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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: This is clear evidence of tokenism rather than real environmental action. An ideological pursuit by some of the Minister's colleagues to try to eliminate the use of peat for horticultural activities has resulted in a situation where peat is being imported. We also face the very real prospect of jobs, such as those in the mushroom sector, being exported. We could lose a vibrant part of the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: Does the Minister hear himself? We are importing peat.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: I am struggling to find the point of the Office of Government Procurement in terms of the information we have learned. While I see the potential in such an office, I would have thought its remit would include all the things we have heard today that the OGP does not do, including providing direction on indemnification or in respect of assessing previous winners of State contracts for their...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: I will give two examples which this committee has been dealing with peripherally over the last year, or which at least have been brought to our attention, and ask some further questions. Mr. Quinn will be aware that the Department of Education used this negotiated procedure to procure the services of an individual vendor, which provided the basis of the leaving certificate for 60,000...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (2 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: I thank our guests for attending. They were described by one of the previous speakers as the most important voice in the debate and it is in that vein that I ask the three organisations to give an evaluation on the consultation that has taken place to date, including in respect of Bord na Móna's engagement with Mr. Butler's organisation and the adjoining landowners, and the departmental...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (2 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: Perhaps Mr. Rushe, Mr. Cullinane or some of the representatives from the ICMSA might be able to answer. This committee discussed the issue of horticultural peat, access to it and, in the context of the working group, the potential challenges if the cultivation of horticultural peat ceases in the next number of years. Have the farming organisation representatives assessed the implications of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (2 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: In recognition of the time limit I will ask just one of my questions and perhaps we could be facilitated with the option of submitting written questions. Dr. Wilson noted that rewetting of bogs on the scale we are talking about has not been widely implemented in this jurisdiction, although it has been carried out in other jurisdictions. Reviewing his citations, it appears that all of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (2 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: I thank our guests. To follow on from Senator Daly's point, I ask for a comprehensive view of the level of engagement Bord na Móna has had with landowners and other affected parties, including the organisations we met before this. A number of questions have been raised by farming organisations about farm safety and other potential outworkings of the rewetting of their land. I would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (2 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: It would only require a very quick response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (2 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: The Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, has confirmed that people do not need to worry about smaller-scale turf cutting on private bogs. I would like to get the view of Bord na Móna on an issue. Does a bog under 30 ha relate to a single congruent bog or could it be part of another bog 10 km or more away?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (2 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: Could we make it a little later? I have a standing Monday meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (2 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: Any time after 12 noon, if possible.

Housing Shared Equity Loan Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (3 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: The solution to the housing crisis is to build houses. That might sound simplistic but it is the essence of what is required. The decisions of previous Fianna Fáil Governments to effectively stop building council houses is essentially the source of the situation that has resulted in the reality wherein most Irish people aged under 30 years watching this debate will probably never own...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (3 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount raised through vehicle registration tax in each of the years 2015 to 2020, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11344/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (3 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of vehicle registration tax in terms of EU law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11345/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 330. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the construction of single residential units can recommence safely in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11311/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (3 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 964. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff based in speech and language therapy that are currently redeployed to other duties by CHO; the corresponding figures for each month from January 2020 to March 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11953/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 976. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff who have been vaccinated by community healthcare organisation, CHO; the number of outstanding staff to be vaccinated by CHO; the number of vaccinated staff that are not patient facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11987/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (4 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 152. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to review the eligibility criteria for community employment schemes for those over 55 years of age who have been moved from jobseeker’s allowance due to changes in budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12244/21]

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: For the record, I formally second Deputy MacSharry's proposal. I thank Mr. Black and his colleagues for being here. I have some questions with regard to the agriculture cashflow support loan. Mr. Black mentioned in his opening statement that this scheme is fully subscribed. Would he clarify again the amount of money that was made available under this scheme?