Results 6,121-6,140 of 11,413 for speaker:Matt Carthy
- Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: It has been established that the Minister of State is here as the representative of the Government this evening, because he has not disputed it. The charge was put that this amendment was being brought forward in order to facilitate Fianna Fáil to hold a draw which the party could not do in the autumn of last year. He did not dispute that and did not suggest there was another reason...
- Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: I am not talking to Deputy McAuliffe at all. I am raising very serious questions whereby if they were related to other parties, including my own, we would have a chorus of people putting those questions to us, and quite rightly. The questions have been put to the Minister of State. I sincerely hope he is willing to provide answers or that he has the decency, political courage and cop-on to...
- Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: If I welcome anything from Deputy McAuliffe, it is his acknowledgement that everything Sinn Féin does related to fundraising is within the law and is done legally.
- Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: We do it because it is legal. That is what Deputy McAuliffe is so antagonised about. Fianna Fáil was exposed as breaking the law in the fundraising activities it engaged in last year. Of course it is legitimate for political parties to raise money through legal means and of course it is legitimate for people to support a political party they share the views and beliefs of. All of...
- Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: I hope the Minister of State will prove that my view of him is wrong. I have no doubt, on a personal level, that he is a lovely man but lately he has been used time and time again to read prepared statements on behalf of others. This is a serious issue. The Minister of State has been asked, instructed or whatever by the Minister to come to this House and move an amendment with no purpose...
- Annual Transition Statement: Statements (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: It is no surprise that the publication of the annual transition report comes 18 months after the statutory deadline before which the Minister, Deputy Ryan, was due to deliver it. It is no surprise because the three Government parties, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party, have met none of the climate targets they set. Unfortunately, the Government is following a familiar...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: Deflection, deflection and more deflection.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: Hear, hear.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: If I stick to time, I ask that our answers also be succinct. I congratulate Ms Eade on her appointment and wish her well in her new role. In order not to have to continue to repeat it, this committee recognises the valuable contribution that horse racing in Ireland makes to rural economies, the wider domestic economy and local communities. We will take that as a given. The sector receives...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: The HRI is seeking legislative change to the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act. Would that be fair to say?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: Is that the €10,000 voucher?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: It is interesting that Ms Eade cited the €10,000 prize for smaller owners and breeders but not some of the multiples of that given in some of the big race meets. To return to the subject of the horse and greyhound fund and any legislative change, does Ms Eade envisage horse racing and greyhound racing being separated in any legislative proposals?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: If we were moving to a point where there was legislation that was to lock in a multi-annual model, would Ms Eade suggest that the two strings be separated?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: Another important income stream into the sector is television and media rights. Broadly how much money came in to horse racing through that mechanism last year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: How much of it goes to HRI?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: That works out at approximately 15% of the total allocation. People can figure that out as they wish. What does HRI do with that money?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: There is a renegotiation under way in respect of all of these. Is HRI representing the sector?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: The HRI is the owner of five racecourses and has substantial shares in a sixth. Within the AIR, the HRI is an important voice, as well as being a distinctive voice in the negotiations.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: The HRI is sitting around the table when the AIR is deciding its position and works alongside the AIR to identify a negotiating platform collectively. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)
Matt Carthy: The most recent of those would have amounted to €7 million.