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Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: It is perfectly valid and relevant.

Business of Dáil (27 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I very much welcome the taking up of the suggestion to have this debate on the Stability and Growth Pact. However, I wish to make a point about how we do business in this Parliament. We got this document last night, with a minimal amount of time to read and assess it, and I do not believe that is in the nature of the discussions we are having in the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform. We...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (26 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 229. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 342 of 14 April 2016, the numbers for each of the countries for the top 20 nationalities that have been naturalised, for each of the years 2006 to 2015, inclusive. [8473/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (26 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 230. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the top 20 current European Union nationalities that have been naturalised, including the number per country per year, for each of the years 2006 to 2015, inclusive. [8474/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (26 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 369. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade following a recent statement (details supplied) by the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process the actions he will take at a national level to bring pressure on Israel to cease settlement building and land confiscation; the further actions he will pursue at European Union level to bring pressure...

EU-UK Relations: Statements (21 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: On behalf of the Green Party, I greatly appreciate the opportunity to set out some of our thoughts and, if I may, to take a wide and long-term perspective. This is because Members present are engaging with a decision to be made across the Irish Sea of historic consequences and they must think in the long term and must consider the bigger picture regarding their commentary and advice in that...

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister must have had difficulty hearing what I and previous speakers said-----

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: -----so I thank the Acting Chairman for her intervention in that regard. The Minister set out a range of ways in which we are increasing investment in the employment of additional nurses and the provision of additional beds, but it is not having a proportionate effect in a reduction in either the number of patients going to hospital or the numbers ending up on trolleys in our acute hospital...

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister’s speech was informative and interesting, first and foremost because of some of the statistics outlined in it. The one figure from last year which jumped out was that admissions to emergency departments grew by 9%. While I do not have the figure off the top of my head as to what our population increase was last year, it was nowhere near even 7%. What does that say about...

Business of Dáil (20 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: If we are to extend this or bring in new issues, and we should be working more effectively here even in this interim period, parties in the House should support a debate on the type of budgetary process we want. We need to start debating now what we will do in the autumn and I would add that to the list. Other parties may have particular issues they want to address but we should start the...

Housing Issues: Statements (14 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I appreciate the chance to speak on behalf of the Green Party and I commend Sinn Féin and others who promoted this debate. The huge housing crisis is probably one of the most urgent issues we need to address. We need to get three factors right in doing this. We need to build the right homes, in the right place and at the right price. I want to look broadly at these three aspects....

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I will reflect on what happened today. This morning the attention was on the statement which has been issued by 13 Independent Deputies, not all of whom who have been engaged in the talks. Reading the statement, they are looking for two things - that the two parties mentioned treat each other with equal esteem and that some agreement covering three budgets be reached between the two...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Data (14 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 342. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the top 20 nationalities, including the number of persons who have been naturalised, in each of the years 2006 to 2015. [7169/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Data (14 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 343. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the top 20 EU nationalities, including the number of persons who have been naturalised in each of the years 2006 to 2015. [7170/16]

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I probably will not.

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I do not and if I can, I will be brief.

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to echo the earlier comments of Deputy Catherine Murphy and a number of other speakers. Those of us who are members of this sub-committee on Dáil reform have pretty much common agreement that it is working well. Nothing could illustrate this better than the contrast with this Chamber which, in the first three days on which it has been sitting has not had the same sense of...

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: On this side of the democratic system, Members have a responsibility not to flood the public administration system with so many questions that its staff is unable to do its job effectively.

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Acting Chairman because it is necessary to engage the public service in this process and it is necessary for Members to play their bit in getting real in holding the Government to account and getting real with what is happening in Europe, as well as holding what is happening in Europe and overseas to account. Consequently, all Members have a responsibility. I believe the...

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: The ability to go into real detail, as the joint committee did, on issues such as broadband or energy policy is the central training ground. Effectively, in politics knowledge is power and the knowledge of what one can really do to improve society and the economy comes from those years and years of hard work and hidden committee work. This is what Members must strengthen and what they must...