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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1044. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, to provide the name/confirm the officials and name of external persons involved in reviewing or scoring the equine marketing tender undertaken by his Department in April 2022; the memberships held by members, the memberships of equestrian bodies held by family associates...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1045. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, the reasons for awarding a contract given a separating score of 1.1% between two bidders; if he will provide a full objective assessment of the comparative strengths and weaknesses of all tenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12899/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1046. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, if he will publish all tenders submitted in the public interest; if he will publish elements not deemed commercially sensitive; if he will seek consent from bidders to publish their respective tenders in full in failing to publish any of tenders received; if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1047. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a series of procurement processes undertaken by Government (details supplied); if he is satisfied that correct procedures have been adhered to throughout the processes; the verifications he has that such adherence is independently verified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12901/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1048. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 6 March 2024, why no reasons were provided to the question; if he will provide the reasons for awarding an approximate €4 million marketing contract to an organisation with no marketing staff, no website, no social media presence and no history of marketing experience at the time...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1049. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 6 March 2024, given the overall value of the tender in question and other tenders (details supplied), if the tender processes in question was notified to the Official Journal of the European Union; if the tender notification required notification to the Official Journal; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1050. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 6 March 2024, if he will consider appointing his full cohort of three directors to the board of directors of the Irish Horse Board, including directors with international marketing and governance expertise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12904/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1051. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain how a company with a stated objective within its constitution/rules to promote one studbook above all others won a tender to promote all of his Department's approved studbooks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12905/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1052. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 6 March 2024, the terms of such exit agreement to a named member of staff within a named organisation (details supplied); the costs to his Department of such an agreement; if the named individual was named as part the management team/project team of a series of tenders submitted to his...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1053. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 6 March 2024, the number of engagements or interactions undertaken by his Department with industry stakeholders including studbooks either face-to-face, event or by video platform during 2023 regarding the sport horse sector; if he will provide details of the various officials involved...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1066. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when equine passports will issue for three foals (details supplied), with an application submitted in October 2023; the reasons for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13174/24]

Nature Restoration Law: Statements (7 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this. A few things need to be addressed. Earlier I heard reference to scaremongering. I hope it was not directed towards me because I was at the forefront of highlighting difficulties with the nature restoration law. I have dealt with the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Department for many years and I would not like anybody to think this,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Tomorrow or next week, because of a change introduced by the RSA, tractor drivers working on sites throughout the country will have to have lorry licences. This came up on a website on Tuesday night and it has caused consternation. It takes 14 months to get the two tests a person would need in order to comply with this. The Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, is aware of that and the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Will the Tánaiste get involved in this today to make sure before this week is out that this is reversed?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Either that or there are 4,000 people out of work and that is a fact.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: You might be aware of it as well, but 4,000 people is a fair amount.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I know what it is.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The Ministers should know what it is doing.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: So the lens of safety-----

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (6 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person is a resident in the USA and was Irish born with a PPS number, if that person enters a five-year lease to lease owned lands, if this is tax free; if not, what is the terms and criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11046/24]