Results 161-180 of 2,214 for speaker:Joe Flaherty
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: In regard to INTERREG funding, Mr. Hyland made a case for a €1 million amount in matching funding. Will he give an example of where INTERREG funding has been used anywhere in Ireland?
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: What did that programme do?
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: I am conscious of time. Would it be fair to say that the INTERREG fund mainly operates in the community energy sphere?
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: In terms of the advantages for Ireland and opportunities for community energy, could we look to the Department of energy to fund that €1 million pot?
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: If I still have time, I will come back to the Local Development Companies Network representatives. Irish Rural Link is doing fantastic work and we can see its growth. I visited Galway a couple of weekends ago and I could not believe it. Even in Longford, I see huge progress. People ring now and say they want more buses, which is great. We are coming to that time of year when people call...
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: During the lifetime of the previous Government, we did a piece of work on where we would go with school transport, but I have a sense we did not engage with a sufficient number of stakeholders when that was being done.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: For example, if a Local Link route was tweaked by ten minutes, it could resolve an issue and get children to school on time rather than them being ten minutes late. Small tweaks such as that can really make a huge change for us.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: Deputy Aird was here.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: Sorry, Chair, just before they come in-----
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: Sorry, Chair.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: I raise an important issue. For the past 6,000 years we have enjoyed free and unrestricted access to boating on the River Shannon. Last year, Waterways Ireland attempted to bring in new by-laws, which went largely unnoticed by the boating community before they came before the housing committee last year. As well as attempting to impose a charge on the use of the River Shannon for boating...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: We have had a much shorter and less contentious Order of Business than usual.
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: I welcome the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Calleary.
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: Amendment No. 1 is related to amendment No. 10 and they may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: I thank Senator Ruane. She got a two for one offer today and got in both issues.
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: We have an amendment from Senator Ruane. The Senator has conceded that some of her amendments have been ruled out of order and understands that it is due to a potential charge on the Revenue.
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: Does the Senator want me to give her a fuller explanation or is she happy?
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: Amendment No. 3 is also in the name of Senator Ruane. Amendments Nos. 3, 5 and 9 are related and may be discussed together by agreement if that is okay with the Senator.
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: Amendment No. 4 has been ruled out of order.
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2025)
Joe Flaherty: Amendments Nos. 6 and 7 have been ruled out of order.