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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: 437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of those eligible for school transport applicants that had or have not yet secured a place on a bus due to late payment of fees by county and month from September 2020 to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8536/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (17 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: 623. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current waiting time for the hearing of small claims cases by the District Court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8535/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (17 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: 685. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place for patients to avail of healthcare in Northern Ireland under the same conditions as the EU Cross Border Healthcare Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8028/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (17 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1021. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of private forestry licences within the licensing system that have been screened out, in and completed ecological assessment; and if screened in, by type and county in tabular form. [8538/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (17 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1022. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of private forestry licences within the licensing system by licence type and county in tabular form. [8539/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicines (17 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1037. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he plans to take in response to recent media revelations outlining the current ease at which veterinary antimicrobial products may be improperly acquired in both the North and the South; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8850/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicines (17 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1038. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the safeguards in place to ensure that veterinary practices adhere to all regulations when dispensing antimicrobial products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8851/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicines (17 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1041. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the safeguards in place to ensure that veterinary prescriptions are issued by vets only to animals under their care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8854/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicines (17 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1042. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the communication he has had with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive on ensuring regulations pertaining to the dispensing of antimicrobial products are adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8855/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service (17 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1039. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of investigations carried out by the special investigations unit or its successor investigations division within his Department with regard to the supply of veterinary antimicrobial products in each of the years 2011 to date in 2021, by county in tabular form; the number of prosecutions carried out as a result of those...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service (17 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1040. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full-time equivalent staff assigned to the special investigations unit or its successor investigations division within his Department in each of the years 2011 to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8853/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (17 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1043. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of entitlements under the basic payment scheme that are leased for a consecutive period of three, four and five years or greater; and the value in each of these cases. [8856/21]

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office
Chapter 5 – Implementation of Financial Management Shared Services (16 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: I return to the issue of the financial management shared services platform, which is really important. The NSSO came out of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. As that Department is charged with ensuring value for money and efficiencies within the public service, a situation where a project within that Department has ballooned in cost from €47.4 million to an estimated...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office
Chapter 5 – Implementation of Financial Management Shared Services (16 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: Can Ms Murphy-Fagan not give a specific timeline? It was fairly specific in terms of the opening vindication of 9.1 years but there is no correlating figure now for the €115 million costs.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office
Chapter 5 – Implementation of Financial Management Shared Services (16 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: Okay. Ms Murphy-Fagan answered Deputy Hourigan to the effect that all Government Departments will be under the remit. Will that include the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office
Chapter 5 – Implementation of Financial Management Shared Services (16 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: I have no idea what that response means. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine accounts for 75% of the customisations in existing platforms so one would think it has the greatest potential to yield savings through the NSSO. How will that work in practice? The estimated savings, if the NSSO is not rolling out the financial management services from the Department of Agriculture,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office
Chapter 5 – Implementation of Financial Management Shared Services (16 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: Perhaps we can ask for a written detail of what the current vision is for this. Concerns were raised at various points of the initial stages by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, the Office of the Chief State Solicitor and the Office of Government Procurement. All of these concerns appear to have been either dismissed or ignored. Does Ms Murphy-Fagan accept now,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: I thank the representatives for being here. I echo the Chairman's sentiments about the potentially extremely dangerous situation we are in. I have a number of questions for our guests. First, will they outline the immediate difficulties accessing horticultural peat? The challenges they are facing in the here and now due to the shortages we have been hearing about are being faced by a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: I thank Mr. Lucas for joining us but anyone listening will note he has referred to the working group in almost every answer as where the solution will be found. Mr. Lucas has talked about the working group operating under what appear to be speedy circumstances. It does not reflect my experience of Government-appointed groups in terms of either interim or full reports. The Minister of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Feb 2021)

Matt Carthy: This week the Committee of Public Accounts has asked the Government to stall the recruitment process for the new Secretary General of the Department of Health. If the process goes ahead, an additional €81,000 will be provided in remuneration for the position. The committee also dealt this week with the ever-increasing spiralling costs for the national children's hospital. We have...