Results 1-20 of 263 for long speaker:Michael Fitzmaurice

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...legislation to put a solution in place where a site of community of importance or an SAC is being damaged to basically move water, or whatever the problem is, in any part of the country until a long-term solution is found. Those are the facts. If the Minister of State needs help from us we are here to work with him. We are not against it. We are here to work with him on whatever needs...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...order to basically undo that situation until a permanent solution is found. Have a look at the emergency powers about generators. They are for three years. Then, we hope, there will be a long-term solution. I am asking and begging the Tánaiste and Government, because this is about people. Fair play to Deputies Naughten and Kerrane for standing beside me because it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: .... A model is being used. Who did up that model and how accurate is it? This is not Irish Water's fault because it is not something that was done down the years and it has not been on the go for long. There was a lack of funding to councils through the years and the infrastructure was not put in place for sewers. It is as simple as that. I know several towns in which the sewage is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...and Skills if the proposed changes are made to the current integration model for children with autism accessing special educational settings and mainstream classes/time, how will it affect the long-term integration for children with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11782/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (6 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...and the Marine in view that Government policy for the past 15 years has revolved around centralising sport horse services through the Horse Sport Ireland organisation, his views that changes in long established Government policy should be decided by way of tender decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11078/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...In fairness, the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Minister for enterprise and a whole host of Ministers visited the area where businesses and families were left devastated. Extra funding was given. However, long before Midleton there is a place that the Taoiseach's satnav did not seem to find. It is in County Roscommon and is called Lough Funshinagh. In fairness, the Minister with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (24 Jan 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: In the officials' experience of going through all this rigmarole that Europe does, how long do they reckon it will take? Will it take a year, six months, five months, nine months or ten months?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (24 Jan 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...put in there for Ireland, we are going to sell our farmers down the Swanee in those areas. Mr. Ryan referred to 10 cm but if it is bog it is bog; if it is peat, it is peat. I am dealing with land long enough and if you shore it, when you go down below the grass you will see what it is. However, it is farming and is keeping farms sustainable. My fear is that we are leaving out a cohort...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (12 Dec 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 573. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 10 October 2023, if she will confirm the number of staff suffering from long-Covid who have had their employment terminated by her Department in particular (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55189/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ..., 11, 12 or even 15 or 16 years. We need to be hitting the point hard before Christmas. Everyone who sees a dog loves the look of the dog, but they have to remember that they will be there for a long time and there are costs associated with them. We need to be hitting that home hard. What is the budget per year, between councils and these groups or homes that take in dogs, to look after...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...quite frank about it. This is for the simple reason that when one gets a dog, one is responsible for it. When one buys a car, there is a tax book with it, and wherever it is got, one is done. That is the long and the short of it. We need to get a bit tougher on this craic. It is lovely looking at something but the message has to be clear that there are responsibilities with it. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: How long is a piece of string? How long ago is it since the IHRB was in before the committee previously?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Concerns for Sourcing Winter Animal Feed in Shannon Callows Area: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: .... It is common sense. I am actually bringing this up next week in Leaders' Questions. Politicians are on about it now and I have been at it since 2004 or 2005 and Mr. Silke has been at it for long before then and they are talking about doing this and doing that. There is one problem, the habitats directive is stifling the country no matter where you go. We have heard all the promises...

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 the witnesses for appearing before the committee; we are fairly familiar with them. This is a long saga and the witnesses have ploughed the furrow for many a day. On the previous RUS scheme, am I right in saying 230 or 240 farmers went into it? How many farmers in total are involved in the ash dieback issue?

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: The Ministers will be responsible for not moving on this. Be it via county councils, the single farm payment or some other system, funding should be provided for any ash trees along a road to be cut down. This should have happened already because someone, somewhere is going to be injured or killed. We see what happens during storms. The other day I saw a branch of an ash tree snap...

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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 472. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff suffering from long Covid who have had their employment terminated by his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43524/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Does the Department have an idea how long it will take?