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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Care Services (23 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Was that on a daily basis?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Care Services (23 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Where did they go?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Work Permits (23 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Please, Deputy Barry.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Work Permits (23 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy, if you do not let the Minister of State finish, it will be the end of the matter.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Work Permits (23 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy can talk to the Minister offline. This is not the Minister of State's baby, as it were, at the end of the day. I ask the Deputy to approach the relevant Minister. If she needs assistance, my office will help.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Work Permits (23 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: In the next Topical Issue debate, Deputies Joan Collins and Mick Barry will discuss the situation facing a group of nurses, mainly from India, who are working as healthcare assistants under a work permit scheme.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Work Permits (23 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I call Deputy Barry. I nearly called him Minister Barry. The Deputy will be upset by that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Work Permits (23 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne, who is dealing with this matter.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Work Permits (23 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Notwithstanding the points the Deputies make, we can all agree that Indian professional healthcare workers are making a huge contribution to the Irish healthcare service and that without them, we would be in serious difficulty.

Dog Welfare Report: Motion (18 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank Deputy Kerrane for that comprehensive overview of the report.

Dog Welfare Report: Motion (18 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Take a drink of water.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I compliment the Deputies and public representatives in south Kildare on the success they are achieving in terms of their special needs children. I want to make one point in absolute support of what Deputy Lawless said. It is a phenomenon in County Kildare that young children are being sent by special educational needs officers, SENOs, all over the county well outside their catchment areas....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Boards of management have to step up to the mark on this as well.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Anyway, well done to Deputy Lawless for raising that matter.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Family Law Cases (18 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It seems Deputy Durkan's persistence is beginning to pay off.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Family Law Cases (18 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I understand we have agreement to take the third item next. The one I have selected is from Deputy Lawless.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (18 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Verona Murphy - to discuss the challenges presenting to south east community healthcare to ensure a sustained delivery of disability services. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan - to discuss the recently published UN special rapporteur...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Family Law Cases (18 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We welcome our first contributor, Deputy Durkan, to address his Topical Issue matter. This is an important topic for the Deputy.

Ban Private Jet Aircraft from Irish Airspace Bill 2023: First Stage (18 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Is the Bill being opposed?

Ban Private Jet Aircraft from Irish Airspace Bill 2023: First Stage (18 May 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.