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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 330. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are persons in the community who need the supports of the Ballaghaderreen mental health services; the number of nursing staff available to those persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43609/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 333. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clerical staff in the Ballaghaderreen mental health services to offer clerical assistance to nursing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43612/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 323. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing staff employed in the Castlerea mental health services in September 2017; the number employed in September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43602/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 328. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing staff in the Castlerea mental health services employed by an employer other than the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43607/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 331. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact there are persons in the community who need the supports of the Castlerea mental health services; the number of nursing staff available to those persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43610/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 334. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clerical staff in the Castlerea mental health services to offer clerical assistance to nursing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43613/17]

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is some decision. While I know other Departments also have a role in rural affairs, we must ensure the Department is given the armature it needs to make a sincere attempt to do its jobs right. I note the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, is present. Councils are skint and do not have money for secondary roads. I ask the Minister to increase funding for...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I said that.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the debate. The budget is basically built on shaky foundations. It is like a three-legged stool with one of the legs badly cracked. The budget is built on generating an additional €360 million from stamp duty, yet we can see already the problems this is causing in certain parts of the country and for certain people, especially in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 129. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery in Beaumont hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43082/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (11 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 180. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding temporary staff that are in her Department in County Longford despite there being permanent positions available on the panel and persons awaiting appointment to take these positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43062/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff Recruitment (11 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 181. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when permanent job vacancies which have arisen in her Department will be filled from the panel which is in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43063/17]

Financial Resolution No. 2: Stamp Duties (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I have one final note. I will not take long. When the Minister spoke earlier, he outlined that there were exemptions for young farmers. A young farmer is a farmer under 40 years of age. That is the definition of a young farmer. He also, quite rightly, outlined that there would be exemptions for transfers from parents, aunts and uncles. That is correct. I am solely speaking about a...

Financial Resolution No. 2: Stamp Duties (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I move amendment No. 1:In paragraph (1)(a)(i) of the Resolution to delete "6 per cent" and substitute "6 per cent, except where purchased for farming purposes providing that the land is held for farming purposes for a minimum period of 5 years". No one has a problem with commercial property. There are two types of stamp duty, residential and non-residential. Anybody who talks to an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons out of the number of approved applicants to the GLAS schemes 1, 2 and 3 that received the 85% payment and that are awaiting the 15% payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42222/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 493. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons out of the number of approved applicants to the GLAS schemes 1, 2 and 3 that are still awaiting approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42223/17]

Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill and I commend Deputy Cowen on bringing it forward. Like the Deputy, I am from a rural area and in many towns, there are many vacant properties that might be put to use at our time of need when there is a housing shortage. The biggest problem that is stalling many people from doing this type of work is the rigmarole they must go through in the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: In the programme for Government, in which the Taoiseach was involved, there is a commitment to a review of the air ambulance service across the country in light of very slow response times in some areas, especially the west. The Government is halfway through the term of its confidence and supply agreement. Will it be at the end of that term or at another stage that the Government will...

Animal Welfare: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to speak to the motion and commend Deputy O'Sullivan. The greyhound industry has experienced many problems and much controversy over recent years. I know regulation is coming, which is welcome. The industry, for its own benefit, has to ensure it does things right. Too much has been found out in the last while, which is not good for any industry, and it needs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the witnesses and welcome the presentation. There is a huge discrepancy in single farm payments across the country, from €150,000 to €2,000 or €3,000. Do they think they need to be sorted out to keep family farms more buoyant? Being realistic, conditions in some parts of the country are such that a lot of people are going to pull out of the grain sector....