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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 357. To ask the Minister for Health the public health supports that are available to schools for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13502/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Local Community Safety Partnerships (29 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 84. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an update will be provided on the Local Community Safety Partnership pilot in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16095/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I congratulate Mr. O'Connor on his tenure as chair. Hopefully he can leave here unblemished and have a successful tenure. I pay tribute to the Housing Alliance for its important work in providing housing. Approved housing bodies across the country have a success story to tell. It is great to see that it is continuing and the scale of their ambition. I have two key questions. It does not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: An important message from today's meeting is that the Housing Alliance will deliver almost 40,000 houses over the next nine years, which is almost double what is projected in Housing for All. That is good news and I commend the witnesses on that. I am interested in the cost rental model and the fact that the Housing Alliance will have to look at smaller units. Has it engaged with any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: There are many good lessons for us about modular housing, particular looking at the work of the Department of Education. It is doing Herculean work on modular building and that is something on which our guests must build. There are a number of very good providers in that area. I am pleased the Housing Alliance is engaging on that issue. A bone of contention for the many happy tenants...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I will turn now to the housing delivery co-ordination office. Mr. Taaffe or Ms Geraghty may wish to take my question. When I start to talk about this next issue, I feel like Tony McCoy getting back on the hobby horse. The issue is affordable housing for rural Ireland and the fact that 13 counties have thus far been excluded from that scheme. I understand, and hope our guests will confirm,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: When do our guests anticipate that an affordable housing scheme will come to fruition in any of those 13 counties, Longford in particular?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (24 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 15. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on measures to make childcare more affordable and sustainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15310/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Homeless Accommodation (24 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 44. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on measures undertaken by his Department to tackle child and youth homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15311/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications from County Longford that are currently outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15327/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (24 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 151. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to the United Nations in New York; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15328/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Fuel Costs: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (23 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the witnesses for coming in today. They have given us a very good overview. I have to confess to having some skin in this game. I grew up many years ago in a small rural filling station. I am very aware of some of the issues in recent weeks. I have great empathy for the small filling station operators and their staff, many of whom have been vilified over the past couple of weeks....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Fuel Costs: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (23 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: In regard to the wholesalers and warehouses, will the CCPC be looking at those? I appreciate that Mr. Godfrey is constrained in what he can say. Has he looked at those or does he intent to look at those as part of the investigation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Fuel Costs: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (23 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: Very good. I wish to make one other point. I have given some oversight of it, in terms of the step up in the price increase that took place in the five-day run-up to the reduction in excise. Every dog in the street knew there was going to be a reduction in excise. The reality is that 24 hours prior to the reduction in excise, a small rural filling station would have placed its order for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Fuel Costs: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (23 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I have a final point which Mr. Godfrey may have confirmed for me earlier. In regard to small independent retail stations that want to come forward, all of that is under the guarantee of anonymity on any information they provide to the CCPC, is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Fuel Costs: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (23 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank Mr. Godfrey for his forthright contribution. I will pass on to the next contributor.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (22 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 896. To ask the Minister for Health when the full-time ophthalmologist service for children at St. Joseph’s care centre campus, Longford ceased. [14249/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 897. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a replacement for a vacant ophthalmologist post at St. Joseph’s care centre campus, Longford. [14250/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: 898. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that all children have not been transferred to Athlone in the absence of an ophthalmologist post as was done on previous occasions at St. Joseph’s care centre campus, Longford. [14251/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the speakers for attending. I have three quick questions, after which I will give my monologue on affordable housing in rural Ireland in the hope that the witnesses can give me comfort. On the acquisition fund, which entails €70 million for acquiring vacant housing stock, it is to be targeted primarily through the Town Centre First initiative. In rural provincial towns in...