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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (2 Apr 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 354. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on an application by an organisation (details supplied) for charitable status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16285/25]

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: When the people of Ireland voted-----

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: -----they sent people to this House to work. What people have seen since is chaos, disruption and behaviour of the worst type. Since Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the Regional Independent Group, and the Healy-Raes came together to form a Government, we have heard all these words such as "Lowry's lackeys", "underlings" and "a grubby deal". What is grubby about forming a Government? What is...

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: What is grubby about getting down to work for people? There is nothing wrong with that.

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: People think that if they keep repeating this, it will stick. I have news for them; they are wrong. Labour, the Social Democrats and the others, who are now firmly on the Sinn Féin leash, are being led like puppies with their new political master. If that is where they want to be, that is where they will stay. I would like to think that I have the finger on what is happening around...

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: You can be sure of one thing - they were not saying it was a good day for politics. I have confidence in the Ceann Comhairle. I have confidence in a young girl who left school when she was 15 years of age. I have confidence in a young woman who went to England and worked hard in multiple jobs. I have confidence in a young woman, who, at the age of 21, bought a truck and trailer and...

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: All that the people watching this today want to see is the rubbish to stop and to see people continue their work.

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Inquiries (1 Apr 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 512. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15448/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reviews (1 Apr 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 529. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15849/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Investigations (1 Apr 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 647. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15447/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (27 Mar 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 195. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to examine the case of a person (details supplied) experiencing flooding as a result of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14651/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (27 Mar 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 197. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14655/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (27 Mar 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review the case of a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14757/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Care Services (27 Mar 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 364. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine the case for services at a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14904/25]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Child Protection (25 Mar 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am glad to be able to respond on behalf of the Minister with responsibility for children. I thank the Senator for raising this important issue and offering me the opportunity to respond. The Government wants to acknowledge the trauma associated with sexual abuse in childhood, which continues into adulthood affecting many aspects of the victims-survivors' lives and the impact it has had...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Child Protection (25 Mar 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Senator. The national safeguarding officer is conducting an audit of each of the 22 St. John Ambulance Ireland branches in respect of Children First compliance. This is a very important step. It will ensure that all local branches have an on-site designated child safeguarding officer, and that each branch has its own bespoke child safeguarding statement with adherence to the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (25 Mar 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am grateful to have the opportunity to represent the Minister and give the response. We are all no doubt aware of the importance of online safety and I am happy to provide the Senator with an update on the status of the work in this area. Achieving online safety in the prevention of gender-based violence requires a cross-sectoral effort to coincide with efforts being made within the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (25 Mar 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: As I outlined throughout my remarks, there have been a lot of developments in recent years with regard to online safety in a general sense, the prevention of gender-based violence and recommender algorithms. Further steps in online safety will come in July, with the application of Part B of the online safety code. There is also an upcoming evaluation of the EU's audiovisual media services...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (25 Mar 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 294. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to examine a case of flooding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13445/25]