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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Joe Flaherty: Is Dr. Hillyer comfortable that we are not scaling it up? Does he think that we should scale it up, notwithstanding resources? Given the vast amount the State invests in horse racing and the annual contribution to horse racing, which I fully support, and which is routinely derided by many of the public, does he believe there is an onus on IHRB to ensure the absolute integrity of this sport?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Joe Flaherty: Horse racing has a good many friends within this House at the minute but this might not always be the case. IHRB certainly must ramp up what it is doing in anti-doping. It is increasingly an issue among the general public. Most of us who grew up in rural Ireland fully support horse racing and country pursuits, and we enthusiastically support them and follow them, but there is an onus on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Joe Flaherty: Are there plans to build on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Joe Flaherty: We have the big festivals happening again in 2025. Has the IHRB met with any the representatives of the Irish festivals with which it will do that joint initiative?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Joe Flaherty: Will that cross-agency approach include some of the Irish festivals in 2025?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Joe Flaherty: Will it be one or two?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Joe Flaherty: Two. That is very good.

Seanad: Cathaoirleach a Thoghadh - Election of Cathaoirleach (12 Feb 2025)

Joe Flaherty: Déanaim comhghairdeas leis an gCathaoirleach. He did excellent work in his last term and I am sure he will continue that in his role in this House. I heard several people from larger counties refer to how many Senators they have. Longford one of the smallest counties in the country, but we have an unprecedented situation today where we have three Senators in the House. It is an...

Seanad: Cathaoirleach a Thoghadh - Election of Cathaoirleach (12 Feb 2025)

Joe Flaherty: A very sensible man.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2025)

Joe Flaherty: That was well timed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2025)

Joe Flaherty: .Like many other speakers, I will reference the fallout from the storm. We have a large concentration of rural representatives in the House and it is only we who can really voice the anger in the aftermath of the storm about the unpreparedness. It manifested across the country. There is a lot of anger and annoyance, particularly among families of elderly people who were left isolated and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2025)

Joe Flaherty: I would welcome the Minister for Health coming to the Chamber to discuss an expansion of the long-term illness scheme to include a number of lifelong and hereditary diseases. Specifically, I would like to look at Ehlers-Danlos syndromes, which can require multiple hospital stays, ongoing medication and treatment. I appreciate that some of the medications can be accessed through the drugs...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Feb 2025)

Joe Flaherty: I echo the sentiments of several of my colleagues by requesting the presence of the Minister for housing as a matter of urgency. Housing was the stand-out issue during the term of the previous Government and will be again in the lifetime of the current Government. There are obviously outstanding issues. It was heartening this morning to hear positive numbers for the Croí Cónaithe...

Seanad: Community Safety: Statements (25 Feb 2025)

Joe Flaherty: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber and wish him the very best in his new role. He will bring great energy and ambition to it, and will achieve great things. It is fair to say we have heard a very informed and well-rounded debate on the issue of crime. The overwhelming view right across the political divide is that the solution to crime is not one-dimensional but multifaceted. While...

Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (5 Mar 2025)

Joe Flaherty: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber, congratulate him on his appointment and thank him for his generous assistance and support throughout his previous Ministry. I have no doubt he will make a great impact in his new role and I wish him well in that. With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner it is timely and proper that we celebrate and acknowledge our unique place on the...

Seanad: International Women's Day - Women's Health: Statements (5 Mar 2025)

Joe Flaherty: I appreciate the Cathaoirleach letting me in, particularly as we are over time. I commend the Minister on her appointment. She will do outstanding work. I was delighted to see her appointed. She will bring a lot of energy to the job but, more importantly, as we see today, she brings an important dimension to a challenging office. It was inspiring to hear so many heartfelt and...

Seanad: International Women's Day - Women's Health: Statements (5 Mar 2025)

Joe Flaherty: I also asked about long-term illness.

Seanad: Care, Supports and Enhanced Provision of Services for Older People: Motion (5 Mar 2025)

Joe Flaherty: You are over time, Senator.

Seanad: Care, Supports and Enhanced Provision of Services for Older People: Motion (5 Mar 2025)

Joe Flaherty: Senator Kelleher is eating into the remaining time of his colleagues.

Seanad: Care, Supports and Enhanced Provision of Services for Older People: Motion (5 Mar 2025)

Joe Flaherty: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and congratulate him on his new role. I worked closely with him on the housing committee in his previous incarnation. I saw at first-hand the volume of work he got through. I have great expectations and hopes for him in his new role. The floor is his, with 15 minutes to respond to the debate.