Results 21-40 of 67 for speaker:Ann Graves

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Ann Graves: At the recent European Council meeting, discussion took place on the Middle East. It was really disappointing to see the subsequent resolution that passed did not mention Israel. Nowhere in the resolution does it mention the genocide being carried out by Israel in Gaza, or the unprecedented violence being carried out by Israel in the West Bank. It is clear for anyone to see that Israel...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Mar 2025)

Ann Graves: 352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13503/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Mar 2025)

Ann Graves: 354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the urgent expansion of reading classes to meet the increased demand for this support (details supplied); if the current allocation process will be reviewed to ensure there is fairness and accessibility; whether he plans to provide additional support for those children who are left without reading classes; and if she will make a...

Diverting Young People from Criminal Activity: Statements (2 Apr 2025)

Ann Graves: Our young people are our greatest resource. We need to start by acknowledging that. We also need to support and invest in them. I acknowledge the great work done by the youth services in my area in Fingal east, including Crosscare, Youthreach, the north Fingal youth diversion programme and all the local clubs that work with our young people. Diverting young people from criminal activity...

Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Apr 2025)

Ann Graves: Sinn Féin is intent on scrapping water charges once and for all. We have been consistent in our opposition to this taxation. To be clear, water is not free. Households pay for their water. It is an essential service and is covered by general taxation. Consecutive Governments have wanted the public to pay for their water three times - through general taxation, the costs of setting up...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (9 Apr 2025)

Ann Graves: 137. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the grant allocated to a club (details supplied) will be received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17659/25]

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Ann Graves: Uisce Éireann has to become more accountable to the public it serves. A constituent of mine, an old-age pensioner, is owed money by Uisce Éireann since last November, when she paid Dyno-Rod, a private company, to clear an urgent problem that was the responsibility of Uisce Éireann because she could not wait for it to act. The cost was €190, a substantial amount of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Apr 2025)

Ann Graves: 463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 600 of 19 March 2025 (details supplied), when the 314 school planning areas were last reviewed; and when they will be reviewed again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16609/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Apr 2025)

Ann Graves: 477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give a commitment to necessary repair work being carried out at a school (details supplied) to ensure that this school can provide the necessary education to the 6-16 year-old students that attend; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16699/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (8 Apr 2025)

Ann Graves: 694. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is no doctor client privilege when using counselling notes in court cases involving sexual assault, abuse, violence, and rape (details supplied); if he will consider introducing legislation to ensure counselling notes can no longer be used in court cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16667/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (8 Apr 2025)

Ann Graves: 800. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to increase the number of crèche facilities in the Fingal east constituency given the increasing population of the Swords area of Dublin; the contact has her Department had with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to ensure there are an adequate number of creches to meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Apr 2025)

Ann Graves: 871. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a matter (details supplied); the measures this family can take to speed up the process of accessing a therapist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16554/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety (8 Apr 2025)

Ann Graves: 888. To ask the Minister for Health in light of the EU recently passing the EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/89 authorising the placing on the market of UV-treated powder of whole Tenebrio molitor larvae (yellow mealworm), if she will consider amending Irish food safety law to ensure that we do not lower our standards and allow this into our food supply or, at a minimum, that...

Children's Health Ireland: Statements (29 Apr 2025)

Ann Graves: Many of our most vulnerable children and young people have been failed not only by CHI but also by the Government. Families from right across my constituency of Dublin Fingal East have contacted me in desperation, pleading for decent healthcare services for their children. A young mother in Swords who has turned her life around and gone back to education has a three-year-old child who has...

International Workers’ Day: Statements (1 May 2025)

Ann Graves: Sonas Lá na Bealtaine oraibh. I am very proud member of SIPTU and have been a union member and representative all my working life. I commend the unions represented in Leinster House today promoting the benefits of union membership. I was also happy to stand with the early years childhood groups in calling on the Government to honour its pre-election promises to the sector. Trade...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2025)

Ann Graves: Tackling the causes and consequences of the drug crisis has to become a political priority. The new national drugs strategy is the opportunity for the Government to do this. To ensure success, those at the heart of the drugs crisis need to be at the core of the process. Ignoring them is simply not an option. The Government must commit to working and engaging with families, communities and...

Childcare: Motion (7 May 2025)

Ann Graves: The early years education sector is in crisis. It is not serving the interests of parents, children or providers. It is in serious need of investment and adequate funding. Parents are paying the equivalent of a mortgage for services. In some cases, they cannot access childcare even if they could afford it. My office in Swords responds every day to people caught up in this crisis....

Parental Choice in Education: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2025)

Ann Graves: The education of our young people is hugely important. We need to ensure it is carried out in a supportive and inclusive environment. Sinn Féin has a long-standing policy on choice and diversification in education. In our manifesto in 2024, we committed to developing a new strategy to support existing and emerging demands for diversification of patronage in school. This includes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Apr 2025)

Ann Graves: 789. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the 5th autism class will open in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18788/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (29 Apr 2025)

Ann Graves: 928. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether students sitting this year’s Leaving Certificate will be disadvantaged by the recent proposal by her Department to reduce the grade inflation adjustment from 7.5% to 5.5% for the 2025 cohort (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19775/25]