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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (25 Jun 2025)

Noel Grealish: I have been asked by the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, to take this matter as he is unavailable. I thank Senator Andrews for raising this important issue. I am not familiar with many of the issues he raised, but it sounds as though work needs to be done. I will deliver the speech that was handed to me. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage fully supports many...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (25 Jun 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank the Senator for his contribution. As I said, I am only taking this Commencement matter for the Minister of State, so I am not very familiar with the issues the Senator raised. However, if he wants to send on to me any concerns he has about the area he mentioned, I will pass them on to the Minister and ensure the Minister gets back to him with a response. As I said earlier, the...

Seanad: Food Promotion and New Markets: Statements (18 Jun 2025)

Noel Grealish: I am pleased to have been asked to address the Seanad on aspects of my portfolio relating to food promotion and new markets. I was delighted to be appointed to this role in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine last January. I welcome the opportunity to set out the ongoing work of my Department on food promotion and developing new markets for high-quality Irish produce. It is...

Seanad: Food Promotion and New Markets: Statements (18 Jun 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank everybody for their warm welcome. It is my first time in this House officially representing the Department in the role I have. I have been here doing Commencement matters and a few debates for other Ministers. I thank Minister Daly-----

Seanad: Food Promotion and New Markets: Statements (18 Jun 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank Senators Daly, Boyhan, Brady, Collins, Noonan and Lynch for their contributions. It is great to hear everybody speak positively about agriculture. I will be honest. When I came into the Department in January this year, I did not know a hell of a lot about the export of Irish produce. I grew up on a farm in the seventies. At that time the only export was live animals. Looking...

Seanad: Food Promotion and New Markets: Statements (18 Jun 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thought the clock had stopped.

Seanad: Food Promotion and New Markets: Statements (18 Jun 2025)

Noel Grealish: I will soon finish up. The Minister had a good trade mission, which is important. The Secretary of Agriculture in the United States has very strong Galway connections and I was delighted to see the Minister present a Galway jersey to her when he met her in Washington. I am hoping she will make a visit to Ireland fairly soon. The Minister was in Japan and Seoul. That was a very successful...

Seanad: Food Promotion and New Markets: Statements (18 Jun 2025)

Noel Grealish: Caithfimid Gaeilge a labhairt. Tá an ceart ag an Seanadóir ansin. I will bring that back to the officials.

Seanad: Food Promotion and New Markets: Statements (18 Jun 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank Senators very much for the invitation.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2025)

Noel Grealish: Respect democracy.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2025)

Noel Grealish: He would if they stopped interrupting.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (30 Apr 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank the Deputy. In my opening statement I focused on the specific issues she raised concerning the National Ambulance Service station in Drogheda and the status of the rapid response vehicles at the station. I will now speak more generally about the National Ambulance Service's urgent and emergency ambulance performance and reiterate this Government's continued investment in this...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Attendance (30 Apr 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank the Senator for her passionate plea this morning on this issue, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Education, Deputy McEntee. Reduced school days, RSD, is a transitionary arrangement which should only be put in place in exceptional circumstances and for very limited and time-bound circumstances and only with the consent of the parent or the guardian. It is designed to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Attendance (30 Apr 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank Senator Flynn for what she said and I hope her message will get back to the Minister. I thank her for raising the matter and giving me the opportunity to assure the House that the Department of Education, TESS and the NCSE are committed to delivering an education system that is the highest quality and where every child and young person feels valued and is actively supported and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (30 Apr 2025)

Noel Grealish: I have been asked by the Minister for Health to respond on the Senator's Commencement matter this morning. I thank the Senator for the opportunity to address the House on hospital provision in the mid-west region. The mid-west currently has one model 4 hospital, namely, University Hospital Limerick, and three model 2 hospitals. In 2013 the smaller hospitals framework defined the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (30 Apr 2025)

Noel Grealish: The people of the mid-west region deserve access to responsive and safe urgent and emergency care. The Government is delivering improvements through a combination of increased capacity and reform. These reforms are seeking to increase acute capacity and, where appropriate, divert people away from the emergency department to more suitable services. Overall, 572 new inpatient beds will be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Promotion (30 Apr 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank Senator Kennelly and I have been asked by the Minister for Health to respond to his Commencement matter. I thank him for facilitating this opportunity to discuss this important matter of cardiac screening for young athletes. Ireland has very robust procedures in place for the introduction of new screening programmes. Any proposed changes to Ireland’s screening programmes...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Promotion (30 Apr 2025)

Noel Grealish: I am only here delivering the reply from the Minister but, as an avid GAA man myself, unfortunately I have come across these cases. I came across a case where a young person collapsed on the pitch and the ambulance could not even get in with how the barrier came across at the gate. It was terrible to see what happened that day. I agree with the Senator and I hope the Minister and the...

Seanad: Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024: Second Stage (30 Apr 2025)

Noel Grealish: Cash payment has an important role in society and it is essential it remains readily available. Immediately prior to the pandemic, just under €20 billion was withdrawn annually from ATMs in the State. While this declined to approximately €12.8 billion in 2024, cash still has a role in our society and economy. It is important to consumers in all walks of life because it is a...

Seanad: Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024: Second Stage (30 Apr 2025)

Noel Grealish: I thank Senators for their warm welcome. I was in the House yesterday and am here again today so I hope it will be my last time today to come in. I am covering for the Department of Finance. I thank the Senators for their constructive engagement and support of this important legislation. As I set out in my opening remarks, the purpose of this Bill is to put in place a framework in order...