Results 10,861-10,880 of 11,413 for speaker:Matt Carthy

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 529. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the proposed social housing development at a location (details supplied); his views on the development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20764/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 681. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason students from agricultural colleges are excluded from applying for the Covid-19 education fund; if the position will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20266/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 861. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications by county received for rent allowance support during the Covid-19 period; the number of applications granted and refused, respectively by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20260/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 934. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that a ban on super trawlers fishing vessels from Irish waters is enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20231/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 935. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency measures he will enact for Irish fisheries to prepare for the prospect of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20232/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 936. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the support schemes that will be available to Irish coastal fishing vessels to avail of emerging biomass technology and initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20233/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 937. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to request a renegotiation of the EU Common Fisheries Policy with a view to securing additional proportion of quotas for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20234/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rockall Island Ownership (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 938. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the waters adjacent to Rockall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20235/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 939. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications granted in connection to forestry in each year since 2015 and to date in 2020, by county; the number within a year that were appealed to the forestry appeals committee; the average length of appeals in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20236/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 940. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to continue the convergence process through the CAP transition period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20237/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 941. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide a bespoke financial scheme to support the pig sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20238/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 942. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pig farmers by county; the average number of pigs per farm and county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20239/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 943. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers that have been vaccinated and culled, respectively, in each year since 2010 and to date in 2020; his views on whether the measures have been effective in tackling tuberculosis; if vaccination or culling is more effective in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20240/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Incidence (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 944. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of instances of tuberculosis reported in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of farms affected; the number of tuberculosis instances associated with suckler herds; the number associated with dairy herds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20242/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Incidence (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 945. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the new measures he proposes to implement to address the continued prevalence of tuberculosis outbreaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20243/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainable Development Goals (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 946. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the commitment of Ireland to the sustainable development goals will be reflected in the Strategy and Work Plans 2020-2025; the way in which progress towards achieving the goals will be monitored and reported annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20244/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Colleges (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 947. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allocate funds to students in agricultural colleges similar to those available to students in other institutions through the Covid-19 education fund in view of the fact that agricultural colleges are excluded from that scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20245/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 948. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of his engagement with the European Commission regarding the prospect of a ban on the use of glyphosate; the contingency measures he will employ should such a ban be proposed and or implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20246/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 949. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals for an early retirement scheme in the new CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20247/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (30 Jul 2020)

Matt Carthy: 950. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms that availed of the nitrates directive derogation by county in each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20248/20]