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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Sep 2018)

Dara Calleary: I commenced Leaders' Questions this morning by expressing our good wishes to those involved in the response to Storm Ali. However, conditions seem to be worsening and the level of preparedness does not seem to be as effective as it was in the case of similar storms in the past. The Minister's Department has just announced that 11 of its offices have closed, while a considerable number of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Dara Calleary: They are leaving.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Dara Calleary: He will.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Dara Calleary: This morning, the country took a bit of a battering. We think of all of those who are out working - gardaí, local authority staff and service workers. As a House, we also send our sympathies to the family of the lady who was killed this morning in a storm-related incident. We wish safety to everyone else. Among those responding to this weather challenge are members of the Defence...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2018)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister. She stated the Government "values each and every member". Platitudes do not put food on the table. The pay structure of the Defence Forces is unique, in that allowances are a key part, but these have not been restored. Our Defence Forces do not get overtime. Defence Forces personnel on duty for the papal visit were given a paltry amount compared with others who did...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (19 Sep 2018)

Dara Calleary: 106. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available to provide life-saving treatment to persons with spinal muscular atrophy; the discussions that have taken place between him, his Department and an association (details supplied) regarding the possible availability of such drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37958/18]

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)

Dara Calleary: The Government does not meet those targets.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)

Dara Calleary: Rent for those rooms can be €1,400 a month.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)

Dara Calleary: On behalf of my party, I join the Ceann Comhairle in thanking every member of the staff here for their assistance during the past term. A number of members of staff are retiring during the recess. I wish them health and happiness and thank them for their service. I thank the Ceann Comhairle, and the acting chairmen, for their infinite patience which is tested everyday. I wish colleagues a...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)

Dara Calleary: Here we are again with loads of targets and promises. The Tánaiste is the king of this.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)

Dara Calleary: The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government promised last year that there would not be any emergency accommodation. It is still happening. The same is going to happen with student housing. The Tánaiste is promising everything but in September and October, students and their families will be faced with a bill every month of €1,400 or €1,500. The Residential...

Implications of Brexit for Irish Ports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2018)

Dara Calleary: I thank Deputy Troy for co-ordinating this debate on the impact of the TEN-T decisions taken some years ago by the Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar. It represented a ministerial smash and grab on the economic future of the west of Ireland in particular. We are now two years into the Brexit process and not only does the UK Government not have a plan but neither does the Minister or the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Standards Authority of Ireland (11 Jul 2018)

Dara Calleary: 292. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the revenues earned in 2016 and 2017 by the National Standards Authority of Ireland through the sale of industry standards; if there are other channels by which copies of these standards can be obtained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31374/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (11 Jul 2018)

Dara Calleary: 293. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits by clients of the IDA Ireland to County Mayo in the first half of 2018; the number of visits to counties Sligo, Galway, Leitrim and Roscommon in the same period; her views on IDA Ireland job creation in County Mayo; the IDA Ireland plans for its land in Ballina, County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on...

Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2018)

Dara Calleary: Was it like the one-liner last week?

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (10 Jul 2018)

Dara Calleary: 961. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a grant commitment (details supplied) remains in place; the correspondence, communication and contact with Mayo County Council up to 30 June 2018 in relation to this project; her understanding of and input into the review of the project to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30117/18]

Business of Dáil (5 Jul 2018)

Dara Calleary: At such a late hour. At 10.50 p.m. on a Thursday.

Business of Dáil (5 Jul 2018)

Dara Calleary: Deputy Shane Ross.

Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Jul 2018)

Dara Calleary: Amidst the fantastic celebrations of Pride last week, two events involving very aggravated assaults in Port Laoise and a brick being thrown through the window of Pantibar showed the daily challenge members of our LGBT community face in terms of hatred legislation. Deputy O'Loughlin's Criminal Justice (Aggravation by Prejudice) Bill 2016 has gone through various committees and pre-legislative...

Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Jul 2018)

Dara Calleary: It has.