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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of claimants who ceased to receive the domiciliary carers’ allowance in 2021 when they reached 16 years of age; the number of care recipients who subsequently applied for the disability allowance and disability benefit payment; the number who applied for the disability allowance and disability benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered allowing the continuation of the domiciliary carers’ allowance until such time as the care recipient completes full-time education (details supplied). [8931/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the speakers from the organisations for coming before us today. It has been a very informative session. In my short time in Dáil Éireann - it is just over two years now - we have seen significant progress in the area. I pay tribute to my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, who has really shone a light on the area and been a driving force in respect of it....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Is it fair to say, based on what Mr. Doyle has said, that the council works with seven local authorities? Is there more than what was mentioned in the opening statement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Eight. Has there been a case where a local authority made a submission that was turned down or it was felt it did not merit consideration?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Okay. I thank Mr. Doyle. I will move to the OPW. I am going to speak about a specific location and I appreciate that the witnesses may not be fully up to speed on the matter. Most of the heritage sites and locations are high-profile locations right across the country. On the islands in Lough Ree, we have a number of very significant sites. I will speak specifically to Inchcleraun, an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I can certainly appreciate issues of access but within Lough Ree we have a real treasure trove. I mentioned Inchcleraun; we also have Saint's Island and Quaker Island. Many of these sites date back to the earliest Christian times. There has clearly a large uptake in boating and I am thankful that people are much more appreciative of our waterways. People are getting out to them much more....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank Ms Collier. I am heartened by the response from the OPW. As a follow-up, perhaps I could link up with Ms Collier after the meeting and we could arrange for the western team and the landowner in question to meet, most favourably and probably most practically on the island itself when the weather improves. I will not suggest a meeting in the next 48 hours - that would not be best -...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm an opening day for the extension to Longford Garda station. [8666/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who were on restricted duty when the figures were last compiled in June 2021; and the number of officers assigned to County Longford at that time. [8667/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the four groups for coming in. It is always great to hear and see them. They give such an informed insight into the industry and we learn an awful lot when they come in. I will deal with each of the groups. I have one question for each of them. An outsider looking in would say it has taken us 70 years to get this far. We went from a prevalence rate of bovine TB of 80% with 17%...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: That is great. I am sorry if I put Mr. Fitzgerald on the spot with that question but he did very well. I thank him. I will move on to Mr. Smyth and Mr. McCabe of the ICMSA. We have not mentioned the new regulations coming in, which will require pre- or post-movement testing of cattle. The case has been made that farmers cannot be expected to be burdened with this additional cost, given...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: We would probably welcome an update on that matter as it progresses. One of the points which was not mentioned in the ICMSA's initial submission was on inconclusives and taking the animals out and paying at market value. Someone looking at that issue with a plc hat on would say the two big issues in TB were deer and the inconclusives and we should go after them to eradicate the remaining...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank Mr. Maher. I am conscious of time because my colleagues want to come in. I have one more question for the IFA. Mr. Bourke gave some very good information on the age analysis. It would be helpful if he could share that with us. It was not in the submission. I do not want him to go into it now but it was a good insight and I ask him to send it to us in an email. We have spoken a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank Mr. Bourke. I look forward to that additional information. The ICSA stated in its submission that the value of the 21% increase in food and drink exports over a five-year period was €2.3 billion. Farmers bear costs of between €35 million and €55 million per annum in trying to eradicate TB and over a seven-year period we have had to slaughter half a million...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I would agree with that. We need to pursue that with the Department. Mr. Maher touched on the hardship scheme with Deputy Carthy. He proposed €58 and €110 for suckler and dairy cows. The existing scheme is capped but he is obviously proposing an uncapped scheme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank Mr. Farrell. I will hand back to the Chair and thank all the speakers for their engagement.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (15 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 66. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for a child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS, appointment in the Longford-Westmeath local health office area; the number of these children who are also on a waiting list for a primary care psychology appointment; if he plans to audit, review or reform CAMHS in the area in the wake of recent issues; and if he will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (15 Feb 2022)

Joe Flaherty: We will all have to be here if the Minister is going to come in and announce the new facility will be on the south side of Cork. There will be some fun that day. My question for the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, is whether she can identify the number of children waiting for a CAMHS appointment in the Longford-Westmeath local health office area, the number of these children who are...