Dáil debates

Thursday, 13 December 2012

  • Home Help Service (6 speeches)
    I raise this issue in the context of the various cutbacks and adjustments that have been made to home support in the caring sector. For elderly people, the disabled, the immobile and the...
  • Special Educational Needs (4 speeches)
    The Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, is well aware of the challenges facing the parents of children with special needs in Cork and their concerns in regard to the process of...
  • Tobacco Control Measures (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this important matter. According to ASH Ireland, the prevalence of smoking in this country stands somewhere between 26% and 29%. While the...
  • Social and Affordable Housing Provision (6 speeches)
    The social housing programme has collapsed in most constituencies, including mine. Dublin City Council figures show that last year, 16,600 families and individuals were on its housing waiting...