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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: As Senator Paul Daly said, An Taisce's opening statement is comprehensive. I note that the concept of a just transition is mentioned once on the second last page. I have seen a number of An Taisce's other submissions in which just transition is not mentioned at all. For An Taisce, the National Trust for Ireland, where does the maintenance and development of rural communities fit into its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan and its Implications for the Agriculture Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: For the record, Mr. Lumley commented on his perception that nobody who has questioned the logic of importing horticultural peat has raised objections in the past to the export of horticultural peat from Ireland. That is not, in fact, the case. I am on the record of both this committee and in the House as questioning the logic of exporting large amounts of Irish horticultural peat at a time...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: I wish to be associated with the kind regards being sent to the Minister, Deputy McEntee, on the birth of her son. This week, we learned from RTÉ that a seven-year-old girl with autism has been informed that she will have to wait until 2026 for an appointment with school-age support services. Such a timeframe is, unfortunately, not unique, although it is atypical for the HSE to be...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Product Labelling (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 44. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the contact there has been between her Department and the Department for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on the issue of bilingual labelling of veterinary medicine. [22543/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 86. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a reckonable income figure is used to determine the payment rate of the pandemic unemployment payment to self-employed persons; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many self-employed salon owners are being paid less than their respective employees due to same; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Death Certificates (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the processing of a death certificate will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22548/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Product Labelling (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 102. To ask the Minister for Health the contact there has been between his Department and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media on the issue of bilingual labelling of medical products. [22544/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Product Labelling (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 149. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to encourage businesses to use bilingual labelling on medical products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22524/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Product Labelling (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 148. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 2 February 2021, the progress that has been made further to finalisation of the revised language scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22523/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of beef farmers participating in the organic farming scheme; the total and average payment by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22532/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants and the funding allocated to the organic farming scheme in 2020; the amount allocated for 2021; the intended number of participants in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22533/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicines (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department has taken based on the European Court of Justice ruling in case C-64/20 (details supplied); if bilingual labelling on veterinary medicine products will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22534/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Laboratories (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans in relation to the proposed ten-year renewal programme of the Regional Laboratory Network ; the current stage of the programme; the achievements planned in 2021 in relation to the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22535/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is on track to double the ex-gratia funding for animal welfare organisations by 2022; the initial figure on which the proposed doubling of funding is based; when the review of the support system for animal welfare organisations will be finished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22536/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the review of the support system for animal welfare organisations will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22538/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated to animal welfare organisations in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22537/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in establishing an interdepartmental group with regard to the regulation of exotic animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22539/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work his Department has done to open new markets with stakeholders in the pig farming industry; if he has met with relevant stakeholders on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22540/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Research and Development (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the vets that arrived in Ireland to work on a research project (details supplied) represents the original intended full cohort of vets from abroad it was intended would work on the research; if not, if the roles and activities it was envisaged by participants that have been unable to take up their positions have since been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Research and Development (29 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if vets that arrived in Ireland to work on a research project (details supplied) are registered with the Veterinary Council; if not, the legislative or statutory framework they are practicing veterinary medicine under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22542/21]