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Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: I want to go back to the issue of long-term leasing because there appears to be a nonsensical approach, particularly as it relates to Part 5 developments. We know units appear to regularly cost in the region of €15,000 to €18,000 per year. Over 25 years, this works out on a real-term basis as somewhere between €375,000 and €450,000 per year. This is money the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (3 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: 159. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to establish an independent public enquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of a person (details supplied) on 2 August 2011 and the roles of State agencies prior and subsequent to their death as previously agreed by Dáil and Seanad Éireann. [27841/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (3 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: 172. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received the final report from a person (details supplied) in respect to the circumstances surrounding the death of a person; and if she plans to publish the report in full. [27840/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (3 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: 349. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department provides for compensation to poultry farmers and broilers for the loss of flocks due to salmonella tyhimurium and salmonella enteritidis outbreaks considering these flocks must be culled under the regulations of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30313/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (3 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: 350. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to establish a legal definition of a feedlot herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30321/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Records (2 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: 215. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide for the records of the Land Commission now held by his Department to be digitised prior to any further degradation given the condition of many of the records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30075/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Records (2 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: 216. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the manner in which Land Commission records are currently held; if his Department has sourced expertise from within or without Government to minimise any further degradation of records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30076/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: 217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the deadline with regard to the sowing of seeds for the wild bird cover action of GLAS in view of conditions preventing same from being carried out by the 1 June 2021 deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30077/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: He is fighting against the interests of Donegal farmers.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: We need to have a debate this week on the ongoing CAP discussions. It is a matter of recorded fact that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine is at a European level fighting against every proposal that would see a redistribution of CAP funds from the beef barons and sheikhs back to smaller family farmers.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: I propose a debate on this process be placed on the agenda for Wednesday so the Minister can engage in a proper debate on the matter.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: -----while the proportion spent on the CAP will fall from 37% to 30%. A Cheann Comhairle, this is very important. This week, we learned that two farms under the control of Larry Goodman received €414,000 last year in CAP payments-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: -----and a farm owned by a sheikh received more than €222,000-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: These are the inequalities and the Minister is trying to prevent equality measures being put in place. We need that debate this week.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: He is.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: The Minister should come before the House and explain himself.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: He is fighting against every redistributive measure at EU level.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: He should come before the House and-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: No. The House needs to have a debate on the EU agricultural talks and this needs to happen this week. It is not good enough to suggest that a discussion can take place after the negotiations are over. We need to hear from the Minister as to why he has adopted an approach to those negotiations that will disadvantage the majority of Irish farmers. Unfortunately, we are dealing with this in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (1 Jun 2021)

Matt Carthy: 81. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the meetings or engagements he has had regarding the north-south interconnector to date in 2021. [29380/21]