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- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: There is going to be a 10% cut under CAP----
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: The problem is that the Government is not delivering; it is spinning.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: There is only a 1% increase next year-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Organic Farming (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: 3. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the projected number of new organic farmers for 2022; the additional funding that will be allocated to the organic farming scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50848/21]
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Organic Farming (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: I ask the Minister of State the number of new farmers that she expects to join the organic farming scheme in 2022; the additional funding that will be allocated to the scheme; and her proposals for the sector.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Organic Farming (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: For the sake of clarity, I ask the Minister of State to outline what the current organic land area is and what proportion she expects that to reach by the end of 2022. I gather from her reply that the target remains 7.5% by 2030. That is absolutely pathetic. One of the reasons for the lack of ambition is apparent in the Minister of State's comment that she wants to align the organic...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Organic Farming (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: I thank the Minister of State. The EU average was 7.5% about three years ago. Across the board, the EU has set a target of 25%. We are second to last, coming only ahead of Malta with regard to land under organic use. The question I posed was very specific. It was on the number of new organic farmers. While the amount of land under organic use is important, and the Minister of State's...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: I concur with other Members. It is vital to measure the carbon sequestration that is taking place in the agriculture sector. It is impossible to say that there is an obligation relating to carbon emissions if we do not also recognise the level of carbon storage. Does the Minister agree that we have to compile a report on a farm-by-farm basis so each individual farm is aware of the carbon...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: I commend Deputy Conway-Walsh on raising this issue. Will the Minister confirm that the suckler scheme in the next CAP will include preventative measures for farmers who want to increase their suckler herds? If so, that would be the second time a scheme would be introduced that seeks to either reduce or limit suckler production in this State, when a similar measure has never been brought in...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: Can they expand?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Organic Farming (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: We spoke previously about the organic farm scheme and the specific supports for farmers. Will the Minister of State outline the broader measures she intends to introduce in order to expand the organic sector?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Organic Farming (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: My difficulty is that the Minister of State refers to significant increases in funding, and such language, yet she keeps reverting to the pathetic target of 7.5% over the course of the next CAP. There is one magic ingredient that will ensure a substantial over-subscription by farmers to the organic farm scheme, that is, the removal of the anomaly that prevents those on the organic farm...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Organic Farming (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: The Minister of State can say the farmers are not prevented from applying to agri-environmental schemes but the reality has been that it has been virtually impossible for them to enter both schemes under the previous CAP and is a matter that needs to be addressed. The Minister of State referred to Bord Bia. There is a recognition that Bord Bia and Teagasc have a huge role to play in the...
- Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: Five.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Passport Services (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: The Acting Chairman will know that one of the most bizarre aspects of Irish politics is the engagement that elected representatives often have with the passport service and it is not something that I am terribly comfortable with. I should make it clear that people should not have to contact their Deputies to get their passport on time. In my experience, those who do get in touch with me on...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Passport Services (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: I am disappointed the Minister, Deputy Coveney, is not here. I thank the Minister of State for his response, although it was not even up to date. I am dealing with a family who are due to travel on Thursday next. They have been told their baby's passport will not issue in time, even though it will have been in the system for eight weeks. My office was told earlier by the special helpline...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Passport Services (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: With respect to the Minister of State, he is not answering the question.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Passport Services (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: That is a joke. It is not answering the question I asked.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Passport Services (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: He is talking about facial recognition. I am talking about families who are waiting for their passports.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Passport Services (21 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: No, that is outrageous. It is not what I asked about. A Deputy has raised genuine questions and he is getting an answer to a question he did not ask.