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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (31 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has found export markets for Friesian calves so as to avoid a collapse of the beef market in 18 months time when too many dairy calves come on stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12753/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (31 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the second phase of the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environmental Scheme for 20,000 farmers is opening in August 2015, as is being reported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12749/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (31 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the teething problems relating to the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, in which the computer system has been causing problems for farm planners, has been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12752/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (31 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 300. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 299 of 3 February 2015 and the reply to the Ceann Comhairle subsequent to this Deputy's appeal under Standing Order 40A, and notwithstanding any current or future consultations or negotiations which may or may not be under way, if he will provide the Government's current position with regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (31 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 307. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has looked at the problems for the forgotten farmer, farming from 2002 to the end of 2007 and under 40 years of age who has no entitlements or very few entitlements; if his Department will help these farmers as Europe has sent letters stating that it is the member states themselves that will decide the issue; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Data (31 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 446. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the reported difficulty in filling vacant rural General Medical Services practice panels in recent times, the number of general practitioner contract holders who were or are in receipt of the rural practice allowance in each of the past ten years and in 2015 to date; the average annual payment to these in each of the past ten years and in 2015 to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Data (31 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 449. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the reported difficulty in filling vacant rural General Medical Services practice panels in recent times, the number of general practitioner contract holders who were not or are not in receipt of the rural practice allowance for each of the past ten years and in 2015 to date; the average annual payment to these for each of the past ten years and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme Eligibility (26 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views that to ensure compliance with Regulation 27 of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011, he should have considered the appropriate assessment process prior to making significant reference area reductions on the Cloghaun, Kilbeg, Kilnagappagh, Gortnaglev, Derrybrien West and Keelderry...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (26 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 10 March 2014, the specific criteria used by his Department's inspectors in making a percentage reduction on a land parcel, where it is determined that parts of the said parcel are not subject to an agricultural activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12460/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (26 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 10 March 2015, the reason, in accordance with Regulation 27 of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011, his Department did not consider the appropriate assessment process in advance of making significant reference area reductions on the Cloghaun, Kilbeg,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (26 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views that by failing to inform commonage land owners of the presence of his Department's inspectors on their lands, his Department has not accorded these owners the right to refuse inspectors permission to enter onto their lands; his further views that this is non-discriminatory pursuant to the European Union direct payment...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this Bill. As Deputy Mathews pointed out, it is difficult to know whether an individual is fitted at the age of 21 years to know about what is involved in going through life but perhaps some people started various things at a young age. As a nation, we should start by giving the diaspora the opportunity to vote in presidential elections. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the delegates and thank them for the presentations. I wish to make a couple of points and hope not to take up too much time. I understand from what the delegation said earlier that RTE gets phone calls from political parties that basically say "We want time, we need this and we need that". Does that happen constantly? Does the Government do the same? Is there an onus on RTE...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: My political group does not use such a process. It seems parties regularly ring RTE seeking to control or wanting to control a lot of the broadcast. Does RTE adhere to this? We heard about a programme where there was no one from a particular party on it for six weeks. They were then on it for the next six weeks. Basically, it was payback time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I did not interrupt the Deputy. Seven or eight months ago I would be at home watching the news on RTE about the situation in Ukraine and so forth. I would then come into Leinster House and speak to other politicians who were on committees and had gone to various countries. They can tell us what is going on in those countries. They are the camera where there is no camera, for example, from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I do not have contact with anyone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I have one more question. It is about the Galway studio.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Staff numbers in the west were cut following the cutbacks in RTE a few years ago. I am not just talking about the west now but the south and the northern part of the country also. Does RTE envisage trying to give equal opportunities to people in all parts of the country?

Leaders' Questions (24 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: They close them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (24 Mar 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 699. To ask the Minister for Health if specific units (details supplied) and any or all of the other mental health facilities in the Castlerea area, County Roscommon, providing psychiatric, geriatric and Alzheimer's services are to be closed down, have their services curtailed or their functions changed in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11943/15]