Results 1-20 of 25 for going forward speaker:Joe Flaherty

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister of State. I look forward to the new guidelines. I appreciate there is no ban or cap as such on building in rural Ireland but there is a complicity of issues. Notwithstanding planning regulations, the issue of the cost of building a house in rural Ireland is something we do need to look at and address. Croí Cónaithe exempts people from some of the challenges...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Threat of Bark Beetles to Plantations: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the representatives of the IFA, particularly Mr. Gorman, for coming in. It is good to have him here and I look forward to his term of office. He has hit the ground running and I am sure he will make a great impact and will be a great representative for the farming community. Much of what I was going to ask has been touched on. Our guests have clarified that 21 farmers are...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...very vocal on the issue. It is something that we need to look at into the future. As Deputy Durkan said, it is an important first step and we will build on in it in subsequent budgets. I have to go back to the agriculture committee but before I leave, I will make one point on the Bill, which relates to the cost of business support scheme. I know that the Minister's officials are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (22 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: That is all right. I do not intend to go into the horse sport sector too much but we had Horse Sport Ireland in here and there are significant issues. I understand there is a day scheduled for the Minister to come before us to address that. I will be raising those issues at that point. I put him on notice that there are serious concerns with passports and the formation of the new board....

Science Week: Statements (16 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...this project very much showcased what we now refer to as STEAM, or science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. For far too long, students who were creative felt they could not go down the science route because they did not have the core skills to do that, but this project brought young pupils together in a collaborative effort, so people who were strong on art and people who...

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: A key commitment of the programme for Government was to establish exclusion zones around medical facilities. The Minister subsequently legislated for the designation of safe access loans around our healthcare premises. We are well aware that there has been extensive co-operation and consultation with the Department of Justice, An Garda Síochána and the Office of the Director of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: .... There is an opportunity for HSI, having regard to the formation of the board, to revert to what were the old advisory councils and the associated nomination process. That is the way to move forward. If it is the case that one or two directors have to be added to bring in expertise not already provided for within the four directorships, HSI can do that. Before now, and in advance of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Concerns for Sourcing Winter Animal Feed in Shannon Callows Area: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...up on that. On Bord na Móna, the organisation has clearly set out its views. Bord na Móna has more or less stated every time we have asked them about managing rivers, tributaries and drains going forward that it will do nothing with them so in all likelihood it is going to do nothing about the silt in the River Shannon either. Bord na Móna is going to rewet all of its...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Business Supports (26 Oct 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond, on the work done on the budget. It was a momentous budget, one that was historic in many respects. It set the tone and template for the achievements of the Government. It is often the case that actions in a budget can have unintended consequences. One such unintended consequence relates to the measure to assist businesses that will grapple with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Grant Payments (30 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...and secondary schools. I am aware of a family in my constituency where the eldest child, on securing immigration status, has commenced university but has no SUSI grant. Two siblings will be going to university this September. The family is dynamic and intelligent, and both parents are healthcare workers. This family will provide infinitely to our country, economy and healthcare system....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation on Nature Restoration: European Commission (18 Jan 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...director and his colleagues are probably doing a reasonable job in trying to sell it in that he is telling us the directorate is not preaching to member states and it is up to each member to come forward with its own proposals that are legally binding. At the same time, as many members have told the director, this has caused a large amount of disquiet and anxiety. I am conscious of...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Joe Flaherty: ...with courage and conviction since coming to office. At every opportunity, An Taoiseach and the Minister of State have rightly reinforced our commitment to the European Union throughout our time in government. This is to be commended. It is very much a benchmark and statement of intent for modern Ireland and a progressive Ireland that we are seen as modern Europeans. As President von...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future Business Model Plans and Long-term Vision for the Media Sector: Discussion (24 Nov 2022)

Joe Flaherty: ...the committee but my background is in regional press. I spent all of my working life before I came into politics in the regional press. I would have crossed paths with Seamus Dooley many moons ago when he was in the latter years of his career on the Roscommon Champion, and we spent a night in a pub in Roscommon, although we did not actually work together. I worked with Linda O'Reilly,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: ...informative and educational to hear Deputy Fitzmaurice speak about bogs. I could come back and listen to him any day talking about bogs. On a more serious note, I must say that, as a member of a Government party, I am deeply embarrassed that the witnesses are back again. I am also disappointed that there is no representative from the Green Party at the meeting. Unquestionably, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: ...looking to pillage the national peatland stock. We have a ready solution. We need to get the three Departments and Ministers before the committee. We have muscles to flex. Those Departments are going to need us to action and move forward legislation. If they can refuse to come before the committee, we can refuse to work on legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Provision for Older People: Discussion (10 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: ...it is timely and important we have it here. I will preface my contribution by saying I started to read Richard Osman's The Man Who Died Twiceat the weekend. For those who do not know, the protagonists live in a retirement village. In that book, there is an awful lot of wine and an awful lot of pizza, so I look forward to the Departments' plans coming to fruition in approximately 20...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Committee Stage (4 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: ...to look after staff welfare. If staff are sick, we have to give them the space and time to facilitate their recovery. There will be a review. There will also be a mechanism through which employers can go to the Labour Court if they are unable to pay. That will be an additional burden, though, and I cannot imagine any employer risking not only the cost of going to the Labour Court,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the witnesses for coming in for this informative engagement. Much of what I was going to raise was brought up by my esteemed and learned colleagues so I will be short and sweet. I want to focus on a point that has been raised by a number of speakers and that is green finance. One of the issues facing many businesses is the need to decarbonise. There is a particular catchment of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: ...this system, however. That is my point. Mr. Collins might come back to me on the cost data and the likely cost of contracts into which the Department is entering in order to maintain this going forward. I will pick up on a point that was made in response to a question from Deputy Fitzmaurice. Dr. Corkery stated that there is an option for a farmer to request what I would call a bulk...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticultural Industry: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2021)

Joe Flaherty: ...of the people who worked on the bogs of Ireland over the years. We were warned time and again that we would end up importing peat. We were warned time and again that just transition was going to fail the midlands. My phone was pinging from early this morning. The Irish Timesis not widely circulated in Longford but the story quickly made the rounds. Former Bord na Móna employees...