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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hedgerows, Carbon and Biodiversity: Hedgerows Ireland (9 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: As somebody who is involved in a local authority, perhaps Ms Clerkin is well placed to answer the following general question. In terms of State-owned lands, including local authority lands, is she satisfied there are adequate strategies in place to use those lands for these type of projects? I am often struck by land that is serving no purpose and is not used by the public but is perfectly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Matt Carthy: I have asked a specific question. When the fund or joint venture is operational and is looking at land, if it transpires that another forester is planning and has an eye to the same land and with a view to what already has been said about the fears of land price acceleration, will Coillte ensure the joint venture is instructed to step back in such instances?

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Properties (28 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 308. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department owns a folio (details supplied); if so, when the land parcels were taken into Departmental ownership; the reason the land parcels were taken into Departmental ownership; if they are not in Departmental ownership, the reason the Land Registry indicates they are; if it will be rectified; and if she will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: ...programme. As I mentioned last night in the Dáil, only 3,500 ha of the 12,000 ha in this initial deal have been sold as being for new afforestation. The other 8,500 ha will be existing forestry land. Who currently owns that land? What benefit is there to the State if Gresham House takes control of land that is already forested?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Land Issues (25 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: It would be helpful if the Minister could confirm that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is carrying out an appraisal of the current proposals in respect of what they will mean for land holdings on a county-by-county basis, whether they will mean a reduction in the land that is available for agricultural use and, if that is the case, how that will be managed or how the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: 254. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered altering the 50% limit of agricultural land which may be leased for the purposes of generating solar energy while maintaining access to capital acquisitions tax relief; if he has considered doing so specifically with a view to increasing the limit, in line with the position of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vision for the Future of Irish Farming: Macra na Feirme (26 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: ...from other farming organisations to any proposals to restrict the saleability of a person's private property. I am struck by the opening statement of the witness where the limited availability of land is mentioned. The statement also addressed that some schemes for moving land from productive use to other uses would limit that even further. Is it not fair to say that it is not that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: 775. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have leased land for solar power and continue to draw down a partial basic payment in relation to the leased land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53504/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Matt Carthy: 776. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have leased land since 2020 and no longer draw down a basic payment in respect of the leased land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53505/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: I am sorry. I did not make the question clear. As part of this Gresham House deal, the vast bulk of the land that will be purchased is existing forestry land. I am asking what the benefit to the State in that is.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (15 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: 876. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the compensation provided to farmers for blanket bog land under their control; his plans to provide additional supports to those with land designations relating to the EU Habitats Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23480/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (19 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 922. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers on natura designated land, SACs and SPAs; the total hectarage of such land on which basic payments were paid in 2020 by county; the average holding size by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50412/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 786. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who afforested land in each of the years 2014 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of hectares planted; the total number of persons who afforested land; the total hectares planted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59185/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (29 Jun 2022)

Matt Carthy: 26. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of instances since 2017 in which a gift clawback has arisen as a result of farmer who has inherited or been gifted land and has placed such land jointly in the name of their spouse; the average tax intake as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34732/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Carbon Sequestration and Storage in Agriculture: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: It has been a long time. Mr. Callanan, in his opening statement, indicated that a "key target under the climate action plan is to reduce the management intensity of 80,000 ha of these lands by 2030." What does that mean? Does it mean that those lands will be removed from agricultural use or will they be re-wetted or rewilded? What will happen to those 80,000 ha?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2023)

Matt Carthy: 30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of land afforested in 2020, 2021, 2022, and to date in 2023; the Government target for forestry licence output in 2023; the number of licences issued; the number of afforestation licences issued in 2023; the total hectarage of land licensed for new afforestation in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (5 Jul 2022)

Matt Carthy: 249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to review parts of metal detecting restrictions placed on private lands when full permission is given by the landowner, public and State-owned lands, urban green belt areas and public beaches proposed under the monuments and archaeological heritage Bill 2021; if he will consult with an organisation (details...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Amendments to the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: ...as outlined? I hope they have had an opportunity to see the Department's response to the effect that there is nothing to worry about here, that the Council is moving to protect farmers on peat land. What do the representatives see as being the significance of a piece of land being designated or considered an eligible hectare, permanent agriculture or not being considered? Do they...

Climate Action Plan 2023: Statements (18 Jan 2023)

Matt Carthy: ...report, but all the while the crisis in forestry has intensified. In an all too familiar story, the answer of the Government appears to be to facilitate the sale of thousands of hectares of Irish land to a British investment vehicle. We are told the Green Party Minister of State knew, as far back as March 2021, about Coillte's plan to use such a private vehicle to acquire land. Yet...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: When Deputy Martin Browne first suggested that the committee talk about sheep milk, some of us might have been a bit sceptical but the presentation from Sheep Milk Ireland was really interesting. As a member of a committee that is keen on exploring avenues for farmers to diversify, I think this sector might need further work. Is a particular type of land very suitable or unsuitable? We...