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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 410. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the role of project manager of project woodland is a full-time position; the number of hours allocated to this role per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18048/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (31 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the exemption of green diesel from the increase to the carbon tax introduced as part of budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17195/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (31 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the charges that apply to the purchase of second-hand cars sourced from the UK as a result of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17196/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (31 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 513. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken to ensure the safety of Irish citizens currently living in Myanmar; his plans to use Ireland's position on the UN Security Council to highlight the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16423/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (31 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 514. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken to ensure that the foreign birth registration of a person (details supplied) will proceed as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16424/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (31 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle slaughtered that originated in feedlots in each of the years 2015 to 2020, inclusive; the proportion this represented of the total State-wide kill in each respective year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17329/21]

Public Accounts Committee: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: I welcome Mr. McMahon and thank him for his diligent pursuit of this issue. Regardless of what the Department of Social Protection and Revenue might outline about the cases, which is not to disparage their specific responses, the issue of bogus self-employment is real. Anybody who has been out in the real world knows that there are people who are classified as self-employed who, under any...

Public Accounts Committee: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: There have been several reports of what is known as blacklisting, where workers are either threatened with losing or do lose their jobs for even attempting to raise the issue of their employment status. I referred to the meat processing sector because it is often the case that employees or self-employed people in that area happen to be independently working through an agency for a factory,...

Public Accounts Committee: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: -----the solution should be fairly simple in one sense because there is a legislative route we could explore. I say that because I understand how there could be an element of self-employment in the construction sector. In many cases, we are talking about small, independent contractors which might need carpenters or labourers for a defined time. It would not make sense for either party to...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Minister for making himself available. It is a very busy day. The committee has had some discussion on the TB eradication scheme. The Minister's opening statement stated there was an increased provision for TB testing this year. However, the detail of the programme suggests that the number of TB tests being undertaken is the same, so there is no additional output being...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: What was the reduction in EU funding this year compared with last year? How much of that shortfall is the Department making up? Will there be additional farmer contributions next year? Is there any discussion at forum level or within the Department to see if the meat industry, for example, would be asked to contribute toward the TB eradication programme, considering that if it is...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: In his opening statement, the Minister mentioned the 11% increase in the Department budget for 2021, a line he has frequently repeated since the budget was announced. I ask him to give the percentage and absolute number for the increase in payments to farmers. During his contribution to the debate on the Revised Estimates for 2020, the Minister said that approximately €135 million...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: Just to clarify, was that 50% co-funded?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: I asked about forestry and the level of increase in payments.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (25 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to Monaghan County Council for local road maintenance and resurfacing in each of the years 2010 to 2020, in tabular form; the allocation approved for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16086/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (25 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the length of local public roads eligible for maintenance funding within each local authority; the funding allocated to each local authority in 2020 for this purpose in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16087/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (25 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 171. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 964 of 3 March 2021, the number of speech and language therapists who have been working on speech and language duties by CHO region for each month from January 2020 to February 2021, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16017/21]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: I ask the Government to use the opportunity of the Council meeting to stand up for democracy and human rights. In 2017, the elected representatives of the Catalan people, in line with the pre-election mandate they had received, facilitated a referendum on independence. That referendum, which was held on 1 October 2017, was met with a violent response from Spanish state forces. Voters were...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: One of the more bizarre and unfortunate consequences of Brexit has been the impact of Revenue's interpretation of third country rules on second-hand car sales. Due to the size of the market and because we share a right-hand drive system, Britain has been the source of a large proportion of our second-hand vehicles. The new situation means that, bizarrely, a car produced in Britain can enter...

Ceathrú Chultúir 1916 Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: The Moore Street district is incredibly important to our revolutionary history, culture and heritage as a nation. It is a place that holds much pride for many across the Thirty-two Counties and many Irish across the globe. Moore Street is where five of the great leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising met for the last time. The district should long have been a national monument. That it was not...