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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: Deputy Ross is looking after Deputy Flanagan's brief. Let Deputy Flanagan do the roads and Deputy Ross do the judges.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: The Minister will be aware of the announcement by Bord na Móna yesterday that up to 150 jobs are going to go in Offaly as a consequence of restructuring and decarbonising the Bord na Móna business. This is going to have a huge impact. I know from speaking to Deputy Cowen this morning that he is particularly concerned about the impact in Offaly. What plans has the Government put...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: In recent days, to say the least, the discussions and negotiations on Brexit have been frantic. The Taoiseach said yesterday that he was confident that a deal could be negotiated, something everybody in this House wants for the country and its people. However, outside his assurances, there is huge uncertainty in the air. Depending on the report one reads or the radio interview to which one...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: I appreciate that all of those supports are in place, but what we and businesses need is certainty. No amount of support for LEOs or meetings in Monaghan will help a business which cannot provide certainty for its clients in the United Kingdom or beyond on supply chains. We need urgency to bring the talks to a conclusion and put a deal in place to provide that certainty. I again ask the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Prevention Measures (16 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Kevin Boxer Moran, for being here. Last Friday morning, Belmullet and Erris were hit particularly hard by Storm Callum, which caused considerable damage in Belmullet town. In particular, the sea wall in the town was breached and the Mullet peninsula was cut off from emergency services for a time, although it was quickly repaired. The staff of Mayo...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Prevention Measures (16 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: I acknowledge that good work has been done since 2014, particularly along the Mullet peninsula, in strengthening roads and raising bridges. This is directly related to Belmullet town and I will encourage Mayo County Council to submit an application for a minor works grant and I assume, from the Minister of State's remarks, any such application will be given a good hearing in his Department....

Nomination of Member of the Government: Motion (16 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: How is the old Government going in the North?

Nomination of Member of the Government: Motion (16 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: That must have been an interesting conversation.

Nomination of Member of the Government: Motion (16 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle. Ar dtús guím gach rath ar an Aire nua, an Teachta Joe McHugh, agus ar na hAirí Stáit, na Teachtaí Seán Kyne agus Seán Canney, agus leis an Aire atá ag dul go dtí baile eile, an Teachta Richard Bruton. Guím gach rath ar a gclanna agus ar a lucht tacaíochta. I congratulate Deputy Joe...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: We are on the cusp of being hit by Storm Callum. Will the Minister confirm whether the national emergency co-ordination group, NECG, will meet this afternoon? In the context of what are expected to be 130 km/h winds with spring tides, there is considerable disruption forecast for the morning. As the impact of this will be felt at commuting time, when will the Government be in a position to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: There are travel plans. People need to know.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: Coverage of the budget and related events will probably have overshadowed the very significant speech by Mr. Michel Barnier on the withdrawal treaty and the progress achieved in that regard. I understand from his speech, as covered in a RTÉ report this morning, that some 85% of the agreement between the United Kingdom and European Union has been agreed. The remaining 15% applies...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Tánaiste for his response. That uncertainty makes it all the more important to engage the DUP. That was the core of my question. Has the Tánaiste plans to meet the DUP to reflect his proposals to it directly given that Mrs. Foster has met Mr. Barnier? She has obviously got the relationship she has with the UK Government. Do we intend to communicate the Irish...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: InThe Irish Timesyesterday there was a story by Kitty Holland to the effect that the largest direct provision centre in Dublin is to close at the beginning of December because the company that manages it has given notice of its intention to cease that contract. This is the third direct provision centre in Dublin to close this year. A total of 357 people have been staying in this...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: The Taoiseach said the hotel recently advised the Department but that the Department met it only yesterday. In the meantime the residents and their families are in limbo regarding their future in two months' time, 3 December. They need certainty. They have already made a difficult journey on a difficult path and now find their future here is in somebody else's hands and they have no...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (9 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: 511. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the new national guidelines for wind energy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41077/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: Two weeks ago, I raised with the Tánaiste the issue of Spinraza, a life-changing drug on which 25 families are waiting for a response. He committed to get back to me but has not done so. More important, the 25 families still have no information as to when a decision will be taken. Even though proposals were submitted to the Health Service Executive, HSE, in July, with a much lower...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: There are many commitments in the programme for Government to enhancing and implementing greater access to primary care services. At the centre of any primary care system is having enough general practitioners, GPs, in urban and rural areas. We all agree that the life of GPs is not an easy one. They spend long hours in surgery and in communities listening to, meeting and treating people of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: The Tánaiste speaks about dialogue but there is no dialogue. The discussions around FEMPI have been long-fingered. The National Association of General Practitioners, NAGP, which represents many GPs, is not even involved in them. Research and surveys are available to show that maybe 70% of GPs are no longer in a position to take new patients because of the pressure on their practice,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2018)

Dara Calleary: It is not getting anywhere. There are people leaving in droves.