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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Joe Flaherty: Is Mr. Madden aware of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Joe Flaherty: That would include a senior member of what I would call the passport team.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Joe Flaherty: Would it be fair to say based on the experience of the last two years in particular that breeders are leaving the market?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Joe Flaherty: Obviously, we have great respect for the RDS and for the Dublin Horse Show in particular given our historical connection and the fact that the very first horse show was held on the gardens of Leinster House beside Merrion Square. We have great affinity with the RDS. Would Mr. Madden say we were at a crisis in the sector?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Joe Flaherty: As representative of the various establishments around the country, would Mr. McCartan say they were disappointed at this juncture at the Department of agriculture's failure to intervene in this situation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Joe Flaherty: I thank Mr. McCartan very much. I will come back to Mr. Draper and Mr. Madden. With regard to the Brexit adjustment funding and the €600,000 for the new passport system that was allocated to Horse Sport Ireland, are the witnesses hearing that there are glitches and issues within that system to the point that it can get as far as issuing a DNA ID kit, but there are issues with it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Joe Flaherty: No passport has been issued on the new system. How long has the new system been up and running?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Joe Flaherty: Would every one of those 16 foals have had to pay the additional €150?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Joe Flaherty: I will conclude on one point, and it is not a question. We have had €600,000 allocated for a new passport system. I know it is not on a par with a bike shed or a security hut, but it is still €600,000 of public money that has been given for a system that we are being told has to date not issued a passport. It is alarming for us. As I said, we will discuss it in private, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Joe Flaherty: Does that give Mr. Madden cause for concern about the operation and administration of horse passports in Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Joe Flaherty: I appreciate we are over time so I am thankful to the Chairperson for letting me back in. We are in the twilight of this Government. We have been hearing these issues for more than a year and it is deeply troubling. We are seeing no light at the end of the tunnel. I propose that the committee writes to the Minister for agriculture and asks him to appoint independent consultants to do a...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am pleased to share details of my Department’s budget for 2025 as Minister of State with responsibility for special education and inclusion. As Deputies are aware, ensuring that children with additional needs receive an appropriate education with the supports they require is a priority for this Government. Since being appointed to this role last April, I have visited almost 30...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy Clarke will be sharing time with Deputy Daly.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Sorca Clarke: From speaking with principals and school leaders, to say they are disappointed would be one of the greatest understatements. It is a sentiment also expressed by representative groups and parents. I note that the Minister, Deputy Foley, has left the Chamber. That Minister was told, heard and ignored what was being outlined in detail by school leaders. A few months ago, principals from...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

David Cullinane: It is scandalous.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: In 2020 we had a scandalous 9,689 children on waiting lists for primary care psychology. Fast forward to 2024 and we now have whopping 18,368 children waiting. This is the Minister's legacy. It is a legacy of heartbreak and children being denied every opportunity to reach their full potential. Sinn Féin has a plan to resolve this. We have an action plan for mental health. We have...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: This budget is certainly not about the lack of money. There is a lot of money washing around at present. The level of surplus in the financial coffers of the State is probably unprecedented. It probably even got better for the Government when €13.8 billion landed on its table, even though the Government spent €10 million trying not to get it. It is a very good day for the...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Next is the Minister, Deputy Foley, who is sharing time with the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: I am delighted to inform the House that I have secured a budget of almost €12 billion, which is a 9% increase on the funding achieved in budget 2024. There is an increase of €712 million in core current funding and an increase of more than €360 million in core capital funding compared with the original national development plan allocation for 2024. These are the...