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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: The Taoiseach is aware of this because on 4 December last year, he wrote to the then Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, outlining the seriousness of the situation. I have a written reply from the current Minister for Health, the Taoiseach's party colleague, that has indicated he cannot even commit to funding to open the centre next year.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: Will the Taoiseach ask the Minister for Health to ensure the families of these people with severe disabilities have the group home they were promised more than a decade and a half ago?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (22 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: Based on the Minister's utterances and his attitude on this issue, I can tell him that in ten years' time the North-South interconnector will not be built. Today I read transcripts from the previous time the Minister was in government when he then refused to listen to Deputies in this House, including Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and others, who pointed out to him that without the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (22 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: That is not how undergrounding works.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (22 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: The local community has zero confidence in EirGrid.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (22 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: The local community will not engage with it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (22 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: The Minister has a responsibility to engage with the local communities because otherwise this project simply will not happen and it will be his fault.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (22 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: No, she did not.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (22 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: 689. To ask the Minister for Health when his attention was drawn to the HSE decision to suspend Covid-19 testing at food processing plants made on 8 September 2020; the manner in which the decision was conveyed to him; the reason he did not convey this information to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24703/20]

Climate Action: Statements (17 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: The programme for Government contains a commitment to ensure that the transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable economy is fair. However, many communities are sceptical about the Government's intention to be fair in the transition process. Much of the scepticism comes from their experience of the last time that the Green Party was in government. The...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector (17 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: 38. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the schemes under her Department that can allocate funding to community organisations, including clubs (details supplied) to develop ancillary services such as car parking; and her plans to provide additional schemes and funding in this regard. [24317/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: Once again, I thank the expert panel for their work and their comprehensive report. To reiterate the headline figures, which are stark, 56% of total deaths as a result of Covid-19 occurred in nursing homes. That must point to a systemic failure of the highest degree because behind each of those deaths was a grieving family and the real life of a person who, undoubtedly, had come through...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: How much time do I have?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: On page 93 of the report it states: "Other factors at play include the profile of workers in nursing homes and the interaction with other cluster risk situations such as family members, shared accommodation and contact with other high-risk areas such as the meat packing industry." However, it has been cited that there is a particularly high incidence rate in nursing homes located in...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: I suggest to our secretariat that that be included for consideration in our report.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (15 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: The Minister referred to an aspiration that the transition period will only be one year. However, almost nobody in Europe believes that there will only be one year of transition. It will potentially be much longer and run into several years so it is important that we get this transition period right. I ask the Minister to quickly identify the schemes that will be available during the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Herd Data (15 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: On that point, I challenge the Minister to set a date. I welcome the fact that he has committed to reconvening the forum, but I challenge him to get it done over the next week. This is an area where I happily admit that I do not have all the answers. I do not believe anybody does. The one thing I know is that the current set of policies and procedures is not working. The figures the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Herd Data (15 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: It is not an easy job to unite all of the farm organisations but they are all united in the belief that this was an insensitive and insane move. Notwithstanding Deputy Browne’s valid concerns, people are asking what exactly was the purpose of this, how much it cost and whether it was the case that when the cat is away, the mice will play, given the fluctuation in the ministerial post....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (15 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: To go back to the point I made earlier and to support the point just made by Deputy Naughten, we are at a very funny stage now. Bord Bia has said that it cannot apply for a distinct PGI for Irish suckler beef, which is the best beef in the world as I said earlier, because naturally-bred Irish suckler beef is not widely recognised in the market. Whose job is it to make sure it is widely...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (15 Sep 2020)

Matt Carthy: Who is our promotion body?