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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: I want to go back on a point the witness raised and perhaps he can tell me if I am misquoting. If I heard correctly, the Mr. Boland said that as a country, we have taken a position that we are not extracting peat for any purposes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: Several Ministers across three Departments have disputed the terminology on the extraction of peat for horticultural purposes. It appears to me that Mr. Boland's starting point was that essentially we are working on the basis that there will be no extraction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: I think Mr. Boland is right but that is disputed by the his paymasters, in terms of this report, in the Department. He mentioned a couple of points where additional research will need to be conducted. Regarding the Rochfortbridge concept, is it fair to say that Mr. Boland has no idea how many potential sites are available or how much peat might be available from those sources for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: Regarding the workability or otherwise of recommendations 1 or 2, there has been some scepticism voiced here. I do not believe there is any prospect of either Bord na Móna or any Minister directing that peat be extracted from bogs that have been designated for rehabilitation and where the work has already started. Therefore, I put it to Mr. Boland that recommendation 3 is not a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: I acknowledge that the report took a huge amount of effort on the part of Mr. Boland and a great deal of engagement but it has three recommendations that could be looked at with cynicism of which, at the very minimum, would require much further research. However, there is no recommendation to the Department that commissioned the report. There is no recommendation to the Government regarding...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: I will make one quick prediction. The Department will pursue recommendation 2, which is the Rochfortbridge model, by stating this is all to do with private sector bodies that should sort it out among themselves and that it will wash its hands of it once again. That is my concern.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Impact of Local Emissions: Discussion (30 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: With such a short time I will not ask many questions, and many of the initial questions that would have come to mind have already been answered. I thank the Cathaoirleach for organising this meeting. I was aware from a report last year that Matt Dempsey had in the Irish Farmers' Journalof some of the background of the case, but having listened to the testimonies here this evening, it is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Dec 2022)

Matt Carthy: Completions are down.

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Matt Carthy: I am incredibly disappointed that we are at this point. We have a Bill that should be unifying legislation. We support it in principle. Amendments have been tabled that, in and of themselves, are worthy of support. The difficulty is not so much what is in the Bill but what is glaringly missing, particularly the absence of a statutory duty of candour, from the Bill. Before this debate, I...

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Matt Carthy: Yes.

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Matt Carthy: Yes.

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Matt Carthy: This is incredibly important legislation. It is extremely important that we get it right. It is welcome that the Minister has expressed willingness to engage and hear the concerns that have been raised. I have to say this has been too long coming. Regardless, we should all accept that if this takes an extra number of weeks to get a Bill that will pass unanimously through the House with...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (8 Dec 2022)

Matt Carthy: 118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures under budget 2023 that will redress the injustice borne by the group of famers known as the so-called forgotten farmers. [61287/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (8 Dec 2022)

Matt Carthy: I welcome the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, and the Minister of State, Senator Hackett. The term “forgotten farmer” is used to describe those young farmers who had typically set up their agricultural holdings before 2008, who were under the age of 40 in 2015 but who did not qualify for the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, supports, as other young farmers did. Will the Minister...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (8 Dec 2022)

Matt Carthy: The Minister knows that I have been raising this issue with him since his appointment and I acknowledge that each time he has indicated that he is committed to addressing this issue. However, it still has not been resolved and I would like to know where the resistance is or why we have had these delays. In February 2021, he told me that he was "fully committed to addressing this issue in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (8 Dec 2022)

Matt Carthy: I will acknowledge that this is an anomaly that was around long before the Minister was in office. It is disgraceful that his predecessors did not resolve it. I acknowledge again that he has committed to resolving it, but for the farmers who are affected, he has yet to do so. I know that he has made statements on the issue in public, but we do not have the necessary clarity. There was no...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Industry (8 Dec 2022)

Matt Carthy: 120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to introduce measures that will result in the destocking of suckler cows, as recommended by the food vision beef and sheep group, considering the significant economic impact that this would have and recognising that suckler beef production has a lower emission profile than other sectors for which similar proposals...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Industry (8 Dec 2022)

Matt Carthy: Many people were surprised to learn that between June 2017 and February 2020 there was a decrease of more than 18%, or 200,000 cattle, in the suckler herd. Does the Minister intend to introduce further measures aimed at the destocking of suckler cows and the ending of suckler farms as recommended by the food vision beef and sheep group?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Industry (8 Dec 2022)

Matt Carthy: We would have a much better agricultural policy and overall discussion if the Minister was willing to engage on issues. Through our suckler herd we produce some of the most sustainable beef in the world. The associated carbon emissions are half of that coming from South American beef. For the Government to even contemplate a forced reduction of Irish suckler cattle while the Mercosur trade...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Industry (8 Dec 2022)

Matt Carthy: As the Minister said, we have 80,000 suckler farms. They are a crucial economic driver in many rural communities. They are not the most profitable but they are often the most economically impactful. Before considering any suckler reduction scheme, will the Minister commit to considering the potential impact that such a scheme would have on the land mobility service by driving up the price...