Results 41-60 of 112 for in 'Dáil debates' segment:8888091
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Chris Andrews: Baggot Street hospital is empty.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: -----by the way, are in my constituency. Rather than seeking to divide the House or pit one community against the other------
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Chris Andrews: Baggot Street hospital is empty.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: -----it is the people of County Wicklow, as Deputy Whitmore and I know, who are now trying to assist in providing responses. This is about a whole-country response. I very much take the point about the need to continue to invest in the inner city. We will very shortly set up a Dublin city task force. I would welcome the Deputy's thoughts and input into that.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach has regularly held up as an achievement during his time as Minister for higher education the area of apprenticeships. We all agree that they are essential. I wish to raise with him an issue, however, because, despite all his rhetoric, our craft apprenticeship system is in fact in crisis. The number of craft apprentices waiting to undertake their off-the-job training has risen...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: I share Deputy McDonald's view on the importance of apprenticeships. I was very pleased as Minister for further and higher education to see the highest number of newly registered apprentices ever in the history of the State last year. That is a good thing. We have also seen the expansion of the number of apprenticeship programmes. That is also a good thing. The Deputy is right that some...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Ivana Bacik: Today is the Taoiseach's first day answering questions in this House in his new role. I wish him well personally. It is my first opportunity to do so.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Ivana Bacik: I want to raise with the Taoiseach an issue that is a real concern around the mental health of young people and children. Paul Gordon of the National Youth Council of Ireland has said today that millennials, Generation Z and Generation Alpha may be the first to have worse outcomes than their parents since the foundation of the State. A National Youth Council survey shows that a third of...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Bacik for her good wishes. I look forward to working constructively with her in this House. I really appreciate her raising this issue. I will watch the RTÉ documentary very closely this evening because I share the views and concerns that she has echoed and that the Tánaiste echoed at the weekend on the impact of social media on the mental health and well-being of...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Last week, amid all the speculation about whom the Taoiseach would promote, there was a lot of talk about geography and, clearly, that has influenced his decision-making around that. Does the Taoiseach accept that this promotes the practice of parish pump politics, or certainly the perception of it, where a Minister and holding ministerial office are more about delivering goodies for your...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Thank you, Deputy. You are way over time.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Róisín Shortall: -----and that there would be a rationale for those decisions?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I call the Taoiseach to respond.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I would welcome the Taoiseach's commitment to doing that.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: I assure Deputy Shortall that I appointed people both to Cabinet and as Ministers of State based on their ability. Obviously, leaders and taoisigh can consider a variety of issues. I would point to gender. Every female Fine Gael TD seeking re-election is now a Minister or Minister of State, so that is a commitment to gender. Geography does have an important role to play in politics - it...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Michael Lowry: Family carers play a crucial and irreplaceable role in homes across our country. Without them there would be a catastrophic crisis in care for people of all ages. Family carers are ordinary men and women who are motivated by love. This love drives them to put a family member's needs before their own. They sacrifice their own plans and desires because a family member needs their care....
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Lowry for raising this important issue as regards carers. My colleague, the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys, has increased the income thresholds for carer's allowance such that from June a couple earning up to €900 per week and having €50,000 in savings will still be able to qualify for the full carer's allowance payment. The Minister has also...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Question put.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
The Dáil divided by electronic means.