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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: So HRI-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: The total prize pool was €64.8 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: Does the Minister know what the total prize pool will be for 2023?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: Was that not in the business case that was provided?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: We can use figures in different ways. Look at the actual breakdown of the figures for 2018. From the total prize fund of €29 million for that sector, the top five trainers got almost €14 million of that. For the national hunt there was €28 million. More than €15 million of that went to the top five trainers. Accepting the Minister's bona fides, would it not be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: But it is not done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: I am only asking about whether taxpayers should be funding that through this mechanism.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: Apologies to the Minister, but I am conscious others wish to come in and we could go round in circles. I have two brief questions. The first is in respect of the foal levy. It is causing what appear to be increasing levels of frustration, and I am told that many breeders see the payment of the levy as being skewed in favour of higher value foals at the expense of those of a lower value....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: It is not a million miles away. I will ask one final question if the Minister will decide he can give a quick answer. It is in respect of the CEO of Greyhound Racing Ireland, GRI, stepping down after less than a year in the job. GRI told the Committee for Public Accounts that it did not conduct an exit interview. Has the Minister sought a meeting with the former CEO to get her assessment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: Last year, I proposed an amendment to the motion that called for a full review of the Exchequer funding to examine the social and economic impact of the fund and ensure we are getting the best efficacy and value for money. The Minister opposed that motion and stated it was unnecessary. If I correctly remember the Minister's words, he stated such work was ongoing all the time. Will the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: It is not that I thought of raising the issue of prize money; it was people in the sector, particularly smaller breeders and trainers. They say that it discriminates against them because it makes it more difficult for them to develop their operations. they also state that the diversion of a large amount of public money towards the prize fund ensures that the big operators will continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 86. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she intends to announce the agricultural schemes which will be disregarded with regard to farm assist scheme under the new CAP; and the basis upon which the decision to include or exclude schemes will be determined. [59130/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 103. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has examined the potential for introducing paid maternity and pension benefits for women working on farms. [59129/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has received an application for a new school bus service in respect of a person (details supplied); if she will ensure a speedy and positive consideration of the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59470/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that school transport is provided to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59497/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) will be allocated school bus tickets as per previous years in line with Government commitments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59498/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 458. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person applying for fuel allowance has to meet all four conditions in relation to who they reside with, or if satisfying any one out of the four conditions is sufficient in order to qualify; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59478/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 459. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that a person (details supplied) has been refused fuel allowance given that they only live with their spouse who is a person in receipt of carer's allowance as per the qualifying criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59479/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 621. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of dental treatments that are covered under the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58817/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 622. To ask the Minister for Health if dental treatments under the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme have to be carried out in an acute hospital setting, as opposed to a dental clinic, in order to qualify for reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58818/22]