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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the representatives. There is a problem in terms of the double payment for those farmers who have 17 or 18 hectares. I understand a farmer who was a participant in the rural environment protection scheme, REPS, could be a participant of that scheme and of the organic scheme and receive payments under the two schemes, but now a farmer will get only one or other of those payments....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Am I correct in saying that both schemes involve Pillar 2 funding?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I have used the analogy of the two doors. We have been told that one could be kicked out of it if one got into it, and that if one has owned meadow or pasture up to now - I accept that this is changing - one might get into GLAS down the road by not being in organics. I am saying that if the money does not go out this door for the organics scheme, the farmer can go out the other side. It is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Is there one certification body or more than one? What are their names? If we are to find out about the cost of the certification, we need to know that.
- Corporate Tax Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan, Deputy Boyd Barrett and Deputy Joan Collins for this motion. I have made it clear that the 12.5% corporation tax rate should be left alone because we need to encourage business in the country. However, the rate should be adhered to. There is no good in Irish companies throughout the country trying to survive - they start off and go through the first three years...
- Building on Recovery: Statements (7 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: When I heard the announcement of the capital plan and the amount of money involved, I was intrigued. I said to myself that perhaps the devil would be in the detail. Then I heard road jobs being announced and the announcement of the road from Tuam to Gort. I recalled that the work was nearly done, yet the project was announced again. I heard the plans for Moycullen being announced. I was...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (7 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the Minister. Deputy Calleary raised the installation grants and replacement of windows and doors. It is fine to insulate a house but as they say down the country, "You'd winnow oats through some of the doors". What is going on is stupid. Councils are refusing to give grants for the replacement of windows and doors when someone is insulating the rest of the house. That is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (7 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: When will that be?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (7 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Let us suppose the Minister allowed himself some wriggle room with the procurement. Are we to take it the date will be in January, February, March or April? What month next year will it be done by? The Minister might allow himself a little wiggle room. At what stage will the procurement be done, given the general routes of the Commission at the moment and the fact that Minister has said...
- Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: The Taoiseach referred to youngsters attending colleges and things being booked out. That is 6,500 youngsters over the next two to three years. Consider the ages of farmers across the country. This issue must be addressed. I will pin it down to one important scheme for the Taoiseach, the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS. For small farmers in Mayo and across the country,...
- Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: We know about that.
- Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: The Taoiseach already told us that. All I want to know is whether the Government will provide the same terms and conditions.
- Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Will the Government give the same terms and conditions?
- Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I do not want to hear about that.
- Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: All that I want to know is whether the Government will give the same terms and conditions?
- Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: He is not giving an answer.
- Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: The answer is "No".
- Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Same options, but the Government is changing the goal posts.
- Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: The goal posts are gone.
- Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2015)
Michael Fitzmaurice: It is like playing hockey in Croke Park.