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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 906. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 749 of 8 March 2022, the number of blood, urine and hair samples tested for doping by the Irish Horse Racing Regulatory Board by year in each of the years 2018 to date in 2022; the reason for a 28% reduction in cost expended in 2019 in contrast to 4% increase in the number of tests; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 907. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the BPS and organic farming scheme operate on separate mapping systems; the reason for such; if it is intended in the future to operate from a single system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16610/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 908. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to open a scheme for the group of farmers known as the so-called forgotten farmers in 2022; the payment rates at which the scheme will operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16611/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 909. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of horticultural peat imported to the State in tonnes, by year, in each of the years 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16612/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 910. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of horticultural peat imported to the State in tonnes, by month, from 2021 to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16613/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: The N2-A5 road project is an essential piece of infrastructure not only for County Monaghan but for the entire central Border region and the north-west region. It has been long promised and has been included in several national development plans. It has been part of a series of engagements in peace process negotiations. Unfortunately, funding for the next phase of the project has been...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: It was an excellent question posed by Deputy Lahart on the purpose and efficacy of sanctions. Of course, the purpose of these sanctions must be to stop the war in Ukraine and bring Russia to the quite natural and obvious end, which is the negotiating table. Therefore, it is crucial that on a daily basis we analyse the impact of the decisions made and further decisions that could be made....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I did not say we were.

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I thank the witnesses for being here. I wish to touch on electric vehicles. The SEAI annual accounts highlight that half of drivers are unfamiliar with electric vehicles and how they work. Less than a quarter say they will consider purchasing an electric vehicle for their next purchase. I think 6,000 EVs had been sold by mid-August of last year. It is projected that 175,000 will be sold...

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: Does Mr. Meally believe it would be 55,000 for the next three years?

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: What will be sold each year?

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: Regarding the target for the period from 2025 to 2030, I was trying to extrapolate out what would be expected. I have come to an average of around 169,000 cars per year for those years. Would that be correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I understand the general points. I am trying to get to the specifics in terms of how many electric vehicles will actually be sold and the benefits involved. We must consider this matter in the context of average sales of electric vehicles of 169,000 over a period of time. To put that in context, car sales at the peak of the Celtic tiger were of the order of 180,000 per year. Our target is...

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I have not made up the figures around the targets for electric vehicle sales. These are the Government's established targets. In respect of those targets, is there a further breakdown of those targets for specific locations to deal with, for example, the urban-rural divide? What are the demographics involved in terms of income streams? Our guests will know that researchers from Trinity...

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: The idea is that someone who happens to be wealthy and lives across the road from a DART station will get a grant towards a brand new electric vehicle this year and in a couple of years' time will sell it to some poor cod down the country who has been paying carbon taxes to pay for the grant in the first place.

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: May I cut across Mr. Walsh for a moment? The Government did not give a grant to those people who were already in a position to purchase high-end televisions at that time.

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: We know what is in place at the moment. There is a grant available for those people who can afford the tens of thousands necessary to buy a brand new electric vehicle. The Government is giving those people a grant. Have our guests examined alternative ways of reaching the same objectives in a fairer way? Interest-free loans could be an example of that. Are there other measures that will...

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: What about the State fleet, including Garda cars, council vehicles and the vehicles used by all statutory bodies? How close are we to moving to electric vehicles in that regard? Do our guests see that improving in the coming years? Do our guests see a role for their organisation in that respect?

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: Does Mr. Meally know the current percentages involved?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: One area of the correspondence I am concerned about is the forecasted costs for completion of the projects under the national development plan. TII has indicated various reasons as to why it is difficult to give estimates but the cost ranges that have been provided are quite broad. That is being generous. Prices range from €250 million to 1 €billion, which is as broad as one...