Results 161-180 of 8,440 for speaker:Michael Fitzmaurice
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Common Agricultural Policy Post 2027: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Nov 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Is that on the agriculture budget?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Common Agricultural Policy Post 2027: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Nov 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: In relation to the changes in the proposals at the moment, I am looking at this with face value. There seems to be a shift away from food production or doing things fairly good. It seems to be a shift and that it will no longer be an entitlement. Farmers had entitlements, which were a property right and were classed as such. If someone passed away and they did not have their will made and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Common Agricultural Policy Post 2027: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Nov 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Mr. Savage is talking about environmental concerns. In fairness to ACRES, there have never been more farmers taken into a scheme than the last scheme. Am I right in saying the State funding that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Common Agricultural Policy Post 2027: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Nov 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Common Agricultural Policy Post 2027: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Nov 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: What is the percentage each way?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Common Agricultural Policy Post 2027: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Nov 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Okay, so €250 million a year is split 60-40.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Common Agricultural Policy Post 2027: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Nov 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: All right. I thank Mr. Savage.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Common Agricultural Policy Post 2027: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Nov 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I picked it up that it was.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Common Agricultural Policy Post 2027: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Nov 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I think we have been giving between €130 million and €150 million out of the Department of agriculture to overseas aid every five years. Is that fair to say? I presume the Department will look at funds like that because if we are going to shaft our own farmers, we are hardly going to be sending money out of the country.
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social Welfare Payments (4 Nov 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: 1106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if carer’s allowance income is accessible when local authorities assess the income of a person in receipt of social housing supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59347/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (4 Nov 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: 1148. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the decision making process on setting the limit on the length of time a person can work while been in receipt of carer’s allowance or carer’s benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57777/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (4 Nov 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: 1624. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that the paediatric cardiology department at Crumlin Hospital is no longer seeing children in clinic, and only prioritising emergencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57693/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (4 Nov 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: 1825. To ask the Minister for Health to review the Community Pharmacy Agreement to ensure that the most vulnerable that is, people who have reading difficulties, people with mobility difficulties, elderly disadvantaged persons will not be impacted by the ceasing of free dispensing of prescription medication in blister packs in January 2026 as these persons rely on the provision of blister...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (4 Nov 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: 1986. To ask the Minister for Health if she will carry out a review of the Community Pharmacy Agreement to ensure that the most vulnerable i.e. people who have reading difficulties, people with mobility difficulties and elderly disadvantaged people will not be impacted by the ceasing of phased dispensing in January 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59540/25]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Can Ms Kelleher give us that figure again please?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes, 10,000 tonnes of slurry-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: Can I ask one question please? How come Brendan Gildea, who has 230 cows, is able to produce 4,000 tonnes with one farm?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I know what he has because I dealt with his planning. I know how many cows he has. Brendan Gildea has 230 cows and he generates 4,000 tonnes. The witnesses are saying that 10,000 tonnes equates to 15 farms of 200 cows. There is something not adding up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: I am going by his figures.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)
Michael Fitzmaurice: It is 230.