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- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2023)
Matt Carthy: He will not answer the question.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Matt Carthy: I thank the witnesses for attending. I have a couple of questions that have not been touched on. There has been discussion around legislation pertaining to dogs and there was a Government announcement this week. With regard to the Department of Rural and Community Development, are there any plans or discussions on what the new legislation might mean for the Department and any additional...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Matt Carthy: As Mr. Geraghty will know, I am a member of the Oireachtas agriculture committee, which has been following this for a long time and published a report on it last year. In her response, Ms Hurley referred to other Government Departments. One of the criticisms we have encountered is the cross-departmental aspect of this work. There is the Department of Rural and Community Development in...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Matt Carthy: Perhaps Mr. Geraghty would like to add to that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Matt Carthy: I want to talk about a commitment in the national rural strategy which commits to implementing rural proofing. It states: "For rural proofing to work effectively, all Government Departments will need to make the impact on rural communities of proposed policy initiatives a routine policy consideration." A response to a parliamentary question tabled by my colleague, Deputy Kerrane, indicated...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Matt Carthy: I still do not have a sense, nor does anyone listening to the meeting, as to what rural proofing will mean. For me, if it is to be effective, it means that decisions must be made. Let us face it: most decisions that are made are made in this city within a very small geographical area. The people who make and advise on them are largely based within that same geographical area. We need to...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Mar 2023)
Matt Carthy: The N2 road is a critical artery through the central Border region to the north west. Upgrade schemes on two sections of that road, which have been in the pipeline for many years, have effectively been stalled by the Minister, Deputy Ryan. Last year, he provided no funding at all for the Clontibret to the Border road scheme. This year, funding is dependent on matching EU grant funding....
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Mar 2023)
Matt Carthy: It is not good for the people of County Monaghan if it is not delivered.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2023)
Matt Carthy: People are going to be homeless next week. Where are they going to go?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Matt Carthy: A vote has been called in the Dáil.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Matt Carthy: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(4) Part 3 comes into operation on such day as the Minister may appoint by order, but not prior to reciprocal arrangements being in place to facilitate the operation of such a register on an all-island basis.”. Deputy Browne and I submitted our amendment to recognise that the...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Matt Carthy: I would like to see a national database that is all-Ireland in nature and for the Minister to make an effort to reach that goal but he has not made an effort so far. It is entirely disingenuous for him to claim that the conditions will be the same for, say, a farmer located halfway between Clones in County Monaghan and Rosslea in County Fermanagh who decides to purchase fertiliser from his...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Matt Carthy: I am saying that the Minister should make the effort. I do not know why he is being so facetious about this matter.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Matt Carthy: The Minister comes from Inishowen so he should know better than anybody in this House-----
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Matt Carthy: -----the implications of this. I ask the Minister to please allow me to finish. He should know how important this matter is. He should know the efforts we have put in collectively and unanimously across this House to ensure that we do not allow actions, taken at Westminster, create difficulties in terms of cross-Border trade and with a particular eye to those in the agrifood sector. I...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Matt Carthy: Here we are again. This happens continuously. It happened in respect of the grass-fed beef protected geographical indication, PGI. It took the European Commission to force the Minister to move to ensuring the scheme is based on an all-Ireland basis because he said it was not possible to do so in the first instance. Here are we again in respect of an issue that has been raised with the...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Matt Carthy: But the obligation, if they purchase it in the South, is on the retailer. The burden will be on the farmer if they purchase it in the North. If the Minister does not see how that distorts North-South trade, then-----
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Matt Carthy: I consider that to be unfair.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Matt Carthy: Does the Minister want to me to say this a third time?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Matt Carthy: What is the outworking of the engagement?