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Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: The difference between the Minister and I is that he is in a position to deliver on policy. What level of convergence does the Minister think should be in place? I ask him not to say he is waiting to carry out analysis. He was an Opposition spokesperson on agriculture for a term of government and has been in office for almost a year. What is his position? What should that figure be?

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: We have had a national debate for the past 20 years.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: We have.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: That is not my position.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: My position is that there should be full convergence. That was the Minister's position a little over 12 months ago.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: What is the Minister's position?

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: May I ask the Minister the following question?

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: Why did the Minister sit on a platform with me at a hotel in Letterkenny in a roomful of farmers and say categorically his position was that he was in favour of full convergence?

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: In other words, the Minister still does not have a position on that matter.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: The Minister has been a defender of sovereignty and has fought for flexibility to ensure decisions are made at a national level. That is laudable. Will he ensure the CAP strategic plan that is being sent by the Irish Government is first approved by the Dáil?

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: Will we have an opportunity to vote on the matter?

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: Will the Minister bring that before the Dáil?

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: I take it, therefore, the Minister will not bring it before the Dáil.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: The Minister will not allow the Oireachtas to have its say.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Minister and Minister of State for attending, although I have to say that for the past 20 minutes, we heard pure rhetoric, with nothing new and no position being taken on the areas of substance. The word "flexibility" was used countless times in both the Minister and Minister of State's contributions. I cannot check exactly how many times it was used because their speeches have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (15 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to any issue preventing an Irish citizen holding an Irish road transport management CPC and resident in Northern Ireland from being nominated as a transport manager on Irish road transport operator licences in companies within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30530/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (15 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: 419. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the major projects that have been delayed; the planning matters that resulted in the delay; the amount unspent as a result in tabular form per note A.5 in the 2019 Annual Accounts of the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30576/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: I thank the witnesses for attending today. I gather that Mr. O'Donnell killed two birds with the one stone and also joined his neighbours on the mica protest. I extend the best wishes of this committee to everybody involved. As we know, they include quite a number of farming families. I welcome this initial conversation on organics. This is an area of great potential for the agrifood...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: I thank our guests from the Irish Organic Association and the Organic Growers of Ireland. If time allows, over the course of the hearing, can witnesses outline specifically what they see their role as organisations vis-à-visthe other organic groups and farm organisations that we have spoken about. We need to move to a point where we have a clear voice coming from the organic sector and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients of pillar 1 funds in 2020 in bands (details supplied) per county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30531/21]