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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: That would be just for the European championships. Let us say – we cannot say home international – they are going to a UK and Ireland competition. Would they get a contribution towards that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Is there any charge on high performance young riders if they are selected? Do they have to pay anything? For example, if they go to a training session with a high performance coach, are they charged to attend that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: However, Mr. Duggan would probably accept that there is a disincentive if you do not have the financial wherewithal. It goes back to Mr. Dowling's point that, in the context of seeking to have greater diversity and inclusion in HSI, charging young riders in particular probably goes against the core value of the organisation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: With regard to the competition events and ECVOA, we have made a suggestion at a meeting of this committee. ECVOA has suggested it should have a memorandum of association with HRI. I understand it has one prepared. Are HSI representatives due to meet ECVOA representatives shortly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Would it be conceivable that it could have someone on the board, albeit a non-voting member?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: That is very positive. If the competition venues are keen to grow, we will need a vibrant competition scene. Therefore, it is important to have a cohesive and harmonious relationship between HSI and ECVOA. An issue the ECVOA representatives raised was funding. ECVOA would need to be joined at the hip with HSI in trying to seek Government funding. I encourage the representatives present...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Those big events would balance out with the ones that are poorly attended, so I suppose there are swings and roundabouts. The delegates stated there has been criticism in social media. I noted an article in The Irish Timeson human resources issues within HSI. When the delegates last spoke here, they said they were carrying out interviews with past staff and board members. Can he elaborate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I believe we did not get an answer when HSI representatives were in before, but on the basis that HSI is effectively Government funded through both the Department of agriculture and Sport Ireland, how many legal actions are there at the minute concerning HR issues? I do not need Mr. Duggan to go into them but he might say how many cases there are.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I do not expect that. I appreciate the delegates' attendance. They have been very frank. We need a cohesive industry. HSI is an important player in this, as are the affiliates. I have gleaned that there is probably scope for compromise in the matter. There is an opportunity for HSI, having regard to the formation of the board, to revert to what were the old advisory councils and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm the status of the ancillary grant for a school (details supplied). [50125/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in relation to the publication on e-tenders of a call from Horse Sport Ireland for the provision, implementation and support of an equine e-passport application and related services, any other agencies or bodies oversee this tendering. [50186/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 116. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to a call from Horse Sport Ireland for the provision, implementation and support of an equine e-passport application and related service, his views on whether it is realistic to deliver a €3.5 million project by the end of May 2024 (details supplied). [50187/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 117. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the call from Horse Sport Ireland for the provision, implementation and support of an equine e-passport application and related services, if there is any provision allowed in the proposed work programme for fact checking and rectifying errors in the existing studbook and epassport system (details supplied). [50188/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason why a funding mechanism (details supplied) was chosen. [50189/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a project (details supplied) will meet the stringent requirements of the Brexit adjustment reserve regulations. [50190/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what other projects or proposed services will be funded through the Brexit adjustment reserve fund (details supplied). [50191/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, following on from the receipt of the report proposing the introduction of a teacher relocation scheme from a working group established by one of the teacher unions earlier this year, there is an update on the progression of the scheme; and what arrangements are being put in place. [49509/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (14 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what digital funding has been made available for primary and post-primary schools for the 2023/2024 academic year. [49836/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (14 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [49277/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (14 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 503. To ask the Minister for Health if he has an estimated date for when the health technology assessment on the herpes zoster vaccine, which protects against shingles, will be completed. [49446/23]