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Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: They want to take the water from the Shannon to Dublin as well.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Water is a necessity, no matter where in the country one lives. The one point that has been lost in all the debates over the past few months concerns the group water schemes, which suffered a cut of €50 per household when the €100 grant was introduced. We now know the €100 grant is gone and the group water schemes are struggling. I acknowledge there is a commitment to...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (7 Jul 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It was written into the programme for Government that a new independent appeals board for farmers would be set up. In light of the High Court case last week taken by a Tipperary farmer against the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, where a judge tore to shreds our current system for the independent appeals board, will the Government bring forward the new appeals board or is...

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I did not get the opportunity before, but I wish the Minister luck in his position. He and I would have talked many a time about broadband because we know the speeds down our neck of the woods, but I was baffled yesterday when I heard that we are not going to own the infrastructure. I would have wished that we as a nation would own that for the betterment of all. This will be the biggest...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (29 Jun 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have been accepted by his Department under the young farmer scheme and the value of entitlements which have been allocated to them, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18583/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (29 Jun 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have been accepted by his Department under the old young farmer scheme and the value of entitlements which have been allocated to them, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18584/16]

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: When Ireland joined the EEC, it was a community and it was a good project. Sadly, over the past number of years, it has headed towards fiscal union. Fiscal union is like marriage - it is either love or divorce. The first element of divorce we have had is with the UK because people are sick and tired of rules and regulations being imposed on them. People wake up in the morning and go to...

Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (21 Jun 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: As Deputy Eugene Murphy stated, a tsunami of water came down from Sliabh Bán last Thursday evening. In fairness, the council was contacted that evening but one road was taken out completely, houses were flooded, as the Deputy also has noted, and there was chaos in the area. Since then, no one from Coillte has visited the people who were affected by this event and I understand it could...

Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (21 Jun 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It must be remembered that submissions were made before this project went ahead. It was noted that there may be a risk of flood at T15, which is one of the places on the site. The reality is that people have been flooded in their houses, Coillte is ducking and diving at present and people do not know whether to draw down insurance. The point is that were they to draw down their insurance,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bus Éireann (21 Jun 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 26 May 2016, if he monitors payments to Bus Éireann under state aid rules; if Bus Éireann is market oriented; and how he defines market oriented. [16668/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (9 Jun 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 126. To ask the Minister for Health if he has withdrawn funding for the new rehabilitation unit at Roscommon Hospital which was intended to be a ten-bed unit operating as a satellite centre for the national rehabilitation unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15092/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Capital Allowances (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of residential units which have been the subject of applications for capital gains tax relief, which was introduced in budget 2012 and applied to property for the first seven years of ownership for properties bought between 7 December 2011 and the end of 2014, where the property is held for more than seven years. [14521/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Services (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance if he supports the roll-out of debit cards by credit unions as per the programme for Government; if he will ensure that the Central Bank supports this initiative by the credit union movement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15048/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 547. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 547 of 24 May 2016, if he will list the forms of evidence he accepts from an applicant to the basic payment scheme, when the applicant intends to declare an agricultural area eligible for payment, that was previously deemed ineligible by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 613. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the year in which two persons (details supplied) were appointed to the regular staff of CIE-Irish Rail; the year in which the two named persons were accepted into the pension scheme which was available as part of their employment with CIE-Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14337/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (31 May 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 812. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in view of the recent inclement spring weather, the date for the sowing of wild bird cover under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme can be extended; if so, if he will extend this date as due to the condition of the ground it has been unsuitable for ploughing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13367/16]

Domestic Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 May 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I will share time with Deputy Gino Kenny.

Domestic Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 May 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: When Irish Water was set up there were major problems. There is no point in anyone saying there were not. Things were done wrongly and we must learn from that. Every week, I attended the clinics held by Irish Water and things began to improve bit by bit. Progress was slow and at times I pulled my hair out. I come from an area where there were many boil water notices, especially in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Rural Transport Programme (24 May 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance for the purpose of promoting rural public transport, to introduce tax incentives and legislate for the provision of a 100% capital tax allowance for the purchase of new buses; to remove road tax and vehicle registration tax on buses and value added tax on tyres for buses; and to introduce income tax incentives for the purchase of commuter bus passes. [11521/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (24 May 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance to change the value added tax status on bus transport operators to a zero rate rather than an exempt status to enable them to reclaim value added tax payments, as part of a programme to incentivise the use of public transport. [11524/16]