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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 154. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Meath and Louth, respectively that have registered under the business resumption support scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54354/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (9 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts that are being made to ensure that the measures announced by France in retaliation against the UK in relation to the fisheries dispute will not impact the use of the land bridge for hauliers coming to and from Ireland to the mainland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54647/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Haulage Industry (9 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 384. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts that are being made to ensure that measures announced by France in retaliation against the UK over the fisheries dispute will not impact the use of the landbridge for hauliers coming to and from Ireland to the mainland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54520/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Haulage Industry (9 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 389. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts that are being made to ensure that the measures announced by France in retaliation against the UK in relation to the fisheries dispute will not impact the use of the landbridge for hauliers coming to and from Ireland to the mainland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54646/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (9 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has not received a response form the Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54528/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (9 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 534. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider allowing Afghan citizens temporary refuge in Ireland while awaiting confirmation of their citizenship applications in other countries (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54488/21]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Business of Joint Committee (3 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I welcome everyone to what I am sure will be a very interesting discussion with our guests. Before we begin, I have a little bit of housekeeping. Are the draft minutes of our last private and public committee meetings on 13 and 20 October agreed to? Agreed. There are no matters arising.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Today's meeting is convened with representatives from the Irish Athletic Boxing Association, IABA, and Sport Ireland to discuss governance in the IABA. I welcome our witnesses to the meeting in committee room 1. First, I welcome IABA chairman, Mr. Ciaran Kirwan, and Mr. John Treacy, chief executive of Sport Ireland, who are with us in committee room 1. I also welcome the following...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Treacy for that statement. I appreciate it. I thank Mr. Kirwan as well. I will now hand over to the members. They have the rota in front of them and they all have five minutes, with a bit of latitude because we do not have a full complement of members here today. In that regard, we have received apologies from Deputies Mattie McGrath, Cannon, Mythen and Griffin and Senator...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I need to draw a line under that. I remind our guests that this slot is for the members to make best use their five minutes' questioning. I would prefer to get answers rather than statements.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I appreciate there is some work to be made through the-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Deputy Dillon. We need to move on, but it is hoped we will have time for a second round of questions.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Will Deputy Munster wrap up her questioning because we are over time?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I will now conclude that piece and move on. I call Senator Cassells.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I am going to have to draw a line under this set of questions and answers.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Treacy. We are not doing very well today in terms of time. We are an hour into the meeting and only four members have contributed. I want to make sure all members get an opportunity to contribute. That is why I have shown latitude.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for sticking to his time so well. It is very much appreciated.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Senator Carrigy for those questions. I ask everyone to be mindful as we have less than ten minutes left. Deputy Chris Andrews is here with us as a guest today and I want to make sure he gets in. I call Senator Malcolm Byrne.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I must inform Deputy Andrews-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Deputy Andrews is here as a guest. He has been provided with an opportunity to ask questions of the witnesses, not other members of the committee. This is inappropriate and not the place for it. I ask Deputy Andrews to withdraw his remark and to direct his questions towards the witnesses who are here to answer questions.