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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Meetings (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: 725. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of all official engagements and meetings attended by the Minister of State with responsibility for farm safety at his Department since assuming office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57000/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: 726. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the heading and subheadings in the Revised Estimates that deal with the allocation of funding for fisheries; the purpose of each allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57001/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: 727. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the heading and subheadings in the Revised Estimates which regard the allocation of funding for land use and biodiversity; the purpose of each allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57002/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: 728. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine , further to Parliamentary Question No. 774 of 5 October, the counties that have more than eight controlled finishing units; the number of controlled finishing units in those counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57003/21]

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: Are we dealing with the Supplementary Estimates programme by programme or across the board?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: What would suit the Minister?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: I have a number questions. I thank the Minister for being here and for his comprehensive opening statement. On animal welfare and the sheep welfare scheme, the original allocation was approximately €20 million per annum. The new Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, strategic plan provides a similar allocation. This allocation has never been fully spent. There has been an historical...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: In regard to the World Food Programme, a Supplementary Estimate is introduced for this every year because, essentially, we are paying it in advance. We had a debate on this last year as well. Would it not make more sense to move this into the normal budgetary process?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: On the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, SBCI, scheme, traditionally this has been oversubscribed. In most instances funds are drawn down within days. I learned from Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment officials at a recent meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts that there is undersubscription with regard to some of the loan schemes operated by that Department. Has...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: I would like clarification on some of the figures provided. Subhead B5 references savings of €3.3 million against a budget of €59 million. This may have been addressed by the Minister in his opening statement, but I missed it. What precisely does that relate to?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: On TAMS, I am dealing with a number of farmers who are currently in appeals. It is a very strange scheme in the sense that farmers will have outlaid a great deal of money in terms of building sheds or concrete pits and so on. For example, in a situation where a 100% penalty is applied, it would not be possible to return concrete. Some of the cases I am dealing with are in regard to...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: It is vital for the existing scheme because we know that when there are negative experiences with one round, they can impact future applications coming through. I will not deal with the specifics of this case because it is subject to appeal in the coming weeks but I ask the Minister to urge all officials involved. Auditing is about ensuring there is no fraud. There has been an...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: I am conscious of other speakers so I will not dwell on it. One thing we all agree on is that the Minister as the senior Minister needs to have a strong handle on the forestry section within his Department because none of the targets are being met. The rhetorical answers we get are very strong but the reality for people involved in the sector and communities, particularly the farming...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: My next question concerns what the C11 underspend relates to.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: Is there a particular reason for the underspend? Is it unique?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: If Ms Chapman would, please.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: No. I did not know to what it referred.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: Less money for lawyers is always good. I will put two specific questions to the Minister. I understand that he plans to introduce a statutory instrument relating to the veterinary medicines regulation. I do not know where his deliberations on that are. The committee has met on the matter a number of times. The two main issues that have been raised with us are, first, the ability of...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: I have two further questions, which I will ask together. They are distinct, but they impact on my constituency in particular. Unfortunately, there has been an avian flu outbreak in my county. It has affected the turkey flock, which could not have happened at a worse time. Does the Minister envisage a compensation scheme or is he confident that there are measures in place to contain the...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: Sin mise. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire.