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Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Canney: I move: That Dáil Éireann calls on the Government to set out a clear road map for the abolition of the Carer's Allowance means test by 2027. The Regional Group is tabling this motion because, given that the budget is next Tuesday, it is time that the Government take action on this issue. The motion calls for a roadmap towards abolishing the carer’s allowance means test...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: Gleann Fia.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Gleann Fia. Specific works are being carried out there at the moment in terms of hydrological tests. We want Cork County Council to be in a position to submit a minor works application to us shortly for funding for mitigation works in Mogeely. I hope this will happen. I will keep going as I want to deal with the interim measures that are ongoing, as I said. There is a substantial...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Catherine Connolly: A Theachta, your colleague is here now. Go ahead, but it is one and one.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: That is no bother. I thank the Minister of State for his response and there is a lot of work in it. He has mentioned that he is meeting with Cork County Council again, and I welcome that. Reference has been made to the Owenacurra and Dungourney rivers, the Lidl bridge and the old Cork Road bridge. Deputy O'Connor and Deputy Stanton will be aware that years ago we used to dredge the slob,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Deputy might follow up on the last item he brought up in an email to me so I can follow up with my officials in the OPW and Cork County Council.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State and I appreciate that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

James O'Connor: I want to add to the comments that have been made by Deputy Buckley in relation to the ongoing works. I want to acknowledge the assistance of the Minister of State and his Department. It has been very helpful to all three Dáil colleagues who are here with us in the Chamber: myself, Deputy Stanton and Deputy Buckley. In the limited time I have, I want to raise the need to progress the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: How much time do I have?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Catherine Connolly: You have two minutes. You can have a tiny bit of leniency because there are only three topics.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I appreciate the Leas-Cheann Comhairle's indulgence. I ask Deputy Buckley to send me an email on the last particular point he made so I can follow up to see if there are possibilities there. Deputy O'Connor can go through the script but on the particular issues, I approved €155,000 on 17 September to deliver flood mitigation works in Castlemartyr and Killeagh. This was made...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I have a question on the grills. At the time of the announcement that the grills were wrong, who decided they were wrong? Where they specified in the original specification as round or square grills for air extraction?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Was all that provided for in the contract? For instance, if windows in a house or a block of houses are moved, that must be provided for in the contract.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: So, was it provided for in the contract or not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I am asking if it was extra to the contract.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: At the time of the announcement that the grills were not the appropriate grills, I presume the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board blamed the contractor and the contractor blamed the board. Would that be right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I say that because it was stated publicly in the media that this would set back the opening date of the hospital by a considerable time. Is that not correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Following on from the previous question by Deputy Lahart, it only took a very short time for the two sides to get together and work out what was required to resolve the problem in accordance with requirements set down by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and the contractor. Is that true?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Before any alarm was set off, for want of a better term, about the suitability of the grills, would it not have been better to sit down quietly with each other and work out a solution rather than trying to exaggerate the difficulty?