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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: ..., including some of the most vulnerable people in the country, this coming winter and beyond. Those affected face losing their heating on freezing cold nights. As warned by Professor John FitzGerald, who heads up the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, there is potential for hypothermia among old people. This is not just to do with the limitation on energy; it has very much to...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (29 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: ...parties and none must be consistent in their approach. When I hear Members from Sinn Féin coming in here and criticising, I recall how the former Ministers for Justice - Alan Shatter, Frances Fitzgerald and Deputy Flanagan - and the former Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, brought forward changes and produced significant initiatives and efforts to amend our betting regime. I will...

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...Minister are well aware, we have a massive deficit in skilled construction workers, which will put us under huge pressure in building new homes and retrofitting our existing stock. Professor John FitzGerald recently issued a stark warning on this and said that, as a country, we will have to choose between building the new homes we need or retrofitting our existing stock. It is a very...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: ...a debate on its provisions beforehand. We are all attending pre-budget briefings across the road in Buswells Hotel predominantly, or else online. I will conclude on a positive note. Darren Fitzgerald, one of our ushers here in Leinster House, undertook a fantastic initiative over the summer holidays, the 65 holes for 65 roses golf challenge in aid of Cystic Fibrosis Ireland. I want...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Commissions of Investigation (23 Sep 2021)

James Browne: ...warranted. This was an exceptional course of action, motivated by the desire to bring the greatest possible transparency to bear. On 31 March 2015, the former Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald, published the report. The thrust of Mr. McGinn's report was to shed light on as many issues as possible to minimise the number of unanswered questions regarding the case. ...

Garda Siochana (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...on the north side. Now, there are only 50. Three sergeants were lost from Mayorstone in the past year. I believe some of these positions have not yet been filled. When the Limerick regeneration process was launched, the John Fitzgerald report stated at the time that the regeneration areas alone required an additional 100 gardaí. They never got them. Instead Limerick received...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Sep 2021)

Garret Ahearn: ...different parts of Tipperary, including Cahir, Cashel and Templemore, where Bank of Ireland has closed branches. That has a considerable and detrimental impact on an area. My colleague, Councillor Mark Fitzgerald, is meeting businesses and trying to get clarity from the bank. If the Minister could come in and make an overall statement about the impact this has for rural areas in...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

...as well as LGBTQI and other minority groups that are feeling the force of both the extremist Governments in question. On the point regarding healthcare and dementia, I know our colleague, Frances Fitzgerald MEP, is working quite closely on the care package in respect of the people who support those with dementia. To go back to Mr. Markey's point, we have a body of opportunity based on...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: HSE (21 Sep 2021) See 98 other results from this debate

Mr. Michael Fitzgerald: Good afternoon. I am the chief officer for Cork Kerry community healthcare. I thank members for the invitation to meet with the Joint Sub-Committee on Mental Health to discuss Owenacurra centre in Midleton, County Cork. I am joined by my colleagues: Mr. Derek Chambers, general manager of mental health operations in the HSE; and, here in the room with me, Dr. Sinead...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Electricity Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: ...matter but there is certainly a coincidence, at the very least. We are hearing from a range of people about the prospect of blackouts. This is in the public discourse. I heard Professor John FitzGerald on the radio over the summer talking about going back to the 1970s, when we faced the reality of blackouts. There is genuine mismanagement and policy incoherence. On the one hand,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: Again, I would be very happy to engage with Deputy Cahill on that because we are very clear and I know from talking to the local authorities that Joe McGrath, Anthony Fitzgerald and the other team involved in the hub there are very anxious that solutions are found in conjunction with all our Departments and agencies. Under the direction of the regional plans we are asking the IDA, Enterprise...

Joint Committee On Health: Impacts of Covid-19 on Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: ...well and is always in a good position as regards waiting lists. In contrast, CHO 4, covering Cork and Kerry, had issues with long waiting lists. I am delighted to say, however, that when Mr. Michael Fitzgerald took over as the chief officer there that he hired extra capacity and quickly reduced the waiting lists by a third. Therefore, there are innovative things that can be done in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys and Update on Afghanistan: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence (31 Aug 2021)

David Stanton: ...former Minister, Alan Shatter, one of the most amazing Ministers I have ever come across. He is extraordinarily hard-working and talented and was virtually hounded out of office, as was Frances Fitzgerald when she was in the same Department. Again, both of them were totally exonerated later. In my experience of working with Katherine Zappone, she was exemplary: very caring, very...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (27 Jul 2021)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1385 and 1388 together. As you may be aware, in 2015, the then Minister for Justice, Frances Fitzgerald, T.D., announced plans to implement a number of changes to Firearms Licensing, including restrictions on the licensing of any new centre-fire semi-automatic rifles. I am sure the Deputy will agree that these are potentially very dangerous weapons in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (27 Jul 2021)

James Browne: The re-establishment of the Firearms Consultative Panel (FCP) was part of a package of measures which the then Minister, Frances Fitzgerald, announced in September 2015 to address both immediate and long term issues in relation to firearms licensing. The FCP is a non-statutory forum comprising various firearms interest groups and certain state bodies which the Department consults with on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (27 Jul 2021)

James Browne: ...concerns regarding these rifles justified their prohibition.  I am sure the Deputy will agree that these are potentially very dangerous weapons in the wrong hands.  On September 18 2015, the then Minister for Justice, Frances Fitzgerald, T.D., announced plans to implement a number of changes to Firearms Licensing, including restrictions on the licensing of any new centre-fire...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jul 2021)

Regina Doherty: ...for all of us is evident in the interaction that we have every day. I acknowledge it and thank them sincerely. We appreciate it. It makes working in this environment much nicer than it otherwise would be. Darren Fitzgerald is one of the ushers. I acknowledge a task that he has set himself. If you look at his Instagram page, you will see that he has a little daughter. She is only...

Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

John Brady: ...British hoisted up their Union Jack, this Government and previous governments were busy hoisting up the white flag and ceding our sovereignty and our control over what is Irish. In the 1970s, Garrett FitzGerald effectively conceded sovereignty to the British, stating the Irish position was that British claims had no consequence on maritime jurisdiction, while Fianna Fáil obliged by...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Jul 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...parties, we support the aspiration of an individual to own his or her own home. That continues to be important. Senator Higgins's criticisms reminded me of the phrase once ascribed to Garret FitzGerald: "That's fine in practice, but will it work in theory?" Too often, there is an obsession around ideology. Our obsession in this House should be about mechanisms to ensure we combine the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (1 Jul 2021)

...and public buildings. There is also what we were talking about earlier, that is, those ambitions and commitments the Government is moving forward on with housing policy and so on. Professor John FitzGerald and others have made the point that there is a lot of overlap in terms of capacity for achieving all of those objectives at once, particularly if we are going to upskill people to...