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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The Government has invested significantly in further education and training in recent years by increasing funding from approximately €900 million in 2020 to just over €1 billion. That is all in current terms. We have also put in place a new grade for adult educator, to which the Deputy referred. That post and role was formally...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I will have to come back to the Deputy on the matter. It is a specific issue and he is looking for a specific figure I do not have at the moment. I will find it and make sure the Deputy gets it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy raised the status of the occupied territories Bill with me earlier this afternoon and I did not respond to her. I am glad to have the chance to do so now. She will be aware, given her legal eminence, of the fact that trade competence sits with the European Union and the Commission of the European Union rather than us at national level. The Taoiseach has, given the obvious...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising that matter. I am sorry to hear of the obvious distress that would have been caused to the Deputy's constituent who had to contact her. From a funding point of view, we are providing, and will continue to provide, record levels of funding to the HSE. The funding that was provided for this year, and which will be provided next year, is a comprehensive attempt...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The funding is coming from the Government to recruit more and more people for the HSE. I will ensure that the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, is aware of this matter. I believe he is, given that it was referenced in the Dáil last week. I will do so again.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: In the middle of the year, we provided additional funding to the HSE for not only this year, but in advance of budget 2025, to ensure it is better funded than it had been before and to respond to the funding difficulties that began to develop at the start of this year. The HSE can only recruit those it is funded to recruit. It is not an embargo. It is the way every other Government...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: It does not matter how much money we make available to the HSE in the Deputy's world. It does not matter what we do. It is a fundamental part of how we have to spend the country's money that in order to recruit somebody to do a role, the money has to be there to pay for it. The budget that we make available to every part of our public services contains a recruitment budget that we need our...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy is a person with a great interest in scientific matters and has a lot more expertise than I do in this area. I hope he knows that the HSE, if it is procuring genomics testing in other parts of the European Union or elsewhere in the world rather than Ireland, will only do so if such testing is carried out in laboratories in which it has confidence. It will only send samples to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Of course I accept that the spending of so much money on a bike shed has caused great anger among the public. It was not a decision that I made but I am responsible for the use of the country's money. I understand that the Office of Public Works recently engaged with the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission. I believe a report from it will be forthcoming on the subject and will lay out...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: That was the Deputy's language.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: We have a responsibility to ensure not only that the right policies are in place but that we use the right language to describe them.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Taoiseach has, including in the interview which is the cause of the Deputy's question, talked about the rights we have to look after those who need support and the benefits migration and openness bring to our country and economy, which he has done on many occasions. Regardless of where somebody comes from, if they are born here, making Ireland their home or if they seek refuge here, they...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Appalling.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Appalling.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I will deal with the different issues that were raised. Deputies raised the ongoing and terrible conflict in the Middle East and the risk of that escalating further. The Taoiseach and Tánaiste are at the United Nations. I am sure that, upon their return, they will be able to deal with the issues or questions that Members of the House want to raise with them. I emphasise again that...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: You cannot do both.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I have no doubt at all that upon their return from their efforts on behalf of the people who are subject to such violence, the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste will be in a position to give an update to the House. Through our words and actions, we have shown our view on this issue. We have and will continue to take whatever actions we can or make the statements that are needed to try to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy should withdraw that. That is appalling.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I meet the same people as Deputy Fitzpatrick does. They do such great work keeping family members out of nursing homes and hospitals, keeping them at home and giving them love and support. I also see the cost and impact it has on them as they provide that support. It is because of that we have made the changes I outlined to the Deputy, which he has been gracious enough to recognise in his...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. We all know that those who provide care to loved ones within the community make an invaluable contribution in supporting those who need help. By doing that, they complement the work of the State and alleviate pressure on our hospitals and nursing homes. Without the work of our carers, the pressures they face would be even bigger. In...