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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: In what vein is it moving towards a resolution ? Where will the liability lay?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: I know it has been in the news for other reasons, but am I correct in saying there have been similar issues with Coillte where people have gone from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine? Is that something with which Mr. McCarthy is familiar?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: That has not come across Mr. McCarthy's desk.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: Perhaps we could write to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to get clarification on whether there was any transfer of employees from the Department to a semi-State body, and, in that regard, on who takes on the burden of pension entitlements. While we are talking about the lottery, the Chairman will recall that we had a number of engagements with its representatives before...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: It was sent but there have been no responses yet from the regulator.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: It was suggested that we would include the regulator within our work programme. Is that still the intention?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: Yes. There is not much content-wise although it is a long enough letter. It goes through the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, funding until 2027 and references 2028 to 2030 as being unknown due, obviously, to the next United Nations Forum on Forests, UNFF, covering that period. It would be useful if we could get clarification from the Department of the Environment, Climate and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: This is in respect of which paragraph?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: There is very little information within the sector either. Part of the problem has been that many of the areas where the agriculture sector, that is, farmers, can play a proactive role in emission reduction targets actually affect other sectors within the climate action plan. Renewable energy generation falls under the energy category. Likewise anaerobic digestion and solar power and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (19 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: 84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding that has been made available under budget 2023 for the Clontibret-to-the-Border road scheme. [1794/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Private Partnerships (19 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: 146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends to provide sanction to the Office of Public Works to make a payment to a centre (details supplied) that is not required under the public private partnership contract in respect of activity carried out during the period of Covid restrictions. [1967/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (19 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: 149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the allocation to Monaghan County Council in relation to flood alleviation measures in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and under budget 2023. [1966/23]

Capacity in the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: The overcrowding we have witnessed in our hospitals this winter represents an inhumane, unsafe, undignified health service. We need radical action. Unfortunately, few people have confidence that this Government will deliver that because the cause of the unrelenting crisis in our health services is the policy agendas pursued by successive Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Governments. I have...

Climate Action Plan 2023: Statements (18 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: We cannot speak about climate action without speaking about forestry. I have repeatedly said in the House that if we fail on forestry, we will fail on climate action. The Government is failing dramatically. The programme for Government sets out an annual target of 8,000 ha per year in new afforestation, but instead the Government has overseen the near entire collapse of Irish forestry. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Vice Chair and I thank Dr. Delgado Rosa for joining us remotely. In response to previous questions the witness mentioned that the application of this regulation will fall to the member state. Deputy Matt Carthy: I thank the Chair and Dr. Delgado Rosa for joining us remotely. The witness mentioned in response to previous questions that the application of this regulation will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: As opposed to this EU regulation, would anything prevent the Government simply moving ahead and adopting measures? Is there anything in the Commission's proposals that it would currently be unacceptable under EU law to apply domestically?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: I wish to move on and elaborate on that point. I am a former Member of the European Parliament. One of the difficulties we have here is that every so often, when a regulation is applied and local communities are annoyed, upset or frustrated by its application, our Government will tell them there is nothing it can do because this is an EU regulation. What it does not acknowledge is having...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: I apologise. I have not seen that impact assessment. I will ask Dr. Delgado Rosa another question. What is the socioeconomic impact assessment as it applies to Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: Does Dr. Delgado Rosa think it would be appropriate for member state governments to carry out a socioeconomic assessment within their own countries prior to ministers and MEPs voting on this regulation?