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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Will you not be in it?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Simon Harris: That is terribly defeatist, Deputy Ó Cathasaigh.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Not at all.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I am glad the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, is doing an excellent job, as, of course, is the Government on many issues and we look forward to putting that case to the people in due course. On the important point that the Deputy has made on national parks, the progress that has been made and the need to look at legislative underpinning, I will speak directly to the Minister of State,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I ask the Taoiseach to give us a date for when works on the health centre in Freshford, County Kilkenny, will commence?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I cannot do so but I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. I will raise it with the line Minister and get an up-to-date answer for the Deputy on the date.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: The announcement that Ireland will formally recognise the state of Palestine next Tuesday is an historic moment for both Ireland and Palestine. I want to commend today all those who have campaigned, marched, petitioned and stood up for international law and the reality that the only route to a lasting peace in the Middle East lies with a free, independent and sovereign Palestinian state....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I share Deputy Carthy's view that we should have statements in this House next week with Palestinian representatives and with the flag flying. I note that the Ceann Comhairle has indicated that is his intention, and I welcome that fact. There will absolutely need to be justice and accountability in respect of the atrocities and the humanitarian catastrophe that is unfolding in Gaza; of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Gino Kenny: I am sure the Taoiseach, as a former health Minister, he is concerned about an article in The Irish Times on Monday on accessibility to cancer drugs. I will just quote some of what the oncologists said. They said public patients are facing huge delays in accessing cancer drugs and that a two-tier health system exists in the context of cancer drugs. They stated that less effective cancer...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. When it was raised with me recently, I committed to reaching out to some of the doctors and oncologists concerned who have voiced views on this as I would like to hear from them directly. We have allocated significant resources for additional new medicines in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and this has seen the introduction of 61 new cancer medicines. A...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Pauline Tully: I am extremely concerned about the future for children with additional needs in this country. In the past week, I have been informed of children who have been referred to primary care for speech and language therapy or for occupational therapy, OT. They have been told the waiting time to be seen is anything from 12 months to four years. One parent whose six-year-old son was referred by his...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I share Deputy Tully's view that the staff are excellent and I also share her view that there are not enough of them. The relatively good news is that we have just completed phase 1 of a recruitment campaign into our child disability network teams which will see more therapists, more speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists. We are about to see the HSE...

Grocery Price Caps Bill 2024: First Stage (22 May 2024)

Grocery Price Caps Bill 2024: First Stage (22 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to establish a Grocery Price Caps Commission to set maximum prices for basic foodstuffs and to provide for related matters. I am very happy to introduce the Grocery Price Caps Bill and thank all those who have worked on it. We in People Before Profit are introducing the Bill because food costs are a massive issue for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: If we told people there was a medicine that could reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by 33%, they would take it. If we told people that there was a tonic that could reduce the risk of type 3 diabetes by 40%, they would absolutely take it. If we told people there was a tool that could reduce the risk of depression by 30%, they would absolutely take it. This medicine does exist. It...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Simon Harris: We will certainly look at any good ideas in advance of the budget. Obviously, we should all exercise. I include walking around your local park and exercising in your community in that. We have introduced a number of important measures, including the bike to work scheme. It is a novel idea that is certainly worthy of consideration. I will ask the Minister, Deputy McGrath, to consider it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Will the Taoiseach provide an update on the sports capital programme to the House? I welcome the recent allocations for sports capital equipment. It is great news for many communities and for the volunteers in sports clubs around the country. There seems to be a bit of confusion, however. There was a list detailing amounts and club names circulating online yesterday. On closer...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Simon Harris: People in Wicklow are very interested in the sports capital programme as well. I inquired about this myself only the other day. My understanding is that the sports capital funding allocations are likely to be made in the autumn, probably in September or October. I will ask the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, and the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, to confirm that to the Deputy. As...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Housing Commission report, which is devastating for the Government, called for a radical strategic reset of housing policy. In Limerick, a significant amount of land is in the control of the Land Development Agency. These are lands that could and should be used for the development of social and truly affordable housing that working families can access. In 2022 and 2023, the Land...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Simon Harris: This will be the benefit of a directly-elected mayor for Limerick because this sounds like something the local authority and LDA should work together on. I will certainly ask the Minister for housing to follow up on Deputy Quinlivan's suggestion and revert to him.