance to have a hedge cut. If one were to try to cut a hedge now, one would not be able to bring a tractor into the land. At this time of year a farmer has to put down...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: To follow up on Mr. Gunning's final remark, there is a problem in many local authorities. They have to talk to the likes of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, and are often refused at other times of the year. In some counties there is a decision taken not to cut because it is too bureaucratic and farmers have been refused previously. For example, in Galway the local authority...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Part of Mr. Fogarty's-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Just one second-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Does Mr. Fogarty believe it was wise as part of the Irish Wildlife Trust's complaint to essentially say landowners had burned the land? I am open to correction, but I understand no farmer has been accused or convicted of burning land. It must be remembered that in rural Ireland we welcome tourists and other visitors. There is no proof that a fag butt was not thrown out a window near a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Mr. Fogarty should not repeat to us what is hearsay. He is not an-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Do all of the delegates agree with that statement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What about an RSS scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Does Mr. Fogarty believe the amount of designation is good? Is it 80% west of Lough Corrib? It is a burden on farmers' land, and we have letters to prove they cannot get money from a bank to allow the next generation to continue. Does he think it is a good idea that those farmers are being left high and dry, and the burden of the designation on them, whereby they cannot farm their land to...

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I understand that there is one child to whom the company is continuing to give the medicine. If the Minister meets the other children, he will discover that it is incredible the way they are able to tell their stories. The Minister needs to look at this case and at least meet the families. Show them the respect of that and get the HSE officials to recognise the problem.