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Antisocial Behaviour: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion and commend Deputy Gogarty and his staff on putting it together. It often baffles me that when we had 9,000 and 10,000 gardaí on the streets or in the total force, there were local Garda stations. If anyone said they were not doing much, they knew everything that was going on in the area. They did not have to be taking out the...

Migration: Statements (18 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this matter. First, I wish the Minister the best of luck.

Migration: Statements (18 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I do not think I was in front of you before this so the best of luck. The reality of immigration is that, at the moment in Ireland, we are building 30,000 houses. There is a huge shortage of houses. Look at the numbers of people who are coming in both through legal and illegal immigration. We are scratching our heads when people want to come to work. Let us bear in mind, we need people...

Migration: Statements (18 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: We need to make sure that we tighten this. The court system needs to be sped up to make decisions-----

Migration: Statements (18 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: -----and not hold things up for four or five years on people who are coming here about whom we know nothing.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 385. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when free travel for children under nine years of age will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46732/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1731. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of the level of CAP funding received by State bodies and semi-State bodies including Teagasc and non-Governmental organisations; if he will provide a detailed list and funding amount for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44840/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1735. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the Forestry Licenses issued in 2025 will the department provide a breakdown of the hectares of licenses granted to Coillte; the hectares of the licenses granted to private farmers and hectares of licenses granted to funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45058/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 2170. To ask the Minister for Health in light of the findings of the review into Portiuncula university hospitals maternity services (details supplied), if she will commit to a national review of maternity services provided in other small hospitals offering maternity services, given the risks identified in this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44955/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 2171. To ask the Minister for Health the number of maternity hospitals that rely on locum consultants for obstetric care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44956/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 2172. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts made to address the job vacancies which are in maternity services in Ballinasloe; the number of vacancies there i.e. doctors, nurses and consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44957/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 2173. To ask the Minister for Health since Portiuncula university hospital covers a large area, and in light of the criteria that have been applied for certain pregnancies deemed high risk, whether the HSE has assessed if Galway university is suitable from an accessible point of view; if not, is it envisaged that this care will be provided in Mullingar Maternity Hospital or Dublin Maternity...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Investigations (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 2174. To ask the Minister for Health when the remaining cases in Portiuncula maternity hospital will be reviewed and published, as part of the report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44959/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 2175. To ask the Minister for Health if she will commit to resourcing Portiuncula hospital to enable the full restoration of all maternity services at the hospital, considering two reports (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44960/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 2176. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the high-quality specialist endocrine services at Portiuncula hospital will be maintained for women with diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44961/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 2177. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the recommendations of the 2018 report (details supplied) were not fully implemented at Portiuncula university hospital, as referenced in the most recent report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44962/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 2178. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to a shared permanent governance structure for maternity services between Portiuncula maternity hospital and Galway university hospital; if there have been any objections to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44963/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 2179. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants appointed specifically to Portiuncula university hospital maternity unit since the 2018 report (details supplied); if this has been the recommended level for safe maternity care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44964/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the Minister of State. I am going to do quickfire yes-no straight questions. I had a few queries lately that were resolved, and I thank Mr. Dunne for that. The Minister of State or any of his officials can take this. Europe has stated that there is no planting obligation once someone has cut his or her trees. Is that correct or not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is lovely because there were reports during the week. The Minister of State is aware of that.