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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: I ask Dr. Archbold to correct me if I am wrong in my understanding. The committee has heard from representatives of the EPA. Some 286 are tested regularly. Off the top of my head, and I am open to correction on this point, I believe 1,680 are tested once a year. The rest are tested every few years. Is that correct? The Cathaoirleach, Senators Lombard and Paul Daly and I were in Brussels...

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: Is there agreement from the Department and all parties? I have a last question for Inland Fisheries. There could be a farmer in derogation, or a swathe of farmers, who are doing everything right and to the best of their abilities and have enough storage. I agree that storage is awfully important. There could be a person two miles down the road from those farmers who is not in derogation....

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: That question is for the Department and then I will have a last question for Inland Fisheries.

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: I am not even talking about the closed period. I am talking about circumstances where a farmer do not do something by the letter. Contractors have to keep their distance from streams and do everything right. There could be a host of farmers up the way who are on derogations and doing everything 100% right. Derogation is the game in town at the moment but if someone who is not on...

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: My last question is for Inland Fisheries. I saw fish kills in County Clare. Are fish kills throughout the country being monitored? Is it fair to say the biggest fish kills have not been at the hand of farmers? That is how it seems from the monitoring I have done of various fish kills throughout the country. Who ended up paying the price at the end of it? Who is Inland Fisheries bringing...

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: Does Mr. Fox have them here?

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: I ask Mr. Fox to explain the final figure he provided, of 62 fish kills.

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: Why is that the case if Dr. Archbold says there is a different reporting mechanism yearly? The witnesses have considerable experience in respect of what the Commission has laid down. Is it a matter of trying to win a 100 m race when you would not run 5 yd.? Is what the Commission has laid down unachievable? That is what I am trying to get to grips with. Dr. Archbold said that a different...

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: 376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide further clarity on the proposed changes to the current integration model for children with autism accessing special educational settings and mainstream classes/time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11781/24]

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: 377. To ask the Minister for Education 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 Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is a proposed cut to hours available to children with additional needs in the settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11783/24]

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

Michael Fitzmaurice: 379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills are other professionals aware of the proposed changes to the current integration model for children with autism accessing special educational settings and mainstream classes/time, how they will impact children, the impact on their education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11784/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 569. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 173 and 174 of 6 March 2024, the amount of funding provided by either Horse Sport Ireland or Sport Ireland to equestrian-related bodies in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; under what programmes and for what purposes, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12907/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 676. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a private developer is to go through the normal planning process on private lands for building Ukrainian modular accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12705/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 975. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any consideration was given to dismissing a bid in a tender process for breach of publicity guidance during the tender process (details supplied); if his Department gave consent to publicity during the live tender process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11674/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1041. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 153 and 154 of 6 March 2024, to name the contractors/employees named as part of the management team in the tender submitted by the Irish Horse Board in April 2022 for sport horse marketing services; the qualifications, QQI Framework Level of said qualification, and name of institution...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1042. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 6 March 2024, the reason his Departmental official is listed on a website (details supplied) as the FOI contact for the Irish Horse Board; what measures to comply with freedom of information have been taken by the Irish Horse Board; if he has trust in the organisation’s ability...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1043. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, the number of panel members involved in reviewing the equine marketing tender; the names of any public/civil servant and names of external persons involved in reviewing or scoring the equine marketing tender undertaken by his Department in April 2022; the name and grade of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1044. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, to provide the name/confirm the officials and name of external persons involved in reviewing or scoring the equine marketing tender undertaken by his Department in April 2022; the memberships held by members, the memberships of equestrian bodies held by family associates...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1045. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, the reasons for awarding a contract given a separating score of 1.1% between two bidders; if he will provide a full objective assessment of the comparative strengths and weaknesses of all tenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12899/24]