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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Mac Lochlainn for raising the issue of the inadequate facilities at Scoil Mhuire. From what he has said, it sounds as if the school community has been very proactive in trying to come up with a solution and a way forward. I will ask my colleague the Minister, Deputy Foley, to engage with the Deputy and the school community as I know she will be happy to do.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I raise the issue of assessment of needs given that 500 people are currently waiting in the mid-west region, 68 of whom are in County Clare. I was contacted by a single parent who was told that her son, Finn, will be waiting at least three years for his assessment of needs. Having been in contact with a private practitioner, she has had to get a loan of €1,600 just for an autism...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising the question. There is a whole-of-government approach to addressing the assessment of needs, under the stewardship of the Taoiseach. We have already met on the issue and option papers are being developed at this time. Regarding the use of the word "was", funding was secured in 2020 to clear the backlog of assessment of needs at that point; it was cleared...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: This morning, I heard that 33,000 passport applications were received last week. At this point, there is a backlog. Staff are obviously working. I think everyone would say that we get a great service with the Oireachtas line. I have questions about overtime. Whenever there are issues, all resources are brought to bear because we do not want people missing holidays, etc. People are...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Ó Murchú for raising this issue. I will certainly talk to the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs. Considerable progress was made on the issue. In my constituency work I have seen improvements in processing times with the online system. If there is a niggle in the system now, it is right that the Deputy has highlighted it. I will raise it with the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I will start by saying we need non-EU workers. We need non-EU workers with permits. The economy needs that. That often gets lost in the immigration debate. However an issue has arisen in terms of how permitted workers are paid. At the moment, in a food processing plant, for example, there will be non-EU permitted workers working alongside EU workers and Irish workers. They are currently...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for raising this matter. I will have to ask the Minister of State, Deputy Higgins, who has responsibility for work permits to come back to me and to the Deputy on this. More broadly, this is a Government that wants to provide certainty to small and medium businesses on costs and to look to see how we can support small and medium businesses with the increased...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Last month, Aircoach pulled the Galway to Dublin bus route. It served AIT in Athlone and Portiuncula hospital, Ballinasloe. This followed Bus Éireann Expressway pulling its service from Galway to Dublin, which also served routes for students going to college, hospital appointments and Dublin Airport. The pulling of public transport routes flies in the face of encouraging people to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Kerrane for raising the issue and I will ask the Minister to do that. As the Deputy rightly says, the entire purpose of Local Link is to provide public transport options in areas where there is a real need for the State, the community, to intervene. If there is a part of the Deputy’s constituency where commercial operators have withdrawn and she and I see a gap, I will...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Residents of the Bog Road in Callinafercy, Milltown, have been waiting to have their road improved for years. The road is quite dangerous. It has subsided in places and the surface is very poor. I would say it has to be done urgently. The reason that it has not been done to date by Kerry County Council is that Uisce Éireann says the water mains have to be replaced before the road can...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Simon Harris: Sometimes I think if pass the parcel was an Olympic sport, bureaucracy in this country would win a gold medal. I can see there are a number of agencies involved with one saying it is a job of the other. I will use my offices to try to bring clarity to the situation on behalf of Deputy Griffin and Tommy Griffin for the residents of Bog Road and see if we can get an up-to-date timeline in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Gary Gannon: On 14 November last year, when deputising in the position the Taoiseach now holds, he said that Israel had been blinded by rage and warned that peace could not be built on the graves of children. In the almost six months since then, the lives of 15,780 children have been lost. As we sit here today, the invasion of Rafah is impending. Rhetoric has been strong from the Irish State - there is...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Simon Harris: My comments then are even more so my comments now. What we are seeing in terms of civilian casualties, children, women and civilian infrastructure,is unbearable and there needs to be an immediate cessation. We have taken a number of practical measures. We have given significant support to humanitarian aid including to UNWRA at a time when other countries pulled back. We have been only one...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Matt Shanahan: When this Government was formed in 2020 there was a post office, a GP practice and an active Garda station in Gaeltacht na nDéise. Despite all the ráméising in this House about protecting our Irish language, having it listed as an official EU working language, mandatory publishing and broadcasting as Gaeilge, the Government supports required to protect our teanga are not in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I will indeed. I thank Deputy Shanahan for raising this. On taking office, I had a very good meeting with a number of Irish-language groups and groups representing Gaeltacht areas. There is a real need to do a lot more in this space. The Deputy’s two constructive suggestions are ones I am happy to take away and come back to him on.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Michael Collins: People all over Cork county and city are incensed at the paltry amount in roads funding given to Cork each year. While canvassing in Baltimore, Kealkill, Kinsale, Drimoleague and Macroom last week, the thing on the top of everyone lips is the condition of our roads. The independent AIRO report drawn up by Cork County Council proves the Government’s underspend has gone unnoticed...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Collins for raising the important issue of Cork roads funding and the condition of the roads. It is an issue I hear from my own colleagues in the county of Cork. I will look at the comparison he gave of Kildare and Cork and will ask the Minister for Transport to get back to the Deputy.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: There are a good few roads in Kildare that are not too hot.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Simon Harris: The Deputy will upset the Ceann Comhairle.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I call Deputy Mac Lochlainn. I do not know what the roads are like in Donegal.