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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (16 May 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Ruairi Ó Murchú: On the numbers, there were 1,094 personnel in 2019. That is now down to 722. A determination has not been made yet on how many more are required to reach llevel of ambition 2. I assume that figure will be made available fairly soon. Irish waters make up 12% of all EU waters and 75% of subsea cables in the northern hemisphere pass through or near Irish waters. To monitor, surveil and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (16 May 2024)

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Defence Forces

Prelude (16 May 2024)

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (16 May 2024)

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Defence Forces

Challenges Facing the Childcare and Nursing Home Sectors: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 May 2024)

Affordable Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 May 2024) See 14 other results from this debate

Amendment put: The Dáil divided: Tá, 66; Níl, 47; Staon, 0. Tellers: Tá, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin; Níl, Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Denise Mitchell.

Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2024) See 65 other results from this debate

Pearse Doherty: The Government voted against it.

Delivering Universal Healthcare: Statements (15 May 2024) See 43 other results from this debate

Colm Burke: I thank all Deputies for their contributions. It has been a useful discussion around delivering on a goal that we all share in this House. The programme for Government set out the pathway for expanding universal access to healthcare in a manner that is fair and affordable. The Government has delivered and is continuing to deliver on that commitment. The final progress report on the...

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2024) See 76 other results from this debate

Heather Humphreys: 1 o’clock As a former Minister with responsibility for business, I am somewhat aware of what the Deputy is referring to. I know the Irish Centre for High-End Computing, ICHEC, does a lot of work in that area. I cannot give the Deputy the detail as to why this has not happened but I am sure there is a good reason for it. I will ask the Minister to come back to the Deputy with...

Report of Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform: Motion (15 May 2024)

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 May 2024) See 22 other results from this debate

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. We commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings this Friday. The legacy of that atrocity lives on in the memory of many. In my own town of Monaghan, I know how it impacted on people. I acknowledge the people who lost their lives that day. The bomb in Monaghan went off outside Greacen's pub. I was just reading about two...

Road Safety and Maintenance: Motion [Private Members] (15 May 2024) See 26 other results from this debate

Alan Kelly: The Minister of State is a decent man and a decent Minister of State, but the Minister for Transport or a Minister of State in the Department of Transport should be here to conclude this debate. It should be a rule of the House, with all due respect. There is a bit of passing the buck between the Departments of Transport and Justice, the Department of housing in conjunction with local...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Teacher Training (15 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Martin Heydon: I thank Deputy Ó Laoghaire for raising this important issue. Under section 38 of the Teaching Council Act, all initial teacher education programmes must be accredited by the Teaching Council for registration purposes. There are two standard routes recognised by the Teaching Council to become a primary teacher. These are a four-year undergraduate bachelor of education programme and a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Industry (15 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Martin Heydon: I thank the Deputy for raising a very important topic. At any meeting with farmers the length and breadth of the country, they raise over-regulation, red tape, bureaucracy and all of the other work that takes them out of their fields and sheds and into their offices and kitchens, and all of the paperwork that goes with that. As a farmer, with my neighbours in Kildare, I know this is a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Work Permits (15 May 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

David Stanton: For once, I am at a loss for words. I am absolutely thrilled with this news. I thank and congratulate the Minister for listening to what I had to say, taking on board what I said and actually making the change happen. It is an example that shows that this House actually works. If Ministers like her listen to colleagues across the House with regard to suggestions such as this and then...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (15 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

James O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State for that information. It is little comfort to the people we represent. Part of the response to has to be financial assistance that needs to be provided to the families involved. If the State has an agency in place to supply home owners and people who live in these homes affected, with a safe and secure water supply for every type of domestic use, there should...

Prelude (15 May 2024)

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (15 May 2024)