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Recovery of Tourism and Aviation: Statements (7 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the related sectors of tourism and aviation. Both sectors are of critical importance to County Clare, the mid-west region and the entire western seaboard. I have just come from a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications at which we formally approved the appointment of Mr. Pádraig Ó...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: I welcome Mr. Ó Céidigh back to the Oireachtas. He is very familiar with these surroundings. Indeed, he would have chaired many meetings in this room. I view his appointment as a very positive move for County Clare, the mid-west and the western seaboard. As he said, Shannon Airport is an economic driver. It is an engine for growth and 46,500 jobs hang on the back of Shannon and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: I thank Mr. Ó Céidigh. Will he be available to meet with the Shannon Airport Oireachtas group in the coming weeks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: Excellent. I will reach out to Mr. Ó Céidigh and we can organise that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: This has been a very positive engagement. I commend Mr. Ó Céidigh on his interaction with this committee and I look forward to working with him into the future. One of the key issues that has emerged is the need for an executive chairperson position at the helm of the Shannon Group. I am proposing that we as a committee petition the Minister for Transport regarding that role....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: How would Mr. Ó Céidigh envisage a working week as executive chair as opposed to as non-executive chair? What type of time would he be giving to the role?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: They would also need back-up from an administrative point of view and an office.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: I think it is agreed that we would make moves to recommend that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Official Apology (6 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: The Minister of State will be aware of the work of the Committee on Transport and Communications concerning the marine casualty investigation board following the Court of Justice of the European Union judgment against Ireland for failing to implement international maritime regulations, which came, incredibly, 41 years after the disaster's appalling regulatory framework failings. Over the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Official Apology (6 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: I do not believe Deputy Mattie McGrath will be here. He rang me to say he would not be here.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Official Apology (6 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important matter for debate. Many Members will have heard the episode of RTÉ's "Documentary on One" over the weekend entitled "Fire in the Sky". The programme was brilliantly produced by Donal O'Herlihy and Michael Lawless and featured the former President of Ireland, Dr. Mary McAleese. Ms Mary Kingston, whose husband, Tim Kingston, died...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (5 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: 27. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the percentage of sports capital grants awarded that were drawn down for each local authority for the past three years; the amount that has not been drawn down for each of the past three years; if she will reinstate an allocation for individual boxing clubs to apply directly for sports capital grants; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (5 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: 28. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications her Department has received for sports capital grants; the number that have been validated; if she will provide a breakdown for each sport of the applications received; when she expects to be in a position to announce the successful grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46656/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Disability Services (5 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: 239. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will respond to a query raised by a group (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47814/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (5 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: 231. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a matter raised by a club (details supplied) in correspondence will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47662/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (5 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: 232. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will establish a fund from which clubs can seek additional amounts under the sports capital programme to meet soaring costs given the substantial escalation in building costs over the past 12 months and the fact that here is currently no facility for a grantee to apply to have their grant amount increased which is putting...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Sep 2021)

Joe Carey: 17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of the discussions he and his European colleagues have had in recent months regarding the lifting of restrictions on behalf of Irish citizens to travel to and or to re-enter the United States of America following a trip home to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46629/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (30 Sep 2021)

Joe Carey: 63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had regarding the possible visit of the President of the United States of America to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46630/21]