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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (30 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: 777. To ask the Minister for Health when the necessary motorised wheelchair will be delivered to a person (details supplied) who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26265/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: 25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will establish a comprehensive review of the outworking of the immigrant investor programme. [25188/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (25 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: 27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has concluded his deliberations on the report into the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will now establish an independent inquiry into the actions of all relevant State agencies in respect of this case. [25187/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: 93. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of new afforestation in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the projected total for 2023. [25192/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: 98. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the new forestry programme, including when it is expected that new applications will be accepted into the scheme. [25193/23]

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: Is the Minister happy it is being done?

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: Is the Minister happy that anti-competitive practices are being addressed?

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: Is the Minster happy with the situation as it stands?

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: This goes to the heart of the Minister's position on all these things. To take him at his word, his remarks would suggest an appropriate mechanism to deal with anti-competitive practices is already in place. That is not the experience that was conveyed to us by every farm organisation and farmer we met. Deputy Kerrane is 100% right in respect of the entire debate around the beef protests...

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: I support this amendment and urge the Minister to support it. The amendment itself is fairly simple, but it goes to the heart of a debate that has been going on for a number of years. I have recounted that I have followed this Bill from its very inception, because I was part of the deliberations at the European Parliament and trilogue discussions in respect of the EU directive on unfair...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the National Cyber Security Centre (23 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: I thank Dr. Browne. When the IAEA was before us, it highlighted what it called a cybersecurity data gap and I think it was specifically talking about information sharing, or the lack of it, between the private and public sectors. Dr. Browne referenced the expanded scope of sectors that will be required to comply with the new directive. Does he consider that that gap is now closed or is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the National Cyber Security Centre (23 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: One of the things that has been obvious, and that has been mentioned in this committee and in the Chamber, is the different bodies that have responsibility. There is the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau and the Communications and Information Services, CIS, Corps. Maybe Dr. Browne could describe what interaction there is between those. Are those bodies, in particular the Garda bureau,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the National Cyber Security Centre (23 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: Before Dr. Browne moves on from that, he mentioned that the NCSC will be publishing guidance. The difficulty with guidance generally is that it can be ignored. We see again with the HSE experience that the ramifications of getting this wrong can be much further-reaching than the entity itself. Where does the guidance and instruction lie and where is the line between the two?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the National Cyber Security Centre (23 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: I will keep going until the Chair asks me to stop, if that is okay. We have had much discussion about social media apps. In March, the Minister of State with oversight in this area said that Government advice in relation to mobile phones, for example, does not pertain to specific companies. That has clearly changed in respect of TikTok. How does the NCSC decide that there are particular...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the National Cyber Security Centre (23 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: I just have one question. In the closing part of his opening statement, Dr. Browne touched on the challenges that artificial intelligence, AI, technology is going to present. He rightly mentioned that there has been an awakening to the full potential of AI technology through the increased presence of ChatGPT. In that regard, does Dr. Browne share my view that it is concerning that there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the National Cyber Security Centre (23 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: There is also "The Terminator".

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (23 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: 93. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her proposed timeline regarding the development of administrative and IT systems to facilitate the provision of pensions to carers. [24659/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (23 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: 110. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her proposed timeline to introduce legislation facilitating the provision of pensions to carers. [24658/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: International Bodies (23 May 2023)

Matt Carthy: 183. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the benefits he considers are associated with membership of the Chiefs of European Navies (Chen); the conditions of membership; the resources that Ireland are obliged to input into Chen on an ongoing basis; the financial costs associated with membership of the organisation in 2020, 2021, 2022 and estimate for 2023; and if he will make a...