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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (3 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: 142. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that has been made in relation to implementing the report of the advisory group on the provision of support including accommodation to persons in the international protection process. [4895/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (3 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the allocation in Budget 2022 to provide reduced fares for 19 to 23 year olds is intended to provide for reduced fares on commercial public service obligation operators and commercial non-public service obligation operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5529/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (3 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: 216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority considers employee pay and conditions as a part of the process of awarding tenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5530/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (3 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: 235. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the salary of the Secretary General of the Department of Health was increased from €292,000 to €294,920; the basis on which the increase was calculated; if a Department, agency or unit thereof was consulted in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5524/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (3 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: 413. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the salary of the Secretary General of his Department was increased from €292,000 to €294,920; the basis on which the increase was calculated; if a Department, agency, or unit thereof was consulted in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5526/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (3 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: 414. To ask the Minister for Health if his approval was required prior to the delivery of an increase in the salary of the Secretary General of his Department from €292,000 to €294,920; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5527/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: 469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered a grant scheme open to all farmers and farm contractors to assist with the purchase of low-emission slurry spreading equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5518/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (3 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: 470. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the hectarage of Coillte forestry in 2021; the hectarage of same that represented new afforestation; the percentage of each which is broadleaf; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5519/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: 471. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expected timeline on the proposed payment to a group of farmers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5520/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (3 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: 472. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 690 of 25 January 2022, if a mechanism exists within the contract of the new Chief Executive Officer of Horse Racing Ireland which could provide for a reduction in the salary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5521/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (3 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: 473. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis on which it was decided that the salary of the new Chief Executive Officer of Horse Racing Ireland would provide for a single salary point rather than consisting of phased increments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5522/22]

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I move amendment No. 3: In page 16, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(i) existing levels of afforestation adjacent to domestic dwellings,”. I will not push this amendment to a full vote but the Minister might accept it. Essentially, we are proposing that one of the criteria to be taken into account before the Minister approves a scheme would be the...

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: The areas the Minister referred to are addressed in the Bill through the environmental assessments the Department will be obliged to take into account. We are asking that the scheme take into consideration the existing levels of afforestation and, to go back to our earlier conversation, the types of afforestation involved. We want a forestry policy that delivers for the environment and the...

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I will make a brief comment. The Minister has talked about some of the positive things that have happened. The evidence is that this House has supported him. He mentioned the legislation on forestry appeals. The Opposition collectively agreed to waive pre-legislative scrutiny to ensure the legislation’s speedy passage and through the Dáil. I do not believe there is anything...

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: Why not, indeed? If the beef exceptional aid measure, BEAM, scheme, for example, had come before this House for approval, we might not have had the situation where so much money went without being drawn down and then had to be repaid through penalties. It is precisely for those reasons that there is a need for oversight. There is a particular problem in forestry, however. Quite frankly,...

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: The Minister has said he will provide that information and I welcome that. The reason we put forward this amendment was that we think that information is important. I will take the Minister at his word and I will not press the amendment.

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I move amendment No. 2: In page 15, line 30, after “grants,” to insert “subject to Dáil approval and”. This is the most important amendment we have proposed and I hope the Minister will adopt it. We have heard about the broad outline of the scheme that is being brought forward which exempts afforestation of broadleaf trees up to 1 ha. We support that,...

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: Without rehashing everything that has been said, the reason we want this to be brought before the Dáil on an annual basis is because it will focus minds. This is an issue we really need to get right for all the reasons outlined by the Minister to which this Dáil has agreed. This has implications for a myriad of different policy areas such as land use, rural and regional...

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I move amendment No. 1: In page 15, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “(i) shall on an annual basis lay a report before Dáil Éireann on the level of afforestation per Local Electoral Area, the level of which is broadleaf, and as to how this aligns with government policy and objectives,” I thank the Minister for being here. I will take a moment...

Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022: First Stage: Cabinet Committees (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: It needs to be transparent-----