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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (20 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: 322. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to support the pig sector in response to the decreased prices received by farmers, increased feed costs and issues relating to processing capacity at meat factories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2773/22]

Gender-based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: I want to add my voice to the hundreds of thousands of messages of condolences to the loved ones of Ashling Murphy on her tragic death. The outpouring of grief that has followed Ashling's murder has been phenomenal. The spontaneous organisation of vigils across our cities, towns and villages, as well as the huge numbers of men, children but especially women who turned up in sympathy,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: 273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made to ensure that customers of non-PSO routes will be able to avail of decreased fares as outlined in Budget 2022; when such reduced fares are due to come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2134/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: 377. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of officials in each Department that waived a portion of their salary in 2021; the amount of funding saved by the Exchequer for these returns in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1117/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: 378. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full cost of salary remuneration provided to the secretary general of each Department for each month in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1118/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: 509. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the local authorities that sought funding to provide for asbestos removal in council homes in each of the years since 2000; the amount of funding sought in each case; the funding allocated for this purpose for each local authority in each of the years since 2000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: 745. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will abandon the proposed changes to the leaving certificate Irish curriculum considering that it would discriminate against students who attend Irish language medium education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63566/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost and Supply of Fertiliser in the European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: It was taken from a response to Mr. MacManus MEP that the Commission intended to carry out a review to see how reducing the tariffs on non-EU imports could operate. Does Mr. Santini know the status of that review, has it commenced and is there a timeframe for completion of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost and Supply of Fertiliser in the European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: That is in relation to anti-dumping duties. Mr. Santini mentioned tariffs and the request of a number of member states. Has the Irish Government made that request?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost and Supply of Fertiliser in the European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: The anti-dumping is under review and we do not have a timeframe and it the same case for tariff duties.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost and Supply of Fertiliser in the European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: I accept that. We do not have the timeframe for that either.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost and Supply of Fertiliser in the European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: Mr. Santini explained that very well. We see the procedure for the tariffs and we see the procedure for the anti-dumping duties. On the current basis, nothing has been done in either of those two areas. What has the European Commission done to try to resolve the high costs and supply issues around fertiliser?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost and Supply of Fertiliser in the European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: There has been no action yet, let me put it that way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost and Supply of Fertiliser in the European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: Does Mr. Santini accept that gas prices have reduced from November and there has not been a corresponding reduction in fertiliser costs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost and Supply of Fertiliser in the European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: Does Mr. Santini also accept that, on its own figures, the European fertiliser industry is reporting significant profits, regardless? Meaning, the entire cost is being put on the purchasers of the fertiliser.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost and Supply of Fertiliser in the European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: I see there is quite a number behind me, so I will come back in later if there is another opportunity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost and Supply of Fertiliser in the European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: I will make a few comments at the outset. Family farmers - it is a family-farm model that operates predominately in Ireland - operate on an extremely tight margin basis and increases in input prices can put considerable pressure on family farms. However, the sharp hikes that we have seen in fertiliser prices have gone beyond anything that can be managed at an on-farm level. Urea fertiliser...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost and Supply of Fertiliser in the European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: To cut across Mr. Santini, is Ireland one of the member states that has requested the suspension of the tariff duties? In relation to the exercise that Mr. Santini describes, my understanding is that it is the same exercise. What timeframe for a response is anticipated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost and Supply of Fertiliser in the European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: These are its own stated -----

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (19 Jan 2022)

Matt Carthy: 169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of connections made in each county and in each month of 2021 under the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2136/22]