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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: All of them do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: If a French lorry comes here they have not done the CPC. My understanding is that there is nothing done to them.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage he imposed on transfers of entitlements without land as in compliance with Ireland's commitment to do so; the amount that was recouped from this for the national reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14301/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department broke an agreement that the Government and eight other countries (details supplied) decided to apply, that is the taxation on the transfer of entitlements without land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14302/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when Ireland sought the permission from the EU not to impose the percentage clawback as agreed in relation to the transfer of entitlements without land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14303/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he received the required approval from the EU Commission in relation to the clawback regarding the transfer of entitlements without land. [14304/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the current leasing entitlements without land clawback exception has been allowed to happen alongside the 50% clawback conditions of sale of entitlements without land, when less than €14,000 was drawn from these clawbacks in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14305/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the suggestion by an organisation (details supplied) that the same percentage, 20% clawback, be implemented on both sale and leasing of entitlements without land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14306/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to keep the national reserve refunded in the future to cover all areas currently requiring funding, such as new entrants, forgotten farmers and young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14307/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to put a term limit on the number of years in a row a farmer can lease out entitlements to others, rewarding non-farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14308/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an organisation (details supplied) has been invited to join the direct payment advisory committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14309/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is fair and just that a person (details supplied) who won a case in the appeals office, a decision appealed by the Department, has been left in the process for two years with no decision made and no moneys received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14329/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents Data (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of fatal and serious road traffic collisions that have been reported over the past ten years in which a tractor was involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14512/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents Data (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the location of all road traffic collisions involving tractors on the road, that is if they were at road junctions, a gateway and so on, and the road types such as national, regional or local roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14513/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents Data (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for tractor-related accidents; if there were issues such as visibility, road junctions and poor road maintenance or bad corners that were reported as being the causes of the accidents in which tractors were involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14514/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when new arrangements for the NCSE model for special education needs in schools will be released to primary schools in view of the fact the deadline was February 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12804/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 397. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he will publish the new setback distances for wind turbines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13455/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 398. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the actions he will take to assist persons affected by shorter setback distances from wind turbines on existing developments when the new, more substantial setback distances are published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13456/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 514. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of temporary staff that are being employed at each local and divisional office throughout the country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13460/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 515. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of employing temporary staff at local and divisional offices throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13461/17]