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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 663. To ask the Minister for Health when staff from an agency (details supplied), who worked as clerical staff at Mullingar Regional Hospital, will receive their Covid-19 Special Recognition Payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11478/23]

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: This is the first time I have been in a debate with the Minister of State since her appointment. I wish her the best of luck in her new position. In respect of the Bill, I note the representative bodies of the credit unions emailed every Deputy about the pieces that are of concern to them. I ask the Minister of State and her team to be proactive in addressing their concerns. I know...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Under the funding for people who provide accommodation for Ukrainian refugees, it has been brought to my attention in recent days that, early on, when the Government was looking for accommodation places, it was spending money fairly freely - I am referring to Athlone specifically but there are other places in my constituency - but it is like a broken-down subbie at the moment. I know of two...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: We all need to acknowledge the work done by the emergency services in Wexford yesterday evening. I will comment on another part of the country, community healthcare organisation, CHO, 2. I am specifically dealing with County Roscommon, where we have been inundated over the past eight to ten months by parents of children aged between three and 15 or 16 regarding CAMHS services, ADHD and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There are ten or 12.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I will furnish the Tánaiste with the details of that blood test and the ten-month wait. Regarding services for speech and language and psychology, there is a ferocious deficit at the moment. Perhaps the Tánaiste did not pick up my point. If the HSE is not able to provide a service in the area and the parents are willing to drive somewhere they can get it, I ask that those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the guests. Since we have only ten minutes each, I will do the same as Senator Boyhan and ask questions quickly. Ms Gray said increasing afforestation by 100,000 ha would cost about €2 billion. That is about €8,163 per acre. I presume Ms Gray is counting on the Government giving Coillte the grant for planting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Ms Gray gave a cost of €2 billion. I have just calculated that if Coillte were to buy and plant the land, it would work out at €8,163 per acre. Am I correct in saying that Coillte bought land yesterday with Gresham House for €8,000 per acre?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Did Gresham House not buy land in County Roscommon?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am sorry. Maybe my information is incorrect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Was there a deal done in Tipperary?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Was that land being bid on in July of last year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The deal is not with Coillte and Gresham House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Is it part of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It is in under Coillte's portfolio now, is it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: -----and Coillte was here on 13 December. The announcement of the deal was on 16 December, and this went through Land Registry, which we thought very unusual. Bidding had to be done six months before that, and it was very coincidental, from the committee members' point of view. Would Mr. Carlin agree?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: On the last day that Coillte was in, it was stated that it was in negotiations. The negotiations must have wrapped up fairly quickly when, three days later after this meeting, Coillte was able to finalise everything. I know Coillte stated the negotiations were at an advanced stage. As a committee, we said we would have liked if Coillte had come in to update us before it finalised anything,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I understand. That is fair enough. However, Coillte was asked by the public representatives on this committee to come in and address us before it was finalised, but that was not done. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: This committee does not matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I want to try and keep going. Ms Gray said that Coillte was concerned about Ireland meeting its targets. How is it that at the end of 2022 or in 2023 Coillte got this burst of concernment when in 2016 and 2017, Ireland still had the same figures and there did not seem to be a bother about it? Could Ms Gray explain this to me whether Coillte is concerned about Ireland's climate targets? My...