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Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Livestock Issues (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: The only aspect of food production that has been severely curtailed during the level 5 restrictions is the operation of marts. I have never seen an issue cause so much antagonism, anxiety and frustration among the farming community and the marts. The current system is not working. I am sure the Minister has heard the stories from several marts around the State. This needs to be addressed....

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Livestock Issues (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: It is not good enough. Deputy McConalogue is the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. He needs to stand up for our farming communities. Let us take some things as given. Marts are doing everything in their power to ensure that the online facilities are up to standard. They are the people telling us they are not working effectively. The people calling me - they must be calling...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Livestock Issues (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: There is a touch of naivety in the Minister's response. In my county, County Monaghan, for example, 48% of households do not have access to adequate broadband. That is the Government's own figure. I would imagine, and I think everyone would accept, that if we were to take the farming community alone, that figure would be much higher. Where does the Minister think these farmers are buying,...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Regulations (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the process carried out to grant approval for a product (details supplied); if the product was physically tested; and the cause for delay in recalling the product. [33509/20]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Regulations (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: I wish the Minister good morning. I hope no one planning to tune in tonight is accidentally watching the US presidential results instead. I thank the Minister for being here so late. My first question relates to the ViroPro product. Was the product physically tested by the Department in advance of it being approved? What was the cause of delay in recalling the product? Will the...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Regulations (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: The question I asked was whether the product had been tested before it was approved by the Department. That is a crucial issue. We know, for example, that the HSE purchased 3 million units of this product, some 1 million of which were being sent to healthcare centres, including nursing homes and perhaps even hospitals. That is above and beyond the issue pertaining to schools. What is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Environmental Schemes (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: I thank Deputy Ó Cuív for tabling this question. I commend and welcome the rollover provisions in respect of GLAS next year, but as Deputy Ó Cuív said, it gives rise to as many questions as answers. My question is in respect of the programme for Government commitment that €1.5 billion - the headline figure for agriculture - would be allocated to a new REP-type...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Horticulture Sector (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: I fully agree on that last point and there are areas to work on there. What we need, however, is an open mind. I have put this to three different Ministers, namely, Deputies Noonan and Ryan and Senator Hackett. They all have one thing in common, that is, a party that is not very much trusted by the people involved in this or many other sectors in the community I come from. It is...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: The Minister is saying that these are just private matters that the factories have control over and then, on the other hand, that the beef task force will look at it. The two positions do not relate. I am disappointed even with the terminology the Minister is using. He is basically reciting the factories' propaganda. They call it a bonus criterion. Every farmer I know calls it a penalty...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: In case the Minister is in any doubt, I wish to state clearly that we will work with whatever is put in place. The food ombudsman is something to which he has committed. I hope he does it quickly and I really do hope it works. I still have my doubts. A food ombudsman can only implement Government policy and if that policy is to turn a blind eye to these type of practices by the factories...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Horticulture Sector (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to support the continued operation of the Irish horticulture industry in view of the proposed ban on the harvesting of peat for horticultural purposes. [33514/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Horticulture Sector (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: This question is on the horticulture industry. There is a ban proposed on the harvesting of peat for horticultural purposes and plans for it are very much advanced . There has been a conflation of peat extraction for this purpose and its extraction for energy purposes. They are two different worlds. What does the Government plan to do on this, particularly where the mushroom sector, which...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Horticulture Sector (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: Current Government policy means there will be no mushroom industry in Ireland. I am asking for consideration to be given to this and for a bit of common sense in the approach. The working group the Minister of State references has one fatal flaw: it includes in its terms of reference the ceasing of the use of horticultural peat. The mushroom industry has been looking at alternatives for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made to develop a dedicated suckler brand; and the plans in place for the development of a dedicated suckler PGI. [33516/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicines (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when persons operating in the licensed merchant sector will be formally designated as responsible persons with regard to EU Regulation 2019/6. [33513/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to increase the upper limit ceiling in the pig and poultry investment scheme under TAMS II; if so, the new upper limit ceiling being considered; when such changes will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33512/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 405. To ask the Minister for Finance when a revised process for the recommencement of primary medical card assessments will be in place in order to allow drivers with disabilities to secure necessary supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32499/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 583. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide grant support for the restoration of derelict and traditional cottages and houses particularly those that are included on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32502/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Inland Waterways (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 584. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the works related to the Ulster Canal that are to be completed in 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32503/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (3 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 777. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure that all eligible families that have paid for school transportation, including those that paid after the deadline of 4 August 2020, will be provided with places on school buses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33106/20]