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- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: The Taoiseach regularly states that we need time for legislation. Today, there is a legislative Bill coming before the House to which several amendments have been proposed but only 60 minutes have been allowed to debate them. We will not get through the first amendment. We need to have time to discuss these things.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: Yes.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: There was not. The debate was also guillotined.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: There is a need for comprehensive debate.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: The Government has allocated just 60 minutes for the Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022. This is an important Bill. A number of Opposition amendments have been tabled. Sinn Féin tabled amendments that would, for example, reverse the Government-imposed increase in the price of home heating oil that came into place last Sunday and, further, reduce it by...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: Cuirim fáilte roimh gach uile dhuine. It is great to have this session on what is and should be a really positive story for Irish energy generation, but also for Irish agriculture. Frankly, it is shameful that we are hearing of difficulties in terms of farmers being able to participate in what should be a very positive story in the context of energy generation. Many of the issues...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: Could Mr. Bolger repeat that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: I have seen the activated panels we are talking about. How many of these panels is Mr. Bolger talking about?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: So the answer is a lot.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: What about the other questions? Is it practical for other types of farms? Is the Millvale template feasible in parts of the day where summer days might not be as long?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: I am talking about this type of farm as opposed to just panels on roofs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: You hear about the most frustrating aspect of this when you talk to farmers who have had solar panels installed and who are by law precluded from providing electricity to the grid because TAMS is so ridiculous. There will be a new TAMS in the next CAP so could Mr. Bolger touch on the difficulties that scheme in particular has created and where improvements are needed in the next round so...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: Is that a land-based farm?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: Okay. So the panels would be on the fields in the same way as the-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: I have a couple of questions I want to ask. I am sure others will touch on that issue. One of the maddening aspects of this is planning, particularly for rooftop installations. I have been a local councillor and am involved in many areas where internal planning disputes come out but have never been aware of opposition to people putting solar panels on the roof. For people who want to be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: We hear of delays in network access and in people being paid for electricity they provide to the grid and that this will be resolved next quarter. Where do the witnesses see that matter now, in terms of being comprehensively addressed? Mr. Connolly mentioned two issues related to Department of Finance. One was the capital gains tax rule on 50% solar. The principals for which we have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: I have a follow-up question and another point I want to make but I agree on this issue. If the Department of Finance goes back to the logic for the capital gains tax provision in the first place, which was to recognise the unique nature of family farms and that, in many instances, it is not like passing on another type of company where there may be assets. In many cases, if tax was applied...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: Absolutely.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: The fear is it could be extrapolated that no farming per se, as in food production, would be taking place.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)
Matt Carthy: I agree on that. I will ask one question and make a comment.