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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issue of Abuse of Greyhounds: Bord na gCon (9 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Like my colleagues, I acknowledge that the greyhound industry is damaged. Perhaps supporters should be let out of their traps soon, for damage limitation purposes. No one condones what was shown on the television, but there was a touch of "Reeling in the Years" to many of the clips. I came into the Dáil in 2016 and the greyhound industry has been under attack from day one. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electricity Grid (10 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 315. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the export of surplus power to the national grid by members of the farming community; and if the necessary new paperwork is in place (details supplied). [30159/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Policy (10 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 316. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will discuss with the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment measures to ensure that assistance is given to the farming community to achieve the targets for climate change action 2020. [30148/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Haulage Industry (10 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 324. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the EU recognised a body (details supplied) as a body in its role for certification of the haulage sector. [30402/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Haulage Industry (10 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 325. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1188 of 8 May 2019, the way in which holders of a TASCC certificate will be able to comply in the event of Brexit considering that feed and grain merchants currently require hauliers of grain and feed ingredients to be holders of TASCC certification. [30403/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (10 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 342. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will arrange to have a premises (details supplied) with a view to resolving the problem for the householder inspected in view of surface water flooding the property as a result of roadworks carried out on the national primary route which raised the level of the road. [30173/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (10 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I request that representatives from TII appear before the committee in advance of the summer recess. The development works at the Dunkettle interchange in Cork have been at a standstill for months and there is going to be a cost overrun.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (10 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Yes, it is the Dunkettle roundabout interchange. I would like representatives from TII to appear before this committee to explain what is going on with this project.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (10 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The budget is being formulated for 2020.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (10 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Perhaps representatives from TII could come in then. We could have a brief discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (10 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I would be grateful if the Chairman could arrange that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (10 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I thank the Chairman.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh (Atógáil) - Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: As the Tánaiste is aware, pulmonary hypertension is a rare heart and lung disease. A drug, Selexipag, has recently been approved. When will the Government and the HSE approve funding for this drug so that beneficiaries can avail of it? The drug has been well documented and Professor Sean Gaine, a well-known leading medical adviser on this disease, has asked for it to be considered.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (11 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 198. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is being taxed correctly. [31027/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland: Sport Ireland (17 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I welcome Sport Ireland and Mr. Aidan Horan here today. Reading this report initially when it was first published, my first fear was that it would have a knock-on impact on other associations in regard to getting their house in order. Mr. Treacy has already acknowledged that there will be repercussions. I welcome the report and I am delighted that the response from everyone was positive....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland: Sport Ireland (17 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I will try to keep outside of this jurisdiction. The point is that there seems to be a feeling now that we should just clean the board. I understand where people are coming from-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland: Sport Ireland (17 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: -----but we need a transition period.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland: Sport Ireland (17 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I support Deputy Coppinger's comment that not all boardrooms need to comprise top-class lawyers and so on. Tradespeople can be put in place for directors to become board members. I am concerned that we are going off track as far as the report is concerned. Is the report worth the paper it is written on? I assume that when it comes before the AGM or whatever it will be written into the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland: Sport Ireland (17 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Will it be possible to amend that rulebook in future to deal with the issue of the quorum, which is a big topic at present?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland: Sport Ireland (17 Jul 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: That is what I am saying. The proposal that the quorum be reduced to two members can be reversed at a proper AGM in-----