Results 1,301-1,320 of 2,066 for speaker:Joe Flaherty

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 290. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied). [33308/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 291. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied) given that it was due to issue on 17 June 2022. [33309/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 292. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied) given that they are due to travel 24 June 2022. [33310/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 293. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied). [33311/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 287. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied) given that he or she is due to travel on 24 June 202.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33305/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 373. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied). [32013/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: At least he did not fall off. I welcome all the speakers, in particular Ms Eade. I congratulate her on her new role. I will try not to repeat what everybody is saying, but it goes without saying that we are hugely proud of Irish horse racing and the position it has globally. I am very much in solidarity with her stated aim of establishing Ireland as a global leader. That is important to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I think 44% of the population have an interest in horse racing. What type of numbers have been projected in the plan in order to reach 1.3 million in 2023 or 2024?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: We will leave 2022 out. What about 2023 and 2024?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Is that to reach 1.5 million?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: That is grand. Ms Eade referenced the breeders and their success, which was great to see. I have a keen interest in racing, but it is very much from the outside. In terms of the breeders, are we seeing new entrants or is it very much the old guard, people who have traditionally been horse breeders? Could Ms Eade give us any indication of whether there are new entrants coming into the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: That is very good. I know it is hard to capture everything in an opening statement, but I am concerned that there has not been any acknowledgement of the threat and socioeconomic challenges presented by gambling, which is a huge problem across the country, in particular with the advent of online gambling. Ms Eade stated the industry benefited from Covid, but so too did the spectre and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: That is good. I appreciate that Ms Eade referred to equine welfare, although it amounted to little more than a footnote in her remarks. Generally, I see a high level of welfare in the racing industry. There are, obviously, some rogue operators but, generally, it is quite good. Nevertheless, I am concerned our guests did not address in their opening remarks the issue of doping and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I appreciate Ms Eade stated she was disappointed by the articles, and probably by the TV coverage, regarding the issue. What tangible actions has HRI taken as an organisation? I acknowledge it is on the agenda of all the board meetings, but what action has been taken specifically with regard to the cases raised in those media reports?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Given the exchanges and engagement HRI has had with the IHRB, would it be reasonable to say HRI saw some shortcomings in what the latter was doing and that, as a result of those exchanges, those shortcomings have been addressed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I apologise for interrupting but I have to conclude asking my questions. There is a worry that improvement would not have happened without the media spotlight that was on the industry.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 490. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if rent supplement payments are a reckonable income when assessing eligibility for social housing supports given that no published guidelines give a definitive answer. [29179/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 641. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the marriage certificate that was submitted with passport applications by persons (details supplied) can also be assigned to other applications in order to allow these applications to proceed. [29452/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 642. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an email in respect of a further information request from the Passport Office will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied). [29453/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 643. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an email in respect of a further information request from the Passport Office will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied). [29454/22]