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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (27 Oct 2022)

Denise Mitchell: Deputy Dillon will have 30 seconds to introduce the group of questions, to which the Minister will respond. I will then go back to Deputy Dillon, who will have one minute to speak, the Minister will have one minute to respond and then the same will be done for the three other Deputies. After that, each Deputy will have 30 seconds each for supplementary questions, which will leave the...

Coercion of a Minor (Misuse of Drugs Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2022)

Denise Mitchell: I am happy to see this Bill being debated on Second Stage today. This Bill is a protection for families, children and communities that face the daily scourge of drug dealers. We have all heard the stories and we have all seen the court reports. It is accepted that despicable drug gangs have been targeting children and exploiting them to move and sell drugs for many years. These...

Domestic Electricity and Gas Disconnections: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2022)

Denise Mitchell: We have tabled this motion because workers and families need action on the cost-of-living crisis now. The Government’s proposal was half-hearted yet again and it did not go far enough. Everyone needs to be protected from disconnections for the cold winter we are facing. Sinn Féin wants this ban on disconnections to happen immediately and to run until March. People cannot...

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Denise Mitchell: I welcome the opportunity to address this Bill and to speak on wider issues on the topic of crime. The Bill will give a legal basis to a standalone offence of stalking and harassment and allow for court orders to be introduced to try to prevent these crimes happening. It will also allow for the increase in the term of imprisonment for conspiracy to murder from ten years to life. All of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (13 Oct 2022)

Denise Mitchell: Deputy Seán Canney is substituting for Deputy Verona Murphy.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (13 Oct 2022)

Denise Mitchell: Deputy Smith will speak for one minute, with a response from the Minister of State, followed by Deputy Canney for a further minute, and a response from the Minister of State, returning then to Deputy Smith. Each Deputy then will be given two minutes each in total.

Housing for All Update: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Denise Mitchell: It has been over a year since the Minister, Deputy Darragh O’Brien, launched the Government’s housing plan, but very little has changed. We see families across Dublin languishing on social housing lists for more than 15 and 16 years. Only last week, we saw more than 10,800 people presenting as homeless, a new record. Some 3,220 of those homeless are children. That is some...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Oct 2022)

Denise Mitchell: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration is being given to extending the young adult and student leap card scheme to secondary school students who may be travelling inter-city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48003/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (28 Sep 2022)

Denise Mitchell: 205. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare facilities registered with his Department that have opened in each of the years 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47460/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (27 Sep 2022)

Denise Mitchell: 32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure that funds are made available as requested by Dublin City Council to tackle the illegal dump at a location (details supplied). [46592/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Sep 2022)

Denise Mitchell: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans in place to build new secondary schools in Dublin 5, Dublin 13 and Dublin 17, or to expand capacity of existing schools in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46590/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Poverty (27 Sep 2022)

Denise Mitchell: 302. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will review the status of a fuel allowance application by a person (details supplied). [46868/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Sep 2022)

Denise Mitchell: 430. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering lifting the ban on water births; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46591/22]

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Denise Mitchell: I welcome the Bill, which is not before its time, considering we have already been fined by the EU for our failure to implement the audiovisual media services directive. The media commission is a much-needed expansion of the role of broadcasting authority. Ireland is playing catch-up with how media have evolved. The Law Reform Commission first mentioned the establishment of something...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Denise Mitchell: I start by welcoming this Bill. I thank the Minister of State and his team for the commitment they have given to it, and now we finally have it up and running. This is a very important Bill and it removes a significant block that prevents women standing for election. I know it is welcomed across all our female councillors. I am looking for clarification on a number of questions. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Denise Mitchell: Has the Minister of State an approximate timeframe around when he thinks these regulations will be ready?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Denise Mitchell: On the regulations, does the Minister of State have any detail about what he is looking at putting forward?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Denise Mitchell: Regarding the temporary substitution in head 8, 19A(1)(c), which the Minister of State briefly touched on with Senator Fitzpatrick, what type of circumstances would be covered? I know he mentions absences due to illness or in good faith or another reason.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Denise Mitchell: On administrative supports, just so I can get this straight in my head, there are two choices been given here. The councillor can have a clean break, take the 26 weeks, and a substitute nominated by the council team will take their place. With regard to the administrative staff, is that staff member employed by the councillor? Is there going to be a procedure for appointing these staff?