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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Schemes (15 Oct 2025)

Noel Grealish: My Department and the contracted assessor, EY, have made every effort to expedite applications and pay the determined compensation amounts in accordance with SI 650 of 2022 in a timely manner. SI 650 provides for an application procedure for compensation purposes. The compensation includes payments for income losses, non-income losses and costs incurred as a direct result of the ban. There...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tillage Sector (15 Oct 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank Senator Ahearn for raising this important issue and I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the challenges currently being experienced by tillage farmers throughout the country and to outline the Government’s response. I acknowledge the pressures facing the tillage sector. Coming on the back of two horrendously difficult years weather-wise, conditions for harvest...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tillage Sector (15 Oct 2025)

Noel Grealish: I know the Senator raised this with me this morning. We had a meeting in the Department recently regarding the tillage industry with the senior Minister, Deputy Martin Heydon. He mentioned that he spoke to the Senator about this and the concerns the Senator raised. I know that, in the area of the country the Senator comes from, there are a lot of tillage farmers who grow grain, corn and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (15 Oct 2025)

Noel Grealish: Gabhaim buíochas to Deputy Collins for raising this important issue. I know it is very important to the Deputy and his constituents. I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW, Deputy Kevin Boxer Moran. To date, 56 flood relief schemes have been completed, which are providing protection to over 13,850 properties and an economic...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2025)

Noel Grealish: They have gone very quiet.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Pollution (24 Sep 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank the Deputy for his remarks regarding the Government's response to this. I reiterate that the Government takes this significant fish mortality very seriously. As the House is aware, farmers have been asked to escalate their efforts in respect of water quality protection. State agencies must do the same. Moreover, there is a duty on State bodies and actors in the public sector to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Work Permits (24 Sep 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan. I am taking this Topical Issue on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Peter Burke. I heard the issues the Deputy raised and I hear them in my office. There are many delays in certain types of work permits, in particular in the transport sector. There are many transport companies in the west of Ireland, in particular Galway. I have met many and one of their major...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Pollution (24 Sep 2025)

Noel Grealish: I am taking this Topical Issue on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Dooley, who could not be here. I thank Deputy Kenny for raising this important issue and allowing me to update the House on matters relating to it. I want to begin by acknowledging the importance of the very serious kill that occurred on the River Blackwater and its tributaries near Mallow, County Cork, last month and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Work Permits (24 Sep 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for raising this issue, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Burke, who could not be here this morning. I welcome the opportunity to address the issue of employment permit processing and its impact on businesses and prospective employees. Ireland operates a managed, demand-led employment permits system under the Employment Permits Act 2024. This...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (24 Sep 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. I am answering on behalf of the Minister for Health. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rare disease affecting approximately 200 people in Ireland. Its symptoms can severely impact the lives of those living with the disease and their families. The State acknowledges the importance of access to medicines and is aware of the circumstances of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (24 Sep 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank Senator Costello for raising the issue. I will bring to the attention of the Minister what the Senator has raised. I am not aware of what the hold-up is regarding going through Northern Ireland and what the delay is. Going on what the Senator is saying, she is very passionate about this and is anxious to get this over the line. Genuinely, I do not have the answers for her; I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Job Losses (24 Sep 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank Senator Kennelly and Senator Collins for raising this important issue, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Burke.I congratulate Senator Shane Curley. I think it is his first time in the Chair. It may be the first of many. In the next Seanad he could be the Cathaoirleach. I thank the Senators for raising this matter. Kostal Group is an independent family-owned...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Job Losses (24 Sep 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank both Senators. They are concerned about the local shops and business that supply Kostal. It is a major concern always. When there is a multinational in an area, it is not just about the employment they provide; it is also about the subcontractors. I am sure the engagement with the IDA will be ongoing and every support from the Department will be made available to support the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (24 Sep 2025)

Noel Grealish: This Commencement matter was submitted to the Department of Health and then forwarded over to the Minister, Deputy Foley who I answer it on behalf of. I thank the Senator for raising this important issue and for offering me the opportunity to respond. HSE disability services has allocated funding on an annual basis to provide a range of services throughout the country. Funding is spent...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (24 Sep 2025)

Noel Grealish: I once again thank the Senator. The HSE recognises the value of MS Ireland and MS care centre support and services to people with multiple sclerosis. Each year the HSE participates in the Estimates process with the Department of Health and the Department of Children, Disability and Equality and makes a submission for additional moneys to meet the health and social care needs of the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Family Reunification (24 Sep 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank the Senator for bringing this matter regarding the process for family reunification in respect of the families under the Gaza medical initiative. I am taking it on behalf of the Minister, Deputy O’Callaghan, who unfortunately could not be here this morning. First, on my behalf and on behalf of the Minister, Deputy O’Callaghan, I express our sympathies to all the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Family Reunification (24 Sep 2025)

Noel Grealish: I assure the Senator that the Minister, Deputy O’Callaghan, remains extremely concerned about the situation in Gaza and the Government is committed to supporting international efforts to bring an end to this dreadful conflict. The Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration will continue to support its colleagues in the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Health in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2025)

Noel Grealish: I hope we do not get it if it is what the Deputy is saying.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Jul 2025)

Noel Grealish: Come on.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (25 Jun 2025)

Noel Grealish: I have been asked by the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, to take this matter as he is unavailable. I thank Senator Andrews for raising this important issue. I am not familiar with many of the issues he raised, but it sounds as though work needs to be done. I will deliver the speech that was handed to me. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage fully supports many...