Results 681-700 of 1,021,667 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Tom Kitt OR speaker:Rose Conway-Walsh) in 'Committee meetings'

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I am an enthusiastic supporter of the well-being framework and the move to go beyond GDP in how we assess the health of our economy in order to remind ourselves that the economy should work for society and not the other way around. I want to raise three issues that should be part of the discussion on how we implement it. First, the Taoiseach mentioned the summer economic statement and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Mick Barry: The Taoiseach has made great play of his opinions on law and order. Why is he not taking action against employers who break the law? Less than half a mile from here, there is a construction project that is the responsibility of the Office of Public Works and that is 100% funded by the taxpayer. Organisers from Unite the Union recently consulted with the workers on that project and found...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I ask Deputies for co-operation with time now.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: One of the important categories in the well-being framework is housing. There is nothing more damaging to the well-being of children and families than living in very poor housing conditions. An increasing phenomena is of mothers, fathers and children being crammed into tiny spaces, which is seriously damaging to the well-being and mental health and physical health of children. When there...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Deputy.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The decision about prioritising the physical or mental health of children and families should be based on the medical evidence, not on the availability or lack of availability of certain types of housing. This needs to be addressed.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Deputy. I have to move on.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: A crucial element of well-being should be investment in our parks and green spaces. We had quite a successful campaign, led by Jess Spear, for investment in Watergate Park. We got agreement for bins, lighting and picnic benches, but one of the key issues was the issue of park rangers. The campaign was told by the local authority not to worry as the park rangers from Tymon Park take care of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Deputy.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: Does the Taoiseach agree that we need to have more investment and more park rangers to properly service and take care of our parks?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I want to bring up the issue of the De La Salle College in Dundalk and an autism unit. There was one autism class last year. It was put in a class that was freed up by a teacher. There will be a prefab unit that that class can go into.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: This is a very specific issue.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I know. The problem is we are talking about a number of families. We are talking about five families that have been told there is no room at the inn. It is a four-way conversation including the school, the NCSE and the families. We just need to bring it to some sort of completion. The problem is if the school building programme had been earlier, we would have had the solution with the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I am finding myself having to stop the Deputy.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: I am sure the Taoiseach remembers the early instalments of Harry Potter when he lived under the stairs in a little alcove. When I see this particular topic of well-being framework, it reminded me of that because yesterday we were in Ballinamore and Drumshambo in County Leitrim with the Minister for housing opening some new houses. One of the houses I visited was that of a family there that...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I commend all the communities across Ireland that are seeking to make their town autism-friendly towns. In particular, Ballina is getting together next Thursday to do that. I ask the Taoiseach for his commitment around resourcing the actions that they agree within these towns because it is an important development. It has also happened in Castlebar and many other towns.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Simon Harris: There were a variety of issues and I thank the Deputies. I would be pleased to meet Deputy Ó Cathasaigh on his legislation and to discuss the 11th dimension that he believes is needed in the context of the dashboard around the culture and language. I agree. that the purpose here is, to use the Deputy's words "to stitch" the well-being framework to our budgetary process. I would be...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: The Taoiseach has spoken about a sustainable migration system and the idea of streamlining processing times for those trying to avail of international protection. We all want to see something that is fair, but it also needs to be efficient and enforced. The Taoiseach has spoken about how countries have been added to the list of safe countries. He has also spoken about how we have improved...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Martin Kenny: I wish to raise two issues. The Abbey Manor Hotel in Dromahair in County Leitrim received some international protection applicants in recent months. More have come in the past week. The families have been accepted by everyone and I have every confidence that they will be integrated into the community, but the problem that arises wherever people arrive is one of ensuring we have adequate...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: One of the main problems with the migration issue is the chaos of the Government’s approach to it. The Government does not know what is happening. The answers to many of my parliamentary questions show that the Minister for Justice either did not know the information, was not asking the questions or could not extract the information from the data. We are spending a great deal of...