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- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (30 May 2024)
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (30 May 2024)
Heather Humphreys: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I was delighted in recent weeks to bring the long-awaited auto-enrolment legislation through the Dáil. It is an historic piece of work that will benefit 800,000 workers who currently have no occupational pension. Today, I am bringing forward legislation for another landmark reform of our social welfare system in the form of...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: I will talk to the Minister for housing in respect of this in the context of his relationship or engagement with local authorities on antisocial behaviour and how it is impacting on tenants, neighbours and so forth. We need to have resolute and robust procedures. Generally speaking, there are agreements and so on but they need to be enforced.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: It has been brought to my attention that at least 11 students from Gaza are on a scholarship programme here through the Irish Council for International Students-Department of Foreign Affairs Irish Aid programme. Academics have confirmed to me that those students have been written to and told they either have go back to where they came from or go somewhere else, while students on similar...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy tends to be very accusatory, negative and undermining of everything the Government does in respect of anything to do with Palestine.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: I just asked you a question.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy's tone was wrong. The Department of Foreign Affairs has been extremely supportive, as have I and successive Ministers, in respect of fellowships for students from Palestine. We have been for quite a number of years. I do not know the precise detail or background of the issue the Deputy raised. She did not approach me previously about it. I will examine the matter, and will...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: That is what it says on the letters they got.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----given that the Department of Foreign Affairs facilitated getting hundreds of Irish citizens and their dependants out of Gaza. There should be a bit of fair play from the Deputy.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: Sorry-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: We are a Department that applies humanitarian approaches to these issues.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: I apologise for my tone. I am just asking-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: I will find out. I have not seen-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: -----you to do something to make sure those students remain.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----the details of that. I will find out what is happening and get it sorted.
- Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (30 May 2024)
- Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (30 May 2024)
Pearse Doherty: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 180(2). It is important that insurance companies are held to account. I ask that the Government stop objecting to this legislation and make sure that savings are passed on to customers and not the profits of the insurance companies.
- Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (30 May 2024)
Question put and agreed to.
- Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (30 May 2024)
Cuireadh an Dáil ar fionraí ar 1.14 p.m. agus cuireadh tús leis arís ar 1.57 p.m. Sitting suspended at 1.14 p.m. and resumed at 1.57 p.m.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Taoiseach is meeting shortly with the business community in Drogheda to discuss the economic impact of the loss of the D Hotel and €21 million to the local economy. The people of Drogheda remain extremely angry at this decision. The Government needs to intervene and have a package for the tourists and businesses in our town. We need a moratorium on tourist accommodation being...