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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Those big events would balance out with the ones that are poorly attended, so I suppose there are swings and roundabouts. The delegates stated there has been criticism in social media. I noted an article in The Irish Timeson human resources issues within HSI. When the delegates last spoke here, they said they were carrying out interviews with past staff and board members. Can he elaborate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I believe we did not get an answer when HSI representatives were in before, but on the basis that HSI is effectively Government funded through both the Department of agriculture and Sport Ireland, how many legal actions are there at the minute concerning HR issues? I do not need Mr. Duggan to go into them but he might say how many cases there are.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I do not expect that. I appreciate the delegates' attendance. They have been very frank. We need a cohesive industry. HSI is an important player in this, as are the affiliates. I have gleaned that there is probably scope for compromise in the matter. There is an opportunity for HSI, having regard to the formation of the board, to revert to what were the old advisory councils and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm the status of the ancillary grant for a school (details supplied). [50125/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in relation to the publication on e-tenders of a call from Horse Sport Ireland for the provision, implementation and support of an equine e-passport application and related services, any other agencies or bodies oversee this tendering. [50186/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 116. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to a call from Horse Sport Ireland for the provision, implementation and support of an equine e-passport application and related service, his views on whether it is realistic to deliver a €3.5 million project by the end of May 2024 (details supplied). [50187/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 117. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the call from Horse Sport Ireland for the provision, implementation and support of an equine e-passport application and related services, if there is any provision allowed in the proposed work programme for fact checking and rectifying errors in the existing studbook and epassport system (details supplied). [50188/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason why a funding mechanism (details supplied) was chosen. [50189/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a project (details supplied) will meet the stringent requirements of the Brexit adjustment reserve regulations. [50190/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (15 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what other projects or proposed services will be funded through the Brexit adjustment reserve fund (details supplied). [50191/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, following on from the receipt of the report proposing the introduction of a teacher relocation scheme from a working group established by one of the teacher unions earlier this year, there is an update on the progression of the scheme; and what arrangements are being put in place. [49509/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (14 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what digital funding has been made available for primary and post-primary schools for the 2023/2024 academic year. [49836/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (14 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [49277/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (14 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 503. To ask the Minister for Health if he has an estimated date for when the health technology assessment on the herpes zoster vaccine, which protects against shingles, will be completed. [49446/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (9 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the target in place for housing completions in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49079/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (9 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he expects the housing target for 2023 of 29,000 new homes to be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49078/23]

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (8 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke. I welcome the recent European Council statement reiterating its resolute condemnation of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and reaffirming the EU's unwavering support for Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders and its inherent right of self-defence against Russian...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education and Upskilling in the Agriculture Sector (8 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the speakers for coming in. It is great to see the depth of knowledge and skills that are in this sector. The work both Teagasc and UCD are doing is probably transferring itself and reflected in the success that is Irish agriculture. They are to be commended in that regard. I will address Teagasc first. I was listening to “Morning Ireland” this morning. As a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education and Upskilling in the Agriculture Sector (8 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: This means there are roughly 50 people overall on the apprenticeship courses now. Is Teagasc in a position to scale these courses? What needs to be done to get more people to take these courses? What is the capacity for apprenticeships in the agricultural sector?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education and Upskilling in the Agriculture Sector (8 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Very good. I thank Dr. Butler. To bring Professor Boland back to one point, he said his school is 79th internationally for farm and forestry studies in universities. Given where we are in agriculture, and we always like to think we are the best in the world, I would have thought we would have been higher ranked than that. How has this position been tracking? Have we gone up or down in...