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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The figure is up from 12,800 in 2015 to just over 14,000 now.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I have given some statistics. The number of people who have been recruited into An Garda Síochána is increasing all the time. We are committed to more gardaí on the beat and on the street.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I understand the Chief Whip will engage through the Business Committee to arrange a debate on the issue raised by various Deputies about what happened at the weekend in Dublin regarding international protection applicants.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: She will discuss it with the Deputy at the Business Committee.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Chief Whip will engage with Deputies to try to work that out. I do not know if it will be this week. It could possibly be next week.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Regarding what Deputy Kelly raised, a decision to prosecute or not cannot be discussed in the Dáil, unfortunately.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Legislation is going through the Houses at the minute so perhaps that would be an opportunity to raise the issues the Deputy spoke about.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: There will be an opportunity at that stage to raise the important issue that the Deputy raised. I am not sure what Deputy McGrath-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Maybe that can be discussed through the Business Committee.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: There is a clear Government commitment to produce and provide a pathway to eliminate the practice of accommodating young people with serious disabilities in nursing homes. In this context, work has been ongoing with the HSE to address nursing home care of people aged under 65 who can, and wish to, live elsewhere. In 2023, specialist community-based disability services received funding of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I agree with the Deputy. We need to make sure that these plans are moved on and the developments are commenced. I agree with that sentiment. There have been issues with viability and the ability of developers to unlock private, social and affordable developments and I believe that the Government's waiving of the development levies for one year and the rebating of Irish Water connection...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy should not be giving any excuses to the far right------

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: -----because what the far right is doing is wrong and we condemn it. The far-right protesters do not speak for the majority of the people of this country.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I agree with the Deputy there, but we should not be giving them credence or excuses. We have ramped up all of the measures we can in terms of increasing house building. The Deputy talked about dereliction; we have the Croí Cónaithe fund, which we increased only a couple of weeks ago. The Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, announced increases to €50,000 for a vacant property...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: It is important to say we want to do everything we can to make home ownership affordable for people, especially our young people. Housing for All provides funding and commits to delivering 36,000 affordable homes for purchase, as well as 18,000 cost-rental homes, until 2030. Those affordable homes are currently being delivered by local authorities, approved housing bodies, the first home...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy. I do not agree with anything he said, except for the fact that he is right that what happened on Saturday night was absolutely wrong. Like him, I have condemned it. The Government has made an unprecedented investment in communities, for example through SICAP, through investment in communities the length and breadth of the country and through the Department of Rural...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: We are using barracks in Kilbride, Mullingar and Tralee, so we are certainly using assets that the Department of Defence has.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: We are doing everything we can, but the point here is that more people have been coming. There has been a total of 100,000 arrivals in the last year, which is a lot of people. We have been working and dealing with this issue, but as the Deputy well knows, we need more accommodation and we are doing everything to achieve this. Almost 30,000 new homes were built in 2022, including almost...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: -----and I am glad to say that 12,500 Ukrainians who have come here are working and contributing to our economy. We want more of this. We want to help them to integrate into the community and to take up employment. I was in Roscommon on Thursday and I met Ukrainians there. The first thing they always say is "Thank You" to the Irish people for accommodating them. They are genuinely...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: We are working on all the different angles and we are getting further accommodation, as I said earlier. We will be announcing it-----