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Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Farm Safety
Matt Carthy
1506. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which farm safety organisations can seek to avail of funding announced in budget 2021 and managed via the European Innovation Partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32643/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
Matt Carthy
1507. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herds with a TB reactor in each of the years 2015 to 2020, by county in tabular form. [32644/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
1508. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons appointed to the forestry appeals commission or divisions thereof since 30 September 2020; the professional expertise of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32645/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
1509. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals heard by the forestry appeals commission or divisions thereof since 30 September 2020; the results of the hearings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32646/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
1510. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the online forestry portal will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32647/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Bord Bia
Matt Carthy
1511. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers organisations will be allocated positions on the technical advisory group for oversight of the grass-fed standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32648/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Agriculture Schemes
Matt Carthy
1512. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that will be put in place for marts as a result of the move to level 5 Covid-19 restrictions; if provision will be made for bidders to attend marts in person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32649/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Agriculture Schemes
Matt Carthy
1526. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the implementation of the criteria set out by the European Council decision of 21 October 2021 that 20% of Pillar 1 funds should be ringfenced for eco-schemes; if participation in eco-schemes will be mandatory for every farmer here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33121/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Medicinal Products
Matt Carthy
1527. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department had issued approval for the use of a product (details supplied), the date of approval; the procedures employed prior to approval; the reason for recall of the product; the dates that concerns were raised; the date that the decision was made; the procedures for notification of the recall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33122/20]
Wed, 21 Oct 2020
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Community Employment Schemes
Matt Carthy
154. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the provisions in place for community employment scheme employees to work from home during level 3 and 4 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31870/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Enterprise Support Services
Matt Carthy
43. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the mechanisms of support available to a person seeking to establish a new business. [29980/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Medical Cards
Matt Carthy
267. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that dental practices are not facilitating appointments for medical card holders; the steps he is taking to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30752/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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School Transport
Matt Carthy
40. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the number of concessionary school bus passes issued in September 2020; and the number issued in the same period in each of the years 2015 to 2019. [30084/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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State Examinations
Matt Carthy
88. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if the procurement process was fully compliant with regard to the retaining of services by a company (details supplied) to carry out the leaving certificate predicated grades modelling, compliant but non-competitive, or non-compliant and non-competitive, in either case other than fully compliant; and the justification for this. [30083/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Tax Exemptions
Matt Carthy
125. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance if he will exempt green diesel used by farmers and farm contractors from carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30616/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Matt Carthy
150. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the provisions in place and funds committed in reserve to potential and unforeseen issues arising upon the reopening of schools to ensure that they may be promptly addressed and that schools may remain open. [22239/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Matt Carthy
151. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the provisions put in place to ensure ongoing consultation with school boards of management, parents’ associations and teaching unions upon the reopening of schools. [22240/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Public Sector Pay
Matt Carthy
208. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education her plans to resolve the imbalance in pay scales for principals in primary level compared to secondary level schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30614/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Back to Education Allowance
Matt Carthy
228. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the back to education scheme to allow for recipients of the pandemic unemployment payment, especially those with former employers that closed down (details supplied), to retain the same level of payment if they return to education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30615/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Nitrates Usage
Matt Carthy
297. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms that will be affected by an increase in the excretion figure for a dairy cow from 85 kg of nitrogen to 89 kg of nitrogen by county; the overall impact expected from this move on overall nitrogen levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30606/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Farm Inspections
Matt Carthy
298. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms that have had satellite inspections to date in 2020, by county in tabular form; the number in each county that have had penalties applied as a result of satellite inspections by county; the number of expected satellite inspections for the remainder of 2020, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30607/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Animal Feedstuffs
Matt Carthy
299. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the response of his Department to the revelation that traces of the growth hormone zilpaterol were evident in some animal feeds available here, including any investigation commissioned by him; the efforts taken to ensure that this was an isolated incident and that this cannot happen again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30608/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Ministerial Communications
Matt Carthy
300. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made contact with a retailer (details supplied) regarding the assertion by the new owners of the company that they will not stock Irish beef products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30609/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Agriculture Schemes
Matt Carthy
301. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts to ensure that Pillar 2 payments such as TAMS, GLAS, BDGP and the sheep welfare scheme will continue in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30610/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Legislative Measures
Matt Carthy
302. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 to be fully implemented; the impact he expects to have on the timeframe for forestry felling appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30611/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Matt Carthy
303. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will open the next tranche of TAMS; the actions that will be eligible within that tranche; the number of farmers he expects to receive funding under that tranche; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30612/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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A Vision for Change
Matt Carthy
123. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to progress referendums on Irish unity. [22612/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Tax Credits
Matt Carthy
259. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the dependent relative tax credit in line with the incapacitated child tax credit as requested by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28243/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Tax Credits
Matt Carthy
260. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance if eligibility for the home carer tax credit will be extended to include single working carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28244/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Tax Credits
Matt Carthy
261. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to allow carers to claim tax relief on the cost of employing a care worker while also claiming the dependent relative incapacitated child tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28245/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Carer's Allowance
Matt Carthy
506. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to commence the restoration of the carer’s allowance income disregard to ensure those on the average industrial income can qualify; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28236/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Carer's Allowance
Matt Carthy
507. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the costs associated with caring can be deducted from reckonable income for carer’s allowance applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28237/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Carer's Allowance
Matt Carthy
508. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the disregard allowable in the capital formula for carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28238/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Carer's Support Grant
Matt Carthy
509. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the carer’s support grant will be increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28239/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Carer's Benefit
Matt Carthy
510. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend eligibility for carer’s benefit to include those who are self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28240/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Domiciliary Care Allowance
Matt Carthy
511. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if eligibility for domiciliary care allowance will be extended to children residing in hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28241/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Pension Provisions
Matt Carthy
512. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a report on proposals to enact a pension for family carers in recognition of their invaluable contribution to society; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28242/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Proposed Legislation
Matt Carthy
654. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a statutory homecare scheme that will provide for appropriate respite each year and a carer needs assessment for full-time carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28246/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Medical Cards
Matt Carthy
655. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if the carer general practitioner visit card will be extended to carers in receipt of the carer's support grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28247/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Home Help Service
Matt Carthy
656. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were allocated home help support in County Monaghan for each year since 2015 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; the number of home help hours allocated in County Monaghan for the same periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28248/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Organic Farming Scheme
Matt Carthy
790. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants per county per year since 2015 for the organic farming scheme; the number of successful applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28219/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Swimming Pool Programme
Matt Carthy
7. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht her plans to reintroduce a local authority swimming pool programme. [27363/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Tourist Accommodation
Matt Carthy
49. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if a financial scheme will be introduced to assist local authorities to develop areas for use by motorhome and camper van owners. [27362/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Departmental Expenditure
Matt Carthy
23. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach the amount spent on media monitoring services by his Department; and if the role is provided by private contract operators or in-house services. [27572/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Trade Agreements
Matt Carthy
26. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to a report by researchers from the University of Oxford pertaining to the EU-Mercosur trade deal that concluded that mechanisms within the trade agreement to include and protect local communities, track goods and enforce sustainability standards are lacking throughout the proposed terms of the deal; if this report will shape his position on the trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27538/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Departmental Expenditure
Matt Carthy
33. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent on media monitoring services by his Department; if the role is provided by private contract operators or in-house services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27555/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Matt Carthy
40. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the areas in County Monaghan that will be serviced by the national broadband plan in 2020 and 2021; the number of dwellings that will be encompassed in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27539/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Departmental Expenditure
Matt Carthy
41. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the amount spent on media monitoring services by his Department; if the role is provided by private contract operators or in-house services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27556/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Departmental Expenditure
Matt Carthy
54. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent on media monitoring services by his Department; if the role is provided by private contract operators or in-house services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27557/20]
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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Departmental Expenditure
Matt Carthy
66. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the amount spent on media monitoring services by his Department; if the role is provided by private contract operators or in-house services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27558/20]