Results 381-400 of 10,843 for speaker:Matt Carthy

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: Mr. Ryan has stated that 30% are Irish.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: We can take it that 70% are migrants. If I was working in Poland, I would not consider myself to be a-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: Okay. Well, 30%------

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: Some 30% of the Meat Industry Ireland members' workforce are Irish nationals. What proportion of management across Meat Industry Ireland members' sites are Irish nationals?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: Does Mr. Ryan have an opinion as to why the number of people from outside Ireland employed in his sector is so high?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: Why does he think the figure is so high? That is not to say they are not welcome. I am sure they are all valuable members of the industry's workforce. Proportionally, however, an incredibly high number of people from outside this country are working in the sector. Why does Mr. Ryan believe that is the case?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: Does Mr. Ryan believe it has anything to do with the wage levels being paid by his members?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: Does Mr. Ryan not believe that wage levels have anything to do with that?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: There are sectors that do not have the same proportion of migrant workers and in most instances those sectors pay higher wages. SIPTU has indicated that if there is a second wave that it will emerge from a meat plant. Does Meat Industry Ireland agree with that?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: I apologise for interrupting Mr. Healy but how many times has Meat Industry Ireland met with SIPTU or other trade unions to discuss workers' concerns regarding the practises or otherwise within meat plants?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: I apologise again but in the context of a global pandemic that was having a very real and considerable and disproportionate impact on this sector, did SIPTU not seek a meeting with Meat Industry Ireland? What rationale could there possibly be for MII not to meet with representatives of workers who were publicly raising concerns regarding the practices in the sector?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: I want to make two points. First, can I take it from Mr. Healy's response that Meat Industry Ireland is open to meeting with SIPTU and other trade union representative? If it is, I encourage it to do that as a matter of priority. Second, returning to the HSA inspections, a phenomenal revelation today was that there was not a single unannounced inspection by the HSA. We know it was late in...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: Veterinary inspectors.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: This is my first opportunity to congratulate the Taoiseach and his family on his appointment. Go n-éirí an t-ádh libh. The Taoiseach was previously Minister for Health and his legacy in my county of Monaghan is that he was one of a successive line of Ministers who oversaw the removal of services from our local hospital. In view of the Covid-19-related restrictive measures...

Maternity Leave Benefit Extension: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: I am sharing time with a number of my colleagues. I commend Deputy Kerrane on putting this motion before the House. I support it entirely. I also commend all of the new mothers who led the campaign to extend maternity leave and those who supported them in their work, including the National Women's Council of Ireland and Members of this House, including Deputies McDonald, O'Reilly,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (14 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 278. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the help-to-buy scheme for persons who build their own home in order that the reckonable limits apply to the cost of the home rather than the loan to value, LTV, rate in view of the fact that the current conditions discriminate against rural dwellers who build on their own land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15700/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (14 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 368. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will introduce a new grant scheme to support the renovation of old and derelict farmhouses or other buildings in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15701/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (14 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 383. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of lead connections as determined by the Environmental Protection Agency that require replacing by county and available smaller geographical unit in tabular form. [15709/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 671. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools are preparing for the continuation of partial remote learning in September 2020; the supports being put in place for children returning to schools that have little or no access to a reliable broadband service; if these children will have to undertake schoolwork at home using schoolbooks rather than remote learning; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (14 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 834. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department did not seek to introduce legislation to place those in industry currently responsible for the dispensing of medication from operating as a responsible person under the EU Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulation 2019/6. [15711/20]