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Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: ...the lived experience and personal knowledge of what it is like to go through the throes of addiction so that, when the authority meets, there is a voice in the room that can speak for those who are the most vulnerable and most affected. We can work together on this issue. I am not sure why it has not been taken on board. It was stated at the meeting that there might not be a person with...

Support for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Brian Stanley: ...and projected budget surpluses. While I know that we have to be careful with public money, we have the money to sort this out. Surely it is the bare minimum that, as a State, we can look after the most vulnerable citizens, in particular people who are disabled, the elderly and carers, many of whom are facing burnout. The State’s carers must have their invaluable work...

Seanad: Smartphone and Social Media Use: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: ...a prediction that they may be revisited at some stage. The responsibility we have as legislators is, in the very first instance, to provide for the safety of all of our citizens and particularly for the most vulnerable. That includes children and young people. Coimisiún na Meán has produced a very good start with where it is going. The Online Safety Commissioner is doing an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff (24 Apr 2024)

Pauline Tully: ...get funding only yearly and find it impossible to plan and ensure sufficient funds going forward. The bottom line is the vital services section 39 organisations, in particular, provide impact upon the most vulnerable in society. In this regard, I give the example of a service user of the IWA service in Cavan, a 25-year-old girl called Kaitlin. She was born with Worster-Drought syndrome...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

...in policing. While human rights were seen by some in policing as secondary to enforcing the law, this could not be further from reality as observing those rights actively enables us to keep people safe. Protecting the rights of the most vulnerable: those who have suffered injury or trauma; victims of crime; those with disabilities; and those suspected of wrongdoing helps ensure a just...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (24 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: That needs to be done as a matter of urgency. People have made hundreds of millions on the backs of the most vulnerable people globally.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on the Social Welfare System: Discussion (24 Apr 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

...people are of course entitled to those payments. The point is that our system is that bit too complicated for people to navigate. In one of the research modules we did, we interviewed 36 of the most vulnerable people who were workless. They could not identify the difference between a teacher and a person working in the Department of Social Protection. They were all "the Government"...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (23 Apr 2024)

Johnny Guirke: ...these children are still being treated equitably and are getting the help they need is simply wrong. There is an old adage that the mark of civility in a country can be judged by how it treats the most vulnerable members. I do not believe we are covering ourselves in glory when we take away teaching hours from our children who are most in need of that little bit of extra help. Again, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

...been denied access to emergency accommodation on the grounds that they do not have an open application for social housing. It is essential that those ineligible for social housing, who are some of the most vulnerable and isolated in our society, are not adversely impacted by the proposed changes. We recommend the inclusion of an additional amendment that sets out clearly that the existing...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (23 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: ...€12.5 million in core funding for 2024 to UNHCR under a multi-annual agreement. It aims to ensure predictable financing to aid UNHCR in its longer term planning. UNHCR in Algeria works with the most vulnerable refugees in Algeria. Ireland’s engagement with the WFP is led by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine which has provided €25 million was...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (23 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...in Ireland. Both Tusla and my Department are well aware of the challenges in special care. My Department and Tusla share the Deputy’s concern that children in the care of the State, of whom those requiring special care are perhaps the most vulnerable, should have access to a special care place when they need it.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Living Wage (18 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Peter Burke: ...This shows we are very committed to employees right across the economy. On an objective analysis, last night we voted for auto enrolment to ensure pension rights to those right across our economy. The most vulnerable will benefit. We also introduced sick pay on a statutory basis, which will also help those on the margins of society. If we look at any objective analysis, from 2015 the...

Disability Justice: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2024)

Duncan Smith: ...care centre, a rail link or a public swimming pool. We are also the largest town in Ireland that does not have a social worker. This is one of the many examples of how the recruitment embargo impacts the most vulnerable in society and needs to end ASAP. Last year I and many others stood with families outside Leinster House and had meetings in Government Buildings with people with...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2024)

Lisa Chambers: ...off the gas tap. There were genuine fears two years ago that we would not be able to keep the lights on. In light of the extraordinary circumstances the Government had to deal with, it did well in protecting the most vulnerable and trying to offset some of the significant increases in household bills. We want to do more, however, and we will continue to do more. The Senator has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on Farm Assist and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

...this context, social welfare initiatives like farm assist serve as lifelines, offering crucial financial aid to those in need. However, current means testing mechanisms, although aimed at assisting the most vulnerable, often overlook the complexities of agricultural income and expenses. Consequently, many hardworking farmers are unjustly excluded or inadequately supported, despite...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Staff (16 Apr 2024)

Gary Gannon: ...for her kind words and subsequently the contribution that she made to the debate. I do not think we can step away from the fact that we have a crisis in our schools that is once again impacting the most vulnerable cohorts of students. If schools are short of teachers, it means that there is a shortage in special educational needs allocation. It means that students in DEIS schools who...

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (16 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: ...obligation to contribute to the employee pension fund. There is a serious case to be made that the restrictions on enrolling in a pension scheme based on age and income need to be reviewed if we are to help the most vulnerable to save for the future. The Bill sets out an investment strategy according to individuals' risk rating. A greater risk may lead to a greater pension fund return...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Joan Collins: ...services and the risk of further strike action – action diverted last October as a result of Government inaction – are a disaster for workers and service users. These workers are central to the most vulnerable in our society. They do invaluable work and the Government is treating them like dirt. I refer in particular to community prison links workers paid through the...

Seanad: Agriculture: Statements (16 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: ...been the worst winter into spring for tillage farmers in modern memory. While the €100 per hectare financial support the Minister has announced is welcome, whether it will be sufficient to support the most vulnerable in particular is to be questioned. I ask him to keep a constant eye on that to try to ensure we continue to make tillage farms sustainable. Related to that, because...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Voluntary Sector (16 Apr 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I acknowledge the essential role provided by Section 39 organisations, including the Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA), who provide important services to some of the most vulnerable people in our society. Across the disability sector, I am aware that some providers are experiencing ongoing challenges recruiting to maximum capacity. Staff recruitment and retention challenges are reflective of...