Results 41-60 of 266 for long speaker:Michael Fitzmaurice

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: How long will that take?

Retained Firefighters: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...guys from Nenagh and I was talking to Padraig Quinn from Tuam. They say that they basically always need to be on standby. The day has come and I see it in my own side of it. In agriculture a long time ago someone who had a new tractor or a fancy looking yoke would have a queue down the road trying to jump up on it. Today, you nearly have to put your arms around some of those...

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...and opening a coalmine under it. That is fairly unusual for a country that is in the same Europe as we are. We have to face up to realities in times of need and times of war. We will need gas for a long time into the future. We might not like an LNG terminal or putting the gas back down in Kinsale again, but we have to make sure we do that. There are a few things we need for our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flooding of Lough Funshinagh: Lough Funshinagh Group (26 Oct 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...said this before, if you are to go through the procedure, it is about a four-year process between all the rigmarole you have to go through. I hope this situation under discussion will be resolved long before that, barring, to be blunt about it, and we have to be honest as politicians, some of these self-interest parties that have no clue and that do not live in those areas deciding to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target and General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...with us? Mr. Dermot Kelleher talked about The Fieldand I know exactly where he is coming from because people with spades tried to reclaim this land and put in stone shores and then diggers came along and they made it better. Is there tick-tacking between farm organisations or is there any tick-tacking with other countries? We are hear that Sweden, Finland and Holland are objecting to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Maybe not. It might be just talk. When Mr. Doyle says that the Department needs to look at this and decide, does he know if this decision is expected shortly? How long is a piece of string? When does it all have to be finalised one way or another?

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Budget Statement 2023 (27 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...that extra money is coming in that regard. Unfortunately, when we get to agriculture in the budget it is a few short sentences and it does not seem to have the same grá. At one time when I came in here in 2014 there was a good long piece on agriculture, but now it seems to be getting less. I do not know if this is by design because the Green Party does not like agriculture. I...

Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...The services have to be brought closer to the people. Years ago, people in the west would have to try to get to Dublin if there was a problem with the property registration and at that time it was a long road through all the small towns. Now there is a great service in Roscommon and great staff in there to help people. I thank Deputy Ó Snodaigh for giving me the opportunity to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...to abuse this privilege and may be directed to cease giving evidence on an issue at the Chair's direction. Witnesses should follow the direction of the Chair in this regard and are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that, as is reasonable, no adverse commentary should be made against an identifiable third person or entity. Witnesses who are giving evidence...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There is one thing I am trying to establish. It was said it was four months in Norway. In France or any other country in Europe that has one of those farms, how long is the process there compared to Ireland?

Security of Electricity Supply: Motion [Private Members] (15 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: How long will it take, for Jesus's sake?

An Bord Pleanála: Statements (15 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...about planning. However, it has gone the other way. No one knows anything about what is going on anywhere. There are only refusals for Mickey Mouse things. There is no engagement or working with applicants. For a long time - the past two years - you could not even get a pre-planning meeting in most councils because Covid or another excuse was used. That is a major problem. Were...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Proposed Legislation (14 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...know who is responsible for this. Is it within the Minister of State's Department where an assistant secretary or a principal officer is responsible? This has to be called out now. It has been going on for too long. The Bill came in here. Deputy Ó Cuív was here and Deputy Kyne was here in the previous Dáil. He came in one evening. We are willing and, to be fair to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Derogation and Nitrates Action Programme: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: One thing we need to do as a committee, which I will propose and perhaps it may be seconded, is where Mr. Drennan mentioned earlier that the EPA report has been held up for so long and that the ICMSA did not receive it. There is a duty on the EPA to give the report to the ICMSA and to publish it for the betterment of all, in the first instance. When the Department appears before the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...With the new legislation coming in we will be monitoring what we can put into it in the line of amendments. It raises an eyebrow for anybody that in 2019, the retailers needed a list of stuff as long as a copybook to have with an animal when it was going for sale but this year they would grab your hand for an animal. How come that happens when over three and four years ago, it was put...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The beef task force is gone. The beef task force has been gone for a long time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...trading practices, is Mr. Dillon concerned that, if an analysis of credit offered to the retail sector by the agricultural sector is carried out, some retail outfits might be shown up as requiring long periods of credit in respect of the produce they buy from those who grow it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am sorry but unfair trading practices could mean knocking a long distance out of someone who is supplying stuff that might not survive. I cannot understand why Retail Ireland does not engage with many of the issues I have asked about. You would imagine there would be unanimous agreement among retailers that they need the producers of their products.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fixed-Milk Price Contracts: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: How long is it?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 May 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 61. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will complete an investigation into the way that first-time passport applications are screened for processing in view of the recent long delays; if he will ensure that the applicants will be notified within seven days of submitting the initial application if there is an issue with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter....