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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (8 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 805. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a scheme allowing farmers to offset the cost of machinery modifications for those who have suffered injury will open to applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41315/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (8 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 806. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has given consideration to raising the investment ceiling for TAMS to cover the transitionary period of the CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41316/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (8 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 826. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the full financial allocation to Horse Racing Ireland and Greyhound Racing Ireland will be expended in 2020; the monitoring of this funding expenditure carried out by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41689/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (8 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 827. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the countries other than the UK to which Irish agriculture products have been exported to in 2020, in tabular form; the value of those exports in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41690/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (8 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 828. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports his Department has provided to the flock owners affected by avian influenza subtype H5N8; the counties in which outbreaks have been detected; the number of farms concerns; the number of birds culled at each farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41691/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Feedstuffs (8 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 829. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address potential feed price hikes following confirmation that animal feed ingredients destined for Ireland have been diverted to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41692/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (8 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 830. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if legislation will be introduced that will require mandatory CCTV recording in meat factories such as that introduced by the Scottish Government to protect public and animal health and food safety and transparency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41693/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (8 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 843. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the requirements of an applicant's internal IT system in order to access the web service used for the Bord Bia grass-fed beef standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41908/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (8 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 844. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assistance that Bord Bia provides to applicants who require their IT systems updated in order to use Bord Bia’s grass-fed beef standard web service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41909/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (8 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 845. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the initial on-site grass fed audit required as part of the Bord Bia grass-fed beef standard to be carried out by a nominated agent has ever been carried out by a nominated agent rather than Bord Bia directly; the regularity with which this occurred in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020; if this has not occurred,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (8 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 846. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the companies that have operated as nominated agents for Bord Bia with regard to monitoring or surveillance audits as a part of the grass-fed beef standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41911/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (8 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 847. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans and proposals to expand the Irish hemp sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41912/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agri-food Industry: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: I thank both the IFA and the INHFA for their submissions. Farming organisations have been acutely aware of Brexit. Agriculture is probably the first sector to have been across Brexit, long before the referendum took place. Farmers were the first to recognise the challenges that Brexit could present to Ireland. As we speak, we could be hours - never mind days, weeks or months - away from a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agri-food Industry: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: I welcome all our guests and thank them for taking time out from what is a pivotal moment for the future direction of Irish food. The next number of hours, days and weeks will have a huge impact on the agri-food sector in the broadest sense. I will try to be as brief as possible with my questions because a number of speakers want to come in and there are questions with the Minister shortly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agri-food Industry: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: The only one in the EU?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agri-food Industry: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: What about company structures?

Finance Bill 2020: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: The carbon tax is a fraud that is being perpetrated against ordinary workers and families. Scandalously, it is being perpetrated in the name of environmentalism. There is nothing related to environmentalism with regard to the carbon tax. The carbon tax is simply another revenue-generating measure. It would be helpful if people before the House were honest and actually set out what exactly...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 42. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of pandemic unemployment payment recipients who are awaiting payments for arrears due; and when the arrears will be paid. [39984/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 68. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase supports to family carers including amending eligibility criteria, increasing payment rates and providing pension entitlements. [39985/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (3 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 124. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the dates on which inspections have been carried out at a direct provision centre (details supplied) since 2016; and the outcomes of the inspections. [40654/20]