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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (23 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her proposals to regularise pay and conditions for school secretaries. [44740/21]

Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: I want to put on the record of the House my commendation to Deputy Mac Lochlainn on the work he has done in this area. I am the Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture, food and the marine but we recognised early on that the challenges facing our fishing and coastal communities were so great that we needed to have a dedicated person of ability to address and deal with these issues...

Education (Voluntary Contributions) Bill 2021: First Stage (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: This is the first legislation to which I have had the honour of putting my name. I commend it to the House. This is the time of year when many families, particularly those with school-going children, find themselves under financial stress, with many traditionally receiving home and motor tax insurance renewal documents at this time. People are already planning for the Christmas period....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: The Chairman referenced some of the madness of the Celtic tiger era. One of the areas of madness that we have not moved away from is the exorbitant fees that are often paid by State agencies. It is suggested, in this piece of correspondence, that the total fees incurred relating to the liquidation and wrap-up of this process could be €327 million. That appears to be astronomical. I...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: That would reinforce my view that we should ask the Department to give an analysis as to what checks and balances are in place in terms of the value-for-money auditing of each line of the expenditure.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: I will deal with it at the private meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: I want to reiterate everything the Cathaoirleach has said. This situation is completely unacceptable. The attitude and position of the Department are nonsensical. We are at a very advanced stage of contracting. As the Cathaoirleach has said, the Department is not able to give us even an estimated figure for the final cost of this project. The one thing we can say with absolute certainty...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: I seek clarity. Are we also taking No. 741 now?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: There are a number of issues on No. 741. Regarding the correspondence from the Department, I reiterate what Deputy Munster has said. It appears that the Department is quite satisfied to have a hands-off approach regarding the expenditure of public moneys by RTÉ. I have a number of issues with No. 741; I can deal with them separately.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: Both the Chairman and Deputy Murphy have touched on a number questions that are outstanding. It would be incredibly useful for us to invite RTE to return to the committee to analyse some of these matters further. We belatedly know that RTE has paid €1.22 million in respect of what were essentially - to call a spade a spade - bogus employment practices. It would be useful for this...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: Yes, Cathaoirleach. Page 3 includes a note on the State seeking compensation from Israel in respect of damage done to Irish-funded infrastructure during military attacks. This correspondence is dated in July. It would be useful if we could get an update from the Department in respect of whether or not additional efforts are being made.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: I agree.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: Chair, is it an either-or, or is this a timeframe? In other words, if we were to invite Tusla on that date, would there be an occasion then to invite the RTB, perhaps in November?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: Both organisations should come before us. A number of issues regarding Tusla have emerged in recent months. To my mind, neither is necessarily urgent but perhaps we should invite Tusla in, with a view to inviting RTB at a later date.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticultural Industry: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: There are thousands of jobs at risk. In his opening remarks the Minister of State indicated he recognised the importance of these jobs to the rural economy and rural communities. He also said he was disappointed at the importation witnessed today. Does the Minister of State accept that, at present, there is no alternative to the extraction of peat for many sectors of the horticultural...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy: Women in Agriculture Stakeholders Group (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: Tá fáilte roimh uilig, our guests. This is timely and important conversation. I welcome the work the stakeholders' group has been doing with a very able chair in Ms Quinn-Mulligan. While she was often scary to us as a journalist, I have no doubt she will be a very able and available source of information to us as we deal with the challenges to ensure the official figures...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: 23. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a proposed review into extending section 664A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to include agricultural contractors for the purpose of providing them similar status as farmers regarding the carbon tax on green diesel. [44744/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2022 (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: 31. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to introduce budgetary measures to address the increased costs of building materials considering the current housing shortage. [44745/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will bring forward recommendations to address the high costs of insurance cover in the childcare sector. [36212/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Schemes (21 Sep 2021)

Matt Carthy: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if farmers with land on or surrounding Shass mountain will be eligible to apply for funding under the blanket bog agri-environment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44713/21]