Results 181-200 of 244 for speaker:Joe Cooney

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: What is the main issue spreading infection? Wildlife was mentioned as one of the main issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: Is the Department more concerned about deer than about badgers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: I really feel the deer are not helping the situation. What is the Department doing as regards culling deer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: I have one final question. When a farmer's animals go down, how long does it take for him to get a payment from the Department? That concern has been raised with me a good bit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: I am hearing differently. The poor farmers are going through enough. The Department should get the payments out as quickly as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: I really appreciate the witnesses coming in here to give us their views because TB is an issue of serious concern. The most frightening thing is that, instead of the percentages going down, they are unfortunately getting worse. The committee, the officials and farmers should work together to curb it.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: 324. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the marine protected areas Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33476/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Schemes (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: 325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the percentage of the 2025 budget for Historic Structure Fund that was spent in the first five months of 2025; and if he will provide corresponding figures for same period in the years of 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [33477/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Schemes (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: 326. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the percentage of the 2025 Budget for built heritage investment scheme that was spent in the first five months of 2025; if he will provide corresponding figures for the same period in the years of 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [33478/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: 374. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to develop a national pathway and specialist multidisciplinary functional neurological disorder clinic. [33479/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (19 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: 375. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of high support disability residential placements available in County Clare in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [33480/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: I thank Mr. Savage for his presentation. As we face towards 2026, why have a total of 578 farmers not been paid since 2023?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: That is good to hear. Going back to the earlier this year about 14,500 farmers were due outstanding payments. I am delighted the number is now down to approximately 1,400 for 2023 and 2024. What happened in the meantime that those payments could be processed within a couple of months when they could not be processed previously? Deputy Healy-Rae inquired about it, but I do not believe the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: I want to compliment the officials on the work they have done but even as late as today, I had two constituents of mine on about payments going to back to 2023 or 2024. Hopefully they will be sorted in the near future. Can Mr. Savage give an assurance that this will not happen again and payments will be on time going forward like other schemes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: That is welcome and good news for the farming community. We are well aware of the costs they have had during the years. A lot of them are struggling at the moment and there is no point is saying otherwise. The overgrowth of roadside trees and vegetation is dangerous at the moment and we are well aware of what happened during the recent storm. Is there a grant available to farmers to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: I am sorry: I can assure Mr. Savage it is not. We have been fighting this for a number of years in our county. The local authority says it is responsibility of the landowner if the growth is on the top or inside of the hedge. If it is on the outside of the hedgerow, then it is the responsibility of the local authority. Farmers should be getting support if possible to help them cut back...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Key Challenges to Tackling Homelessness: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I am conscious that the three witnesses are at the sharp end of dealing with homelessness. We do not have anyone here from the Department or the agencies that provide the mainstream funding and resources to deal with or prevent homelessness and its consequences. In the witnesses' experience, how important is it to have a dedicated child support...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Key Challenges to Tackling Homelessness: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: That is important. Do either of the Dublin or Westmeath speakers have child support workers in place? If so, how are they funded?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Key Challenges to Tackling Homelessness: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Joe Cooney: Does Ms Finney feel that a child support worker should be in place in the different local authorities?