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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: I am sure somewhere in the Minister's mind there is logic in what he is saying. Can he outline the total mineral oil tax rate as it applies to agri-diesel on 1 September?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: In this instance, I-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: Here are the facts-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: Here are the facts, which are as logical as the Minister wants them to be. On 9 March 2022, the income derived by the Government from mineral oil tax on agricultural diesel amounted to €138.17. The Government made a measure on 10 March that reduced that to €120.55. On 1 May, the Government's take will increase to €138.17 again, back to where it was on 9 March, and on 1...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: That is happening on 1 September.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: I will come to that but I have asked a specific question on the alternatives.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: The Minister said "not readily available" Can I take it that is his term for "does not exist"? The only alternative to farmers using tractors, in terms of technology, is not to produce the food they are producing. On the double taxation relief measures the Minister mentioned, I am sure he is aware, because Deputy Doherty and I have raised the issue, of farm contractors carrying out an...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: If they are making adequate profits, yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: Again, if they are making adequate profits, yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: So the Minister intends to bring forward a measure in the budget on that.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: The problem is when farm contractors' costs increase, they have no option but to pass that on to the people for whom they are doing the work, so this charge applies directly to many farmers. It has been promoted at EU and domestic level that farmers pool resources and apply contractors and that, as opposed to having huge vehicles and machines lying idle on their lands for long periods, they...

Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: I have a conflict in this area because I am a director of a community crèche and have been for many years, long before I even had children. It was one of the most rewarding but challenging committees to be on because on a weekly basis, we had to deal with parents who were making tremendously difficult choices. Those choices continue to be made by families to this very day. They must...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (5 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: That was at the behest of MI5. The difference with this is the call is from the Dáil.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (5 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: We have seen absolutely horrific pictures from Bucha which, I hope, will leave nobody in any doubt that the illegal Russian invasion and bombardment has crossed the line into war crime. I note Lithuania has expelled the Russian ambassador in response to events in Bucha. I again make the case that we should follow suit and rather than inviting the Russian ambassador to the Dáil, we...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (5 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: The scoping exercise into the death of Shane O'Farrell was established by the previous Government more than three years ago. By their nature, scoping exercises are expected to take weeks, possibly months but not years, and yet three years on from the initiation of that exercise we have no idea as to when that work will be finished. Members will recall that nobody bar the previous Cabinet...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (5 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: Can I get a brief response?

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Land Issues (5 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: 103. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she intends to bring forward proposals regarding the indemnification of farmers with land that is accessible by the public for hill walking. [17900/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (5 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: 132. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has received the report on rural-proofing; and when she intends to bring forward proposals to enable same, as committed to in Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025. [17901/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: 405. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 23 March 2022, if the requested data on the outstanding passport applications will be provided. [17654/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (5 Apr 2022)

Matt Carthy: 796. To ask the Minister for Health if he has been informed of the planned closure of a nursing home (details supplied); if he has made an intervention to prevent the closure; if he is satisfied that in the event of such as closure that alternative accommodation can be sourced for the residents of this home in the Clones area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17824/22]