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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Energy Policy (22 May 2024)
Ossian Smyth: These are all reasonable points. The general problem is that Deputy O’Rourke is talking about unease and suspicion from experience he has had anecdotally from people coming to him. Of course, we all make our decisions based on constituents coming to us with issues, but we need more than that to be sure there is a widespread problem or to be sure of what kind of approach we need to...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (22 May 2024)
Special Educational Needs
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (22 May 2024)
James O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State for being here this morning. I wish to raise the issue of speech and language services that is affecting the east Cork area. We have wonderful healthcare professionals working across the healthcare service in County Cork and Cork city and in other services in west Waterford which are used by people in my constituency. However, we have problems around...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 May 2024)
Colm Burke: I fully understand the frustration the Deputy feels on this matter but it is important to acknowledge – this is not from a script - that there are more than 1,500 projects being dealt with by the Department. While the interim works on the Scoil Phádraig building will serve as a first phase for the Holy Trinity National School project, the progression of the project for the...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 May 2024)
Michael Ring: If we have to wait for the school it will be ten years before the new school is built.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 May 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Deputy Ring should not interrupt.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 May 2024)
Michael Ring: It is not right. It is discrimination against the Protestant school. I want to put that on the record.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 May 2024)
Catherine Connolly: The Deputy should please not interrupt.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 May 2024)
Colm Burke: I will come back to the Minister with the Deputy's concerns. As I said, I am stepping in for the Minister for Education and that is the information I have received. I will convey the Deputy's concerns to her.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 May 2024)
Michael Ring: I do not think they know what is going on in the Department. That is the problem.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 May 2024)
Catherine Connolly: The Deputy should please not make any personal comments in regard to matters. Deputy Ring chose to go ahead with the Topical Issue. I understand his frustration but he chose to go ahead with it.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 May 2024)
Michael Ring: I beg the Leas-Cheann Comhairle's pardon.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 May 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Deputy Ring chose to go ahead with the Topical Issue today, so he cannot have it both ways.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 May 2024)
Michael Ring: I am sorry. I cannot hear the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 May 2024)
Catherine Connolly: That is okay. Sometimes it is good not to hear.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Energy Policy (22 May 2024)
Energy Policy
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Energy Policy (22 May 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue and I also thank the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, for being here to take it. I raised the issue very briefly with him on Priority Questions last week but I am glad to have some extra time here to focus on it. I am concerned that people, who are isolated, have exorbitant bills related to heat pump use. I have spoken to members...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Energy Policy (22 May 2024)
Ossian Smyth: I thank Deputy O'Rourke for raising this important issue which provides an opportunity to have a debate on heat pumps. The National Heat Study considered potential decarbonisation options for a wide range of dwelling and business types. It found that heat pumps are the optimal decarbonisation pathway for domestic heating systems. Heat pumps are now the dominant heating technology for...
- Prelude (22 May 2024)
- Prelude (22 May 2024)
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