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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: That goes back to my original point. If the gardaí concerned are able to assess that this does not form part of the Garda code and that their interactions with GSOC are not an integral part of their work, does Mr. Harris agree that there is scope for reform of GSOC to improve its ability to carry out investigations of this nature in a more timely and efficient manner?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I support the proposition that we write to InterTradeIreland. The Comptroller and Auditor General has explained this previously but how precisely does the audit process work when the body crosses two jurisdictions? Is he satisfied that the process is sufficiently streamlined and that there can be maximum public confidence in it? On the Royal Irish Academy and the deferred pension funding...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: We sought details to be included in the accounts of the remuneration associated with Accounting Officers. The reference to this was a request coming late in the timeframe for preparation and sign off on the accounts. This is information that is readily available within the Department and the letter and request from our committee was sent on 31 January so I do not accept that there would be...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: Deputy Murphy must be a very strict mother indeed. I propose we adopt a strategy my children use, which is to keep coming back until they get the answer they want. The reason I used the term "met"-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: The reason I used the term "met" in the context of remuneration is we know what the stated salary is. In one particular instance, the Accounting Officer in the Department of Health made a very public statement indicating he was waiving a portion of that salary. I want, and what I hope this committee is seeking, the figure relating to the remuneration when that waiver was included in that or...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (5 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: The scoping exercise into the death of Shane O'Farrell was established by the previous Government more than three years ago. By their nature, scoping exercises are expected to take weeks, possibly months but not years, and yet three years on from the initiation of that exercise we have no idea as to when that work will be finished. Members will recall that nobody bar the previous Cabinet...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (5 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: Can I get a brief response?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (5 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: We have seen absolutely horrific pictures from Bucha which, I hope, will leave nobody in any doubt that the illegal Russian invasion and bombardment has crossed the line into war crime. I note Lithuania has expelled the Russian ambassador in response to events in Bucha. I again make the case that we should follow suit and rather than inviting the Russian ambassador to the Dáil, we...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (5 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: That was at the behest of MI5. The difference with this is the call is from the Dáil.

Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: I have a conflict in this area because I am a director of a community crèche and have been for many years, long before I even had children. It was one of the most rewarding but challenging committees to be on because on a weekly basis, we had to deal with parents who were making tremendously difficult choices. Those choices continue to be made by families to this very day. They must...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I do not have many questions, since much has been covered already. I extend my apologies to my committee as I have to leave for the second session, which will be important. I commend Senator Boylan on bringing this matter to the committee. To get a better understanding of Fido, am I correct in saying that it is a private company?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: Is it limited?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: What is its structure? I see it is based in a veterinary clinic. Is it assigned to a specific vet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: Who are Fido's customers? Who does it liaise with? Is it other vets, individual owners or breeders and sellers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: If a vet or a pound does not use Fido's system and a dog that is microchipped comes into its possession, how easy is it to find out how to return the dog to its owner? Does it have to pay Fido a fee? Is the option available to anybody who has access to read the chip?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: Is that European database a conglomeration of companies similar to Fido in different countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: Has Brexit had an impact? Is there a British affiliation to that database? Is it still in place? Does Fido operate on an all-Ireland basis? How does the Irish market work? Is there a distinction between North and South?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: Mr. Heslin described the French system in response to Deputy Martin Browne earlier. He said that he does not see a need for a single database. As Mr. Heslin is probably aware, our committee deals with many issues pertaining to the tracking of animals and databases. It primarily relates to foodstuffs, but also to racing horses and so on. It would be hard to imagine a scenario with four...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I thank Mr. Heslin. I turn quickly to Mr. Savage to get a better sense of how this works. We have learned a lot already in the session. What responsibility does his company have when things go wrong? If I were to purchase an animal off his site and it then transpired that rather than the 700 bad actors he identified last year there were actually 701, and let us say one got through the net...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: Mr. Savage would not consider himself to have the same obligations as a person operating a shop under the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act, in the sense of having a responsibility for the product he has facilitated the sale of.