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Nature Restoration Law: Statements (7 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: There are times when I disagree with Deputy Ó Cuív and more times when I agree with him, but I always listen to him because it is always worth listening to what he has to say. He has always thought it over very deeply. Ar dtús báire, is mian liom a lua, sa tseachtain ina bhfuil muid, an leabhar An Ghaeilge agus an Éiceolaíocht: Irish and Ecology le Michael...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle. On 14 February I wrote to the Tánaiste and other Ministers and Ministers of State. The letter was cosigned by a number of my Green Party colleagues. In the letter we called on Ministers to take the opportunity afforded by St. Patrick's Day to reiterate the position of the Irish Government, supported by the Irish people, on Gaza. We...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Will all Ministers bring that message with them?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fuel Poverty (7 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Deputy Naughten is Chair of the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands. Excellent work is being done by that committee in the area of energy poverty. I have spoken strongly about the fact that we have responded in the short term and cash was the way to do that in the short term. We have long-term plans for the retrofitting of housing stock,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (7 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on the latest meeting of the Interdepartmental Steering Group on Energy Poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7855/24]

Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (6 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Táimid ar ais arís bliain amháin eile le haghaidh ráitis ar Sheachtain na Gaeilge. Ar thaobh amháin, caithfidh mé a admháil go bhfuil frustrachas orm a bheith páirteach sa set-piece seo bliain i ndiaidh bliana ina seasaimid anseo agus muid ag moladh shuaitheantas cultúrtha ár dteanga dhúchais chun go bhfaighfimid tic sa bhosca sula...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (5 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, a statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [8697/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 3. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and public services will next meet. [8696/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (5 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 403. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government recalling the 2019 Dáil declaration of a biodiversity crisis, and acknowledging specifically the negative impact of light pollution on biodiversity, his plans to mitigate this increasingly pervasive problem, including, but not limited to, whether is intended to amend the Building Regulations to this end; and if he will...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I move amendment No. 121: In page 58, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “ “community garden” means an area of land made available to members of the community for collective gardening purposes for personal or local consumption of produce and is operated otherwise than with a view to making profit, to be prescribed in regulations as “community...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: The law of the land, however, does not. It is completely silent on the definition of "community garden" in any legislation I can find. "Allotment" is well set out. "Community garden" is not. For that reason, I prepared a Private Members' Bill that sets out the definition of "community garden" and provides for a number of other measures, particularly around the obligations we could...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: As I understand it, that is the Cathaoirleach's amendment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I have not joined in on that. It is very simply where we are referring to allotments. The position regarding allotments is well set out in law and is well understood. It is to include, side by side with that, a definition of "community garden". In practice, very often these community spaces have an element of both happening together. There will be an area that is managed by a community...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Yes, I am withdrawing it on that basis.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I welcome the Minister of State's response. It makes common sense to include it. I have been doing this work with Community Gardens Ireland and we identified this lacuna in the law. It has been a barrier for community groups and a barrier in ensuring that local authorities provide really valuable services in all sorts of ways, including things like addressing climate change, reducing food...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: How can I make the distinction? Are these Irish children? I do not want to distinguish.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Okay. I said I wanted to put that to one side as I absolutely accept-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: -----it would have need to impossible to predict that. I am asking about what modelling we do based on population whereby we anticipate services rather than respond.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I asked that question because the next question is how we plan to respond. What is Tusla's policy position on State provision versus community and voluntary versus private provision? Is it a stated goal of Tusla to move towards public provision?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Were those special emergency arrangement, SEA, units?