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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of the Hemp Sector in Ireland: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I get that. There is something that I am trying to get my head around. Currently, there is nothing stopping the industry or anyone from producing the stalk, which is useful for construction and materials, but it is not being utilised. Is that because it is not worth it economically, given that the value of the top is being lost?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of the Hemp Sector in Ireland: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: That is the crux of the problem. At the same time, there is not much processing. What is there? I am trying to figure out whether we can do this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of the Hemp Sector in Ireland: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: Can a twin-track approach be taken whereby we can work on the issues around the Misuse of Drugs Act while also developing processing capacity in respect of the stalk? How would we do that? What is the magic bullet, if there is one?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of the Hemp Sector in Ireland: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: For five factories.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of the Hemp Sector in Ireland: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: That is what I was thinking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of the Hemp Sector in Ireland: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: When we discuss hemp, it is never uninteresting. There is a great deal of work for the committee in this. It is not a question of forcing anyone to move from another sector into hemp growing. Rather, it complements many other sectors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of the Hemp Sector in Ireland: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: It could be the difference between someone being a part-time and full-time farmer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of the Hemp Sector in Ireland: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: Is that for food?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of the Hemp Sector in Ireland: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: No canvassing at committee meetings.

Carbon Tax: Motion [Private Members] (22 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: There are no alternatives in County Monaghan. There is no public transport-----

Carbon Tax: Motion [Private Members] (22 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: Workers and families are facing a cost-of-living crisis. As people in this State face what are among the highest rents, mortgage interest rates, insurance costs and childcare costs in Europe, they are also burdened with ever-increasing electricity, heating and fuel costs. Rather than supporting families to meet these burdens, the Government has responded by increasing them further through...

Carbon Tax: Motion [Private Members] (22 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: It will not make it worse.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects to conclude a promised review into providing agricultural contractors with a similar status to farmers regarding the carbon tax on green diesel; and if it is intended to complete such a review prior to carbon tax increasing in 2022. [9371/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Enterprise Policy (22 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the sectors that will be able to avail of funding from the Irish Innovation Seed Fund Programme; and the funding allocated or ring-fenced for any of strategic opportunities. [9986/22]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Chairman. I believe the Comptroller and Auditor General’s approach is the correct one. It is in the public interest and is a matter of public concern that warrants a hearing of this committee with both the HSE and the Department of Health officials in place. There have been long-standing concerns with regard to the effectiveness of health spending and whether it delivers...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I am satisfied that we dealt with that last week.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I will wait until then.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I support Deputy Catherine Murphy on that final point. On point No. 6, we asked who had decided not to provide us with the most up-to-date national children's hospital report indicating the status of that particular project. The response is essentially that no single organisation chose not to furnish it to us. It was a collective decision of the board and the Department. This is...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: Separately, on the claims, as I say, I cannot find where this is in the document but as I see it, the claims that are now lodged-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: -----number 984 and are valued at €542 million. The last estimate in terms of the value of claims that I saw was in November and they were valued at €514 million at that point. There is an increase already of €30 million in the value of the claims that have been submitted by the contractor. It would be useful for us to get clarification as to whether those claims are...