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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Development (8 Mar 2023)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle agus leis an Teachta. Guím gach rath agus ar gach iarracht ar an lá tábhachtach seo. I wish everybody a happy International Women's Day. It should not take a day. All of our good wishes should be given every day and we should learn every day. Is Seachtain na Gaeilge í freisin agus tá sé tábhachtach go...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flexible Work Practices (23 Feb 2023)

Dara Calleary: As referred to earlier, the regional enterprise plans have identified from within our Department significant opportunities for workers within hubs and in terms of support from home. Support through the national broadband plan, with which the Deputy will be familiar, in terms of strengthening the capacity of the plan to assist workers to work from home throughout the country, is a priority....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flexible Work Practices (23 Feb 2023)

Dara Calleary: Absolutely. I agree with the Deputy on the hubs structure. As he will know, the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, is leading out a connected hubs network to ensure the digital hubs are developing around the country, have a connection to one another and can be used in exactly the manner the Deputy has outlined. It is important that we cannot dictate to employers how they arrange employment...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Services (23 Feb 2023)

Dara Calleary: I cannot comment on the Taoiseach’s plans for Ballinasloe. I know the town well. I am certainly happy to work with the Deputy to secure issues. However, I point out that there are facilities and opportunities through the regional enterprise plans programme. It is a bottom-up approach and I would certainly like to work with the Deputy on how we can input not just for Ballinasloe but...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Services (23 Feb 2023)

Dara Calleary: I accept that but equally I could point to the success of Castlerea, which is also in the Deputy’s constituency and where there has been the fantastic story of Harmac Medical Products along with the fantastic work under way in the food innovation hub and in the demesne, led by our colleague, Paschal Fitzmaurice. I want to work with towns and try to engender that kind of spirit. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Services (23 Feb 2023)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Deputy for his question. I take the opportunity to wish him well, given that he has announced he is moving to a new phase in his life.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Services (23 Feb 2023)

Dara Calleary: Hopefully not for another few years, but Deputy Naughten will be a loss to politics and the House. He and I share a commitment to balanced regional enterprise growth, which is a key objective of the Government and a key component of the recently published White Paper on Enterprise, to which the Minister referred. Recognising the significant challenge that businesses continue to face, and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regional Development (21 Feb 2023)

Dara Calleary: I have to admit I feel slightly cheeky taking this matter this evening, given Deputy Ring's contribution to the development of the airport during his time in government. It was a serious contribution and he put in place a lot of supports. It was through his efforts that the strategic development zone was created. It is a matter of enormous frustration that it has not moved on. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regional Development (21 Feb 2023)

Dara Calleary: I thank Deputy Ring and his intervention is timely. When the Taoiseach was Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, we secured up to €145 million in funding from the European Regional Development Fund to support projects coming from the regional enterprise plans that I previously mentioned. The officials are working with Enterprise Ireland on developing the scheme, with the aim...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Veterinary Services (21 Feb 2023)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue. He is speaking at an event in the midlands this evening. I have a more than passing interest in this area as the brother of a vet. We shared a house with him when he was in UCD. Late last year, the Higher Education Authority, HEA, issued a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Veterinary Services (21 Feb 2023)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Deputy. I agree absolutely with the need for the provision of vets for large-animal practices as well. This was acknowledged in the speech. Our agricultural industry is still absolutely crucial to our entire island. It is important we have the vets to service it, as well as the companion animal aspect as well. Equally, from the perspective of my Department, the research side...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Forestry Sector (21 Feb 2023)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta O'Sullivan as an issue seo a ardú. I am taking this matter on behalf the of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue, who has a speaking engagement in Longford this evening. As the Deputy is aware, ash dieback disease has been more devastating in Ireland than Dutch elm disease. It is a relatively new airborne...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Forestry Sector (21 Feb 2023)

Dara Calleary: On behalf of the Minister, I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for raising the matter. The Minister and his officials are aware that it is very important not just to the Deputy but to forest owners across the island. As I said, the Minister is very familiar with ash dieback disease having visited many sites across the country, and indeed the disease is an issue in his own area. A new forest strategy...

Public Dental Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2023)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas le gach Teachta sa Teach a bhí páirteach sa díospóireacht seo. I thank every Deputy, on behalf of the team at the Department of Health. The Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, was here until just a few minutes ago and I assure the House that the Minister appreciates the serious difficulties that are being outlined this evening. I thank the Regional...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (19 Jan 2023)

Dara Calleary: In fairness to the Department, as I said, it delivered 64,000 school places between 2018 and 2021 during a global pandemic during which construction was closed. It seems that 150 school building projects were delivered in 2022. The Minister, Deputy Foley, in particular has prioritised ample investment in securing record capital budgets. I will ask her office to reach out to the Deputy on...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (19 Jan 2023)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Deputy and apologise on behalf of the Minister for Education, who is in Roscommon today. She has assured me she is working with the Minister for Health to try to progress the issue the Deputy raised. In April 2018, the then Government announced plans for the establishment of 47 new schools between 2019 and 2022, including a new regional solution at post-primary level for the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (19 Jan 2023)

Dara Calleary: Ar son an Aire Dlí agus Cirt, an Teachta Simon Harris, gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta Ó Snodaigh as seoladh an rud seo isteach chuig an Aire inniu. At the outset, let me say that the Minister, Deputy Harris, and the Government are very conscious of the distressing impact this criminal activity is having on the residents and community around the Oliver Bond complex, which the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (19 Jan 2023)

Dara Calleary: I again thank Deputy Ó Snodaigh for raising this issue today. I will ensure the transcript of this debate is forwarded to the Superintendent in Kevin St. Garda station. The Deputy will also appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management and administration of Garda business. The Minister, Deputy Harris, is assured, however, that An Garda...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (13 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: Digital infrastructure is one of the four dimensions of the Government's national digital strategy, which was launched in February of this year. A progress report on the cross-governmental implementation of the national digital strategy was published last week. I encourage all Deputies to consider it. As the Deputy will be aware, responsibility for connectivity and the national...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (13 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: I assure the Deputy that IDA Ireland is not involved in driving jobs back into any city centre. One of the key targets laid out in the White Paper is that over half of new investments will be in the regions. That figure has been achieved according to IDA Ireland's 2022 figures. My Department and the Department of Rural and Community Development are developing a national hub strategy for...