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- Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: There has been a lot of talk from the Government benches this week about economic stability and about protecting our competitiveness. The previous speaker just verified that. That is absolutely fair enough. However, I believe that this year the Government has chosen big corporations over people who need protection the most. If one wants to make an argument that multinationals are vital to...
- Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: Apologies have been received from Deputy O'Shea and Senator Ní Chuilinn. I am delighted to welcome everyone to the third public meeting of the joint committee on drug use to discuss kinship care and care. I welcome the witnesses, with whom we will engage later in the meeting. I will introduce them as I call them to speak. Our engagement is on the topic of kinship care and we will...
- Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: I invite Ms Fiona Kearney to give her opening statement on behalf of FamiliBase.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: I am sorry but I am going to have to stop you there. You are a minute over time.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: I promise this will not be the last time you talk. I will let you back in.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: It was great. Thank you. I invite Mr. Gary Broderick from SAOL to give his opening statement.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: Thank you. I call Ms Laura Dunleavy to give the opening statement on behalf of Kinship Care Ireland.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: I am conscious of time and want to bring Ms Rice in as well. Before I do, I extend the deepest sympathies of everybody on the committee to the person Ms Dunleavy spoke about in her contribution. That was incredibly sad to hear. There was a statement sent through for Ms Rice. Would she like to say anything? We can come back to it if she would like.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: May I stop Ms Rice for a moment? We promise that everyone's voice will be heard several times during this meeting and that anyone who has not spoken yet will get an opportunity. I thank Ms Rice very much for sharing her lived experience with us. I am sure members will have some questions. In the first round, members will have seven minutes. I ask them to leave some time for the witnesses...
- Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: We should have a second round of questions, Senator Ruane.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: Of course. I call Deputy Sherlock.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: I am conscious we are over time but I am also more conscious that we are here to learn. I ask the witnesses to answer the question.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: Thank you so much.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: Would anybody in particular like to respond?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: I am conscious that Deputy Devine also asked about the voice of kinship carers in the national drugs strategy, presumably in the previous one or in the formation of this one. Does anyone want to refer to that question?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: Very briefly, and then I will need to move on.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: Thank you.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)
Gary Gannon: I thank Ms Dunleavy. I am conscious that Senator Ruane might have to leave for a vote, so if it is okay with members, I will switch my slot with hers.