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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: I was coming to that. It is important because part of our discussions about forestry over the next number of meetings will have to take in how we can encourage new entrants into forestry, have a sustainable forestry policy and move away from the proliferation of Sitka spruce plantations to encourage broadleaf planting across the country. The experience with ash over the past 20 years is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: I apologise for having had to step out of the meeting to speak in the Chamber. I thank the witnesses for their presentations, and I agree it is a pity we could not get full input from the other IFA representatives regarding the problems that exist. The engagement today in both sessions has been useful and important. Forestry strategy has been a failure in this State. In fact, to call it...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Industry (15 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: I commend Deputy Cahill on raising this matter and allowing me an opportunity to contribute. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his latitude in this matter. I raised this matter previously with the Minister of State's party leader, the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and his answer in respect of the job losses that would be caused to the Monaghan...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (15 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 43. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the mechanisms of support available to a person seeking to establish a new business. [29980/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (15 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 267. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that dental practices are not facilitating appointments for medical card holders; the steps he is taking to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30752/20]

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: This budget was an opportunity to deliver a new vision, particularly for our farming and rural communities. The Government did not take that opportunity. Instead, we have got more of the same failed policies. Those people who need their cars to get to work, including virtually every family in my constituency, will notice little change after this budget except that they will have less money...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of concessionary school bus passes issued in September 2020; and the number issued in the same period in each of the years 2015 to 2019. [30084/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (14 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the procurement process was fully compliant with regard to the retaining of services by a company (details supplied) to carry out the leaving certificate predicated grades modelling, compliant but non-competitive, or non-compliant and non-competitive, in either case other than fully compliant; and the justification for this. [30083/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (14 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will exempt green diesel used by farmers and farm contractors from carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30616/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions in place and funds committed in reserve to potential and unforeseen issues arising upon the reopening of schools to ensure that they may be promptly addressed and that schools may remain open. [22239/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions put in place to ensure ongoing consultation with school boards of management, parents’ associations and teaching unions upon the reopening of schools. [22240/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (14 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to resolve the imbalance in pay scales for principals in primary level compared to secondary level schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30614/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (14 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 228. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will amend the back to education scheme to allow for recipients of the pandemic unemployment payment, especially those with former employers that closed down (details supplied), to retain the same level of payment if they return to education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30615/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (14 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 297. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms that will be affected by an increase in the excretion figure for a dairy cow from 85 kg of nitrogen to 89 kg of nitrogen by county; the overall impact expected from this move on overall nitrogen levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30606/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (14 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 298. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms that have had satellite inspections to date in 2020, by county in tabular form; the number in each county that have had penalties applied as a result of satellite inspections by county; the number of expected satellite inspections for the remainder of 2020, by county; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Feedstuffs (14 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 299. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the response of his Department to the revelation that traces of the growth hormone zilpaterol were evident in some animal feeds available here, including any investigation commissioned by him; the efforts taken to ensure that this was an isolated incident and that this cannot happen again; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Communications (14 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 300. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made contact with a retailer (details supplied) regarding the assertion by the new owners of the company that they will not stock Irish beef products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30609/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 301. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts to ensure that Pillar 2 payments such as TAMS, GLAS, BDGP and the sheep welfare scheme will continue in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30610/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (14 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 302. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 to be fully implemented; the impact he expects to have on the timeframe for forestry felling appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30611/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (14 Oct 2020)

Matt Carthy: 303. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will open the next tranche of TAMS; the actions that will be eligible within that tranche; the number of farmers he expects to receive funding under that tranche; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30612/20]