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Written Answers — Department of Health: Child Protection (1 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 313. To ask the Minister for Health the cost associated with the practice of his Department of collating and maintaining dossiers of sensitive information on children with autism who were involved in legal actions against the State in each of the years 2010 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17734/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child Protection (1 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 314. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that all families affected by the practice of his Department of collating and maintaining dossiers of sensitive information on children with autism who were involved in legal actions against the State will be informed of this fact and provided with copies of all documentation of this nature; when he plans for contact to be made with...

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

Matt Carthy: 401. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares under organic production by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18039/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (1 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 402. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants in the organic farming scheme by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18040/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (1 Apr 2021)

Matt Carthy: 403. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average amount received by participant in the organic farming scheme by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18041/21]

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

Matt Carthy: 404. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of farmland and number of hectares he is targeting for organic production by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18042/21]

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

Matt Carthy: 405. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for compensation as a result of avian influenza from 2020 to date in tabular form; the number of successful applications; the number of successful applicants that have since received their compensation in full to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18043/21]

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

Matt Carthy: 406. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulations governing the importation of non-native bees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18044/21]

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

Matt Carthy: 407. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the threat posed to native bees as a result of the importation of non-native bees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18045/21]

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

Matt Carthy: 408. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the incentives that are planned to re-engage farmers with forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18046/21]

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

Matt Carthy: 409. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he plans to take to reform the forestry licensing system and to address the manner in which it discriminates against farmers unable to complete their own NIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18047/21]

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...