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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: 206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will specify the cost to discharge his Department’s liability under the current afforestation scheme and the older legacy scheme; the estimated cost of forestry supports under the new draft forestry programme in each of the years 2023 to 2030, in tabular form, by capital and current expenditure; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (1 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: 207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will specify when his departmental officials received drafts of the revised guidelines for state aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors or the Agricultural Block Exemption Regulation from the European Commission or any other EU body prior to their publication in December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (1 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: 208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 778 and 782 to 784, inclusive, of 31 January 2023, when he expects to receive correspondence from the European Commission clarifying the possibility for Coillte to be a direct beneficiary of forestry premiums under the new state aid rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10350/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: 76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his proposals to reduce the amount of polyethylene terephthalate, PET, plastic exported from Ireland; if he has considered introducing a levy on the use of virgin plastics; and if his Department will collate data on the quantities of PET plastic that are recycled domestically and exported. [9966/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (28 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: 97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has received a review of the North-South Interconnector; when it will be published; and if he will commission a full independent assessment of the potential undergrounding of the project. [9965/23]

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: I welcome the opportunity to participate in the debate on the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill. It has the potential to be important legislation. I note that among the stated objectives of the Bill is "to provide for clear and effective oversight and accountability of An Garda Síochána". It also includes provisions to restructure GSOC. In all these matters we have to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: The Comptroller and Auditor General mentioned that Moorepark made an oversight. It is hard to accept that there would be oversights of that nature where the accounts are simply not filed. Where was the mistake made? Was it at Moorepark? Is there not an automatic system that would suggest when accounts are expected and do not arrive?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: I do not believe representatives of Teagasc have appeared before the committee, certainly not during this Dáil. It has a very significant budget and a very important remit - arguably an increasingly important remit considering its advisory role on climate action measures. It might be useful to include it on the list of future bodies for hearing.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: I would suggest it would be worth having Teagasc on its own.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: Yes, I think we should do that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: Yes, it is one area to include on our work programme but I am eager that the committee would prioritise work in respect of the immigrant investor programme and would engage with the Department of Justice in the first instance. This will require quite an amount of deliberation. A number of the people and companies that availed of that programme have left a trail of questions that need to be...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (23 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: 97. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement; and the progress made on securing enforceable commitments on matters relating to sustainable development, the environment and deforestation. [8317/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (23 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: 118. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA-supported jobs delivered in County Monaghan in each of the years 2018 to date in 2023; and the target number for creation in 2023. [8318/23]

Financial Resolution No.3: Value-Added Tax (22 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: I welcome the opportunity to participate in this debate. I appeal to the Minister to support our family farmers who are under enormous pressure at the moment. The measures proposed by the Government will increase the cost of agricultural diesel by 1 cent per litre in June, a further 1 cent in September and a further 3 cent in October. Those are costs that farmers cannot bear, particularly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: I am conscious of the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: I am nearly lost for words at that suggestion. I thought I was renowned for my brevity in this committee. The level of ambition that has been set out in the afforestation targets that the Irish Timber Council's representatives rightly say are required for us to meet our climate action targets are quite substantial. The Minister caused a bit of a stir in this committee when he was here on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: From the dashboard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: That is the annual figure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: That is the point. The Minister had suggested it is in excess of 1,000 ha. When a number of members pressed him, the Minister stated he was told 1,000 ha were planted in January. The dashboard says there were 66 ha planted in January, which is lower than January of last year. We need to get clarification. I propose we would seek that urgently from the Department because there is a...