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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (3 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 137. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to provide for additional capital funding towards the development and expansion of community childcare centres. [40655/20]

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 30 – Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Minister for being here this morning. Attendance of members is low but there is a lot happening this morning, including the fact that people are moving between Leinster House and the convention centre, which is never easy. I thank the Minister for his clear outline of the contents of the Revised Estimates but I seek clarification on a number of matters. The Minister referenced...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 30 – Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: I acknowledge that. To be frank, I have always said there is an element of giving the benefit of the doubt to the Department, as someone who has been very critical. There is new legislation and new staff are in place, and we need to see the out-workings of all of that. I would encourage the Minister to ensure that sentences like "This can largely be attributed to the fall-off in interest...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Cathaoirleach for making that statement. I know it is never easy for a public representative, especially somebody who holds the Chair of an important committee such as this, to sit in front of his or her colleagues and tell them that he or she made a mistake and to outline that he or she is genuinely sorry for that mistake. I believe the Chairman. I think anybody who knows him,...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: The first issue I want to raise arising from the correspondence also relates to temporary accommodation prefabs. I am always wary when temporary solutions are in place for a long period because we end up creating vested interests and people who have an interest in a bad practice continuing for longer. The three largest suppliers of rental accommodation in 2019 were three companies that...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: We understand Caranua’s representatives are coming in on 17 December. It would be appropriate if, in advance of that, we wrote to Caranua and advised them that some members of the committee are particularly interested in the provision of supports for survivors following its wind-up. It would be useful if they were in a position to provide a detailed briefing note on their engagements...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: The references in this correspondence are very significant. Essentially, it states that a huge amount of money that we were told was going to be directed to SMEs, which form a very important part of our economy, was actually used to bolster the balance sheet, repay a loan, pay dividends to shareholders and provide significant liquidity to a foreign-based parent company. According to the...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: It would be useful if we could invite the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to come before us. It is an organisation that has a lot of money to spend on PR. I am just not sure whether it is spending the rest of its money on delivering, so it might be useful to do that. An important body that could be useful also, and there is not necessarily an urgency about it, is Bord Bia....

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: That is why it rang a bell. Is it still in existence?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: The programme for Government commits the Government to a review of the Mercosur trade deal. Many farmers fear that review is simply a delaying tactic on the part of Government. This week we learned that deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon surged in the past year. Over the past 12 months a total of 11,000 sq. km of forest have been destroyed. Most of this forest is destroyed to make...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Regulations (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 63. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce limits on grazing platform stocking rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40698/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who sat or were assessed for the agricultural science leaving certificate exam for each of the years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40686/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider allowing students of Teagasc agricultural colleges to access student supports such as the student hardship fund and the once-off Covid-19 payment scheme. [40702/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 172. To ask the Minister for Health if patients travelling to Northern Ireland to avail of treatment under the EU Cross-Border Health Directive will continue to receive reimbursements for procedures conducted after 31 December 2020 [40703/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consideration that has been given to altering existing or introducing new supports with regard to ash dieback including broadening the base of eligible applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40687/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the monitoring his Department carries out with regard to the prevalence and effects of ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40688/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his Departments attempts to ensure that the ash species is maintained and restored as a result of the effects of ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40689/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a programme in place to protect and restore the elm species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40690/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the application for a grass-fed PGI status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40691/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 203. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Bord Bia will be instructed to work with the Departments of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Environment, Climate and Communications and Rural and Community Development in the north and other stakeholders such as farming organisations to assist them with implementing a grass fed standard; and if he will make a statement on the...