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Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: I want to put on record that I have a small interest in a racing greyhound. For many, this is a sport of working-class people. It is a sport that has gone on for generations. The vast majority of people in both these industries have contributed hugely, locally and socially, and look after their animals, be that in horse racing or greyhound racing. I have spoken to many of them. In the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: What about the Limerick mayor?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: Okay, good stuff.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: I am just asking the Taoiseach to clarify it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: It is mandatory however.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a progress report on the programme for Government. [57204/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: The Taoiseach might clarify to the House that the proposal going out to primary schools is that face masks will be mandatory, and not advisory, from third class up . I ask the Taoiseach to clarify that because there is a lot of confusion out there, as I stand here. There is a different view about the matter. Will legislation on the Limerick mayoral election be passed early next year? Will...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: 3. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Education will next meet. [56127/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: I dropped my own children to primary school this morning and was speaking to my wife, who is a teacher in another school in Nenagh, at lunchtime and the volume of children and teachers who are out of school is something that all Deputies are experiencing and hearing about and it is the same thing across the country. We need to work together to try to find as many solutions as we can. On...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Taoiseach. It is an unprecedented number of advisers. I would say it is the highest in the history of the State. When the Taoiseach was in opposition he asked an awful lot of questions, as did his colleagues, as to why they were all required. The Taoiseach has gone and beaten the record. It includes 16 names, as the Taoiseach has outlined, I do not believe that this includes...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: It was a good idea.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the number of special advisers and political staffing appointments in his Department. [54768/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: We need the TRIPS-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: We should be more positive in proposing it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: After the discovery of the Omicron variant, one would have to wonder whether other countries are going to do the right thing and behave like South Africa. It has been turned into a pariah. In fairness, it did its job on behalf of all the rest of us. We do not even know whether the variant came from South Africa because there is community transition across Europe and the rest of the world....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year yield if the stamp duty on residential properties increased to 4% on properties with values greater than or equal to €800,000. [58410/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: 213. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost in 2022 of recruiting an additional 12 full-time qualified horticulturists for the Office of Public Works. [58415/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: 268. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to the United States Senate Leader in the past three months. [58404/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: 269. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has contacted the United Nations seeking it to apply for additional tough sanctions on Belarus. [58405/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: 292. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are plans to replace AW139 aircraft in the Air Corps fleet in 2022. [58416/21]