Michael Fitzmaurice

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]

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]

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 a statement on the matter. [51401/26]

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]

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 such enforcement action proceeds. [51403/26]

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 practice. [51404/26]

244. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport if the current disabled drivers and passengers scheme will be replaced with vehicle adaption scheme; if under this new scheme successful participants will be able to avail of the VRT and VAT relief on the purchase of a vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49698/26]

281. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will clarify the changes that will be made from the current disabled drivers and passengers scheme to the proposed new vehicle adaption scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49701/26]

642. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to ensure that the beef being imported from Mercosur countries are not containing any type of chemical preservative to their fresh meat which, achieves an extended shelf life, leading to negative health impacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48912/26]

658. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when funding will be released to participants under the Farming for Water EIP including a person ( details supplied ); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49424/26]

659. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the extension to the fuel subsidy support scheme be open to the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49433/26]

755. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for regional diabetes clinical leads to ensure consistent and accountable delivery of the "Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care" across all six regional health areas in line with national standards and models of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48819/26]

756. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide sustained, ring-fenced, multiannual funding to ensure full implementation of the "Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care" report; if she will establish a National Diabetes Office to oversee implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48820/26]

757. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the "Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care" has been identified as a Ministerial priority within the HSE National Service Plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in Budget 2027 to support the implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48821/26]

381. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to ensure that the beef being imported from Mercosur countries are not containing any type of chemical preservative to their fresh meat which, achieves an extended shelf life, leading to negative health impacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48514/26]

444. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 856 of 24 March 2026, which was referred to the FSAI by her Department if an update will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48510/26]

445. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the shelf life on the imported beef coming from Mercosur countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48511/26]

446. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department are taking to ensure that the beef being imported from Mercosur countries are not containing any type of chemical preservative to their fresh meat which, achieves an extended shelf life, leading to negative health impacts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48512/26]

447. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy has been identified as a Ministerial priority within the HSE National Service Plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in Budget 2027 to support the implementation of National Diabetes strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48515/26]

448. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if funding will become available for a dietitian for people living with type 1 diabetes in Roscommon Hospital; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48516/26]

449. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if funding will become available for a dietitian for people living with type 1 diabetes in Portiuncula Hospital; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48517/26]

450. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of people from Roscommon/Portiuncula catchment area who are attending elsewhere for treatment for type 1 diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48518/26]

451. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of people from the Roscommon/Portiuncula catchment area who are attending Castlebar/Sligo/Galway for treatment for type 1 diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48519/26]

452. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available for the new posts identified in the recently published, National Diabetes Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48520/26]

453. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health following on from the recently published, National Diabetes Strategy, when she will ensure that all individuals with all types of diabetes, including more complex cases such as those who have had a pancreatectomy, will be catered for under the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48521/26]