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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Response to Ash Dieback: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners (25 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Mr. White spoke about how this had been going on since 2018. There was an election in 2020 but there was no Rolls Royce scheme brought in for the farmers in March 2020. This could have been sorted. I fear the Department involved will make things complicated. I hope it will move on the issue. We will do our piece but it is like pushing up a hill, as Senator Daly and everyone else will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Response to Ash Dieback: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners (25 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It is even an embarrassment to talk about it, and then the Department brings out a new scheme. When we look at what farmers have gone through over the past six to eight years, how can I go to farmers and give them confidence? Everything is about confidence, whatever you do in life. Whether you are at cattle, dairy, drystock, sheep or trees, it is about confidence in the market and in what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Response to Ash Dieback: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners (25 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: When does Mr. White think this task force will take place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Response to Ash Dieback: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners (25 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Has Mr. White's group or farmer organisations had any communication? Is it fair to say this has been out for about five weeks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Response to Ash Dieback: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners (25 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Has there been any communication to say, hey presto, a task force is being set up on 1 December or 1 January? Has anyone been in contact to give any inkling?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Response to Ash Dieback: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners (25 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am not being smart but I think that is already the case. From the data Mr. White has, what is the general train of thought? Will farmers replant or would they rather make their plantations into a clean field again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Response to Ash Dieback: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners (25 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Would it not be contended that that is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Response to Ash Dieback: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners (25 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: This is my last question. Would Mr. White not contend that what he spoke of is coming from Europe? We were there, and all they were talking about was broadleaf forests. They did not want to hear at all about conifers. This is being quite frank about it. There seems to be a belief that we are all just going to be walking around looking at broadleaf trees every day of the week and that is it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Response to Ash Dieback: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners (25 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Response to Ash Dieback: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners (25 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: No, of course not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Response to Ash Dieback: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners (25 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank Mr. White.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Response to Ash Dieback: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners (25 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What is the ideal scheme? Does Mr. White have any clue about what budget would be required?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (24 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 121. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a decision will be made on an application for a foreign birth registration by a person (details supplied) who applied in August 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46297/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 337. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the income thresholds for those applying for the Rebuild Ireland Local Authority Home Loan under the fresh start principle; if there was a change in this rate in Budget 2024; if he will consider an increase in the threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46555/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (12 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the school transport bus route that operates from Kilteevan to Dunmore can return to its original route passing to accommodate children (details supplied) that would benefit from this stop; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44529/23]

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I was just looking at a few things earlier. The Department Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform had to take down a tweet stating that 2,500 beds had been delivered in the health service because it was not correct. The headlines of the press release by the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine state that the budget provides €700 million for...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: On other initiatives, have a look for rural Ireland. We need more transport but with joined-up thinking on how we operate it. Where is the budget for that or for the likes of road infrastructure from Galway to Donegal or the M20? We need balanced regional development in order to create opportunities for people. I welcome the childcare measures but, once again, I have found out from other...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 13. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a decision will be made on the application for foreign birth registration by a person (details supplied) who applied in February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43894/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff suffering from long-Covid who have had their employment terminated by her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43525/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 341. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff suffering from long-Covid who have had their employment terminated by her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43526/23]