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Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: It is pretty significant. I know it is not only with regard to Dublin City Council. Tenants throughout the State are left in horrendous conditions and they do not have anywhere to go in many cases. It is appalling how they are treated. With regard to the HAP report how does Mr. Deering envisage the recommendations of the report being implemented? It is all very well having a report,...

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: So the target set in that report-----

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: I thank Mr. Deering for that. What is the process in terms of assessing and the details around particular cases the Office of the Ombudsman will take on? What does that process look like?

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: The process is different for individual complaints and the broader element.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: How long would that process take generally? I know it is huge.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: The Office of the Ombudsman would not come out with any statements or announcements until it has investigated thoroughly.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: I will give Mr. Deering one. I think Dublin City Council tenants need to come under the RTB. The weight of the Office of the Ombudsman would be very helpful for that. It is very important.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: Yes, where it is decided to do a case.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: To clarify, I asked earlier about making statements on cases that had not been fully investigated. Is it the office's practice that it would not make a statement unless a case were fully investigated?

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: Let us say the office investigates something. Before it makes a finding, adjudication or judgment on the matter, the office would make a statement on it.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: Does the same apply for the offices of all ombudsmen?

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: Is it a statutory requirement or just good practice?

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Decisions on Petitions Received (24 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: That petition is particularly important for me. The state of dog and animal welfare in Ireland is lamentable. This needs to be tackled. This would be one way of doing it. In the context of the petition, Lisa O'Connor has done a lot of work in this area. During the pandemic, there was a situation where stolen dogs were probably more lucrative than drug transportation. This matter is...

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Decisions on Petitions Received (24 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: I thank the Cathaoirleach.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: I have previously raised the barbaric practice of surgical artificial insemination of greyhounds. Senator O'Loughlin was just as outraged and disgusted by it as everyone else. This is a practice where the greyhound is sliced open, the uterus is removed and the semen is inserted. The greyhound is then sewn back up and expected to carry the pups through pregnancy until their delivery, all...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (19 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: This Government’s approach to renters is astonishing. Rents are at an all-time high and have been increasing for years, with no hope in sight from Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael. Renters have received next to nothing from this or the previous Government. Tenants are being extorted by their landlords and, in many cases, forking over the majority of their wages to the landlord for the...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (19 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: It is relevant to the residents in Pearse House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: I would also like to express my sympathies to the family of Carmencita Hederman. I knew Carmencita, though not very well. I knew her daughter Wendy, who was a councillor in Dublin Bay South. The family is dedicated to public service, the environment and protecting communities, so I wanted to add my sympathies. Annie Callan's son, Oisín, is 13 years of age. Oisín is another...

Seanad: Enterprise Matters and Business Supports for SMEs: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: I thank the Minister of State for coming in and congratulate her on her new role. I think it is her first time to the Seanad in that role. It will probably not be any busier a role than when she was Chair of an Oireachtas committee. It was a pretty hectic committee and she managed it very well, so I am sure she will manage this role very well. The cost-of-doing-business crisis is...

Committee on European Union Affairs: EU General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (18 Jun 2025)

Chris Andrews: I thank the Minister of State for his statement. I will make a couple of observations and ask a couple of questions. I note there is no mention of efforts being made to ensure that Ireland's neutrality is preserved and understood in the context of Europe's rapidly changing foreign policy. There is no clarity as to what the Minister of State means when he says that Ireland is engaging...