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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rental Sector (15 Jun 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...principle of the tenant purchase scheme. The scheme is intended to facilitate social mobility and to strengthen social integration through the creation of mixed tenure communities, which is a key tenet of the Government’s housing policy. Tenants who become the owners of their homes can inspire others to follow along the same path and this positive example strengthens communities....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...earnings. The 2011 Inter-Departmental Mortgage Arrears Working Group Report, known as the Keane Report, identified mortgage interest supplement as an inappropriate long-term support. The central tenet of the report’s findings was that mortgage interest supplement did little to assist families in improving the long-term difficulty in addressing their mortgage difficulties. The...

Seanad: Capital Investment in the Health Service: Statements (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...to say the 11 centres equate to 500 replacement community beds, which makes an enormous difference for all of the residents in these new facilities. Progressing the new children’s hospital remains a core tenet of our capital plan for this year. It is the most significant investment in health infrastructure ever in the State. The hospital will play a vital role in strategic reform...

Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

James Lawless: ...doctrine of fair procedures. These include the right to a fair trial and this includes the right to trial with due expedition in the courts of law without delays. All these things are fundamental tenets of the justice system, and especially the criminal justice system, but they are not always followed. When the State is a party to proceedings, it is all the more difficult to challenge...

Seanad: Academic Precarity: Motion (24 May 2023)

Aisling Dolan: ...engagement with the higher education institutions, HEIs, via staff representatives and stakeholders. I hope that there will be outcomes from that. I also hope that the review will cover PhD supports. A tenet of the research and innovation Bill should relate to the researcher career framework. The Minister of State might comment on this point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)

...died off but replaced by an Alder crop which Mrs. Corcoran feels is of low or poor commercial value. The issue here is that there was no consultation with Mrs. Corcoran in advance. Again, the main tenet of what is arising here is a lack of engagement with farm partners. There is a situation where the farm partners feel left out in the cold and there are issues affecting their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employee Experiences of Technological Surveillance in the Financial Services Sector: Discussion (24 May 2023)

...it has to. The mood music has changed. The President and the President of the United States are publicly saying that the recognition of workers, and trade union and collective bargaining, are key tenets of a civil society. There is not an option of adopting a minimalist approach. We have to adopt an approach that actually goes for the 80% target for collective bargaining. We would...

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Alan Farrell: ...It is to stoke up tension and sow division in the heart of our communities, all for their gain. They must be countered through community engagement, information and resourcing. Protest is a core tenet of our democracy and of any democracy. It has served us well and it will continue to do so, but there is a line that should not be crossed. Protesting outside a facility which houses...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...RTÉ. He contacted me and said he would like to initiate or represent a group in a group litigation case. Unfortunately, we did not have the sort of money that Gallagher Shatter was looking for at the time. The tenet of his argument, rightly so, was the right to bodily integrity enshrined in our Constitution. We have the right of bodily integrity enshrined in our Constitution for...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Oberstown Children’s Detention Campus: Chairperson-Designate (23 May 2023)

Ms Koulla Yiasouma: Yes. We need to consider that. Transitioning or preparing to leave is one of the core tenets of Oberstown's model of care. It is the "P" in CEHOP – care, education, health, offending behaviour and preparation for leaving. It all comes to nothing if the young people are not supported to return to their communities. A great deal of work in education, the...

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy: Statements (18 May 2023)

James Lawless: ...- Francis Fukuyama and the end of history, and where we expected to be perhaps 20 or 25 years ago, when we thought a unipolar rules-based world order was emerging with liberal democracy as its key tenet. That appeared to be a sort of utopian outcome, for some schools of political thought anyway, but it was short-lived, as we saw with the Balkans following the demise of the Soviet Union...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (18 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...million), the relevant Approving Authority is required to seek Government consent at 2 stages, the Preliminary Business Case stage and the Final Business Case stage (stages 1 and 3 above). A fundamental tenet of the approach is the incremental approvals process. To prevent lock-in, protect scarce resources and ensure maximum value for money, proposals should only be approved to advance...

European Year of Skills: Statements (10 May 2023)

Niall Collins: ...us collectively rise to the challenge of arming ourselves with the skills we need for the future. Let us put skills at the centre of our lives as a driver of our enterprise success and as a core tenet of our societal well-being. With the OECD review, the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science will be actively looking at strength and improvement...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (9 May 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Simon Harris: ...the view that this amendment is unnecessary because every public body is required to carry out its legal obligations in accordance with the law. In many ways, it must go without saying because it is such an important fundamental tenet that people have to act in accordance with the law. When it comes to members of An Garda Síochána, it takes on an additional significance because...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (25 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ..., FreeNow and Lynx, as dispatch operators, are regulated by the NTA. Dispatch operators are permitted to provide bookings to SPSV licensed drivers using SPSV licensed vehicles, only. A fundamental tenet of Ireland’s SPSV regulatory regime is that only SPSV licensed drivers and vehicles are used for the carriage of passengers for reward. Ireland's regulatory framework requires...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Pensions and Social Security: Discussion (20 Apr 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

...the Cathaoirleach for the invitation to articulate an ambition that I share with colleagues across this island, that a new social security system in a unified state is one that is built on the tenets of dignity, respect and the provision of a replacement income which will ensure that all people can afford a minimum standard of living. To this point, the social security and pensions...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (19 Apr 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...system is a major priority for Government, and I was very happy to be able to introduce the new public-only consultant contract. It is a really important step forward in the implementation of universal healthcare and of Sláintecare. A central tenet is that health services will move to being provided free or affordably at the point of delivery. To this end, I am expanding access to...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2023)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: If this is going to continue, I will suspend the sitting. It is a basic tenet of proper parliamentary debate that Deputies listen to what others have to say. Can we do that please?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (28 Mar 2023)

Simon Harris: ...Committee on Justice. As the Deputy may be aware, the report of the Commission recommended that Garda staff be recruited directly to An Garda Síochána, rather than the Civil Service. A central tenet of the recommendations was that An Garda Síochána should be seen and treated as a single organisation with a single workforce who share a common mission. It found that...

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

Maurice Quinlivan: ...person will make the service more publicly identifiable and that it will also have a larger remit with regard to the types of alleged wrongdoing it will have the power to investigate. The recognition of community safety as a key tenet of the modernised police force is an additional positive step and recognises that a great deal of the work of gardaí involves dealing with those in...