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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (8 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 1276. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that were microchipped and tattooed in Ireland from 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54936/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (27 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 323. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the 4,859 samples taken from racing greyhounds at race meetings, sales meeting, private kennels and trails in 2021, that were obtained at race meetings; the percentage of the total samples that were fully analysed at a INAB accredited Laboratory and which prohibited substances were tested for; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (27 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 324. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that the RCÉTS (Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System) is enforced for racing greyhounds resident in Northern Ireland, who regularly travel south of the border to race at Irish tracks and return home immediately since greyhound kennels in Northern Ireland are outside the jurisdiction of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (27 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 325. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a licensed greyhound trainer with an adverse analytical finding retires and relinquishes their licence before their dog's adverse analytical finding comes before the control committee, if the finding is quashed and the trainer later reapplies for a trainer's licence, does the adverse analytical finding remain quashed or is it...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (26 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 176. To ask the Minister for Health the number of employees who are eligible to apply for the cycle to work scheme in his Department and the HSE in of the past five full calendar years from 2017 to 2021; and the number of employees who availed of the organisation's cycle to work scheme. [53653/22]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (26 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: We have received no apologies. All those present in the committee room are asked to exercise personal responsibility to protect themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. I propose that the committee go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I welcome Ms Anne-Marie Walsh, Mr. Joe Cullen, Mr. Matt McGann and Mr. Niall Cassidy from the Department of Finance, and Ms Caroline O'Loughlin, Ms Jenny Connors, Ms Niamh Callaghan and Dr. Patrick Moran of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Before we begin I must explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards references...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Ms Callaghan. I now invite Mr. Niall Cassidy from the Department of Finance to give his opening statement.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Deputy for that. I might offer a chance for our guests or committee witnesses to come in on any of those thoughts.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Again, that is slightly a policy issue. Maybe we can ask the officials whether they have done work on that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: For clarity, the question is whether either Department has done costings on the funding for the introduction of that tax, if it was to be done.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Yes, go for it.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I do not see anybody raising their hand to come back in. I have some questions of my own. I will start with the national reserve fund, which we are not allowed call the rainy day fund anymore. I will go back a little to the national reserve fund in order to clarify some points. Some €2 billion was allocated to it in 2022 and €4 billion in 2023. There is a cap of €8...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Yes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: So the fund will have to be varied to do that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay, but it will land in front of Deputies to vary the fund to allow that transfer to be made. Are there plans to vary it in any other way, like exceeding the cap more generally?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Pretty quick.