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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: My problem is the validation whereby X number of rivers are done on a regular basis and Y number of rivers are done maybe once a year and there is a fair variance between what is happening there. I do not know whether people were watching our committee meeting a few weeks back when we had people from the Department of the environment in. I asked the witnesses whether they were comfortable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I presume our witnesses are all in support of anaerobic digesters if it was economically viable to pellet the likes of the digester?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I have one final question. Everyone is looking at the nitrogen part here. There is huge swathe of our country in trouble with phosphorus apparently. The reality is, I intend to keep following it for as long as I can, that a huge amount of sewage treatment plants are not functioning in this country and it is not the fault of the people living in those towns who do not have the treatment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Look at the current map of Ireland and at this famous map that has landed. I come from an area where there are no dairy cows and the most pristine river in Ireland is in it, but this new map has gone over it as if it is a black spot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes, it is because of phosphorus. The way they are doing things is very unjust, but do the witnesses believe the phosphorus can be solved relatively simply?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Is it a problem for the witnesses or for farmers that when looking at the data, it is changing? At one time, in fairness to the Chair, we were going through the export of slurry. At one time the figure for the export of slurry was five but overnight it mysteriously came down to two point something. We got more accurate figures that were a bit higher than that and were in the threes. If...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Is work being done on phosphorus in areas? Am I correct in saying it is being done and it is not all being concentrated on two or three areas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is good to hear. I thank the witnesses for their time.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff (29 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current number of vacant TAO and SAO positions; the breakdown of same across the divisions per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24369/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff (29 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of TAO and SAO that have currently applied to retire in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24370/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff (29 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of current TAO and SAO employed in each division per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24371/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (28 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has instructed Transport Infrastructure Ireland to withhold funding for overlay of national roads or national secondary roads in counties Mayo, Galway and Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24039/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24042/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (28 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding has been withdrawn from Transport Infrastructure Ireland by his Department for the three road projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24043/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (28 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the budget has been cut to Transport Infrastructure Ireland for overlay works on national roads and national secondary roads countrywide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24044/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (23 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the exemption to the waste recovery levy for C and D will be removed; if so, when this is proposed to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23363/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (23 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the exemption to the waste recovery levy for C and D is coming to an end, how much per tonne will be charged on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23364/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (23 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what is proposed for 2025/2026 for waste recovery levy for C and D; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23365/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (21 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 518. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can confirm that a number of buildings in Castlerea, County Roscommon are to be used to house international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22626/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (21 May 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 629. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Guillain-Barré syndrome cases in Ireland from 2018 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22872/24]