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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: Under the promotions heading, in 2020 there was a line that indicated €174,000 on organics, but that figure was zero in 2021. Is that because that has moved into another line, or what is the rationale for that? To bring it to the crux, my question is how much was spent on the promotion of organic products last year, in 2022.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: Okay. Maybe we will start from that point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: Yes. That is because if Bord Bia is spending €50 million on promotional activity across the two lines to which I have referred, and €1 million, that is about 2%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: That is in line with the current output, absolutely, but it is nowhere in line with the ambition. If we are to move from the current output to the ambition, the argument would be that the promotion has to be front-led as opposed to following suit because one of the barriers to people entering into organics is that they are unsure as to whether or not there will be a market for their product.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: I will just say, and this is a point as opposed to a question, that we need to go way beyond €1 million if we are to create a market for organics. My final question relates to the sustainable beef and lamb assurance scheme and the carbon footprint report that Bord Bia carries out. Can Mr. O'Toole give the committee a little information in terms of how broadly a report of that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: That is helpful. I thank Ms Ryan, the Chair and committee members for their indulgence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: Bord Bia has no indication of a timeframe at all, so it is like a piece of string, as far as Bord Bia is concerned, is it?

Eviction Ban: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: Homelessness is still going on.

Eviction Ban: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: What about the families who are homeless?

Eviction Ban: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: A frustration for me over many years was witnessing the policies of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael remove the prospect of home affordability and stability from increasing numbers of Irish workers and families. At the same time we saw representatives from those parties actually claiming to be working for those in need of housing. "I got them that house" was a familiar refrain from Fianna...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: It would be a first step.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: Where will the families go when they are evicted?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: Where will the families go?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (21 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: 297. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the National Road projects for which 2023 funding is dependent on match funding from EU sources such as the Connecting Europe Facility, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13755/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (21 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: 389. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 29 September 2022, if her Department's review of the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund has been completed; if a report of the review will be completed; if she intends to reopen the fund to provide for the development of public swimming pools in towns such as Carrickmacross; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Strategies (21 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: 390. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 308 of 31 January 2023, if there is an updated timeframe for the completion of the national swimming strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13266/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Farm Inspections (21 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: 503. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 24 March 2022, if he will report on the progress made implementing a State-wide local authority agricultural inspection programme in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13825/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: 535. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an electoral identity card, issued by the Electoral Office of Northern Ireland, will be accepted as photographic proof of identity for Irish citizens residing in the six counties, who do not have a driving licence or passport from another country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13179/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: 587. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he intends to introduce reforms arising from a case (details suppled); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12385/23]