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GPO and Moore Street Regeneration as a 1916 Cultural Quarter: Motion [Private Members] (1 Jul 2025)

Máire Devine: Deputy Geoghegan called this a "charade". Ouch; that really hurt. I ask for respect. For what died the sons, and probably daughters, of Róisín? Luke Kelly wrote the poem on the 50th anniversary of the Rising in 1966. It reflected on where Ireland had arrived since Easter 1916. It was a lament of the direction this nation took, opting to shift towards a dominant capitalist...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Máire Devine: I thank Mr. French for his time. He was very generous previously when we met and spoke about Valerie's law. I appreciate all that he has done. His drive to protect children is commendable. I cannot imagine what it has been like for Valerie's family, who could only watch while three young children were taken into care. It is incomprehensible that Valerie's family, including Mr. French,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Máire Devine: It does, kind of. It is obvious that Mr. French is aware of due process. There is a great fairness in that, given the burden of what happened to Valerie and the loss of her children to Mr. French as well. My last question is on Tusla. Does Mr. French feel that the legislation would change the role of Tusla?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Máire Devine: Okay. I thank Mr. French very much.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Jul 2025)

Máire Devine: 429. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on a project which must be carried out urgently, in consideration of serious issues with PPP bundles and funding which include essential regeneration (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36290/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disabilities Assessments (25 Jun 2025)

Máire Devine: 169. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reasons a child (details supplied) who was referred for an assessment of need (AON) three years ago has still not received an appointment; the specific action she is taking to prioritise long waiting children such as the child concerned, especially given that schools are reporting persistent behavioural issues linked to lack...

Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Máire Devine: I know of a mammy who retrained after having children and received a healthcare assistant qualification. She was delighted to get a position in Beneavin Manor. Her delight quickly turned to despair as she witnessed horrors beyond comprehension. Patients were taken to the toilet by staff and left for hours only to die there, and the times and manner of death were brushed over for families....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jun 2025)

Máire Devine: In my first six months as a TD, I have been asked to intervene in four emergency mental health cases for constituents in Dublin South-Central. Three were for severe eating disorders where the patient's family feared for their survival if appropriate treatment was not provided immediately. The fourth acute patient simply sought a second medical opinion but was discouraged by the HSE at every...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2025)

Máire Devine: Answer the question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2025)

Máire Devine: It always is.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2025)

Máire Devine: Answer the question.

Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jun 2025)

Máire Devine: You are doing a very poor job.

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (17 Jun 2025)

Máire Devine: You can talk.

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (17 Jun 2025)

Máire Devine: Jesus.

Criminal Law (Prohibition of the Disclosure of Counselling Records) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Jun 2025)

Máire Devine: Céad míle fáilte to all those in the Gallery, who are back again. I thank sincerely an Teachta Coppinger for bringing this Bill to the Dáil on Second Stage. Her dedication to survivors is quite clear in the legislation she authors and this should be recognised. I cannot say the same for the Government. To block this proposal is unsettling and one questions why. Due...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Jun 2025)

Máire Devine: 185. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer’s allowance appeal (details supplied). [30884/25]

Vacant Council Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2025)

Máire Devine: Dublin City Council has 362 vacant homes that residents urgently need to be returned to the available housing stock. Of the approximately €50,000 needed to fully refurbish a council home, central government is funding only about 20%. Has the Minister heard of index-linked funding? Is this a deliberate decision of neglect? The voids return programme must be revoked in order to...

Vacant Council Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2025)

Máire Devine: Tá.

Housing: Statements (10 Jun 2025)

Máire Devine: Most of this Government's housing policy has thrown renters around the country, and in particular in my area of the inner city and Dublin South-Central, under the bus. However, the peculiar decision to severely limit a successful programme, the tenant in situ programme, seems to be the Government driving the bus over my constituents. Why the Minister would cut the legs from under this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (10 Jun 2025)

Máire Devine: 1430. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance will be provided in the case of a person having difficulty obtaining a medical card (details supplied). [29612/25]