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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Surveys (22 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the SME Credit Demand Survey that was published by his Department in September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46325/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on a passport application (details supplied). [46142/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: From the heart of the midlands, this meeting has been very educational because, obviously, we do not have many fish farms. Deputy Ring will be delighted to hear that I did holiday in Mayo this year and my youngest daughter saw a fish farm for the first time and thought it was a water park so it goes to show how unobtrusive it is and how aquaculture has evolved and managed to present itself....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Share the love.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: On that, disregarding the three years, should there be a relative ramping up of those figures from the three-year lifespan, or have they flatlined again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Are those companies Irish-owned?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: What about the other three?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: They are Norwegian-owned and Irish-managed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I would like to know about the learnings from Norway regarding how they managed to scale up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: The witnesses have all said that they are very reluctant advocates. All of my colleagues and I are deeply appreciative of their attendance plus the testimony from all of them has been harrowing to say the least. As a Government representative, I am deeply embarrassed by the provision of services and the complete disconnect across multiple Departments, which the witnesses have properly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: It is very important that this committee lists the adoption of the Maltese model as one of its key actions. We need to start putting pressure on both of the Ministers of State to ensure action is taken to ensure this model is in place for next summer. We have heard how the lives of siblings have been affected and that grandparents must step into the role of carers after having worked all of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I am conscious of time and the fact that my colleague is waiting but Ms Jenkins is probably being kind to the CDNT in Longford when she says she is getting the same services as those provided by CDNTs in other counties because that is not the case. We have many special classes in Longford that straddle a number of different counties and the principals in those schools are telling me the only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank our guests again for coming in. Some of their testimony has been harrowing, but it was very important it that it was placed on the record. One of the probably most alarming aspects has been what Ms Lowndes said in terms of the new CDNT and the PDS programme, namely, that unless people are on their knees, they will not get a service. It seems that a monster has been created with the...

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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Derogation and Nitrates Action Programme: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Based on what the witnesses have, in terms of lost production, would they have a figure for the economic value of milk that is lost?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Derogation and Nitrates Action Programme: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: The bigger issue is banding. That seems to have a bigger impact than the reduction to the 220 kg, based on the analysis the witnesses have given, does it not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Derogation and Nitrates Action Programme: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: To expand on what Senator Daly said on the threat to other farm sectors, an obvious solution for the bigger and more intensive dairy farms will be to lease more land, probably the less arable land that might have been for forestry. Do the witnesses see that an obvious consequence of this will be to make it harder for the forestry sector because the land will not be there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Derogation and Nitrates Action Programme: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the speakers for coming in and giving us an informative overview. I will follow on from Deputy Fitzmaurice and Senator Daly and try to get a picture of the full impact of this. The speakers have given a worrying indication of the impact of cow banding and the reduction to 220 kg. In the tables they have given, have they expanded that to include the full herd? Do they have a final...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Jul 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 443. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for the regularisation of long-term undocumented migrants' scheme by a person (details supplied). [38189/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the farm organisations for coming in. I agree with the IFA that there needs to be a focus on the five main retailers and the three main food service providers from the outset. Small start-up retailers, for example, should not be inhibited or fear this. It should be seen as a red flag for those five big retailers that a vehicle is coming in that will endeavour to police what they...