Results 901-920 of 1,818 for speaker:Chris Andrews

Mother and Baby Institutions: Statements (25 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: I acknowledge the dreadful experience of the survivors and extend my sympathies to them. I thank them for the messages they sent to all of us over the past several months and years. The response of the State to those who suffered such immense brutality at the hands of the church has been nothing short of a national disgrace. Sadly, this seems to be the way that successive Governments...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. As a Deputy for Dublin Bay South, I have seen first-hand the terrible impact the SHD legislation has brought to local communities. Thousands of build-to-rent apartments and co-living units have been developed across the city with little or no regard for affordability or integration into the local community. They are just another...

Climate Action Plan 2021: Statements (23 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: We are amidst a deepening crisis as climate change continues to accelerate apace. We hear of all the rhetoric and talk from Government of a just transition for our communities, grants and supports for retrofitting of homes and for electric cars. However, that is all it is to most people - it is talk. How can the average family afford a €40,000 to €60,000 retrofit of their...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: I wish the Ceann Comhairle a speedy recovery. Separate to the redress scheme for people who own homes affected by mica, there is a working group within the environment Department that examines defects in housing. Poolbeg Quay residents in Ringsend, who are all mortgage holders through Dublin City Council, have homes with serious defects. There are 62 homes there and this would take...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: It is close.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: 491. To ask the Minister for Health if a Covid-19 Recovery Certificate is required to travel within the European Union if the person who has recovered from Covid-19 is also fully vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57248/21]

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: I thank the Leas-Chean Comhairle. I welcome this Bill and the regulation of e-scooters. It is really important. We need some kind of structure and guidelines for users of e-scooters. The public is ahead of Government on this. Travelling through Dublin city, people are on scooters every day. They have decided they are using scooters so it is important Government regulates them and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: As the Minister knows, 3,500 new homes are being planned for the Poolbeg Peninsula. We hear a lot of sound bites about the 15-minute city. That sounds great in theory but the reality is very different. As the Minister knows, you will not get up the Seán Moore Road in 15 minutes. Residents living in the new houses in Ringsend, as well as in homes in Irishtown and Sandymount, are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: 370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the contract for printing exam papers for the State Examinations Commission has been given to a British company and printed outside of Ireland rather than being given to an Irish company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56151/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: 365. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be given an urgent date for surgery to take place. [55316/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (10 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: 196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average timeframe it is taking to receive an appointment with the Probate Office from the time an initial application is lodged; and the length of time is it taking for each application to be processed. [54927/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (10 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: 223. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to amend the fair deal scheme to allow homeowners to rent out their homes while they are in a nursing home given this would free up more houses onto the rental market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54856/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (9 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: 617. To ask the Minister for Health if a commitment will be given that 18 hours of home care for a person (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54455/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (9 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: 620. To ask the Minister for Health if the seven hours home care for a person (details supplied) will be provided despite the company that provides this person home care indicating it will not be able to fulfil some of the hours they have been approved for due to the new legislation the Government has brought in regarding work permits for those working as home care assistants; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: 685. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given a date for their pacemaker operation to take place. [54756/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Middle East (4 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: I thank the Minister of State for that response. I agree with his comments that this matter is bigger than the six designated organisations. This will impact on all civil society groups and on people being able to challenge the Israeli Government on their breaches of international law. The Minister of State mentioned raising this issue at the UN Security Council, which is all very well,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Middle East (4 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. Two weeks ago on 19 October the Israeli defence minister formally designated human rights organisation Al-Haq and five other Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organisations under Israeli law. The other five are Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Bisan Center for Research and Development, Defense for Children International...

Monitoring Adequate Housing in Ireland: Statements (4 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: I welcome this opportunity for the Dáil to debate the findings of the IHREC report on adequate housing. Amid this ever-growing crisis within housing, the report highlights several key findings and challenges in housing that many of us have long suspected. I represent the constituency of Dublin Bay South, a constituency with a wealth of history and rich in community. At the core of...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (3 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: The recent allegations against six civil society advocacy organisations in Palestine are a result of apartheid Israel's failure to challenge the work of the organisations on the basis of law and evidence. Apartheid Israel has now resorted to systematic harassment of the six organisations. I am aware of the solid and important work one of the six organisations, Al-Haq, does. This is an...

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Nov 2021)

Chris Andrews: I commend Deputy Harkin on her work in introducing this Bill on credit unions. I also commend the members of credit unions on the work they have done in the community over the past 60 years. They have witnessed high levels of unemployment, emigration and a city in which poor housing is rampant but they have kept communities together. As the Minister of State with responsibility for credit...