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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 1453. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans for such an over-arching body in Ireland to provide oversight in the public interest of the health and social care regulators similar to the UK in Ireland (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29178/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Very briefly. I apologise for coming in late. I had another engagement. Ms Graham may have already covered some of my points beforehand. However, to eliminate any doubt there might be, will Ms Graham recap the timeline? The review is planned for completion by the Office of the Attorney General by December of this year. Is that on course?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Is Ms Graham confident about that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: That was said with great courage and conviction. Well done. There are pros and cons regarding the Office of the Planning Regulator, and when it comes to the big cities and the big developments in particular, there is much merit in it. Ms Graham will be aware, however, that it is not universally welcome in rural Ireland and in rural counties. I will cite a specific example. In the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I have one final housekeeping question regarding a bone of contention that is, again, a rural Ireland issue. It is that of the owner of a house who is given planning permission where one of the conditions of planning is the house has to be built, developed and retained in that ownership. At present, if someone has secured that planning permission, he or she can write to the planning office...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: It is just a case of applying to remove a condition.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Programmes (2 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 52. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that are available for parent and toddler groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28464/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Residential Institutions (2 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 60. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that has been made in meeting the commitments set out in the Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28465/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I apologise for my late arrival but I had prior commitments and I have followed the debate online. Obviously Dr. Suann's report is very informative and given us a good basis. I acknowledge the strides made by the IHRB. The delegation members probably feel they are under a microscope when they come in here. I am sure that everyone will acknowledge that progress has been made in this area...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: In terms of budget 2023, can the IHRB indicate how much it will cost to implement the recommendations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Is there a ballpark figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: In terms of the IHRB's preparatory work, obviously the IHRB engages with the Department. Has the IHRB found it accommodating to travellers on this road or have its expectations been reined in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: The LGC has beenin situsince 2018. When will the LGC contract end?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Dr. Suann has recommended that this country establishes its own independent state-of-the-art laboratory. Have the Department and racing bodies done any work on that project? Where are we with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Dr. Suann did not get involved with the issue of a laboratory because that was done independently by a UK statutory authority. Did he seek or request to analyse the integrity of the sampling process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Beyond what happened after in the laboratory, did he get access to that information or seek answers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: The IHRB has pointed out that its work is very intelligence led and in some respects that is understandable. However, it may be an operational flaw in that the IHRB depends on legislation. I was struck by one of the points made by Dr. Hillyer in terms of who is identified with testing. So if somebody has a better track record or if they have been tested before and seem to be doing okay...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Of course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Good. To go back to Ms Guy, Senator Paul Daly spoke in some detail about the live alerts the board has. How many does it have on its system at the moment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Yes, complaints, tip-offs, alerts or whatever. It is hard to come up with a good term for them.