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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (6 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 656. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who were allocated home help support in County Monaghan for each year since 2015 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; the number of home help hours allocated in County Monaghan for the same periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28248/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (6 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 790. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants per county per year since 2015 for the organic farming scheme; the number of successful applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28219/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Covid-19 on the Agriculture Sector and Priorities for CAP and Brexit: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: I apologise if some of my questions are repetitive. I congratulate the Chairman and Senator Lombard on their election to their respective roles. I also congratulate the Minister on his appointment. I am sure that this is probably a strange experience for him, as he was the lead spokesperson for the Opposition on this committee for many years. Part of the difficulty he may have is that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Covid-19 on the Agriculture Sector and Priorities for CAP and Brexit: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive replies. I cannot say I am happy with all of them and if I closed my eyes, I might have thought I was listening to the former Minister, Deputy Creed, in a number of areas. I am incredibly disappointed with the Minister's response on Mercosur suggesting we need an assessment to tell us what will happen if we import an additional 100,000 tonnes of...

Winter Plan 2020: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: A previous speaker from the Fianna Fáil Party suggested that we should all put our differences aside and simply get behind our health services and the Ministers. I would like nothing more than to do that. It is very difficult, however, to just simply get behind our Minister and our health services when dealing daily, as I do and, I am sure, as other Members do, with sectoral interests,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: I was disappointed by the Minister's earlier response on school transport. Essentially, he said there was nothing to see here and that everything is working as planned. In County Monaghan, I am dealing with more than a dozen families with school transport problems. In some instances, one child from a family is permitted on a bus while another child is not. I am dealing with families...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: There are kids who cannot get to school, however.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Swimming Pool Programme (1 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: I am very disappointed that the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, did not take the opportunity to come in to champion the charge of Carrickmacross. I am sure she will be doing so behind the scenes with her officials. The programme for Government rightly highlights the importance of sporting activities for people of all ages. Swimming is a unique sport because it allows essentially...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Swimming Pool Programme (1 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: I welcome the Minister of State's responses. In his final remarks, can he deal with the resistance to these types of projects from local authority officials, which is an issue that has become more prevalent? I am most aware of the case of Carrickmacross, where local elected members are united in their determination to see this project delivered. As the Minister, has rightly said, the local...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Swimming Pool Programme (1 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 7. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to reintroduce a local authority swimming pool programme. [27363/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Swimming Pool Programme (1 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: The Minister will be well aware that I and many others have sought to develop a public swimming pool in Carrickmacross. We are now at the point where a former member of Carrickmacross town council is the Minister who can help us to make this happen. Will the Minister do that?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: Yes, and I thank Deputy Devlin for facilitating me. I have an oral parliamentary question that I hope to ask in the House. I thank the witnesses for attending. I know this is Mr. Reid’s second time at an Oireachtas committee that I am aware of this week, and the same goes for Ms O'Connor. I am sure they need it like a hole in the head considering the work they have to do, so we...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: We know that, during the Covid period, particularly in the early stages, when the prevalence of Covid in nursing homes had a very tragic outcome in some instances, the issue of agency staff being used in private nursing homes in particular was again a factor. Many private nursing homes operators have told me that they had difficulty in that their staff were applying for HSE positions. Is...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: I do not blame staff who want to get more secure or better conditions. My point is that perhaps they should have better conditions in the private sector in the first instance.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: I know the HSE is dealing with a wide range of cases. If we say the average public cost for nursing home care is €1,564 and for private it is €968, what is the associated average cost if we were to extrapolate for the patients who are in nursing homes to have home care packages? We would be talking about a substantial number of home care packages being required. Does the HSE...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: I am sorry but I only have nine seconds left and would appreciate "Yes" or "No" answers. I take it that everyone agrees that we should move towards a more home-care based model. Regarding how this is relevant to the work of this committee, can our guests give a commitment that there is nothing, contractual or otherwise, that will result in a cost to the State from this? Private nursing...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: Thanks for that. My apologies, but I have to go now.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourist Accommodation (1 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 49. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a financial scheme will be introduced to assist local authorities to develop areas for use by motorhome and camper van owners. [27362/20]

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: I regret that the Minister of State's response clearly implies that out of the 111 amendments that were put before her by this House in respect of this Bill, not a single one will be accepted by the Government because the Minister and the Minister of State have been asked on a number of occasions to clarify whether there are any amendments they are willing to accept. I reiterate my assertion...

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: I am not backing the Government.