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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (27 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: 55. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the expenditure by county in 2020 on emergency accommodation arrangements for persons seeking international protection; and the expected expenditure by county in 2021. [28458/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: 86. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to improve the pay and conditions of professionals working in the childcare sector. [28457/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (27 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: 263. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has commissioned an impact assessment on the implications for the Irish beef and sheep sectors of a UK-Australia trade agreement that facilitates tariff free access for Australian beef and lamb into the British market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28800/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (27 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: 264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has contacted his British counterpart to discuss the proposed UK-Australia trade agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28801/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (27 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: 267. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the allocation will remain within the Irish pillar 1 envelope in cases in which farmers do not apply or qualify for the eco scheme element of pillar 1 in the next CAP; if so, the way redistribution will be organised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28941/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (27 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: 268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the next CAP will provide for coupled payments such as sheep or suckler cow schemes to be delivered under pillar 1; if he is actively pursuing options for such payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28942/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (27 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: 269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the stakeholders he met to discuss the implementation of Ag-Climatise; when will the stakeholder group be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28943/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: 270. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to provide a revised financial support scheme for landowners affected by ash dieback to ensure that all diseased ash plantations can secure support, that provision is made for a phased premium period for forest owners below 50% of the minimum rotation age and that includes an insurance scheme for future losses; and if...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: I want to go back to the issue of long-term leasing because there appears to be a nonsensical approach, particularly as it relates to Part 5 developments. We know units appear to regularly cost in the region of €15,000 to €18,000 per year. Over 25 years, this works out on a real-term basis as somewhere between €375,000 and €450,000 per year. This is money the...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: I will ask a specific question. How much has been allocated this year for long-term leasing through the social housing current expenditure programme, SHCEP scheme?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: While Mr. Doyle is looking for that figure, I will make the public aware that the figures I outlined are not even at the upper end of what is often paid. I am aware of one case in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown where €28,000 per annum is being paid on a long-term lease. That is €700,000 going directly to developers, paying for the house, paying for any works required over the...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: It is €250 million. That is in addition to HAP which, I understand, is €558 million and RAS, which is €133 million. With the benefit of hindsight, and recognising we are likely to reach spending of more than €1 billion per year on essentially private subsidies in order to meet short-term housing need as opposed to long-term demand, does Mr. Doyle accept that...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: I will repeat that therein lies the problem. If there is not at least the recognition that this was a flawed approach in the first place, then we are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past. I have to say that is a very disconcerting response.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: No. The House needs to have a debate on the EU agricultural talks and this needs to happen this week. It is not good enough to suggest that a discussion can take place after the negotiations are over. We need to hear from the Minister as to why he has adopted an approach to those negotiations that will disadvantage the majority of Irish farmers. Unfortunately, we are dealing with this in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: -----while the proportion spent on the CAP will fall from 37% to 30%. A Cheann Comhairle, this is very important. This week, we learned that two farms under the control of Larry Goodman received €414,000 last year in CAP payments-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: -----and a farm owned by a sheikh received more than €222,000-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: These are the inequalities and the Minister is trying to prevent equality measures being put in place. We need that debate this week.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: He is.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: The Minister should come before the House and explain himself.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: He is fighting against every redistributive measure at EU level.