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- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Measures (6 Nov 2024)
Pippa Hackett: I thank the Senator for her acknowledgement that some progress has been made and that the technical error has been corrected. I will relay her continued concerns about this matter. The commencement of section 6 will provide an opportunity for all fathers' names to be recorded in the register of births and I will follow up with the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, after this Commencement matter...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Services (6 Nov 2024)
Pippa Hackett: I thank the Senator for the question. I am here to address the topic on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. The Department is committed to supporting rural Ireland and continues to provide the funding needed for the provision of improved water services in rural areas. The Department’s multi-annual rural water programme, using Exchequer funding, is the main capital...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Services (6 Nov 2024)
Pippa Hackett: It is clear the frustration is real, not just the Senator's but that of the communities of Cooraclare and Broadford and others in County Clare and elsewhere. Adequate and effective sewerage schemes are essential for communities. We are trying to encourage people to live in villages and towns and that is a fundamental part of it. I will bring the information back to the Minister, Deputy...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (6 Nov 2024)
Pippa Hackett: I thank the Senator for the question. I am here on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Foley, but hope to provide some updates new to the Deputy on the proposed development of this multischool campus on the Swords Road in Whitehall. A memorandum of understanding, MOU, between the Department of Education and City of Dublin Education and Training Board, ETB, was finalised in March 2022. This MOU...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (6 Nov 2024)
Pippa Hackett: The Senator is right. It is going to be a fantastic campus when it is done. The million dollar question is when it will be done. The Department continues to engage closely with City of Dublin ETB and An Foras Pátrúnachta, the patron of Gaelscoil Áine, to advance the project. I understand the frustration that this is not being seen on the ground. Perhaps communications with...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2024)
Pippa Hackett: We have all watched the events unfold in the US. While many of us hoped for a different result, and a recent poll by the Sunday Independent indicated that 76% of Irish people would have voted for Kamala Harris, democracy moves in mysterious ways so we have to respect the process and respect the result. People in the US have chosen Trump. They know what he represents and they have voted for...