Results 761-780 of 1,995 for speaker:Joe Flaherty

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Is Ms Graham confident about that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: That was said with great courage and conviction. Well done. There are pros and cons regarding the Office of the Planning Regulator, and when it comes to the big cities and the big developments in particular, there is much merit in it. Ms Graham will be aware, however, that it is not universally welcome in rural Ireland and in rural counties. I will cite a specific example. In the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I have one final housekeeping question regarding a bone of contention that is, again, a rural Ireland issue. It is that of the owner of a house who is given planning permission where one of the conditions of planning is the house has to be built, developed and retained in that ownership. At present, if someone has secured that planning permission, he or she can write to the planning office...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: It is just a case of applying to remove a condition.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Is that to reach 1.5 million?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: That is grand. Ms Eade referenced the breeders and their success, which was great to see. I have a keen interest in racing, but it is very much from the outside. In terms of the breeders, are we seeing new entrants or is it very much the old guard, people who have traditionally been horse breeders? Could Ms Eade give us any indication of whether there are new entrants coming into the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: That is very good. I know it is hard to capture everything in an opening statement, but I am concerned that there has not been any acknowledgement of the threat and socioeconomic challenges presented by gambling, which is a huge problem across the country, in particular with the advent of online gambling. Ms Eade stated the industry benefited from Covid, but so too did the spectre and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: That is good. I appreciate that Ms Eade referred to equine welfare, although it amounted to little more than a footnote in her remarks. Generally, I see a high level of welfare in the racing industry. There are, obviously, some rogue operators but, generally, it is quite good. Nevertheless, I am concerned our guests did not address in their opening remarks the issue of doping and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I appreciate Ms Eade stated she was disappointed by the articles, and probably by the TV coverage, regarding the issue. What tangible actions has HRI taken as an organisation? I acknowledge it is on the agenda of all the board meetings, but what action has been taken specifically with regard to the cases raised in those media reports?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Given the exchanges and engagement HRI has had with the IHRB, would it be reasonable to say HRI saw some shortcomings in what the latter was doing and that, as a result of those exchanges, those shortcomings have been addressed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I apologise for interrupting but I have to conclude asking my questions. There is a worry that improvement would not have happened without the media spotlight that was on the industry.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Register of Electors (28 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to make it possible to apply online to be included in the electoral register. [34316/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (28 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 897. To ask the Minister for Health if information in relation to the staffing levels in the progressing disability services team at a centre (details supplied) in County Longford will be provided. [34425/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (28 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 906. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on actual case numbers assigned to the progressing disability 8 service in County Longford as of 1 June 2022, given that as of March 2022 the case load assigned was 790. [34435/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (28 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 909. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans to move the PDS 8 service to a purpose-built facility currently vacant at the Ballyminnion campus (details supplied); and the up-to-date staffing position in terms of vacant posts as of 17 June 2022. [34438/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 907. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown by age profile nought to five years and so on of wait times for services - S&L, occupational therapy and psychology, based on the PDS 8 case numbers for 1 June 1 2022. [34436/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (28 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 908. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting ASD assessments at the PDS 8 service in County Longford; and the average wait time for this service as of 1 June 2022. [34437/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (28 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 944. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new CAP scheme will compensate farmers who do not cut turf on their boglands regardless of any commitment to ensure that farmers will still be able to cut turf on their own bogs (details supplied). [34468/22]

Back to School Costs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister of State for giving me some time. I commend the Minister, Deputy Foley, on her initiative and empathy this evening. Throughout her tenure, no other Minister has been more in tune with the challenges facing our families nationwide. Sinn Féin does not have a monopoly on change. The Minister earlier this year unveiled one of the most expansive reviews ever and a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (6 Jul 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will retrieve the tracking numbers in respect of the passport applications of two children (details supplied). [36544/22]