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- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Over the years we have had the refusal of the Galway bypass, the refusal of planning permission for the road from Maam Cross to Clifden, massive delays relating to the road from Maam Cross to Oughterard, the refusal of Páirc na Mara, which was a development by Údarás na Gaeltachta, and recently a court case about Ros an Mhíl. It is beginning to become evident that it is...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: I raise the issue of Bord na Móna's plans to sell off its waste management business, as was reported recently. This risks further concentration of waste management services, which is potentially bad for workers and customers. It is further privatisation when the opposite should be happening. Is the Taoiseach aware of the plan and has he or the Government assessed it in terms of...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)
Simon Harris: Truthfully, I am not across the detail of it. It has not been brought to my attention, but I will speak directly to the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, about the issue. Any such matter would have to comply fully with competition law and other laws of the land such as employment law and an impact assessment should be considered. I will ask the Minister to come back to the Deputy directly.
- Estimates for Public Services 2024 (29 May 2024)
- Estimates for Public Services 2024 (29 May 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: I move the following Revised Estimates: Vote 1 — President’s Establishment (Revised Estimate). That a sum not exceeding €5,260,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2024, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Secretary General to the President, for certain other expenses...
- Estimates for Public Services 2024 (29 May 2024)
Votes put and agreed to.
- Presentation of Estimates: Motion (29 May 2024)
- Presentation of Estimates: Motion (29 May 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: I move: That, notwithstanding Standing Order 215 of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business or the Resolution of the Dáil of 13th December, 2023, the following Further Revised Estimates for Public Services for the year ending 31st December, 2024, be presented to the Dáil on 29th May, 2024, being a date later than that prescribed for the...
- Presentation of Estimates: Motion (29 May 2024)
Question put and agreed to
- Health Act 1970: Motion (29 May 2024)
- Health Act 1970: Motion (29 May 2024)
Mary Butler: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Health Act 1970 (Section 45(3)) (Classes of Persons) Regulations 2024, copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 16th May, 2024, in accordance with Section 45(4) of the Health Act 1970.
- Health Act 1970: Motion (29 May 2024)
Question put and agreed to.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)
Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue of Newpark School of Music. I am pleased that there will be time in the Dáil for a topical issue debate on it tomorrow. The Deputy has been constructive in flagging it with me today and I will certainly ask, in advance of that debate, relevant line Ministers and agencies to see what role the State may have in this, in order to be able to give...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)
Michael Lowry: The fall in the number of taxis is having a detrimental impact on towns and villages across rural Ireland. In County Tipperary, according to the most recent figures, there has been a drop to just 220 taxis, despite a population growth of more than 4,000. This has an obvious negative impact on hospitality and retail services. Pubs and restaurants are struggling as people are forced to stay...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)
Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. I will get him a specific answer from the Minister for Transport on this but the Government is very eager to take steps to increase the number of taxis and hackneys available nationally, particularly in rural areas. For a variety of reasons, these steps have not yielded the numbers so further actions are planned and some are under way. I...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)
Thomas Pringle: As the Taoiseach can imagine, many young constituents in County Donegal go on to study in the North given its close proximity to home and given the housing shortage in Dublin at the moment. At the beginning of this yea,r it was announced that funding would be made available for 25 additional medical students qualifying to study medicine in Queen's University from September 2024 and that, as...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)
Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy. This is a great initiative. It is great for the island of Ireland, for the north west in particular, for medical education and for opportunities for young people. The Minister for further and higher education is in Ulster University, on the Magee campus in Derry, today. We are willing to expand this. Obviously, there has to be two partners and a willingness to do it,...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)
Thomas Gould: A young man, Seán, came into my office last week. He works full time, is separated and has two children. He has a good job but is living with his parents because he cannot afford to buy a house. He has saved every penny he can and has substantial savings. He applied and was accepted for an affordable housing scheme run by Cork County Council but even with all of his savings, a gift...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)
Simon Harris: I am sure what the Deputy definitely does not tell Seán is that if Sinn Féin was in government it would get rid of the help-to-buy scheme for first-time buyers-----