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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (23 May 2024)

Mairead Farrell: The Minister was just talking about capacity issues. One of the big things in terms of capacity is to make sure we have the workforce that can build the different projects that we need, particularly when it comes to accommodation needs. That is why I would like the Minister to outline what progress is being made at the moment with regard to the current challenges in the apprenticeship...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for being here today. It is very important that they are. I thank them for coming back, because we are trying to finalise the report we are producing on an all-Ireland economy. I thank them for giving of their time today. I recognise what happened yesterday and commend the Government, after ten years, for the recognition of the state of Palestine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Exactly. There has been an agreement across these Houses. I recognise how important it is, as is the Good Friday agreement. I am sure Senator Black will refer to it. I welcome Senator O'Hara, our new member. I read the witnesses' statements with interest. I want to begin by asking an overall question on the IIEA report. We heard from its authors that reunification could cost...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: When I talked about the tax situation and PRSI, the authors of the report said it would be neutralised, or that it was insignificant. Could Professor Doyle tease that out a little?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: With regard to pensions, there are 110,000 British people living here at present, and there are Irish people here who are entitled to pensions from the UK. You come across the latter all the time. Obviously, it is a continuous liability on the British state, regardless of any constitutional change. Would that not automatically mean that, in respect of those who paid contributory pensions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Would Britain not have to do the same thing for expatriates in Spain, France and other countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Obviously, we welcome all discussions on this but we want them to be based on a reality. To carry out an assessment on a static situation is really not helpful to the conversation, as Professor McGuinness pointed out. I have a question for Professor McGuinness or Dr. Bergin. German reunification has been cited continuously in support of the €20 billion estimate. What are the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: That would be crazy. That has never happened in any economy, or has it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Of course, excess capacity could be used for human capital on an all-island basis as well, which would benefit the South in a huge way. To be clear, our taxation policy on PAYE is such that it will be the portion above €140,000 that we will ask people to pay as a solidarity tax, and that will bring in €386 million that can be spent on all the issues we are talking about here....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Yes, but obviously, in terms of investment in housing, health and everything else, CEOs need to be able to make the decisions relating to location-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I just wanted to put on record that it will relate to just the portion above €140,000, for better distribution.

Housing Situation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 May 2024)

Housing Situation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 May 2024)

The following motion was moved by Deputy Eoin Ó Broin on Tuesday, 21 May 2024:

Housing Situation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 May 2024)

Debate resumed on amendment No. 1: - (Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Alan Dillon)

Housing Situation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I must now deal with a postponed division relating to the motion on housing. On Tuesday, 21 May 2024, on the question, "That the amendment to the motion be agreed to", a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now.

Housing Situation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 May 2024)

Amendment put: The Dáil divided: Tá, 61; Níl, 49; Staon, 0. Tellers: Tá, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin; Níl, Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Denise Mitchell.

Housing Situation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 May 2024)

Tá Colm Brophy, James Browne, Richard Bruton, Colm Burke, Peter Burke, Jackie Cahill, Dara Calleary, Ciarán Cannon, Patrick Costello, Simon Coveney, Michael Creed, Cathal Crowe, Cormac Devlin, Alan Dillon, Paschal Donohoe, Francis Noel Duffy, Bernard Durkan, Damien English, Alan Farrell, Joe Flaherty, Charles Flanagan, Seán Fleming, Brendan Griffin, Seán Haughey, Martin...

Housing Situation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 May 2024)

Amendment declared carried.

Housing Situation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 May 2024)

Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." The Dáil divided: Tá, 61; Níl, 50; Staon, 0. Tellers: Tá, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin; Níl, Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Denise Mitchell.

Housing Situation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 May 2024)

Tá Colm Brophy, James Browne, Richard Bruton, Colm Burke, Peter Burke, Jackie Cahill, Dara Calleary, Ciarán Cannon, Patrick Costello, Simon Coveney, Michael Creed, Cathal Crowe, Cormac Devlin, Alan Dillon, Paschal Donohoe, Francis Noel Duffy, Bernard Durkan, Damien English, Alan Farrell, Joe Flaherty, Charles Flanagan, Seán Fleming, Brendan Griffin, Seán Haughey, Martin...