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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I agree with everything Deputies Catherine Murphy and Sherlock have said. I welcome that the HEA is undertaking to compile the information to allow us form a better view of what appear to be tens of thousands of people working in hourly roles across the higher education institutes. We should not lose sight of the particular line of questioning that arose out of the previous Committee of...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: It will be a useful exercise when UL comes forward. On the correspondence and the complaints that person C has made, in advance of that questioning it would be useful if we asked the Department to outline as much as possible in terms of timelines of mediation and reviews and so on. That would be useful for our work with UL.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I raised a point at the previous meeting regarding the number of top earners represented by the same agent. The correspondence indicates that three of the top ten earners are represented by the same agent, NK Management, which would appear to be a very successful rate if an agency delivers 30% of the high earners. The fundamental issue that arises is that RTÉ, even in comparison with...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I thank the members of the Committee of Public Accounts who are working alongside the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach on this matter. This is crucially important for all the reasons outlined so far. I am glad to hear that the Minister has, after a little bit of persuasion, agreed to attend. The very fact that he was refusing to in one...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I have a query with regard to Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine staff costs and administration under point 4 relating to the bovine TB eradication programme. Could we request from the Department a breakdown of staff costs, administration and supplies? Farmers, in particular, would be interested to learn the full-time equivalents assigned to each of those roles, what the roles...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I have a proposal with regard to the work programme as distinct from a comment on what is currently on it. Should I come in now?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I would like to make a proposal. It may not necessarily be a matter for this committee to deal with. The proposal relates to Home Building Finance Ireland. Under its establishing legislation, that body is accountable to the Committee of Public Accounts. It has been reported that, since 2018, Home Building Finance Ireland has provided €264 million in funding to developers for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: The line coming through to me from Ms Nally is poor and I am not sure if I picked up on everything that has been said. I thank our guests for attending.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: We received an update or a supplementary opening statement from Mr. Lucas as an update on his previous attendance. Am I correct in saying that the Chairman has indicated that none of our guests can speak to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I have to say it is crazy to suggest that the Department would come in to talk about rewetting bogs and peat and not expect us to ask questions in relation to horticultural peat and not be in a position to answer questions. We are the committee dealing with agriculture. We are dealing with a sector that is potentially facing crisis. That is not good enough. I want to register my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: It is not good enough to get it in writing and try to read through the information on this. We have a statement that reads, "The review ... concludes that there are significant positives and negatives arising from ending the use of peat moss in the horticultural industry.", without setting out what those positives or negatives are as they perceive them. I presume they mean, by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I understand that. Is it fair to say that if there was a policy somebody would have told Ms Shelton by now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I wish Mr. Lucas well in retirement. I am not sure whether his retirement came as a shock to the Department. Either way, it would have been appropriate if somebody was able to discuss the important issue. I may have picked the following up wrong from Ms Nally. I refer to adjoining landowners where bogs are being rewetted. Was the inference from the consultation process Ms Nally...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: Could I make a quick point of clarification? It was mentioned that the issue of horticultural peat was outside of the scope of today's meeting. The title of the meeting clearly includes the management of peatlands. The documentation circulated to members for this meeting included an update to the opening statements supplied by Mr. Brian Lucas that deals solely with the issue of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Education Courses and the Signpost Programme: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I again thank our guests for coming along to this meeting. The committee is united. We are not united on many things but we are certainly united in the view that education in the agrifood sector is crucially important if we are to sustain and develop the sector in Ireland and meet the many challenges coming down the line. I have a brief question on the Covid response. Teagasc students...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (26 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full-time equivalent staff currently assigned to the Unfair Trading Practices Enforcement Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28538/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (26 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: 232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline to bring forward legislation to establish a new office of a national food ombudsman, regulator or equivalent. [28539/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (26 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: 233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of TB outbreaks in controlled finishing units in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28540/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (26 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: 234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the necessary criteria required to avail of the special status termed a controlled finishing unit; the exemptions or benefits that are acquired as a result of this status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28541/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (26 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: 235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle slaughtered from controlled finishing units by week in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [28542/21]