Results 221-240 of 471 for speaker:Cathy Bennett
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: Funded by the HSE. The circumstances are damning. I do not know whether the person is male or female but what happened should not have happened. There should be some kind of court of law that does not allow this to happen in our country at this stage of the game. I am wondering where the oversight is. Ms Nugent said earlier to my colleague Deputy Connolly that CHI does not have a board...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: That board has complete oversight over everything going on.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: On the former CEO who was working immediately before Ms Nugent, will we get a report on the legal bills and confidential settlement? CHI is required by law to produce that report, and it should be in the audited accounts.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: Ms Nugent said she has staff employed who are all ready to go at the moment. Is that not correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: At the moment, they are not recruited. Ms Nugent has no staff recruited.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: Okay. CHI is not ready to go then.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: My last question is on the HIQA report. Will Ms Nugent be willing to come back in here so we can question her more on when the recommendations are due------
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: Did this come out of the interim report?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: Where is that report, the interim report? Ms Nugent told me earlier that she still has not received it.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: I thank Ms Nugent.
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (22 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: 102. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocation to the LEADER programme since 2007, by programme; the average allocation by year in each programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26188/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (22 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: 117. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will outline their engagements regarding the LEADER programme in the context of ongoing negotiations in relation to the next European Union Multi-Annual Financial Framework; his priorities for the next LEADER programme; if he plans to seek a reversal of the cuts in real terms that have been implemented across successive recent...
- Biodiversity Week: Statements (21 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: The climate and biodiversity crises are utterly linked and cannot be underestimated. This is often overlooked and siloed in different parts of the Government. Rather than taking a whole-of-government approach it often seems that parts of the Government do not talk to each other at all. I recall one unit in the Department of housing proposing that hill farmers fence-off all watercourses, an...
- Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: First, I extend solidarity with the people of Palestine. What we bear witness to in Gaza is a starvation of a nation. The response of many world leaders over the past 19 months has been non-existent. It has been the actions of millions of ordinary people the world over who, at every moment, have challenged their governments’ failures. The Government has failed meaningfully to...
- Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: A review is nearly 19 months too late. How long will it take for the Government to wake up? It has been investigating the legal transit of genocide-bound weapons through Ireland for nine months. Where is that report? It is time to recognise Israel for what it is, namely, a rogue state that has to be sanctioned as soon as possible.
- Fair and Sustainable Funding for Carers, Home Support and Nursing Homes Support Schemes: Motion [Private Members] (21 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: I thank all the carers of Ireland for all the great work that they do in performing essential work for our communities. They allow people to live at home in dignity, they help ensure better outcomes for those that they care for, they contribute considerably to people's health and well-being and they reduce the pressures on an already-stretched health service and care homes. In doing that,...
- Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: In Monaghan we recently got a new special school but more needs to happen for every child.
- Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: They need to get more day services and the Government needs to plan for every child's future.
- Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)
Cathy Bennett: Today, the combined Opposition will put a motion forward in solidarity with Cara Darmody. Today, the Government does not cherish the children of our nation. It is in breach of the law because it has denied children their rights. This Government of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the so-called Independents has denied children their rights. This has a real impact on the lives of parents...