Results 1-20 of 65 for long speaker:Joe Flaherty

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harness Racing: Irish Harness Racing Association (17 Apr 2024)

Joe Flaherty: Too small in width or just not long enough? The IHRA is looking at an 800 m track, is it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Joe Flaherty: ...case be made specifically on the non-contributory pension, where it should not be based on one's stamps but that one should have an automatic entitlement, particularly if one has had a scenario of long-term ill-health?

Recent Arson Attacks: Statements (27 Feb 2024)

Joe Flaherty: ...applications for international asylum per year. Today, we have 104,000 Ukrainians here with temporary protection status and 13,227 immigrants sought international protection here last year. As long as extreme poverty, deprivation and the climate crisis persist in some of the world's poorest countries, Europe will remain a destination of choice for those fleeing poverty and persecution....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2024)

Joe Flaherty: ...the feedback from boat users, particular in respect of the Shannon and the lakeways, is that there is no outcome other than the lengthy process of going to the Ombudsman. Many of them have outstanding long-standing issues that are not being resolved. Is there an opportunity for Waterways Ireland to look at it after today since it seems to be still a consistent issue across a number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Threat of Bark Beetles to Plantations: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Joe Flaherty: ...Houses. What level of engagement has the IFA had with its Scottish farmer organisation counterparts? Specifically referencing what the Department has said, basically it is reassured that "As long as Scottish authorities are in position to continue to demonstrate the area from which the logs have been sourced is free from harmful organisms", and provided that measure is in place. Is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Threat of Bark Beetles to Plantations: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Joe Flaherty: He can come back in when I have asked the question. I note that Mr. Gorman talked about a timely and rapid review, but he is long enough at what he is at and we are long enough here to know that nothing happens in a timely or rapid fashion. How would he define a timely and rapid review?

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...the Departments of agriculture and transport. It is going to be a huge issue on our roads as well. I suspect a time will come when insurance companies will void policies if they detect Ash trees along the roadside. Major work needs to be done on this in the new year. I commend the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, and the senior Minister, Deputy O'Brien, but more importantly, the...

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: ...further. That would certainly cause some concerns. I also agree that there is an opportunity for less scrupulous tenants to exploit the situation, to extend and to go for the full 90 days, elongating the process. There needs to be some safeguards in that regard. The IPAV's recommendation that there should be a public commitment from Government on the transfer of properties to spouses...

Science Week: Statements (16 Nov 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...time to focus on a particular initiative that exemplifies the spirit of Science Week and the increasingly positive culture of innovative science that is permeating our education system, namely, the Longford Microsoft Dream Space Showcase that took place in Edgeworthstown earlier in the year. It was significant that it took place in Edgeworthstown, home to the Edgeworth family, who were...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Business Supports (26 Oct 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...very different. To put my point forward in the best manner possible, I will articulate the comments and sentiments of a business owner who contacted me on this issue in recent days. His is a long-established family business in Longford employing 80 people. He has taken issue with what he sees as the shortcomings and inadequacies of the budget in trying to alleviate the challenges his...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (5 Oct 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...is significantly off the HSE scale. Unions announced at the end of July that the matter could only be resolved by a sustained campaign of industrial action. The situation has gone on for far too long. These staff, because of poor pay and heavy workloads, are becoming demoralised. They are looking at other job opportunities, particularly in the HSE. That is very unfortunate for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Welfare Eligibility (3 Oct 2023)

Joe Flaherty: 652. To ask the Minister for Health if he will add age-related macular degeneration to the eligible illnesses on the long-term illness scheme (details supplied). [42523/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Joe Flaherty: Before we finish up, I thank everyone for coming in. Obviously they have to go back and deliberate. However, if they could make contact with the committee and advise how long they are giving for the extension to the consultation period, that would be very good. We will discuss this in our meeting next week. I was going to recommend at that meeting that we ask the Minister to pause the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...precluded from buying out that house at any stage into the future. That is something the Minister could look at. Most of the people who have come through that scheme have been in that house for a long time. They will be restricted in the opportunity to buy a house at a future stage. They will stay in that house, probably for the rest of their lives. They should be afforded the...

Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality Report 2022: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...where he has been supportive of a number of projects. I have a several issues I wish to cover in the few minutes I have. Orphan estates are obviously a big issue. We have a small estate in Longford called Radharc na Coille with six houses, all of which are privately owned. The residents are having to service and look after the treatment plant themselves. Irish Water has a plan for...

Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (26 Apr 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...a move. The joint declaration also pledged that the Governments would seek a peaceful and constitutional settlement and promised that all parties linked with paramilitaries could take part in talks as long as they abandoned violence. A subsequent joint statement issued by Gerry Adams and John Hume was at the time considered sufficient by the IRA leadership for it to announce a ceasefire...

Irish Sheep Sector: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...that his Department is continuing to investigate what additional supports can be made available to support the sector. I stress, though, to the Minister and the Department that we cannot delay any longer in providing additional supports as this sector is genuinely struggling. I appreciate there may have been an argument that the Minister wanted to wait until any benefits could accrue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...told me one time that he can interpret statistics 100 different ways. I have absolute certainty in the validity of our figures. There is probably a message there for us. Farmers have made a long journey and have made considerable sacrifices. Other agencies will come to this committee and to the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage and paint the farming community as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of Sheep Sector: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: They are long established commercial entities. They feel confident they will be able to do it. They would say they saw in the wind that it was coming. I know Mr. O'Connor said the ban is not yet European-wide but was it not banned in France, Germany and Denmark in 2019?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...has committed to, what is Coillte's current position on the €35 million? Has it still got the €10 million? Have any investors said they are walking away from the project because it does not give them a long-term, 20-year investment, which is what pension funds require? Could the witnesses revert to me on where they are at with their request for funding? I am anxious to...