Results 1-20 of 2,066 for speaker:Joe Flaherty
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: I agree with the spirit of Senator O'Reilly's comments but to reference Longford in relation to scamming is harsh. There was no need to reference the county where the bank account originated.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: I have come from the committee on social protection, community development and rural affairs. We heard a prebudget submission from the public participation networks, PPN. The representative from Kildare PPN and Siobhan Cronogue from Longford PPN spoke eloquently about the phenomenal work they have done to support integration and community groups throughout the country. However, they also...
- Seanad: Sport: Statements (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: I wish to try to cover a few issues. One of the things we can come back to at the close is when the Minister of State expects to issue a new call for the sports facility fund and also the large-scale sports infrastructure fund. I have listened with interest to all of the speakers.During the lifetime of the previous Government we saw unprecedented investment in sport in terms of the sports...
- Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2024: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: This is a Seanad Bill that has been amended by the Dáil. In accordance with Standing Order 159, it is deemed to have passed its First, Second and Third Stages in the Seanad and is placed on the Order Paper for Report Stage. On the question "That the Bill be received for final consideration", the Minister may explain the purpose of the amendments made by the Dáil. This is looked...
- Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2024: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: We move now to group 2 consisting of amendments relating to reference number 1 in Schedule 1, Part 1. This is the subject matter of amendments Nos. 2 and 7.
- Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2024: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: Group 3 consists of technical amendments and the subject matter of amendments Nos. 5 and 6.
- Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2024: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: When is it proposed to take Fifth Stage?
- Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2024: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2024: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister and her officials for their work on this important legislation. I also thank Senator Boyhan for his very constructive input.
- Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2024: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2024: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: I welcome all of the speakers and greatly value the work they are doing on the ground. Coming from Longford, which is one of the most socioeconomically challenged communities in the country, I can attest to the work that is being done on the ground which is greatly appreciated. As a member of a Government party, it is disappointing to hear that issues with pay and security of tenure in...
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: In regard to INTERREG funding, Mr. Hyland made a case for a €1 million amount in matching funding. Will he give an example of where INTERREG funding has been used anywhere in Ireland?
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: What did that programme do?
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: I am conscious of time. Would it be fair to say that the INTERREG fund mainly operates in the community energy sphere?
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: In terms of the advantages for Ireland and opportunities for community energy, could we look to the Department of energy to fund that €1 million pot?
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: If I still have time, I will come back to the Local Development Companies Network representatives. Irish Rural Link is doing fantastic work and we can see its growth. I visited Galway a couple of weekends ago and I could not believe it. Even in Longford, I see huge progress. People ring now and say they want more buses, which is great. We are coming to that time of year when people call...
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: During the lifetime of the previous Government, we did a piece of work on where we would go with school transport, but I have a sense we did not engage with a sufficient number of stakeholders when that was being done.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: For example, if a Local Link route was tweaked by ten minutes, it could resolve an issue and get children to school on time rather than them being ten minutes late. Small tweaks such as that can really make a huge change for us.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: Deputy Aird was here.