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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Development (13 Dec 2022)

Joe Flaherty: On the back of very strong FDI news in County Longford recently with jobs investment from Technimark and an ambitious new planning application for expansion at the Abbott Ireland plant, the Minister of State on a recent visit saw at first hand the excellent work under way in a number of Enterprise Ireland companies. Will the Minister of State update the House on year-to-date job creation...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Joe Flaherty: As we are here to make pre-European Council statements, I acknowledge the outstanding contribution from President Ursula von der Leyen in the House last week. She spoke about Ireland's pivotal role in Europe and how history has helped shape a nation of innovators and creators. It is a nation very much at the heart of the European experience and journey. As one of the most influential and...

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I congratulate the Minister on a very progressive budget. It epitomises her view and approach to politics and society generally. The Minister has done Herculean work in the Department over the past two plus years and that is reflected in this budget. However, there are a couple of issues I will pick up on. One of them is the exclusion of the recipients of the disablement benefit...

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Joe Flaherty: It has to be said that any and all investment in infrastructure and services is very welcome but undoubtedly one of the most vexatious issues we are faced with in rural Ireland at present is the provision of water services. At times, Irish Water has almost a pariah status in rural Ireland. Like many of the speakers, I will localise my concerns. A common theme across many of them is the...

Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I commend the Minister of State on his work on this. The Government has moved swiftly. It is an excellent and measured response. It is indicative of a fast-paced and reactive Department. Again, I commend him on his work. I welcome the legislation. We have seen it first-hand at the enterprise committee and it will facilitate the creation of a €1.2 billion Ukraine credit...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Development (27 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 5. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the IDA commitment to deliver an advanced building solution in Longford town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53733/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Development (27 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: The Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, is very familiar with Longford and has seen the success and benefits of foreign direct investment, FDI, in the town. Indeed, he has commented on it previously. In a half-mile triangle in the town we now have three companies employing 2,300 people. That is certain to grow with Abbott Diagnostics, Avery Dennison Medical and Technimark Ireland all...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Development (27 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister of State for that update. Technimark Ireland is nearing completion of a new wing at its factory in Longford town and will shortly be adding 100 staff to its workforce. In the coming days, we are expecting Abbott Diagnostics to lodge a planning application for a major expansion at its plant in Longford town which, doubtless, will lead to additional employment there also....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Development (27 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I am familiar with the IDA plans for 19 advanced building facilities around the country. By way of an update, the Carlow facility is almost ready, while the one in Cavan is expected to be ready in 2023. The IDA has recently purchased lands in Kerry, while the facilities at Galway, Dundalk, Monaghan and Sligo have all been built. Planning permission was recently granted for a facility in...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I commend the Taoiseach and the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, on their work in Europe. I want to especially welcome confirmation on the Commission’s agreement on energy regulation to address high gas prices and security of supply. It is unquestionable that the biggest issue facing businesses, small and large, in the country at the moment is rising energy costs as we face into the...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: No, we will persevere.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: We are okay. The rain is afraid of Deputy McGrath. There would be some puddle if the rain fell on him. The Minister and everybody in the House is well aware that the midlands has paid a massive price with the escalation of decarbonisation and the forced closure of two peat-generated power plants and the Bord na Móna peat harvesting operation. It would be a terrible and further...

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I welcome the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill, which transposes elements of the EU work-life balance directive and provides new rights to parents and carers in order to help support a better work-life balance. I pay tribute to the Minister regarding his role and for leading so strongly in respect of this matter. He has had two momentous years, plus a couple of months, in...

Housing for All Update: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan and the Minister for sharing time. I commend the Minister on Housing for All. It is probably one of the most ambitious plans we have seen in the history of the State. It is a huge plan, in terms of volume and aspiration but more importantly, in terms of the money and real commitment the Government has put behind it. The Minister has energised the plan and the...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General (Resumed) (29 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: We sought a progressive and decisive budget and one that was mindful of the once-in-a-lifetime challenges facing the country in the form of the energy and cost-of-living crises. The Ministers, Deputies Donohoe and Michael McGrath, have certainly responded and I thank them both, as well as their staff. Doubtless they spent many long hours over recent months to come up with budget 2023. It...

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I welcome the Bill, which provides for the separation of Irish Water from Ervia and the establishment of a stand-alone national authority for water services. It is important to acknowledge, too, that the Bill offers a significant milestone in that it gives effect to the programme for Government commitment to retain Irish Water in public ownership as a national, stand-alone regulatory...

Back to School Costs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister of State for giving me some time. I commend the Minister, Deputy Foley, on her initiative and empathy this evening. Throughout her tenure, no other Minister has been more in tune with the challenges facing our families nationwide. Sinn Féin does not have a monopoly on change. The Minister earlier this year unveiled one of the most expansive reviews ever and a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (19 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on his Department's supports to assist Ukrainian people seeking access to third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25280/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Parental Leave (17 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 78. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of those availing of parent's leave and parent's benefit, by county, since the extension was announced on 1 April 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24685/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (12 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: The Minister of State will be aware of an open letter sent from the people of Longford to the Minister for Justice and the Garda Commissioner, Mr. Drew Harris, urgently seeking additional gardaí for Longford town to tackle a spate of antisocial and violent crime. It is well known that as many as 14 different feuds, involving seven families, are smearing Longford's reputation and...