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

Joe Flaherty: Is that agreed? Agreed.

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: 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 (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: 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.

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

Joe Flaherty: I thank Mr. O'Loughlin and his colleagues for coming before the committee. I have a couple of queries. Who brought in Forvis Mazars? Was it the Department or the board?

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

Joe Flaherty: Who paid for the report? Was it HRI or the IHRB?

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

Joe Flaherty: Is Forvis Mazars still providing a service or has it finished with the IHRB?

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

Joe Flaherty: That is grand. How much did the report cost?

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

Joe Flaherty: Mr. O'Loughlin said it was good that no impropriety was detected. How did the transfer of €360,000 happen? Did someone press the wrong button? What is the explanation?

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

Joe Flaherty: Was it for personal gain or was it to cover issues that were happening within the finances of the organisation?

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

Joe Flaherty: I see that a number of steps have been taken to guard against that. What is the procedure now for someone to transfer money within the organisation?

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

Joe Flaherty: That is very good. I assume the €360,000 was returned.

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

Joe Flaherty: Did that cause any issues then for the Jockeys Emergency Fund given the 90 or so days?

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

Joe Flaherty: I thank Mr. O'Loughlin. I have a question for Dr. Hillyer on anti-doping measures. There were 5,866 samples in 2023. What is the target for this year?

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

Joe Flaherty: Last year there were just fewer than 39,000 runners. I was never good at maths but that is probably less than 20% sampled.

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

Joe Flaherty: What is the international standard or the norm?