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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Grades Review (1 Feb 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 240. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the merger of the staff officer grade and executive officer grade would have continued on the basis of the offer from his Department or if his Department would not have gone through with the grade merger had the CPSU membership in its recent ballot (details supplied) voted not to go to arbitration. [4772/17]

Bus Éireann: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I commend the Fianna Fáil motion before the House. It was alarming to discover in recent days that the different proposals that are being put forward by the board of Bus Éireann are only now coming to light. Nothing has been handled well in this matter. The Minister says rural areas are a priority. If that is so, surely he will ensure no bus routes are cut in those rural areas?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Chairman for the opportunity to speak and I welcome the delegation. The nub of the issue relates to farmers with under 20 ha. The European Union made a ruling that what it terms double payment cannot be made for the same piece of ground. The Department clearly made its decision on that. The problem is that a farmer who was in the organic scheme when GLAS was initiated could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Is the rule not that there has to be 50% of ground in concrete and 50% not? If there is a lie back area behind a slatted shed and at the same size as the slatted shed, would that not cover the requirement?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 95. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made in implementing the commitment in the programme for a partnership Government to establish a dedicated new court to sensitively and expeditiously handle mortgage arrears and other personal insolvency cases (details supplied); when she expects the court to be operational; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions that were allocated to the counties of Roscommon and Galway in 2015 and 2016. [4328/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to counties Roscommon and Galway for tourism and hospitality skills training in both 2015 and 2016. [4336/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the agency or Government body which has oversight and responsibility for tourism and hospitality skills training in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4337/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions that were allocated to the counties of Roscommon and Galway in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4329/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to counties Roscommon and Galway for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016 [4341/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the agency or Government body which has oversight and responsibility for tourism and hospitality skills training here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4342/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 322. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a person (details supplied) who has appealed a decision made by the domiciliary care department. [3796/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 378. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Government will be making available to local authorities additional funding in order to meet the now earlier than expected pay restoration proposals for the public sector employees ahead of the now earlier than previously planned pay restoration which will occur in April 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4624/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 622. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the next payment run for GLAS applicants is being made to persons who have not yet received their payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3792/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 623. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff currently employed in the GLAS section of his Department. [3793/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Information and Communications Technology (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 624. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of investment that was made in computer IT software to facilitate the GLAS scheme and its payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3794/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 625. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have received their payment to date under the GLAS scheme. [3795/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 636. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person's file (details supplied) has not been sent from his Department to the Agriculture Appeals Office despite numerous requests from the appeals office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3975/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 637. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department can take whatever time it sees fit to send files to the Agriculture Appeals Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3976/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 638. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a regulation whereby if his Department has not sent a file to the agricultural appeals board within one month the appeal will go in favour of the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3977/17]