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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Derogation and Nitrates Action Programme: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: I will ask a question from another angle. If a farm has not employed the type of practices Mr. McCormack talked about to a sufficient level, and it is shown that an individual farm is contributing pollution to a watercourse, is it better that that individual farm be mandated to reduce production until the stage where it has resolved those issues, as opposed to a blanket ban where all...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (14 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: 221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports that are in place to support homeowners whose properties are affected by bats, particularly when large numbers of bats have congregated at the dwelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44683/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (14 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: 242. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has contacted the Israeli ambassador to Ireland or made any intervention to the Israelian government following the most recent aggression by Israeli armed forces against Palestinian society, individuals and organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44551/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (15 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: 260. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a person (details supplied) will be provided with alternative accommodation in a centre to ensure their safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45218/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (20 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: 61. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has received a review of the North-South interconnector; when it will be published; and if he will commission a full independent assessment of the potential undergrounding of the project. [45767/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (20 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: The Minister's colleague in government promised a full independent assessment of the potential to underground the North-South interconnector. Rather than deliver this, the Minister commissioned a review of previous reviews, something nobody had asked for. Has the Minister received the findings of the review? Does he plan to publish them? Importantly, will he now ensure we can move towards...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (20 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: I was at the ploughing championships today and the Minister's name came up quite an amount. I am not one for personalised attacks but he has become the figurehead for the perception that the Government does not listen to communities. The North-South interconnector is a good example of this. Communities have been very clear, as have we in the Opposition, that we understand the rationale for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (20 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: I am sure the Minister's colleague in the North will be delighted to hear an interconnector is some clandestine mechanism to deliver Irish unity. To be quite clear, absolutely Sinn Féin wants to see an all-island integrated electricity network. That is why we want to pursue this infrastructure in a way that will have community support precisely so that we can deliver this...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (20 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: That is what we have under the Government.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (20 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: The Minister is missing the vital component of community acceptance.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (20 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: The Minister has never answered my questions on community acceptance. Why is that?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (20 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: How will the Minister address it?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (20 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: 67. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his proposals to reduce the amount of polyethylene terephthalate, PET, plastic exported from Ireland considering options are available for the domestic recycling of that waste. [45768/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (20 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: I welcome the recent visit by the Minister of State to Shabra plastics facility in my own constituency. Regardless of the constituency it is in, I am sure from his engagement as local Oireachtas Members will have heard that he is bound to have been astounded by the facts as they are. A company that is in Ireland has to import PET plastics in order to remain viable, while Irish waste...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (20 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: In a previous written response to me back in May, the Minister of State indicated that the data relating to the quantities of PET plastic that are recycled domestically and exported were not collated by his Department. Will he indicate as a first step that this has now changed and that he plans to provide the data? We are having a debate in the abstract if we do not know precisely how big...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: I thank all our guests for being here. I want to get some further clarification regarding the delay in submission of the financial statements. In essence, the rationale given is that issues pertaining to the Curragh Racecourse led to a delay in HRI submitting its accounts. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: At what point did HRI submit its accounts to the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: Okay. Draft unaudited accounts were delivered on 23 March.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: When were the audited accounts submitted?