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

Joe Flaherty: In fairness, when Mr. Delany comes in, he is very open and forthcoming with information. Specifically, however, when will he come back on this important issue?

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

Joe Flaherty: We could have Mr. Delany back by the end of the month. We could schedule for the end of the month.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (17 Jan 2024)

Joe Flaherty: 360. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of businesses that have availed of the debt warehousing scheme, by county; and the amounts owing, per county. [1486/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 Jan 2024)

Joe Flaherty: 607. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the approved project for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied). [1237/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Jan 2024)

Joe Flaherty: 847. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing units by local authority and the total numbers of each nationalities tenanting these properties, in tabular form. [2006/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Jan 2024)

Joe Flaherty: 873. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the carer’s benefit payment is not considered a qualifying payment for the household benefits package (details supplied). [56662/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 Jan 2024)

Joe Flaherty: 991. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the official status by group of the residents at the Richmond Street direct provision centre in County Longford as of 31 December 2023. [2039/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (17 Jan 2024)

Joe Flaherty: 1447. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of international protection applicants accommodated in County Longford at 31 December 2023. [2034/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (17 Jan 2024)

Joe Flaherty: 1449. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of international protection applicants in County Longford at 31 December 2023, by location, in tabular form. [2036/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (17 Jan 2024)

Joe Flaherty: 1448. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainians provided emergency accommodation in County Longford at 31 December 2023. [2035/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (17 Jan 2024)

Joe Flaherty: 1450. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainians in emergency accommodation in County Longford at 31 December 2023, by location, in tabular form. [2037/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (17 Jan 2024)

Joe Flaherty: 1451. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of residents at the Richmond Street, DP centre in County Longford as of 31 December 2023. [2038/24]

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I support the Bill, the purpose of which is to amend Article 41.1.1°. The later Bill, which I also support, will delete Article 41.2 and replace it with a new Article 42B. The Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality published its final report in June 2021. It made a total of 45 recommendations across a range of topics. Arising from these deliberations, the Government has proposed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I echo a lot of what the other speakers have said. I appreciate that the witnesses from the ICBF passionately believe in what they are setting out and that the ICBF is coming at this from a scientific point of view. However, the reality is that, unfortunately, the farming community at large has not bought into what it is trying to do and the ICBF has gotten it badly wrong. We have had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Let us take what Dr. Crosson said about the Dexter and what the ICBF would say about the indexes and what they aim to achieve. The indexes are a monetary figure expressing the profitability of progeny. There is nothing in what Dr. Crosson has said about the Dexter to suggest that it should have a high index rating.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I will echo what the Senator said earlier. Bad heifers, regardless of what index they are given, will never be good cows. I know a good pedigree producer living in County Longford. He breeds Charolais and Limousin cattle and he routinely sells calves and young bulls for between €10,000 and €20,000. He is breeding one of the best-selling ones off a cow with an index rating of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I thank Dr. Crossan. Turning to Mr. Coughlan, the ICBF website specifies that the indexes are a monetary figure expressing the profitability of progeny. In the new indexes, we have seen the introduction of carbon and an increased emphasis on TB. Yet carbon has no effect or implication for the monetary value or profitability of an animal. What would Mr. Coughlan say in response to this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: That Is still not answering what that carbon-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: If this was rolled out across animals, it is still going to affect only one in ten animals if it is 10%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: We do not have any carbon market now.