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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (28 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 357. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a response will issue to communications from a parent who urgently requires available childcare spaces in County Donegal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27902/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (28 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the share of Science Foundation Ireland grants for research and the share that is used all other expenses such as administrative costs by Science Foundation Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28074/25]

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: I begin by thanking all of the speakers who supported the Bill. It was refreshing and great to see the combined Opposition come out and support the Bill. The Minister, Deputy Donohoe, made one of the most shameful speeches I have heard in all of my time in the Dáil. That speech will come back to haunt him. It was full of nonsense, to tell him the God's honest truth, in the face of...

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Shame on the Government. Disgraceful. It would not even let it go to Committee Stage. So much for the weasel words. There is no point in the Minister standing there and saying we will do everything for the people of Gaza. It is disgraceful.

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: They are selling war bonds. They are not even hiding it.

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: That is a nonsense argument.

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: They are selling war bonds. They are advertising them as that. They are not selling green bonds. They are not planting trees. They are killing children.

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: With respect, it is a stupid argument you are making, in fairness.

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Yes, you are.

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Is the Minister serious? That is just pathetic.

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: It is pathetic nonsense. It is only the Irish Central Bank that is allowed to do this.

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: It would not be happening in our name. At least we would be standing up against the genocide.

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: That is a disgraceful speech. That speech is going to go down in history. It is a disgraceful speech from the Minister.

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: It is absolutely not.

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: What about our obligations in the face of genocide?

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Tell that to the child who has been ripped apart by the bombs that are funded through sales of war bonds through the Irish Central Bank.

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: The Government will not even let it go to the committee.

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: And tomorrow more bombs will rain down.

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: His masters at EU level will be happy. Paschal will get many pats when he goes back to Brussels.

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Shame on you. That was a disgraceful speech.