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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Funding (15 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capital projects his Department will fund in County Monaghan over the years 2020 to 2025. [43175/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Colleges (15 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to Monaghan Institute in 2020; and the proposed allocation in 2021. [43174/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (15 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will commission an independent report incorporating international industry expertise to examine the technical feasibility and cost of undergrounding the north south interconnector in line with the resolution of Dáil Éireann of 16 February 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43268/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (15 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 290. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the NPWS would continue to make use of a predator control contractor if its attention was drawn to the fact that the contractor accessed private land without permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43486/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (15 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts made to ensure that issues pertaining to site acquisition to facilitate the new building for a school (details supplied) are resolved; the expected date for completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43269/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the needs of the pupils who currently attend a unit at a school (details supplied) considering the plans to close this unit in 2021; if she will examine the feasibility to keep this unit open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43487/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (15 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 403. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the reason Tusla has not provided payment to a person (details supplied) will be investigated; if the payment will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43267/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (15 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 470. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the European Court of Justice decision that CBD is not a narcotic under EU law; the impact this will have for hemp cultivation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43264/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Fur Farming (15 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 625. To ask the Minister for Health his position on the continued farming of mink in Ireland with regard to the demonstrated decreased susceptibility to antibodies of a strain of Covid-19 in persons previously infected as cited by the Chief Medical Officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43484/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (15 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 626. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times a student nurse has been rostered to work a shift of eight hours or greater since 19 October 2020, by hospital by one hour increments in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43485/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (15 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 663. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers by county and by each payment band who received ANC payments in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43265/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (15 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 664. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who will see increase in ANC payments in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43266/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (15 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 682. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the announced cull of mink will take place in line with the recommendation of the Chief Medical Officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43481/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (15 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: 683. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the biosecurity protocols in place on mink farms generally; if these protocols have been expanded with regard to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43482/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: I thank our guests for coming in. It is good to see them. We are now at a crunch phase. It depends on the day of the week as to whether we can be optimistic or pessimistic about the outcome but let us hope that the utterings over the past 24 hours mean that there will be a deal in place. Regardless of that, the truth is that even a deal scenario will present many challenges to ICSA and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: I thank the witnesses for attending the committee. I thank the IGFA for its substantial briefing in which it outlined the challenges faced by Connolly's Red Mills in real and stark terms. In that regard, is the IGFA content that the supports that will be required by the agricultural sector, particularly in the event of a no-deal Brexit, are in place or can be put in place for that...

Prohibition of Sulky-Racing Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: I thank and commend Deputy Mattie McGrath on bringing this important issue to the House via legislation. It is Sinn Féin's intention to support the passage of this Bill on this Stage to ensure we have an opportunity to debate and thrash out all the issues that have been outlined. I am disappointed that the Minister has taken a different approach. This is a real issue. A Deputy would...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
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Chapter 7 – Catering and Ancillary Services in Prisons (10 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: I thank our guests for coming before the committee and I ask them to convey our thanks to all of the staff in the Prison Service for the work they do. Particularly during the pandemic, I have to say the record of the Prison Service was exemplary and something that should rightfully be a source of pride. One of the questions I have, and perhaps it is in the accounts as a line item but I...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons
Chapter 7 – Catering and Ancillary Services in Prisons (10 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: That is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons
Chapter 7 – Catering and Ancillary Services in Prisons (10 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: How are they distributed throughout the prison system? Are psychologists generally assigned to a prison, region or the entire service?