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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Inland Fisheries (19 Jun 2024)
Neale Richmond: I share the Deputy's disappointment, and particularly for those local groups in the area who were impacted and the real loss of sporting opportunity as well as commerce to the region. That is not something that should be stated glibly. Obviously, the Government takes this major pollution event extremely seriously. As the House is aware, farmers have been asked to escalate their efforts...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Postal Voting (19 Jun 2024)
Neale Richmond: I am taking this Topical Issue matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, which I hope is acceptable to Deputy Stanton. As this is something in which I have a strong personal interest, I am particularly delighted to be taking this matter, which I believe is a very worthwhile contribution. It was particularly noticeable in recent local and European elections that the date for those...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Postal Voting (19 Jun 2024)
David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his thoughtful response and his own personal commitment to work in this area. It is of great importance that it is moved forward as soon as possible. People are extraordinarily disappointed because they see themselves being disenfranchised if they cannot actually vote. People are paying their taxes and are working and raising their families here and just...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Postal Voting (19 Jun 2024)
Neale Richmond: I thank Deputy Stanton. The issue of proxy voting is one on which I would personally have a mild concern but I have no issue at all with postal voting because there is an opportunity for all Deputies. We are all practitioners of and fundamentally cherish democracy. We spend our time not just in this Chamber but in going out to schools, community groups and other organisations to encourage...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (19 Jun 2024)
Colm Burke: I have been asked to take this Topical Issue by the Minister of State, Deputy Butler. She apologises that she could not be here this morning. Funding for mental health increased to more than €1.3 billion in 2024. This is the fourth consecutive year of an increase for mental health services and highlights the importance this Government places on the mental health of those living in...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (19 Jun 2024)
John McGuinness: That is of no comfort to the families I am speaking about. While it might read well and give the impression that there is a fantastic service there, I can tell the Minister of State that is not the case. I ask him again to address the issue of SOS Kilkenny and funding to allow it to provide the range of services. Will the Minister of State address the issue of respite in counties Kilkenny...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (19 Jun 2024)
Colm Burke: Again, I am stepping in for the Minister of State, Deputy Butler. I do not think anyone is sticking their head in the sand. As I outlined, there was a 33% increase in demand for services and a 21% increase in the number of new cases. That is a substantial increase. The Deputy said people had their heads in the sand. The number of people working in this area has increased substantially in...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (19 Jun 2024)
John McGuinness: I have already done that. The Minister of State has not addressed any of the questions I raised. It is disgraceful.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Postal Voting (19 Jun 2024)
Postal Voting
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Postal Voting (19 Jun 2024)
David Stanton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this Topical Issue and the Minister of State for being here to address it. The need to extend the provision of postal voting to individuals who may be away on polling day for whatever reason is of significant importance to our democracy. This proposal aims to ensure that all citizens can exercise their democratic right, even when personal...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: State Pathology Service (19 Jun 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: I thank the Minister of State for the reply but with regard to a lot of the stuff he said, we know what happens and what is supposed to happen but it has not been happening in Kerry. I am not making it up that three very good friends of mine had to wait six, eight and nine days, with the funeral taking up to 11 days in all. There have also been several more that I was not aware of but was...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: State Pathology Service (19 Jun 2024)
Colm Burke: It is important that we distinguish between suspicious and non-suspicious deaths. The former come under the State pathologist's remit. I have outlined that there are four in Dublin and one in Cork. Where there is a suspicious death, they become involved. In other cases of non-suspicious deaths, that matter is dealt with in the hospital and within the hospital area.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: State Pathology Service (19 Jun 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: We know all of that.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: State Pathology Service (19 Jun 2024)
Colm Burke: I have set that out but I think it is important that we get the message across that post-mortems are dealt with in two distinct ways. Post-mortem examinations in non-suspicious deaths under the remit of the coroner are directed to be performed by hospital-based histopathology consultants.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: State Pathology Service (19 Jun 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: Sure we know that.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: State Pathology Service (19 Jun 2024)
Colm Burke: I did not interrupt the Deputy.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: State Pathology Service (19 Jun 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: We know that. I am referring to those where people have to wait six, eight and nine days. That is not good enough.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: State Pathology Service (19 Jun 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Deputy, please, you had six minutes. Let the Minister of State finish.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: State Pathology Service (19 Jun 2024)
Colm Burke: I did not interrupt the Deputy. What I am saying is there is co-ordination, as I understand it, between University Hospital Kerry and Cork University Hospital with regard to the provision of services. If there were delays, I will check what the reason is for those and revert to the Deputy. I will also get him the average time it takes for post-mortems. The figures I have for 2021 show...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (19 Jun 2024)
Disability Services