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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Gino Kenny: In the past number of days, there have been reports in the media about people having adverse reactions to cannabis. This is quite concerning but where there is no regulation, someone will fill the gap and that is the black market. It is in everyone's interest in respect of harm reduction and regulation that there would be a different model for cannabis. In the absence of regulation, people...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue as he has sincerely on a number of occasions. The best way to proceed on this from a policy point of view is via the Oireachtas joint committee that will consider the outcome of the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use. That was an honest and genuine effort to get civil society together to debate what is a difficult and important issue. There are real...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: The Taoiseach said that road safety would be a priority of his tenure. We have had significant loss of life on the roads this year - 79 people to date with a bank holiday weekend looming. Beneath that headline are many accidents, collisions and injuries, many of which are life-changing. The Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, has commissioned a report on the Road Safety Authority to make...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Simon Harris: Road safety is a priority for me and the Government. Since becoming Taoiseach seven weeks ago, I have chaired two meetings on road safety, we have allocated an additional €3 million to public awareness campaigns and we are working with local authorities to see what more we can do on road safety. We all have to amplify the message around killer behaviours, especially as we approach...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: As the Taoiseach knows, Louth-Cavan-Monaghan Garda Division has a long land Border with the neighbouring jurisdiction and this creates additional and unique policing demands on the gardaí in our area. For a number of years, I have continually expressed my concerns that, with resignations and retirements, we are not getting nearly enough of the new Garda recruits into our division. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. I am pleased the Cavan-Monaghan drugs unit was able to recommence. I share his view and that of everyone in government that we want to see Garda numbers increase. We are seeing progress on that. The college is back open and busy. The fair distribution of new Garda recruits is important. I will share the Deputy's views with the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Over the years we have had the refusal of the Galway bypass, the refusal of planning permission for the road from Maam Cross to Clifden, massive delays relating to the road from Maam Cross to Oughterard, the refusal of Páirc na Mara, which was a development by Údarás na Gaeltachta, and recently a court case about Ros an Mhíl. It is beginning to become evident that it is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I raise the issue of Bord na Móna's plans to sell off its waste management business, as was reported recently. This risks further concentration of waste management services, which is potentially bad for workers and customers. It is further privatisation when the opposite should be happening. Is the Taoiseach aware of the plan and has he or the Government assessed it in terms of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Simon Harris: Truthfully, I am not across the detail of it. It has not been brought to my attention, but I will speak directly to the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, about the issue. Any such matter would have to comply fully with competition law and other laws of the land such as employment law and an impact assessment should be considered. I will ask the Minister to come back to the Deputy directly.

Estimates for Public Services 2024 (29 May 2024)

Estimates for Public Services 2024 (29 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I move the following Revised Estimates: Vote 1 — President’s Establishment (Revised Estimate). That a sum not exceeding €5,260,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2024, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Secretary General to the President, for certain other expenses...

Estimates for Public Services 2024 (29 May 2024)

Votes put and agreed to.

Presentation of Estimates: Motion (29 May 2024)

Presentation of Estimates: Motion (29 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I move: That, notwithstanding Standing Order 215 of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business or the Resolution of the Dáil of 13th December, 2023, the following Further Revised Estimates for Public Services for the year ending 31st December, 2024, be presented to the Dáil on 29th May, 2024, being a date later than that prescribed for the...

Presentation of Estimates: Motion (29 May 2024)

Question put and agreed to

Health Act 1970: Motion (29 May 2024)

Health Act 1970: Motion (29 May 2024)

Mary Butler: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Health Act 1970 (Section 45(3)) (Classes of Persons) Regulations 2024, copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 16th May, 2024, in accordance with Section 45(4) of the Health Act 1970.

Health Act 1970: Motion (29 May 2024)

Question put and agreed to.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue of Newpark School of Music. I am pleased that there will be time in the Dáil for a topical issue debate on it tomorrow. The Deputy has been constructive in flagging it with me today and I will certainly ask, in advance of that debate, relevant line Ministers and agencies to see what role the State may have in this, in order to be able to give...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: The fall in the number of taxis is having a detrimental impact on towns and villages across rural Ireland. In County Tipperary, according to the most recent figures, there has been a drop to just 220 taxis, despite a population growth of more than 4,000. This has an obvious negative impact on hospitality and retail services. Pubs and restaurants are struggling as people are forced to stay...