Results 61-80 of 409 for speaker:Denise Mitchell in 'Dáil debates'

National Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2023)

Denise Mitchell: Emergency health services in Dublin are at breaking point. Front-line paramedics and operational staff have kept the ambulance services running with their tireless work but they have not been properly supported by this Government. The National Ambulance Service is not able to do its job to the level we need because it does not have the capacity. People now wait more than 20 minutes for an...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Denise Mitchell: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. This is a complex Bill to which there are many moving parts. There is a significant change involved here, with the Government seeking to completely replace the Garda Síochána Act 2005 with the legislation before us. While we are supportive of the Bill, it is important to note that it is not without its critics. I know that matter...

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2023)

Denise Mitchell: In the current rental climate, where houses and apartments are completely unaffordable for the average worker and family and where the houses that these people need do no not exist, the Government must extend the eviction ban beyond 31 March in order to prevent thousands more people becoming homeless. It is the compassionate and humane thing to do. Renters need security. A ban on evictions...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Medicinal Products (16 Feb 2023)

Denise Mitchell: The Deputy is over time.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Medicinal Products (16 Feb 2023)

Denise Mitchell: Deputy Cullinane has indicated he wishes to come in. He has 30 seconds.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Home Care Packages (16 Feb 2023)

Denise Mitchell: The Deputy is over time.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Home Care Packages (16 Feb 2023)

Denise Mitchell: I thank the Deputy but we are way over time. Before the Minister of State replies, two other Deputies are indicating. Deputies Cullinane and Ó Murchú have 30 seconds each.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Feb 2023)

Denise Mitchell: This question will be introduced by Deputy Nash.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (2 Feb 2023)

Denise Mitchell: Question No. 86, in the name of Deputy Ó Murchú, will be taken by Deputy Ó Laoghaire.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (2 Feb 2023)

Denise Mitchell: Deputy Stanton wishes to come in briefly.

Council Development Levies: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2023)

Denise Mitchell: I wish the Minister of State well in his new role. Communities across the State are in serious need of proper investment with many people left without the facilities one would expect in any thriving community. Doctors, banks, schools, youth facilities, primary healthcare centres and childcare facilities are some of the amenities one would anticipate being at the heart of any small town or...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2023)

Denise Mitchell: The latest Mental Health Commission report into CAMHS must be a wake-up call to the Minister for Health and Government. The issue of access to mental health services for young people is not a new one. It is time for the Government to get its finger out and look at proper solutions to fix this instead of us constantly fumbling around in the dark. The aim of this motion is to provide some...

Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2022)

Denise Mitchell: I again thank the Minister of State and the Department for the work they have done on this, and I look forward to working with his team in the future. As he acknowledged, we still have a way to go. I thank also my party colleague Councillor Joanna Byrne, who was a member of the Minister of State's working group that helped get the Bill through. I look forward to working with him to get the...

Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Dec 2022)

Denise Mitchell: I welcome this legislation. It is a really progressive step. I thank the Minister of State and his officials. I take the opportunity to commend both the Association of Irish Local Government, AILG, and the Local Authority Members Association, LAMA, on all the work they have done as representatives of the voice of councillors. They have kept this issue on the Minister of State's agenda for...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (24 Nov 2022)

Denise Mitchell: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputies Thomas Gould and Mick Barry - to discuss the loss of jobs at the Butcher's Block in Cork. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin - to discuss the proposed reconfiguration of primary schools in Raheny. Deputy Dessie...

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Denise Mitchell: Fine Gael took office on 9 March 2011 and has been in power ever since. Fianna Fáil has been in bed with Fine Gael and facilitated four years of confidence and supply before forming a Government alongside the Green Party at the last election. For years, we have listened to housing Minister after housing Minister and Taoiseach after Taoiseach tell us that the housing crisis cannot be...

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2022)

Denise Mitchell: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I also welcome the fact the Government made increases to core social welfare rates. However, it is important to note that they are not the solution to keeping people out of poverty. For some time now, the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice has been calling for a working age payment based on the minimum essential standard of living,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Traveller Accommodation (17 Nov 2022)

Denise Mitchell: I thank the Minister of State. I agree with her. Although the response from the Department speaks to looking to the future, we have to support the families on the halting site in the now. I appeal to her to go back to the Department and ask it to look at the issues this community is experiencing in the context of maintenance. The Department needs to ensure that, for now, the roof is fixed...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Traveller Accommodation (17 Nov 2022)

Denise Mitchell: The Ombudsman for Children launched a report in May 2021 detailing the very serious concerns for residents in Spring Lane, Cork. It found that the living conditions were deplorable. The ombudsman’s report had ten recommendations, with 17 actions which needed to be taken. Last November, Deputies Ellis, Joan Collins and I visited the site as part of the committee and, to be upfront,...

Dublin City Safety Initiatives and Other Services: Statements (17 Nov 2022)

Denise Mitchell: The austerity years saw previous Governments introduce devastating cuts to vital services, which left many communities across this city feeling like they had to fend for themselves. The fallout from cutbacks in Garda numbers can be seen on our streets. Although Garda staffing has been restored to close to the levels we had in 2008, gardaí are still not visible in our communities....