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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: So who-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: Let me ask the question in a slightly different way. If, theoretically, a corporate was to purchase a veterinary practice under the current framework, which Mr. Neary claims would be in breach of the law as it stands, who would be responsible for enforcing the law? Would it be the Veterinary Council of Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: Mr. Neary is saying that the council is not enforcing it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: This legislation would bring legal clarity, which might be the easiest approach. I will leave it at that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: In terms of the timeframe envisioned by Deputy Cahill, as I mentioned earlier, it would be useful if we heard from other stakeholders who might have a different opinion from the ones being conveyed here. Is it Deputy Cahill's intention that we would have another meeting or will we invite written submissions from members of the public or some of the entities referred to earlier? Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: Does the Deputy see value in bringing the veterinary council to the committee during this Stage of the legislation to give its input and answer some broader questions a number of members have brought today? When this committee fulfils our deliberations and in the event it passes the legislation with whatever amendments come before us, it goes on the Order Paper. The Deputy mentioned the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: I understand the sentiment. If we want to get this on the floor of the Dáil and resolved, it is important we can say hand on heart that the committee has addressed any potential deficiencies. This is Committee Stage, which is where the real meat of the debate should take place. At a minimum, we should ask for expressions of interest, either in writing or for those who want to come...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: I am not aware of any. Hopefully, the agriculture media will make it known we are discussing it and if anybody wants to write to us, we will be happy to hear from them.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: 98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes that will be delivered in County Monaghan in 2021 and in each of the years 2022 to 2025; and the definition of affordable in these instances. [46429/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: According to its most recently published strategy, the Government intends to provide 54,000 affordable home interventions, which is an interesting term, between now and 2030. How many of those affordable homes will be delivered in County Monaghan between now and 2025? Will the Minister outline his definition of "affordable" in those instances?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Minister for that answer. In order for a strategy to work, and we can leave aside the debate on the wider strategy itself, it is crucially important that we know the where and the when. It is hard for me to comprehend how we could say that the local authority will provide the Minister with a plan or vision by the end of this year and that, within that context, any affordable...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: Therein lies part of the problem. The Minister is correct that house prices in Monaghan are lower than in other parts of the State. My fear is that the local authority and the Department will consider that Monaghan is not a priority for affordable housing. The difficulty is that we see the pressures that are already building, even in a county like Monaghan. House prices in County...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: Many people are surprised to learn that income thresholds are a relatively new phenomenon. It was a Labour Party Minister, to its shame, that introduced them in order, I contend, to simply reduce the housing lists. Rather than build houses, mechanisms were found to cut the lists. Prior to that, housing lists were determined on a raft of criteria, including income. It was taken into...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: The Government is still deluded.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: 104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the final report of the working group on horticultural peat will be published. [46428/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: 210. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 15 September 2021, the actions that have been completed in his Department since 14 June 2021 with regard to the situation being kept under review; the actions specifically regarding the horticulture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46713/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: 857. 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. [46508/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Legislation (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: 858. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the intended timeline to bring forward legislation to establish a new office of national food ombudsman, regulator or equivalent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46509/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: 859. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to any increased prevalence of liver abscesses in cattle in factory-controlled feedlots and any associated increased usage of veterinary medicinal products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46510/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (28 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: 860. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the €1.5 billion ring-fenced from the carbon tax is intended exclusively for the agri-environmental scheme or for broader agri-environmental measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46511/21]