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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Not GPs.

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I acknowledge the horse and greyhound sectors and the positive impact they have in rural communities, particularly economic. Having said that, €95 million is an awful lot of money. It is an increase on last year. I put the point to the Minister last week in the committee that there is no rationale for €95 million. I do not understand how that figure was come to. We need...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the witnesses for coming in and for their detailed opening statement. I have a couple of questions about the money allocated and the money spent to date, just so we are absolutely clear. The allocation of the reserve fund to Ireland of €1.015 billion was significant. In its totality, of the more than €1 billion that was allocated to the Department of Public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Is the €150 million in the deal to be returned from the overall figure of more than €1 billion and not from the agriculture allocation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: That is clear It is important to clarify that. With regard to the opening statement, Mr. Conroy cited the significant additional infrastructure and staffing costs that have been incurred. Will he elaborate on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: On the question of what the BAR was spent on in the Department, Mr. Conroy said in his opening statement that divisions within the Department explored possibilities for schemes that were eligible for the BAR. The Minister made regular calls for requests from stakeholders to come with ideas. Could our guests give us any examples of a proposal that was explored or looked at either in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank Mr. Flynn. As has been mentioned, access to the BAR was widely sought by sheep farmers in the first instance, and by the organisations that represent them. As has been said, those representative groups were before the committee. Was the sheep sector looked at specifically by the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: A reply I received to a parliamentary question also included that figure of 16% and stated that exports to Britain account for 16% of the sheep meat market. A level of 16% is still 16%. Was a certain percentage required and 16% was not enough?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: The sheep sector was, however, impacted. Did the Department actively look to provide funding to the sheep sector, given that 16% figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Sheep farmers are sheep farmers and we are not all experts on the ins and outs of these matters. Eligibility for the fund was a matter for the Department. Our guests and others from the Department were the ones to work it out. I am still not clear. Regardless of what people on the outside said and the parameters that were set, did the Department actively seek to get funding through the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: The Department analysed the sector. That is fine. It is important that was done. It was essential for a direct link to Brexit to be shown to get money via the BAR. Funding was provided via the BAR to Bord Bia for the promotion of organics. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: How did promotion by Bord Bia link in with Brexit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank Ms Chapman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the witnesses for coming in and for the opening statement. I have just a couple of questions because a lot has been raised and spoken about already. I will come back to the review that is under way. That relates to financial governance, which is very important within any organisation. The witnesses say the report is expected to be concluded within weeks but the term "within weeks"...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Was Mazars given a deadline to complete its work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Questions have been raised on the six years' worth of financial records. It is clear this forms part of the review. Interviews with relevant individuals are just as important. I appreciate that Mr. O'Loughlin might not know the answer to this but, given that he has said interviews have been ongoing, does he know if everyone has engaged in that process? I refer to the individual interviews...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: That report will obviously be shared with the committee, although probably not before it is published. Perhaps the IHRB could come in again at that point because it is a big issue. Governance is very important in any organisation. My second and last question relates to the high priority recommendations that will require additional funding to be implemented and seen through. Will Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: It does. I thank Mr. O'Loughlin.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 98. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on a proposal put to her Department (details supplied); if she will advise on engagement with organisations as part of discussions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52743/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (29 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 99. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on a case (details supplied); if she will advise on engagement with relevant organisations as part of discussions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52744/23]