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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Directive, Water Quality and Pollution: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the three speakers for the comprehensive overview. I will try not to go over what everybody has said previously. Looking at the nitrates concentration map in figure 1 in their report, if I draw a diagonal line from Belfast towards Kerry, it is telling that the bulk of the issue with nitrates is in the south and south east, as they rightly allude to it. You could probably think...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Directive, Water Quality and Pollution: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: Dr. Cotter stated a number of times that agriculture represents the greatest threat to 1,000 water sources in the country but that is not the case. If I draw a diagonal line on the map, in probably half the country there is a high number of small and medium farmers, predominantly of sucklers, who are not the catalyst in respect of the nitrogen issue. I acknowledge that our guests have come...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Consumer Rights Bill 2021: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the departmental officials for participating in this meeting. It is great to see this Bill. It is welcome and important legislation. Keeping up with the sector is probably difficult, given that there is so much change and innovation and so many new concepts, particularly online. The grey and black lists will be set out in the legislation and will try to keep pace with what is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Consumer Rights Bill 2021: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I thank Ms McNamara.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I commend my constituency colleague on his work to date. He has great enthusiasm for this issue, particularly for the Traveller community. The OCO report was welcome and it has shone a harrowing light on the challenges that many in the Traveller community are facing. We all agree that our transient and halting site accommodation is substandard and has to be addressed as a matter of urgency....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Expert Group Review of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (12 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: My apologies Chairmen; I was trying to multi-task and that is dangerous for a politician. I thank Mr. Joyce and Mr. Cummins for coming in. I appreciate Mr. Joyce's passion, in particular. I feel embarrassed as an elected representative that many of these issues are continuing. My earnest hope is that over the coming 12 months, we will see some progress, particularly with regard to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I commend my constituency colleague on his work to date. He has great enthusiasm for this issue, particularly for the Traveller community. The OCO report was welcome and it has shone a harrowing light on the challenges that many in the Traveller community are facing. We all agree that our transient and halting site accommodation is substandard and has to be addressed as a matter of urgency....

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Expert Group Review of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (12 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: My apologies Chairmen; I was trying to multi-task and that is dangerous for a politician. I thank Mr. Joyce and Mr. Cummins for coming in. I appreciate Mr. Joyce's passion, in particular. I feel embarrassed as an elected representative that many of these issues are continuing. My earnest hope is that over the coming 12 months, we will see some progress, particularly with regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 18. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the numbers availing of parent’s leave and parent’s benefit since the extension was announced on 1 April 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48653/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (7 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 62. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the implementation of the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48652/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the witnesses. I will try to be brief. They have been over an awful lot and I do not want to repeat it. I have a few brief questions and whoever is most relevant can respond to them. Have any veterinary practices declined outright and said they are not taking part?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: How much is this system going to cost?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: How much will it cost?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: How much is it costing the State to provide this system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I mean the cost so far. Obviously, the Department has entered into contracts with suppliers. What is the ballpark figure for what it is going cost?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I know that, but I am just curious about the cost. As a follow-up, could the witnesses provide us with a breakdown of the cost to date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: Also, can they provide the management cost and details of contracts the Department has entered into in terms of managing the system annually in the future? Related to that, is an annual charge for the management of the system being passed on to vets? Given the significant investment by the State in this new system, and the fact that vets are effectively getting an edge in the market and we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: No, not edging out vets. I meant edging out suppliers, farm stores and so forth, which will not longer be able to do what they are doing now as a result of the new situation with responsible persons. Can Mr. Collins come back to me on whether there is a plan for vets on an annual basis? It seems reasonable, particularly if we are giving access to what will, in effect, be a guaranteed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: Mr. Collins is right. I accept his bona fides in the context of what he is doing. There has to be a mechanism to charge vets for providing this system, however. That is my point. Mr. Collins might come back to me on the cost data and the likely cost of contracts into which the Department is entering in order to maintain this going forward. I will pick up on a point that was made in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2021)

Joe Flaherty: It does to some extent. We have to look at this from the point of view of where the pitfalls are. I see a pitfall for a farmer who wants to try to streamline his or her costs, particularly the small farmer who is operating on very tight margins. That farmer wants to minimise the number of times he or she has to request a prescription and, ultimately, incur a cost. I take Dr. Corkery's...