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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Okay. There is no reason the gardaí would not do that. If the request is made, they will do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: While I have Mr. Calleary, I will ask for a personal observation from him. Does he think we are getting to grips with the whole thing of responsible dog ownership? Would he say that we regressed post Covid in that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: There will probably be a reasonable case to be made as well. There is one agency we never bring in to talk about dogs because we do not give it a remit in that area. Particularly, if we look at most family environments, the decision to buy a dog is invariably fuelled by children and then the children lose their appetite. However, we never do anything with the Department of Education or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: No, they are very Dublin centred.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: The are just very Dublin centred. Mr. Calleary has not seen any local authority do a scheme like that that of which he is aware.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I think we can agree that children are very similar when it comes to dogs. They want them and then they do not want them. With regard to the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: We are certainly not saying there is an issue with them. We appreciate that huge strides have been made. We have an awful lot of very responsible pet owners but similarly, 5% of irresponsible pet owners is still 5% too many. That is what we need to address. In terms of the Department, does Ms Kelly think there is potential for engagement with the Department of Education? We probably...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: That is very good to hear. When the Department rolls out that scheme in Leitrim, I ask it to feed back into the committee how it goes and the type of feedback it gets from that. It has enormous potential. We need to be doing a lot more in schools and we need to be sowing the seeds of positive dog ownership much earlier. At the moment, we are reacting rather than sowing the seeds of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (5 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I welcome all of the witnesses. I agree they should have had more notice and we do need to revisit this. The submissions of the witnesses have been very informative. We will also have to make sure that in future any correspondence does not clash with a president's dinner or a president's weekend. It is good to get their perspective. It is quite possible to safeguard landlords' rights...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Food Security (30 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 194. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what action Ireland is taking with European partners in relation to Russia continuing to weaponise food and undermine global food security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50059/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (30 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 196. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what action Ireland is taking with European partners to support the Republic of Moldova in addressing the challenges it faces as a consequence of the Russian aggression against Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50060/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (23 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 29. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how Budget 2024 will help theSME sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51233/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (23 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 31. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on progress being made to acquire an IDA Ireland purpose-built facility in Longford town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51232/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (23 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address an inequality in the fuel rebate scheme for disabled drivers (details supplied). [51765/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will look at opening the fodder scheme 2023 to new entrants in view of recent adverse weather (details supplied). [51675/23]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: It is very hard to follow my Government colleague from Kildare.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I will try to stick reasonably to the point. Like the Deputy from Mayo, we have a lot of those people coming into our constituency offices. They are starting to see change in relation to property and getting their first home. Specifically in rural Ireland, we have seen that with the Croí Cónaithe scheme. I am sure the Deputy is getting as many inquiries as we are. We have also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (22 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister and officials for coming in. To follow on from Deputy Kehoe, I do not intend to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (22 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: That is all right. I do not intend to go into the horse sport sector too much but we had Horse Sport Ireland in here and there are significant issues. I understand there is a day scheduled for the Minister to come before us to address that. I will be raising those issues at that point. I put him on notice that there are serious concerns with passports and the formation of the new board....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (22 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I commend the Minister’s commitment to horse racing. He will be in no doubt that the committee is hugely passionate about horse racing. It is a calling card for us across the world and we are proud of it. This is a €2.5 billion industry that supports 30,000 jobs. The third highest number of foals were foaled in Ireland last year, after Australia and America, with total sales...