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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Can we go through the rest of the questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Did Coillte not make an operating profit of €98.3 million this year, going by what I have googled?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Then Google is wrong.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I want to try to get to Mr. Carlin. Could Ms Hurley explain where the 7,500 ha or 8,000 ha of standing forest that Coillte bought, such as in County Tipperary or whatever, come in because that is already accounted for? That will not help our mitigation. Does Ms Hurley agree?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Okay. The Minister stated to us that he believes Coillte will change its model. Has the Department talked to Coillte about that? There was a lot of backlash from the Gresham House fund. Is Coillte looking at a different model now or is it staying on 100,000 ha under that model? I just want a quick yes-no answer on that because I want to let Mr. Carlin in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I have heard there are people in Brussels today and my understanding is that it seems where we are getting caught at the moment on the new programme is there is seemingly a lot of confusion in Brussels about the rewetting and spruce or pine on peatlands. Has that matter been resolved between Coillte and the Department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Brussels seems to be unhappy about the trees on the peaty ground, to put it simply, and under the new programme, officials want to see clear markers or whatever of how this will be resolved. It is my understanding based on what I am from Brussels today. Coillte has a plan of what it will do. Will that cause a problem if Coillte takes 30,000 ha of trees out and rewets the land, it will be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Is there 120,000 ha on peaty ground?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Okay that is grand. Can Mr. Carlin address Mote Park as I want to let others in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: They would not say that at the moment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Will Mr. Carlin meet them? That is all I want to know.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I will give Mr. Carlin the details so he can meet them because I want to let the next person in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: What we found unusual, to be honest about it, was that it went through the Land Registry on 23 December 2022-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Let us not put it on the farmer. I believe a lot of farmers are willing to plant part of their land, be it 1 acre or two or whatever. If farmers wanted to plant this minute there is not a place to put an application in and there probably will not be until halfway or three quarters of the way into this year. That needs to be clarified.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Feedstuffs (28 Feb 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: 684. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that cobalt is no longer to be used after 15 July 2023; if so, the reason this is the case; the legislation that stipulates the removal of cobalt from animal feed additives from 15 July; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9475/23]
- Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme: Motion (22 Feb 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Deputy O'Donoghue can have two and a half minutes of my time.
- Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme: Motion (22 Feb 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I think I have more time than what is displayed on the clock.
- Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme: Motion (22 Feb 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Does anyone else want to speak? Is Deputy Nolan okay?
- Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme: Motion (22 Feb 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: The Acting Chair can give Deputy Nolan a minute if he can.
- Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme: Motion (22 Feb 2023)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I will stop at four minutes if the Acting Chairman wants to give Deputy Nolan the minute. I welcome this announcement but one thing I would say is here have been a few announcements on different energy schemes in the last six or eight months, some of which involve Enterprise Ireland. Is that correct? It is through Enterprise Ireland that businesses can look for the rebates back or where...