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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: Essentially, new salary guidelines were issued for this position but we were told they could not affect the incumbent and would apply only to the new CEO, whenever the position arose. What happened, according to freedom of information, FOI, releases I have received, was that NewERA effectively reviewed a business case that was provided to it by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: Given the time constraints, I am happy enough to move on.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: I am okay for now. I will allow others in.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: I agree with everything Deputy Catherine Murphy said. An additional line of inquiry might be to ask the Central Statistics Office what its data source for the non-profit sector will be in the absence of Benefacts. We should get broader information from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of its envisaged timeline for the procurement of a new provider, what it intends...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: I will come in on this issue on another day. I am okay for now.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: It was not acceptable this morning. One could have this crazy scenario in order to avoid any questions on a particular line of expenditure that one would simply move it to another Department and then no historical questions can be asked because the new Department says that was historical and the old one says it can no longer answer questions in relation to that because it has moved. It...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: I am only making that point. I suggest that we write to both the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, DPER, and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and that we may seek to hold a hearing on this matter.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: Can we flag that we will return to the Aramark contract with it on that occasion?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: On 31 January, the committee wrote to the Secretary General of the Department of Health seeking clarification regarding the exact period of time for which he waived remuneration for his current post. We did not receive any response. We wrote again on 8 April and that question was put again. I propose that we write again requesting that information. I remind the committee that this...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: Yes, that was in December last year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: What is that opinion?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises (28 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the creation of new, or repurposing of existing, financial instruments under the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, with regard to the current challenges facing the self-employed and the small and medium enterprise sector. [17910/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: Cuirim fáilte roimh gach uile dhuine. It is great to have this session on what is and should be a really positive story for Irish energy generation, but also for Irish agriculture. Frankly, it is shameful that we are hearing of difficulties in terms of farmers being able to participate in what should be a very positive story in the context of energy generation. Many of the issues...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: Could Mr. Bolger repeat that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: I have seen the activated panels we are talking about. How many of these panels is Mr. Bolger talking about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: So the answer is a lot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: What about the other questions? Is it practical for other types of farms? Is the Millvale template feasible in parts of the day where summer days might not be as long?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: I am talking about this type of farm as opposed to just panels on roofs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: You hear about the most frustrating aspect of this when you talk to farmers who have had solar panels installed and who are by law precluded from providing electricity to the grid because TAMS is so ridiculous. There will be a new TAMS in the next CAP so could Mr. Bolger touch on the difficulties that scheme in particular has created and where improvements are needed in the next round so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: Is that a land-based farm?