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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: The HSE boil water notices are a huge issue when they happen. I acknowledge from the presentations and from what the representatives tell us that when boil water notices kick in that the factors or transgressions are marginal before they implement a boil water notice. When a boil water notice comes into play, how proactive are they? Is it in real time that they are assessing the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Yes, I see that. In Irish Water 30 days is considered a long time for a boil water notice. Is there any reflection or report done afterwards or any accountability when a boil water notice is implemented? For example, regarding the boil water notice in Longford, is there anything we can say to the public that it will never happen again and that steps have been taken to ensure whatever...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I am conscious that I am out of time. Are steps taken to ensure that it will not happen again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank Dr. Minihan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the speakers for coming in and for giving us a very comprehensive overview of all the work they do. We have heard plenty so I will try to be as succinct as possible. I have a couple of questions and the witnesses can come back to me when I have gone through them, if that is okay. In regard to the new connections, it is great to see we are at 18,000 and, on that basis, we will exceed...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 196. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will investigate an issue in relation to a passport renewal for a person (details supplied). [46817/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (27 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the 90-day rule or cap on career-break substitute teaching will be removed. [47118/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (27 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will regain its previous access to a psychologist and referral service. [47119/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (27 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in County Longford which have been transitioned to the Mullingar National Educational Psychological Service. [47120/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (22 Sep 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 154. To ask the Minister for Finance the action that he is taking to support credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46326/22]

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.