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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister for his opening statement and his contribution. A lot of money is being put to these two industries every year. This follows on from the Cathaoirleach’s question to an extent. When large sums like that are being allocated people would expect there would be significant scrutiny on how that money would be spent, where it was going and how much was going on prize...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Martin Kenny: Does the Minister have any indication of when he would expect the Mazars report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Martin Kenny: Will it be this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Martin Kenny: Will the other review commence quickly after that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Martin Kenny: Has there been any tendering to appoint anyone?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Martin Kenny: With regard to the issue of how this money is being allocated at the moment to different sectors within the horse racing industry, how much oversight does the Department have of that? How much return and data does it get back regarding how this money is spent, what sectors it is going into, and who is getting the money? What process is there for applications to receive funding from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Martin Kenny: Is there an independent auditing process around all of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: I welcome all our witnesses and thank them for their contributions. As is natural with young people, much of the focus is on education, where we all spend most of our youth. For some of us that was a long time ago. Are we a long way from a truly inclusive education system? I have come from a presentation in the audiovisual room where representatives, both parents and staff members, from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: I thank Mr. Harris.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Frank Feighan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations, which were very informative and useful. I thank them also for attending the meeting and articulating the issues that need to be addressed. As they will know, this committee works on a cross-party basis and has been a very united committee under the stewardship of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. It is a committee that genuinely wants to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Frank Feighan: To clarify, the third question was on how governments and other stakeholders can raise awareness and remove barriers in education and health environments, including for children with disabilities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Seán Canney: The witnesses are all very welcome. I will start with what is happening in education. In Ms Soraghan's opening statement, she talked about person-centred personalised supports. Is it a very important aspect of education and work life that individuals have personal assistance that suits them and the challenges they face in life? She also said that disabled persons organisations are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the witnesses. A lot of my questions have been asked, but one of would be about how there is no stand-alone DPO for children. The Government's Participation of Children and Young People in Decision-making Action Plan 2024-2028 was published earlier this year. Can the witnesses discuss how this action plan might support the creation of stand-alone children's DPOs? I know about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Carlow first. I want to compliment the witnesses. To me, lack of services is the biggest issue. We might look at the children's disability network teams, CDNTs, and trying to get services for younger children in particular, but even in general, we need to provide more funding. We need to look at the bigger picture. I want to compliment everyone here. Today has been great, and their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We are neighbours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Yes, it is a great achievement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Go away, did you?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: I thank the Minister for his briefing. I have short questions relative to the LDA and cost rental. Representatives of the LDA spoke to us, I think, this year, with regard to the agency's targets being expanded for various reasons, and good reasons. Will the Minister expand on those targets and where the targets are now from where they were? The talk in the programme for Government was...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: I thank the Minister.

Social Welfare Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Amendment No. 4 not moved.