Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Horse Racing Industry

Michael Fitzmaurice

173. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided by either Horse Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland to equestrian related bodies in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; under what programmes and for what purposes in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11090/24]

Horse Racing Industry

Michael Fitzmaurice

174. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided by Horse Sport Ireland to equestrian related bodies in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; under what programmes and for what purposes in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11091/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

442. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection when maintenance payments to carers will be disregarded as means for social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10237/24]

Agriculture Supports

Michael Fitzmaurice

398. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will issue an ECO payment due to a person (details supplied); the reason this payment is being withheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9245/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

450. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 31 January 2024, when his Department will have the IT system in place to pay those persons who are part of a partnership arrangement (details supplied) who have applied under ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7527/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

451. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants who are part of a farm partnership have received payment under ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7528/24]

Departmental Reports

Michael Fitzmaurice

455. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail, in tabular form, the peer reviewed research reports his Department relied upon in the definition of organo mineral soil and the maximum depth of 30 cm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7667/24]

Departmental Reports

Michael Fitzmaurice

456. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail, in tabular form, the peer reviewed research reports which prove that native woodlands sequester more carbon on peat soils that conifers, taking account of the full life cycle of the timber used in construction, etc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7668/24]

Forestry Sector

Michael Fitzmaurice

457. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if peat lands excluded from the afforestation scheme in the new forestry programme can potentially be used for other farming purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7669/24]

Home Care Packages

Michael Fitzmaurice

309. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when home care support for a person (details supplied) will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7171/24]

Teaching Qualifications

Michael Fitzmaurice

323. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education if she can seek assurance from the Teaching Council of Ireland that it will ensure that persons completing their masters in physical education in the UK can be facilitated in Ireland in 2024 to complete their two-year induction as there is a lack of physical education teachers within education settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6495/24]

Just Transition

Michael Fitzmaurice

370. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what supports are in place for former Bord Na Móna employees in setting up glamping and other tourism related business through the Just Transition funding; the number that are set to receive this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6331/24]

Forestry Sector

Michael Fitzmaurice

493. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine where a member of the public can view licence decisions and the documentation, in a timely manner, to make an appeal without having to sign a disclaimer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6333/24]

Forestry Sector

Michael Fitzmaurice

266. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many hectares Coillte got permission to afforest in 2023, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5821/24]

School Transport

Michael Fitzmaurice

180. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education when a ticket for school transport will issue to a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5107/24]

Ukraine War

Michael Fitzmaurice

322. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice if all Ukrainian refugees are Garda vetted coming into Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5086/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

116. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will have the IT system in place to pay those persons who are part of a partnership arrangement (details supplied) who have applied under the ACRES scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4433/24]

Waste Management

Michael Fitzmaurice

161. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if waste management companies are obligated to provide a brown bin free of charge to households that are paying bin charges at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4115/24]

School Accommodation

Michael Fitzmaurice

292. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on an application submitted by a school (details supplied) for approval for four modular classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4239/24]

Cancer Services

Michael Fitzmaurice

355. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health why the HSE ceased providing swimwear for breast cancer patients in Galway and Roscommon only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3517/24]

Schools Building Projects

Michael Fitzmaurice

285. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education when funding will be given to complete the building of a new national school in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2585/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Michael Fitzmaurice

381. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a working family payment application submitted by a person (details supplied) in September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2430/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Michael Fitzmaurice

382. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a jobseeker's application submitted by a person (details supplied) in September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2431/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

460. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2414/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

461. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2415/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

462. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2416/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

463. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2417/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

464. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2418/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

465. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2419/24]

Education and Training Boards

Michael Fitzmaurice

77. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the proposed site that the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board has identified for a training centre in Roscommon town; if a decision has been made by his Department to fund this site; and, if not, when a decision will be made on this. [1993/24]

Road Traffic Accidents

Michael Fitzmaurice

267. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport to provide a comprehensive breakdown of road traffic collisions, by county for the most recent year available, detailing the number of incidents, fatalities and serious injuries in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1284/24]

An Garda Síochána

Michael Fitzmaurice

1087. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice for a detailed breakdown of drink driving convictions, by county over the most recent year for which data is available, including the number of convictions, repeat offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1285/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

1163. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to launch the revised ash dieback reconstitution scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is a national emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56365/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

1164. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to launch the native woodland conservation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56366/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

1165. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the payment of €1,000 per hectare to forest owners under the Woodland Environmental Fund is income tax free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56367/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

1166. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in cases in which applicants opted into the ash dieback reconstitution scheme selecting a different forest type than that originally applied for on the form 1, which could have been years ago, and in situations where his Department has issued the approval for a forest type not selected on the opt-in form, if his Department will reissue the approval immediately allowing the species selected on the opt-in form by the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56368/23]

Beef Sector

Michael Fitzmaurice

1289. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contractual arrangements between a company (details supplied) and an organisation. [1966/24]

Beef Sector

Michael Fitzmaurice

1290. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the current contractual obligations of a company (details supplied) are compliant with EU legislation. [1967/24]

Beef Sector

Michael Fitzmaurice

1291. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason or by whom a company (details supplied) was selected to work in unison with an organisation, given similar corporations operate here. [1968/24]

Beef Sector

Michael Fitzmaurice

1292. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a conflict of interest arises between two independent companies operating on behalf of two different states, competing in the same world beef market industry. [1969/24]

Beef Sector

Michael Fitzmaurice

1293. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the interests of a company (details supplied) which primarily promotes the genetics of Angus and Hereford breeds is contrary to the interests of the majority of suckler farmers in developing our preferred continental blood lines. [1970/24]

Beef Sector

Michael Fitzmaurice

1294. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the current policy within an organisation (details supplied) on genetics is overly influenced by a private New Zealand corporation whose interests are not in Ireland's world renowned continental blood lines. [1971/24]

Departmental Correspondence

Michael Fitzmaurice

316. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will give clarity to Roscommon County Council on a query which they have whereby an applicant’s application (details supplied ) requires for safety three walls to be removed and rebuilt under council notice, with one remaining wall being left in place; to give direction to the council on this to allow for the croí cónaithe grant application being applicable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55897/23]

Sports Funding

Michael Fitzmaurice

378. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when a decision will be made on the applications submitted under the 2023 sports capital and equipment programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55320/23]

Departmental Staff

Michael Fitzmaurice

573. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice 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]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

278. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will commence for ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54233/23]

Forestry Sector

Michael Fitzmaurice

289. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the specific section of the specific policy document that specified a maximum peat depth of 50 cm applied to the afforestation scheme in the last forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54368/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Michael Fitzmaurice

530. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when building works will commence on the planned 50-bed building at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53362/23]

Community Employment Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

416. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on the proposal submitted by the rural social scheme and Tús supervisors to her Department for pay parity with community employment supervisors, who earn 15% more following discussions over the past two years through a tripartite forum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53115/23]

Health Services

Michael Fitzmaurice

335. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an application submitted by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51706/23]