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Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: With unfair regulations.

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: We are criticising the Government's policies and not the outcomes.

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: It is incredible.

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: No, we are not. We referred to it in terms of transitional policy. The Minister of State has got to tell the truth.

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: We have the sums.

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: No wonder people do not believe you.

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: There is a weakness in your argument when you have to tell untruths.

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: I will say it slowly in my closing speech so you will understand it better.

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: We are not-----

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: FDI is good and it should be attracted and nurtured. The Government is trying to critique Aontú's criticism of its policy and twist it in a fashion to say that we are in someway criticising FDI.

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: We are not; we are criticising the Government's overexposure to FDI-----

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: -----and its inability to create a balanced economy-----

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: -----in which it makes sure indigenous enterprise is also thriving. That is a big problem. The Government has massively exposed Ireland by not developing indigenous enterprise in recent years. It has created a weakness in the Irish sector. I will give an example if the Minister of State and the Minister will stop shaking their heads for two seconds. Ten CFOs control 40% of the...

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: Ten individuals control 40% of the corporation tax coming into this country. Corporation tax is the second biggest tax in the State. It makes up 27% of the tax receipts. That is a massive exposure. It is a very narrow tax base. It means that if decisions are made by those ten individuals, it creates a big hole in our budget.

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: That is the first thing. The second issue is that we obviously need to develop FDI but we also need to develop indigenous enterprise and the way to do that is to make sure first of all that input costs are low. Input costs in this country are massively high. They are threatening indigenous and FDI business at a big rate. The other issue is that there are, or should be ,other competitive...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 277. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for people referred to a dietitian in the Meath area in each years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of people that are on this list; and the number of dietitians working in this area for the HSE. [17939/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: Information released to Aontú in response to a parliamentary question in recent days has shown that in the last three years, Children's Health Ireland has cancelled more than 160 operations for children in Crumlin and Temple Street hospitals due to the lack of intensive care beds. These are cancellations for very serious operations for children who are very sick. Nine of these...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: I put it to the Minister that these are not "challenges", these are hundreds of children who have been damaged because of wrongdoing in these hospitals under the Government's remit. The word "appalling" does not equate to accountability. They are not the same thing. The Minister standing up here and saying how shocked she is does not actually change things at all. A mother was on "Prime...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: The hospital is delayed.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: It is four years.