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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (25 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. I thank the Minister of State for his response. We all agree that the three planks of crime prevention and investigation are Garda numbers, technology, and surveillance and information. It is important that we keep abreast of technology. The more money we can invest and the more CCTV schemes we can put in place, the better. The schemes...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (25 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister of State. We are very much aware of the investment in the CCTV system for the Garda in Longford town. Work is ongoing on the expansion of the Garda station there. As part of that development, there will be a CCTV control room, which will be a state-of-the-art operation for local gardaí. This has reassured the Longford public at large. We are very fortunate in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí in the Roscommon-Longford division; the number of community gardaí in the Westmeath division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57983/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: Following on from a theme raised by Deputy Haughey, I ask the Minister of State to give details of the number of community gardaí in the Roscommon-Longford and Westmeath divisions and, if possible, to make a statement on same.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (25 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 21. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of those availing of urgent needs and exceptional needs payments, by the main reason, from 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58017/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (25 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 88. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the strategies in place to increase labour market participation among groups distant from the labour market including lone parents, persons with disabilities, members of minority ethnic groups and persons who may have taken time out of the workforce and would now like to return; and if she will make a statement on the...

Covid-19: New Measures: Statements (24 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: At the outset, it is of the utmost importance that we reassure the general public. We need to make it clear that the seven-day positive-test percentage is continuing to fall. In the past seven days, we have tested nearly 210,000 people. Yesterday saw hospitalisations down from 639 to 609. That is still a high number. We need the number to continue to decline to take the pressure off our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: Much ground has been covered and I will try not to rehash any of the questions. I am proud of our horse and greyhound racing industries but that does not mean we cannot challenge them, particularly with respect to accountability and animal welfare. I remember when I was young growing up in rural Ireland there was a horse dealer who said most horse dealers can say they have good horses but...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (23 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the progress of the senior cycle review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57305/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (23 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase capitation grants in order that each school has the resources they need to deliver for all their students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57304/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Carbon Sequestration and Storage in Agriculture: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I have a quick question for the Department if that is all right. I know a small farmer who is proud of his hedgerows and has seen bigger farmers nearby remove their hedgerows. The witnesses mentioned the EPA earlier. The EPA did a study in 2014. It was done by Dr. Kevin Black in conjunction with a then emerging company, Treemetrics, in Cork. The research showed that the hedgerows and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Carbon Sequestration and Storage in Agriculture: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I come back again to the small farmer who rings me every week about his hedges and is very aggrieved that he does not seem to be getting any credit in the process for all the work that he has done on his hedgerows. He looks at neighbouring farmers who have taken out all their hedgerows. This is a question for Dr. Lanigan. Under REPS, we probably planted approximately 10,000 km of new...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (17 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 41. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has given consideration to the use of biofuels in home heating (details supplied); and his plans for similar trials in Ireland. [56250/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (17 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department will research and investigate the benefits, challenges and opportunities for domestic homes using hydrotreated vegetable oils technology. [56251/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions being made for predictive grades in the 2022 leaving certificate exam; and if it will be a traditional exam format in 2022. [56243/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (17 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 176. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a transfer under the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons 1983 in the case of a person (details supplied). [56247/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his assessment of the likely impact of the revised national development plan on employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55880/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his assessment of the likely impact of the revised national development plan on output and productivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55881/21]

Forestry Sector: Motion (11 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: Despite unprecedented attention for forestry at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, it seems we are no closer to a solution in a crisis that affects not only rural Ireland and producers but has the potential to derail any housing recovery. Zero progress has been made on afforestation, with fewer than ten licences issuing each week and a two-year waiting list....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (11 Nov 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 119. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the planned allocation of the €50 million provision announced in Budget 2022 for business continuity support for strategic tourism businesses that can help drive the sustainable recovery of the tourism sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55127/21]