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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff by location and function in each office of his Department nationally by location; if the property is State owned or leased; and the detail of these leases in the case of those properties on a lease in terms of cost, term and next break date. [38861/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (15 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 243. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff, by location and function, in each office of his Department nationally; if the property is State owned or leased; and the detail of these leases in the case of those properties on a lease in terms of cost, term and next break date. [38852/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (15 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff, by location and function, in each office of her Department nationally; if the property is State owned or leased; and the detail of these leases in the case of those properties on a lease in terms of cost, term and next break date. [38859/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (15 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the publishing of the report by the Commission on Pensions; and when she plans to publish the report of the Commission (details supplied). [38846/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 266. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff by location and function in each office of her Department nationally by location; if the property is State owned or leased; and the detail of these leases in the case of those properties on a lease in terms of cost, term and next break date. [38848/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Properties (15 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 278. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff by location and function in each office of his Department nationally by location; if the property is State owned or leased; and the detail of these leases in the case of those properties on a lease in terms of cost, term and next break date. [38858/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff by location and function in each office of his Department nationally by location; if the property is State owned or leased; and the detail of these leases in the case of those properties on a lease in terms of cost, term and next break date. [38853/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 302. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans for an easing of restrictions on passengers who are also partners of Irish nationals travelling into the country (details supplied). [38847/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (15 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 303. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff by location and function in each office of her Department nationally by location; if the property is State owned or leased; and the detail of these leases in the case of those properties on a lease in terms of cost, term and next break date. [38854/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (15 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff by location and function in each office of his Department nationally by location; if the property is State owned or leased; and the detail of these leases in the case of those properties on a lease in terms of cost, term and next break date. [38862/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 485. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of staff by location and function in each office of her Department nationally by location; if the property is State owned or leased; and the detail of these leases in the case of those properties on a lease in terms of cost, term and next break date. [38849/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Independent Mink Farms: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the businesses for coming in today. I have sympathy for any business that has to wind up as a result of prohibition. I will not get into the ethics of the trade but there is a worldwide move towards the prohibition of fur farming. I have some questions and any witness who believes that he or she can give the best answer can come back to me. It was mentioned that Denmark has started...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Chair. I am conscious of the time. I see that Senator Boylan wants to come in. Most of my questions have already been asked. I will, therefore, defer to Senator Boylan given the time constraints.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 254 – Overground Telecommunication Cables) Regulations 2021: Motion (14 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I thank my constituency colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, for attending and for briefing us on the regulations. Having spoken in the Dáil last night at length about the potential threat of loss of revenue to Longford County Council, both in terms of the local property tax, LPT, and from rates following the closure of the power station in Lanesborough, I am not one to agree...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 254 – Overground Telecommunication Cables) Regulations 2021: Motion (14 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister of State and the Department officials for coming in. It is important that we get this through. It is good to get an insight into the workings of it as well. I welcome the assurance from the Minister of State that he is working on potential funding for Longford County Council, both in respect of the LPT and rates. The Minister of State put significant work into getting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 254 – Overground Telecommunication Cables) Regulations 2021: Motion (14 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I have nothing more to offer.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: While the revision in the property tax bands is largely a good news story for the people of County Longford, on a personal level there is concern about the threat to future funding of Longford County Council as a result of the proposal. At present, just over 17,000 properties are registered in County Longford for the LPT and 79% of them or more than two thirds of the properties are in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (13 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 52. To ask the Minister for Health the number of homecare support hours being provided in counties Longford and Westmeath in 2021; the way this compares to 2020; the number of persons currently waiting for homecare in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37728/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 75. To ask the Minister for Health if it is planned to allow mixing of Covid-19 vaccines in first and second doses as happens in other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37729/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I will be as brief as I can. I want to place on record my admiration for the training community in Ireland and for the wider racing industry. They have been a fantastic storybook for the nation at home and abroad. They have been excellent employers. Notwithstanding recent media reports, they have a good story to tell. I have five questions. They are all short and snappy. If they...