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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Yes. From the time the board gets a phone call or an anonymous letter, or whichever other way the information comes, what is the average timeline before the board closes off the file?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Good. I have just one question left for the board. I appreciate our guests may not have the answer now but they can send one in afterwards. Ms Guy referred to 2,900 samples. Benchmarking has been done with many other racing industries globally. How do we track, pro rata and per head of horse population, with our international peers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: That is true and I appreciate the progress the board is making. Is it part of its business plan to reach a testing target per head of the horse population? Does it aspire to reach any such target?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Will Dr. Hillyer remind me where we are at the moment with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: What is the figure for the licensed premises?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: That is no problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: That is great. I thank our guests from the IHRB for being so forthright. I have a question for the Department. Passports come up every time we bring officials from the Department before us in the context of animal welfare. Deputy Martin Browne touched on the issue. Lower down the food chain in the horse industry, when we move into sports horse territory where horses may not necessarily...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I appreciate that. The Chair would be used to a better quality of horse than I would be. He is not that engaged with the Ballinasloe horse fair. Where are we with an equine census or how close is it?

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (31 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 46. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way that her Department is supporting community hubs for enterprise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24960/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (31 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 56. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way that her Department is supporting community hubs for enterprise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18636/22]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I congratulate the Minister of State and his officials on their work on this. It is an outstanding piece of work and probably the biggest piece of legislation the Minister of State has brought during this Dáil. I congratulate Deputy O'Callaghan on bringing this to discussion today. Whether it forms part of the legislation or not, it should inform the first piece of work for the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Deputy Nash almost sounded the death knell for Meath GAA that would result from east Meath coming into the Louth constituency. Perhaps we should not push too hard for that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I agree with the spirit of what Deputy O'Callaghan is trying to get at here but the public would think the last people who should have an informed decision-making role as to how we define our constituencies and areas for election are politicians. Whether we want larger or smaller parties to get more votes, the point is we need more people to vote. I echo a lot of what Deputy Ó Snodaigh...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Amendment No. 48 follows on from much of the intention of Deputy O'Callaghan's amendment No. 37 with the addition of a mandatory voting provision. I do not think that needs to be enshrined in legislation given we are burdening the commission with enough work. Given the way we are going, I fear no one will want to sit on the commission because there will be so much work to be done. Many...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Not to put the hex on my affable committee colleague, Deputy Ó Broin, we had a real example in 2004 of two candidates with the same name. Regrettably, neither was elected in that local election. I expect Deputy Ó Broin to buck that trend comprehensively when the time comes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I move amendment No. 49: In page 45, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: "(2) The Commission may, and shall when requested by the Minister, create an advisory board to advise the electoral commission on Cyber Threats.". Notwithstanding the high level of expertise within the Department, the cyber threat is an evolving threat. At the best of times, no organisation or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Construction Costs in Housing: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I have a feeling of déjà vubecause I am about to raise the issue of affordable housing in rural Ireland. I thank all of the witnesses for attending. They stated the obvious when they noted that the population will grow by up to 600,000 over the next ten years. I will set out a few facts. At best, the reversible elements of inflation in housebuilding and construction amount to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Construction Costs in Housing: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: With due respect, Mr. Taaffe gave me that answer the last time. I cannot understand why he is not moving on this. He said that his organisation bases the criteria on the CSO housing price figures. We know that the housing market collapsed and people could have bought a house in Longford for between €40,000 and €60,000. If only 100 houses were sold each year in Longford over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Construction Costs in Housing: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I am conscious that I am over time. Where are we with that? Can Mr. Taaffe give me a bit of light to bring back to the people of Longford?

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]