Results 4,301-4,320 of 10,862 for speaker:Matt Carthy

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I welcome that the European Commission has indicated that market support for farmers under common organisation of agricultural markets, CMO, regulations can be made available when required. They are required now. Fertiliser prices have increased by up to 228% and there have been dramatic energy and feed price increases. Farmers' input costs across the board have increased. These are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Horticulture Sector (3 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I first raised concerns in this House regarding the availability of peat to the Irish horticultural sector, in particular, the mushroom sector, in July 2020. I was told by the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine that his Department was working as part of a cross-departmental group evaluating the use of peat in the commercial horticultural sector. At that point, the problems...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Horticulture Sector (3 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I must put on record that I will be asking the Ceann Comhairle to review the Topical Issue debate procedure. Perhaps the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will let the Ceann Comhairle know that. I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan. She has a very important role in her own right. However, there is no way that we can describe this as a debate. Regardless of what I ask in my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I thank Mr. Cullinan and his colleagues for being with us. However, I must record my disappointment that we have set to secure a meeting with two Ministers and one Minister of State, who we have asked to be present to discuss the issue of horticultural peat. It is nothing short of a scandal that they have continuously refused to co-operate with us in that regard. Nevertheless, the issues...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: They also said they would not attend unless the third fellow was there as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: There was a bit of semantics involved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I thank Mr. Cullinan for agreeing to come regardless of who else was here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: Why are the processors not the ones who are protesting outside the retailers? I am trying to get to the core of why that is not the case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: That prompts the next obvious question. Are farmers afraid to stand outside the gates of their direct contractor, as in the processors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I have a few more questions. I will be as brief as possible before the Chairman cuts me off.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: No. The Chairman has been very easy-going and relaxed but I do not want to test him. How important is the establishment of a food ombudsman office in addressing the broad range of issues that were mentioned?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: That is if it ever comes before us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: As the Chairman will recall, I was a member of the European Parliament when the unfair trading practices directive was adopted. I voted against it because I did not think it was sufficiently robust. I thought it gave too much latitude for governments to take a minimal approach. The Irish Farmers Association had quite a go at me for voting against it and I was challenged in many a forum,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I have two further questions. Ms Brennan will probably be best placed to answer both of them. A €7 million package was announced for the pig sector, which will work out at approximately €20,000 per pig farmer. The Minister is on record as saying that is all he is allowed to give under the de minimisrules. What else is needed? Has the IFA a proposed avenue in order to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I have to run to another meeting, but I will try to come back.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Home Building Finance Ireland - Financial Statements 2020 (3 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I thank our guests for their attendance. Ms Deering stated that the €835 million in loan approvals is expected to deliver 3,729 units. How many of those units have been completed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Home Building Finance Ireland - Financial Statements 2020 (3 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: Which means that in or around 2,000 units were either been sold or were sale agreed. Of those 2,000, how many were social houses?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Home Building Finance Ireland - Financial Statements 2020 (3 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: Why was only 1% for Part V housing?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Home Building Finance Ireland - Financial Statements 2020 (3 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: Let me rephrase that. Of the overall targets, that is, the 3,729 units that are at some level of construction, how many of them will be for Part V?