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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: 172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average number of afforestation licences targeted for issuance per week in 2022; and the average issued per week to date. [26964/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (26 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: 198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to allocate funds from the European Crisis Reserve. [26961/22]

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (25 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: I would like to use this opportunity to remember Maria McShane, who passed away last month. Last year I had the honour of meeting Maria in her home in County Armagh. Although she was in her sick bed at the time, she was in good spirits and it was easy to see why Maria had earned the love of all those who knew her. The best way to describe Maria McShane is that she was a typical rural Irish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: I have a couple of short questions, one of which repeats other questions that have been asked. We are dealing with three Government Departments and 30-odd local authorities. I am concerned about the efficacy of that. There is a compelling case that the all-encompassing role of animal welfare should be transferred to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine because it would be a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: I will ask about the areas over which the Department of Rural and Community Development has responsibility, including the Control of Dogs Act and the Dog Breeding Establishments Act. Since the establishment of the Department, the number of enforcement actions has reduced drastically. In 2015, under the Department as it was then constituted, there were 4,849 on-the-spot fines. In 2020, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: I mentioned on-the-spot fines, of which there were 1,069 in 2020. Of those fines, only 548 were paid. There were 82 prosecutions. Again, that number is substantially lower than in previous years. There were 411 in 2015 and 304 in 2016. Since then there has been a year-on-year reduction. Of the 82 prosecutions, there were only 20 convictions. Does the Department have a view on those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: What is the purpose of the Department's engagement with local authorities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: The legislation concerned - the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act - falls under the auspices of the Department with regard to the policy direction. Is that not right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: The Department engages with the local authorities three or four times a year. Has nobody ever asked the local authorities why the on-the-spot fines and prosecutions have been drastically reducing and why the fines paid and subsequent convictions from prosecutions are so low? Have those questions never arisen? Has the Department no view on any of those figures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: The difficulty with that is that the one place the statistics are consistent is in the portion of fines paid and prosecutions that lead to convictions. Those percentages are very consistent. Ms Gavaghan says that part of the approach is to ensure standardisation across all local authorities. How does the Department do that if it does not discuss the number of fines issued, the number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: Without having a view on the statistics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: Three of the witnesses have answered this question and I am still not clear on the role of the Department. If, in a given year, in a local authority there are no on-the-spot fines issued, no fines paid, no prosecutions and therefore no convictions, does anyone pick up the phone to the local authority to ask what is going on? Does the Department simply assume this is an operational matter...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: I will ask the question a different way. The programme for Government contains a commitment to "Ensure robust and consistent enforcement of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act." Who is responsible for the delivery of that action?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: We might have identified a problem that I hope the Department will commit to addressing. The Department has committed to ensuring robust and consistent enforcement of this Act but is not making direct interventions when there is clearly not consistency in how it is being implemented in different parts of the country. Will the witnesses accept that perhaps there is a need for greater...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (24 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Acting Chairman for allowing me in, although I would have preferred if my question, which is almost identical to that of Deputy Bríd Smith, was grouped with it, as that would have allowed for more interaction. The Minister said her Department is not opposed to a public inquiry or other types of inquiries. I do not buy that. The reason there has been a scoping exercise is...

Journalists in Conflicts across the World: Statements (24 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: I want to use this opportunity to express my condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Pierre Zakrzewski on his awful killing in Ukraine. I want to reference the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh in Palestine. The murder of Shireen makes me fearful. Whatever Israel gets away with, it always goes further. The Minister referred to the recent attempt by a European Parliament delegation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (24 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: 17. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects to receive the final report of a scoping exercise in relation to the death of a person (details supplied); and if she has been informed of the reasons for the delay to date. [26129/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (24 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: 41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she intends to establish an independent inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) in line with resolutions of both Houses of the Oireachtas. [26128/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (24 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue raised through the mineral oil tax on marked gas oil in each of the years 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26253/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (24 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects a review into the status of farm contractors regarding the carbon tax to conclude; the timeframe which he may bring forward proposals arising from said review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26254/22]