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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: 777. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated to the dairy beef calf programme in 2021-2022; the number of applicants; the number of participants; the average payment by year and by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53507/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: 778. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation to beef sustainability schemes in each of the years 2019 to 2023, by scheme and by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53508/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (25 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: 779. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 12 October 2022, if officials in his Department conducted any tests or examinations in relation to swan mortalities at a location (details supplied) which may provide insight with regard the cause of mortality, other than ruling out avian influenza; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: 28. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current status of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53596/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: 59. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the targets for delivery of IDA supported jobs in County Monaghan for 2023. [53597/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: 99. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her intended timeframe to implement an effective rural proofing model. [53599/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Derelict Sites (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: 112. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will establish a grant scheme towards the renovation of derelict rural properties for the purposes of providing tourism accommodation. [53598/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: 298. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that speech and language therapy has not been available for in-patients at Monaghan Hospital in recent weeks; when such therapy services will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54029/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: 299. To ask the Minister for Health the whole-time equivalent number of speech and language therapists for in-patients that have been available at Monaghan Hospital on the first day of each month from January 2020 to October 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54030/22]

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: I thank our guests for being here this morning. I have a broad question in respect of direct provision. The Government has publicly committed to ending direct provision by 2024. Is that a target the Department thinks is achievable at this stage?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: On the broad question, what year would Mr. McCarthy think is achievable?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: At this point, is it fair to say that the Department does not have an end date?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: The original end point, as Mr. McCarthy conceded, is not achievable and the Department does not have a new one, so there is no date at this point in time.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: We accept that. On international protection accommodation, we have dealt with this issue with the Department of Justice previously and with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. I want to get an understanding of this. When the responsibility for the housing of those seeking international protection moved from the Department of Justice to the Department of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: Is there an assistant secretary or a principal officer?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: Who is the assistant secretary?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: There is a question I have been asking for a number of years and I have never got a satisfactory response, namely, what is the specific role of intermediaries? In the first instance, is that the term the Department uses? My understanding is that there are private companies which essentially source accommodation, whether that be hotels or private properties, on behalf of the Department for...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: How much have we paid them in, say, 2021 and what is the expected outturn in 2022?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: I am looking specifically for how much we pay for that type of work.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: Generally, if a hotel contacts the Department directly and enters into an agreement, it gets paid a set rate per night, per individual. I presume that depends on the location, or is it the same in Dublin as on the west coast?