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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: The Chairman referred to social mix in areas, be they geographical or otherwise. I remember a time when local authority housing estates had a great mix. There was the single parent, the person who was unemployed, and in some cases the local small business owner such as a builder or whatever. We do not get that any more. Those people cannot even apply because of the income threshold...

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: It is €30,000. For that family to be able to get a mortgage of any description, their income collectively between the two parents would need to be in and around €120,000 or €130,000. Between €30,000 and the higher figure mentioned, what solution would Mr. Doyle’s Department see for a family in that situation?

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: If I may, I will give a sense of what I am talking about. We will take a married couple, where the husband is one of the hardest workers one could ever meet and who bursts himself and is out day and night trying to look after his family. His wife is a carer for one of the children and is at home. They are crippled by rent. Every single year their rent goes up. I have lost count of the...

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: As Deputy Martin Kenny said, we are here today because Fine Gael in government has a problem in regard to cronyism. It has a problem of doing favours with insiders. It has a big problem with being held to account when caught out. This is the second time in three weeks that a Fine Gael member of Government has had to come before the Dáil to answer questions about his or her conduct....

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: If I may make a point of order before the debate ceases, the revelation that the Tánaiste indicated to his newly appointed Minister for Justice that a particular individual would make a good judge-----

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: Will you allow me to get to it? The Minister's clarification that this informed her position and her consideration of the appointment sets out in clear terms that we need an urgent statement of clarification----

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: I wish to make a formal proposal-----

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: Two weeks before-----

Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Issues (26 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this issue and for allowing me to be part of the debate, albeit with a few problems along the way. That this situation has been allowed to get to this last-minute point is deeply concerning. It is my view that the matter can be easily resolved with political will. What we need to ensure is that transport management CPCs that were issued...

Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Issues (26 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: I was not aware that raising a Topical Issue matter could have such an impact. I certainly was not aware of the power of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs. All of those are welcome. It is good news that those concerned will not have to sit a test. It is really important that the process the Minister of State is initiating is free of bureaucracy or a financial penalty or cost...

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020: Motion (1 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: This issue was debated at length at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine last week. The debate was comprehensive. During that meeting I put on the record, as I will today, that Sinn Féin absolutely supports maintaining vibrant horse racing and greyhound racing sectors in Ireland. We recognise their value, in particular to many rural communities, and the great...

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020: Motion (1 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: It would have been more appropriate if the Minister had answered a single question put to him.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capital projects in County Monaghan that will receive funding from her Department in 2021; and the capital projects in County Monaghan that are currently under consideration for future funding from her Department. [39987/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on her efforts to ensure that all students who have been deemed eligible for school transport, including those who missed the original payment deadline, will be facilitated with places on school buses. [39986/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (1 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if provision will be made to reduce the six-month waiting rule for provisional driver licence holders to sit a test for a full licence on an emergency basis for those working in essential activities such as the health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39792/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Honours (1 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 339. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a person (details supplied) will be awarded a medal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39794/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (1 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 494. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the mechanisms of support available to a person who is unemployed as a result of the pandemic. [29980/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (1 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 792. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sheep welfare scheme recipients by county in 2021; and the average payment by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39788/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (1 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 793. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breeds of niche animals such as goats and horses that are required to be registered in herd books in the UK even though the animals are based in Ireland; if his Department is providing contingency support to the owners of such animals in advance of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39789/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: The programme for Government commits the Government to a review of the Mercosur trade deal. Many farmers fear that review is simply a delaying tactic on the part of Government. This week we learned that deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon surged in the past year. Over the past 12 months a total of 11,000 sq. km of forest have been destroyed. Most of this forest is destroyed to make...