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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (24 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: I propose we write a note of thanks to Ms Grant for her support.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (24 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: She did a good job.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recall of Sanitiser Products: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Minister for providing that statement and some additional information. My first question relates to the clarification he provided in today's statement with respect to his previous statement on the late evening of Friday, 23 October. He said that statement should have said the preliminary results were received on 6 October as opposed to 8 October. In that same statement, he...

Greyhound Industry: Motion [Private Members] (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: I am sharing time with Deputy Martin Browne. At the outset, I want to disassociate myself from those who have attacked the fact that this debate is even taking place. No organisation, body or sector can receive tens of millions of euro in public money without expecting public debate on the expenditure of that money. Having said that, we know that the greyhound sector plays an important...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 248. To ask the Minister for Health the investigations that have been carried out regarding outbreaks of Covid-19 in meat processing plants since August 2020; if he will provide all documentation associated with the investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39099/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 249. To ask the Minister for Health if options have been explored for the capturing of place of work information from all positive cases of Covid-19 in meat processing plants; if a decision has been made on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39100/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 250. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been instances whereby meat processing plants have not alerted public health if they are informed of or suspect cases of Covid-19 among the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39101/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 251. To ask the Minister for Health if occupational health and translation services have been contracted by all meat processing plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39102/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Veterinary Inspection Service (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 252. To ask the Minister for Health the role Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine veterinary officials play in meat processing plants with regard to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39103/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 253. To ask the Minister for Health if updates requested by the National Outbreak Control Team, NOCT, from the Netherlands and Germany regarding their Covid-19 outbreak investigations have been received; if he will provide such updates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39106/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 254. To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources taken since July 2020 to ensure it is always possible to convene an outbreak control team for each individual outbreak of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39107/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 255. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been changes to the composition of outbreak control teams since July 2020 to ensure a broader multi-agency membership; the detail of such changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39108/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Information and Quality Authority (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 256. To ask the Minister for Health the number of unannounced HIQA inspections carried out in meat processing plants since July 2020; the locations and dates of these inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39109/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 271. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the environmental sampling carried out in meat processing plants in which an outbreak of Covid-19 has occurred since July 2020; the results of such sampling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39104/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 272. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the retrospective environmental investigation that has been carried out to further explore the potential underlying reasons for outbreaks of Covid-19 associated with meat processing plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39105/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the application for protected geographical indication, PGI, status of Irish grass-fed beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39110/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 281. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will instruct An Bord Bia to ensure that any PGI status application for beef includes criteria that are applicable on an all-Ireland basis, given recent developments with regard to the PGI application for Irish grass-fed beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39111/20]

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Local Government Fund
Chapter 2 – Central Government Funding of Local Authorities. (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: I welcome our guests. I want to return to a point that had been raised by Deputy Munster with regard to the single-stage approval process. With much fanfare, the limit was increased from €2 million to €6 million. It has been indicated that there is only one project, which is in the early stages of that process. How many houses is that project expected to deliver?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Local Government Fund
Chapter 2 – Central Government Funding of Local Authorities. (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: Did the 35 projects avail of this single-stage application process?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Local Government Fund
Chapter 2 – Central Government Funding of Local Authorities. (25 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: I am a new Member of the Dáil but I was previously a member of a local authority. I was chairman of a housing strategic policy committee, SPC. I have heard this language from the Department since I cannot recall when and the problem is the outputs. Ms Hurley is talking about the different pieces. The piece the people are interested in is where are the houses. The output is getting...