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Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme
Michael Fitzmaurice
748. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legal advice he received in respect of interpretation of the EU regulations prior to preparing the terms and conditions of the basic payment scheme; if he receives legal advice prior to the issuing of the terms and conditions of the basic payment scheme; if he is satisfied that the advice he received was appropriate in the context of the recent High Court ruling in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22462/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Direct Payment Scheme Eligibility
Michael Fitzmaurice
749. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is appropriate, in the context of a citizen’s right to natural justice, that his officers can enter lands where that officer has a reasonable belief that the lands are the subject of payments under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22463/16]
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Young Farmers Scheme
Michael Fitzmaurice
187. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have been accepted by his Department under the young farmer scheme and the value of entitlements which have been allocated to them, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18583/16]
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Young Farmers Scheme
Michael Fitzmaurice
188. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have been accepted by his Department under the old young farmer scheme and the value of entitlements which have been allocated to them, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18584/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Bus Éireann
Michael Fitzmaurice
157. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 26 May 2016, if he monitors payments to Bus Éireann under state aid rules; if Bus Éireann is market oriented; and how he defines market oriented. [16668/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Hospitals Funding
Michael Fitzmaurice
126. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if he has withdrawn funding for the new rehabilitation unit at Roscommon Hospital which was intended to be a ten-bed unit operating as a satellite centre for the national rehabilitation unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15092/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Capital Allowances
Michael Fitzmaurice
137. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential units which have been the subject of applications for capital gains tax relief, which was introduced in budget 2012 and applied to property for the first seven years of ownership for properties bought between 7 December 2011 and the end of 2014, where the property is held for more than seven years. [14521/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Credit Union Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
157. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance if he supports the roll-out of debit cards by credit unions as per the programme for Government; if he will ensure that the Central Bank supports this initiative by the credit union movement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15048/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Applications
Michael Fitzmaurice
547. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 547 of 24 May 2016, if he will list the forms of evidence he accepts from an applicant to the basic payment scheme, when the applicant intends to declare an agricultural area eligible for payment, that was previously deemed ineligible by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14543/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Departmental Agencies
Michael Fitzmaurice
613. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the year in which two persons (details supplied) were appointed to the regular staff of CIE-Irish Rail; the year in which the two named persons were accepted into the pension scheme which was available as part of their employment with CIE-Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14337/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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GLAS Issues
Michael Fitzmaurice
812. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in view of the recent inclement spring weather, the date for the sowing of wild bird cover under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme can be extended; if so, if he will extend this date as due to the condition of the ground it has been unsuitable for ploughing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13367/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Rural Transport Programme
Michael Fitzmaurice
95. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance for the purpose of promoting rural public transport, to introduce tax incentives and legislate for the provision of a 100% capital tax allowance for the purchase of new buses; to remove road tax and vehicle registration tax on buses and value added tax on tyres for buses; and to introduce income tax incentives for the purchase of commuter bus passes. [11521/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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VAT Rate Application
Michael Fitzmaurice
111. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance to change the value added tax status on bus transport operators to a zero rate rather than an exempt status to enable them to reclaim value added tax payments, as part of a programme to incentivise the use of public transport. [11524/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Health Services Provision
Michael Fitzmaurice
478. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health his plans to change the services provided at St. Joseph's day care centre, Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon; if the services provided there will continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11628/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Land Issues
Michael Fitzmaurice
546. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that the agricultural appeals office report of 30 April 2014 on the Keelderry commonage in County Galway appears to contain wording, context and inaccuracies identical to another report prepared by another person (details supplied) dated 2 November 2013 and based on an inspection on 31 October 2013; if the inspection conducted by his agricultural appeals office was fresh, independent, comprehensive, fair and in depth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11674/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
Michael Fitzmaurice
547. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the evidence he requires from an applicant under the basic payment scheme to show that land previously deemed ineligible for what his Department determined to be a lack of agricultural activity in one year is subsequently, in the view of the applicant, eligible for payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11675/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Land Issues
Michael Fitzmaurice
548. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he accepts that the report prepared by his official (details supplied) on 2 November 2013 on the Keelderry commonage in County Galway was misleading (details supplied); if he accepts that the report of this official is therefore fundamentally flawed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11676/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Land Issues
Michael Fitzmaurice
549. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the precise qualification held by two persons (details supplied) to determine the nature of lands, including use, constitution, agricultural capacity and environmental significance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11677/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Land Issues
Michael Fitzmaurice
550. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list, including the names and grades of the persons and the times and dates of all entrances to the lands known as the Keelderry commonage in County Galway, from 1 January 2010 to date. [11678/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Bus Éireann
Michael Fitzmaurice
600. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to request Bus Éireann to stop providing services that amount to below cost selling where private bus operators are providing a similar competing service, to review state aid procedures and the public service obligation payments and to investigate possible abuses of a possible dominant position by Bus Éireann and to make the findings public. [11520/16]