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Education (Affordable School Uniforms Bill) 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Nov 2025)

Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2025) See 24 other results from this debate

Verona Murphy: The Bill will now be sent to the Seanad. Before we move on, there are four lovely medical students in the Gallery, one of whom is the daughter of Deputy Martin Daly. They are all very welcome.

Estimates for Public Services 2025 (5 Nov 2025)

Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages (5 Nov 2025) See 7 other results from this debate

Verona Murphy: Deputies should be aware that any contribution must confined to what is within the actual Bill, but they are free to speak.

International Protection Processing and Enforcement: Statements (5 Nov 2025) See 71 other results from this debate

Colm Brophy: It was a very interesting debate and I acknowledge the range of views expressed across the House. When I was making notes for my closing remarks, I wrote that I would like to thank all of the Deputies who contributed to this important discussion. I said at the start that I hoped we would have a discussion that was balanced, fair and done in the right way. Most of the contributions were....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Spending Code (5 Nov 2025) See 9 other results from this debate

Peter Roche: I thank the Minister for the comprehensive response. It is fair to say that now more than ever, the public expects transparency and accountability in how public funds are spent. People want to know not just where their money is going, but how decisions are made and whether they deliver value for money. We are very fortunate to be in a position where we can invest in infrastructure,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (5 Nov 2025) See 8 other results from this debate

Question No. 8 taken with Written Answers.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (5 Nov 2025)

Flood Risk Management

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (5 Nov 2025) See 7 other results from this debate

Cathal Crowe: The whole system is very impractical. When you want to build a new 96-bed block, it is not just foundations you are building; you are digging down, tanking out a whole basement floor and then going up five or six storeys. The upper floor must be load-bearing, so it can take more units and wards if required. All the services, including sewerage, water and electricity services, are then...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (5 Nov 2025) See 10 other results from this debate

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy. We both share the same constituency with a lot of young families. I share her objective of ensuring we develop more places and more opportunities to have childcare facilities and affordable childcare across our community and indeed in communities across the country. The Minister, Deputy Foley, is working with her allocation of €795 million over the next five...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Office of Public Works (5 Nov 2025) See 8 other results from this debate

Joe Neville: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I raise this in the context of the OPW being an organisation that has its hands on many properties around the country and manages a huge portfolio of different properties. One that is closest to my heart is Castletown House, which has been a key amenity in the Leixlip-Celbridge area for a number of years, and has been a key focal point for the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Expenditure Policy (5 Nov 2025) See 13 other results from this debate

Jack Chambers: I started listing a number of them that have been published. As I said, there have been 59 papers published since 2024. I am happy to send to the Deputy a list of the ones we have published. Indeed, what has informed most of the work in the Department was the medium term expenditure framework, which did an expenditure analysis of the overall expenditure trends across Government. I am...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Programmes (5 Nov 2025)

EU Programmes

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (5 Nov 2025)

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Development Plan (5 Nov 2025) See 9 other results from this debate

Jack Chambers: There are extensive actions across every barrier and the plan is to have the majority of the practical actions being delivered in 2026. Every action we take is about shortening and truncating timelines for the development lifecycle of critical infrastructure, which is simply taking too long. That means we need to increase our risk appetite. We have too much process and too many...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (5 Nov 2025)

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Nov 2025) See 73 other results from this debate

Jack Chambers: The safety and well-being of all residents in IPAS centres is of the highest priority for the Government and for the Minister, Deputy O'Callaghan. All issues relating to fire safety are taken extremely seriously. When any inspection identifies issues, including those relating to fire safety, a formal process is immediately triggered to bring about a resolution. A written report is provided...

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (5 Nov 2025)

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2025) See 63 other results from this debate

Jack Chambers: Last January, Ireland hit a really important milestone of hitting 5 GW of installed onshore wind capacity. That is significant progress towards our 2030 target. We were ranked second in the world in 2023 for onshore wind generation.

Decriminalisation of People Who Use Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2025) See 33 other results from this debate

Deputies: Hear, hear.