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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy and Young Farmers: Engagement with Macra na Feirme (1 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: I thank Mr. Keane. When he becomes aware of those specific schemes that operate well in other states, will he please inform this committee of them for our work? In regard to the figures Mr. Keane gave on the farmer share in the value chain, and the fact that we saw a decline in farmer share during a period when added-value was actually increasing, where does he see the potential for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy and Young Farmers: Engagement with Macra na Feirme (1 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: Is Mr. Keane happy enough that we can devise a scheme? I agree that when farmers retire, the sense of driving them off the land entirely and forcing them to have no part in the workings of the farm is crazy. That is one reason the previous schemes did not have greater buy-in. The argument in favour of that type of approach is to ensure that this is more than just a paper exercise and the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy and Young Farmers: Engagement with Macra na Feirme (1 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: Well said. Access to finance is something that this committee has heard about quite often. I ask Mr. Keane to elaborate on the specific problems encountered by younger farmers and the measures that are needed to address them. I will finish at that and will comment at the end when other members have finished, if there is time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy and Young Farmers: Engagement with Macra na Feirme (1 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: I apologise that I had to step out so my question might have been answered already. The question was on the forgotten farmers. They are young farmers but because they entered farming too early they were previously ineligible for young farmer supports. The Minister previously spoke about how this would be dealt with in the context of the forthcoming CAP. We were dealing with officials last...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy and Young Farmers: Engagement with Macra na Feirme (1 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: Apologies for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy and Young Farmers: Engagement with Macra na Feirme (1 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: No. Everything else I was interested in was covered. I thank our guests from Macra na Feirme again. I am sure we will see them again soon.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (7 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: 645. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the organisations, statutory and otherwise, that have an official role in advising him regarding the National CAP Strategic Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59867/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (7 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: 646. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Teagasc has an official role in advising him regarding the National CAP Strategic Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59874/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (7 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: 705. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether there is potential for his Department to provide educational training or supports to those involved in or seeking to enter heliciculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60559/21]
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: It is not working
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: Hear, hear.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: Is giving away public land to private developers the solution?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: That is the cause of the housing crisis in the first place.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: The Taoiseach has not recognised the role of Fianna Fáil policies in causing the housing crisis.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: The Government is giving away public land to its private developer friends.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: Fianna Fáil caused the housing crisis.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: They will not be affordable. That is the problem.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: He did not answer our questions either.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: 186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licence applications returned to applicants in 2021 for further information; the year the applications were submitted; the reason such applications were not returned for further information in a more timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60642/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (8 Dec 2021)
Matt Carthy: 187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the indicative allocation within in his proposed CAP Strategic Plan he plans to use as a mechanism to address the issues faced by the so-called forgotten farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60643/21]