Results 1-20 of 129 for going forward speaker:Dara Calleary

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: Go raibh maith agat. Gabhaim buíochas arís le gach Teachta as scéal Scoil Eoin a ardú inniu. On behalf of the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, I will outline how the Department and the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, continue to support children with special educational needs around the country and I will deal especially with the issues raised. It...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...a critical need to ensure a statutory mechanism is in place at that stage to address the issue of associate membership. Furthermore, the establishment of the external oversight body on a statutory basis is a priority for the Government. The early enactment of the Bill will allow the Tánaiste to progress this matter. There has been commentary that there was insufficient...

Digital Services Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Dec 2023)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach agus le gach Teachta a bhí páirteach sa díospóireacht seo, go háirithe leis na Teachtaí a léigh an Bille agus a bhí ag caint faoi cad a bhí sa Bhille, thar aon rud eile. I re-emphasise that the purpose of the Digital Services Bill is to provide for full implementation in Ireland of the...

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (11 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...Boylan for the amendments. Again, I am worried that the inclusion of the amendments would limit the effectiveness of the Bill rather than do what we all want to do, which is to stop dual-use items going to occupied territories. As the Senators are aware, an authorisation is required to export dual-use items. They are listed in annex 1 of the dual-use regulation to a third country. An...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Centres (15 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...partners. However the current focus is on managing the existing energy constraints and continuing engagement with stakeholders across Government and industry to put together an effective plan to provide certainty going forward.

Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (9 Nov 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...for “a member of staff of the Board, and”, and (b) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c): “(ca) a person appointed under section 18D, and”.”. Gheall mé ar Chéim an Choiste go mbeadh leasú agam faoin alt seo. On Committee Stage I indicated I would bring forward an amendment to introduce a new section to the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Foreign Direct Investment (8 Nov 2022)

Dara Calleary: I assure the Senator I will certainly look forward to working him and other Oireachtas colleagues towards promoting this advanced building solution. Its construction is a major win for Monaghan. Having a site that is ready for go for any potential investor will put it well ahead of other locations. As the Senator noted, there is a proud tradition of enterprise in Monaghan, and the...

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...that serves the needs of all members of society in both urban and rural areas and one which addresses, as a number of Deputies have spoken to, our climate challenge. As the House is aware, the Government is strongly committed to providing all citizens with reliable and realistic sustainable mobility options, and public transport plays a key role in the delivery of this goal. The...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rail Network (25 Oct 2022)

Dara Calleary: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh Ghníomhach, agus buíochas libh as ucht fáilte a chur romham chuig an Teach seo. I thank the Senator on behalf of the Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan, for the opportunity to address this issue. As the Senator has acknowledged, I do a lot of work with West on Track and we are very much aware of South East on Track and indeed the work of...

Seanad: Consumer Rights Bill 2022 - Second Stage (11 Oct 2022)

Dara Calleary: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh Gníomhaigh. I will not delay. I know all time is valuable here. I thank all Senators for their comments on the Bill and for their personal good wishes, which are all appreciated. I am grateful for the general broad support for the purpose of the Bill as well as some of the constructive debate on the finer details and the acknowledgement of the...

Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...that this will not resolve all of our insurance problems. It will not resolve the availability or the selection issue. The Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, is doing considerable work in that space and we, as a Government, have taken a range of actions to do that. This is an important reform. I welcome the commitment in most parts to mediation. Mediation offers speed and simplicity....

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Deputies for their good wishes and I look forward to working with those involved in this sector. I am conscious of the old saying that there is very little difference between a pat on the back and a kick somewhere else but I nevertheless welcome colleagues' good wishes. A lot of broader, enterprise-related issues were raised, to which we will come back. Some very interesting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives of the European Committee of the Regions (15 Jun 2022)

Dara Calleary: I thank the delegates not only for their presentations but also for their ongoing work. We have been set a challenge and, in fairness to Senator Keogan, she was the first to advocate for having European affairs officers. We have been set a challenge. In fairness to Senator Keogan, she was first regarding the EU officers. It would be a wonderful way to mark Ireland's 50th anniversary as an...

Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: I commend the Minister of State on bringing forward this Bill. It is one of the most significant overhauls of consumer rights legislation in some time and it is long overdue. What we are doing is embedding many rights but will we give information to people regarding their rights when they get involved in the system? I am sure everybody in this Chamber has signed up for some sort of service...

Europe Day: Statements (10 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: When one looks back on the decision by the Irish people 50 years ago in 1972 to join the then European Economic Community one must accept it was a big, brave and forward-looking decision by a country that was still in its infancy and that still had much to do to maximise the opportunity and the benefits of its independence. Only 50 years before that, the country had come through the War of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (31 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: That is absolutely so and I look forward to the Minister progressing this. I have a question later on Belmullet Hospital in the same vein . It is a superb hospital with a fantastic standard and history of care. With the appropriate capital investment and working with local GPs in Erris it could do an awful lot more. However, HSE management at national level does not seem to get that....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: There are a couple of issues to be raised in whatever correspondence the committee is going to have. Demand is one thing but service level, consistency and quality of service, and frequency are also issues. The Bradley report has shown an economic demand. I know that has been forwarded to the committee. I commend Western Rail Corridor on commissioning it. I thank all the witnesses.

Security Situation in Europe: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

Dara Calleary: I, too, welcome the ambassador and her colleagues. These must be very difficult days for her, her family and her country. It is respectful and good of her to be here with us this evening. As we reflect on how we got to where we are and where we may be in the coming days, hard questions need to be asked of ourselves as a country and of the EU. Since 2015, there has been a pathway...

Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022: First Stage: Cabinet Committees (2 Feb 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...committee on health, as we move into the next phase of Covid-19, has the Taoiseach discussed the future role of the National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET, and what shape and size it will be going forward? I know the Taoiseach in his previous ministerial role did a huge amount of work in the area of strokes and stroke care. He may have seen this morning the audit of strokes in...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...of it. Deputy Martin Kenny has just touched on an issue on which I will also speak. It gives us the sense, and the Acting Chair knows this from his constituency, that when building works go bad and there is no regulation the extent and level of human misery and human distress is unbelievable. I do not think any Bill or legislation can do anything to alleviate the problem because it has...