Results 561-580 of 1,995 for speaker:Joe Flaherty

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (8 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made regarding the development of the next national research and innovation strategy; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12774/22]

Financial Resolution: Excise (9 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I am sharing time with Deputy Carroll MacNeill. As many colleagues have said, we live in unprecedented and uncertain times. A friend of Europe and of Ireland has been invaded, the victim of a barbaric act and a barbaric dictator who has brought wanton and untold carnage on that country. Over the past number of days, we have seen a massive outpouring of humanitarian support and aid for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the supports provided under the Summer Programme for 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13501/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: A concern among the public, which Dr. Doyle Prestwich referenced, has to do with the sovereignty and integrity of food production and the domination of this area by four multinationals. Should we have done more as a country, ideally through Teagasc, research and our universities, to take a greater role and put more investment into it? Academics will always say that we should have given them...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I was struck by Dr. Harrison's work on cystic fibrosis, CF, and his references to the progress that had been made over the past ten years or so in the treatment of CF patients. Is it fair to say that we have evolved and come a long way in terms of licensing and producing new drugs and modified treatments for human health but we are probably light years behind in terms of licensing the same...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank Dr. Harrison.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the witnesses for attending. Their contributions have been informative. This discussion is probably much more highbrow than what we are used to, but it is good to have it. What is happening in Ukraine has put a focus on food sovereignty. Covid has been mentioned. There is probably no more pertinent a week for the witnesses to appear before us on this issue. Teagasc will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank all the speakers. As the Chairman rightly said, it has been hugely informative and we have had a number of very engaging sessions. In particular, I pay tribute to the officials from the Department. It is very clear that they have a great grasp of this area. A huge sense of enthusiasm for and information about the opportunities afforded by these funding streams are reflected in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (22 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 896. To ask the Minister for Health when the full-time ophthalmologist service for children at St. Joseph’s care centre campus, Longford ceased. [14249/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 897. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a replacement for a vacant ophthalmologist post at St. Joseph’s care centre campus, Longford. [14250/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 898. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that all children have not been transferred to Athlone in the absence of an ophthalmologist post as was done on previous occasions at St. Joseph’s care centre campus, Longford. [14251/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (24 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 15. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on measures to make childcare more affordable and sustainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15310/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Homeless Accommodation (24 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 44. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on measures undertaken by his Department to tackle child and youth homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15311/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications from County Longford that are currently outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15327/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (24 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 151. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to the United Nations in New York; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15328/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the speakers for attending. I have three quick questions, after which I will give my monologue on affordable housing in rural Ireland in the hope that the witnesses can give me comfort. On the acquisition fund, which entails €70 million for acquiring vacant housing stock, it is to be targeted primarily through the Town Centre First initiative. In rural provincial towns in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Very good. With regard to the local authority home loan, Senator Moynihan said we might have been too quick in the past to sell off some of our housing stock. With the changing of the rules, a few people have been caught in that they had a semi-successful application under the tenant purchase scheme only for the new ten-year rule to come in. Do the delegates, as those who probably were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: That is grand. I may send Mr. Baneham the details. Ms Feeney is in the firing line for my next question. When I was coming in, I heard her referring to the repair-and-lease scheme. I was delighted to hear there is some upward movement regarding the valuation. While a local authority currently gives a grant of €6,500 for a drop-level shower, we are offering only €60,000...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: If one were putting nine apartments into a former one-off house or pub, for example, would one be looking at multiples of €60,000?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Very good. An exceptional answer.