Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
597. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of sheep and cattle farmers in ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52931/26]
TDs / Michael Fitzmaurice
Michael Fitzmaurice
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429
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
50,404
words spoken in the chamber
Across 171 contributions
293
votes recorded
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120
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
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Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
598. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body representing the forestry sector on the CAP Consultative Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52932/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
599. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of cattle and sheep farmers in Ireland participating in ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52933/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
617. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the progress on PeatFor; if this research project has any initial findings to detail; if there will be any interim report available; the estimated completion date for the research, given the significant cost of €2.8 million in funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53296/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
618. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role the Food Safety Authority of Ireland plays in advising his Department before compliance notices, prohibition notices, product seizures or flock destruction are undertaken in cases involving suspected salmonella infection; whether his Department ensures the FSAI independently verifies the scientific evidence relied upon be…
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
37. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 24 June 2026, given motor tax is not a self-assessment tax, could the Minister address a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51996/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
38. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport if a situation could be reviewed (details supplied) given widespread overcharging of motor tax by the tax-collectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51997/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
39. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport the way in which a vehicle is eligible to apply for the vintage rate of tax; the details of the further 'relevant documentation' that is required’ (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51998/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
40. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport if there is a direct legal requirement linking a particular type of insurance policy to a particular motor taxation class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51999/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
41. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport to provide the details of documents required for motor tax to avail of the vintage vehicle rate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52000/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
169. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person who decided that Ireland would not pursue agricultural reserve support for potato growers affected by the 2023/2024 weather events; whether that decision was made by him, a Minister of State or officials within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52024/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
170. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the objective criteria used by his Department in concluding that the 2023/2024 potato losses did not justify seeking agricultural reserve assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52025/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
308. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the policy objective and any evidence that it represents good value for public money to award a 1% discount on Microfinance Ireland loans, where the application has been prepared with Local Enterprise Office assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51409/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
309. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the percentage of approved Microfinance Ireland loans that were prepared with Local Enterprise Office assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51410/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
310. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the amount spent annually on LEO mentoring; the way in which mentors are selected and allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51411/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
424. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the extension to the fuel subsidy support scheme will open to the construction sector; and the Department that will be overseeing this. [51841/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
616. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Brazilian meat can have a shelf life of six months and its equivalent in Europe cannot have a quarter of that; if there is special treatment to the meat with chemicals; the reason it is safe for human consumption for six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51100/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
619. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the shelf life of imported beef coming from Mercosur countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51555/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
626. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department carried out any assessment of whether the 2023/2024 potato crop losses met the criteria for support under the EU Agricultural Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51817/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
627. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department sought advice from, or made any formal or informal representations to the European Commission regarding the availability of Agricultural Reserve support for Irish potato growers affected by the adverse weather conditions of late 2023 and early 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51818/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
813. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the scientific validation undertaken by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland in respect of the laboratory methods relied upon for the detection of salmonella typhimurium in duck flocks; whether those methods have been independently validated for use in ducks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51400/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
814. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health whether following recent court proceedings concerning salmonella testing in poultry, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has reviewed the reliability of the sampling, testing and chain-of-custody procedures relied upon in enforcement actions involving duck flocks; if such a review has been completed, if she will publish the findings; and if she will make …
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
815. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has commissioned, or intends to commission, an independent scientific review of the evidence underpinning its risk assessments relating to salmonella in duck flocks, including the laboratory methodologies employed and the epidemiological evidence relied upon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51402/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
816. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the role that the Food Safety Authority of Ireland plays in advising the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine before compliance notices, prohibition notices, product seizures or flock destruction are undertaken in cases involving suspected salmonella infection; and whether the FSAI independently verifies the scientific evidence relied upon before…
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
817. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has reviewed whether the ongoing Department-funded research into salmonella control in duck production has identified any uncertainties regarding existing sampling, laboratory testing or risk assessment methodologies; and whether any interim findings have resulted in changes to current enforcement or regulatory pract…