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- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Sep 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We are running out of time. I ask people to please abbreviate their questions and answers.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Sep 2024)
Joe Flaherty: In anticipation of a budget increase for the Department of Rural and Community Development, could we ensure that pay for staff in public participation networks, PPNs, is regularised? It would take just €1.5 million to bring PPN staff in line with their peers, such as community development partnership co-ordinators and sports partnership co-ordinators. In many cases, they are peers...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Sep 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Deputy.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Sep 2024)
Joe Flaherty: It is expected to run a county-wide network. We need to support PPNs. They are in the front line of community development and support.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Sep 2024)
Joe O'Brien: I also acknowledge the work of the PPNs, which were initially established about ten years ago. They are independent bodies that operate in every local authority area. Their function is to make the connection between local policy development and local community and voluntary environmental bodies as well. My Department funds the PPN office in every local authority area. Because they are...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Sep 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister of State.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Sep 2024)
Joe O'Brien: Unfortunately, it will not be of the scale they are looking for.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2024)
Richard O'Donoghue: How many of those children were operated on twice-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2024)
Micheál Martin: What I would say to the Deputy as well-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2024)
Richard O'Donoghue: -----from the rods breaking in their backs?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2024)
Micheál Martin: What I would say as well is that-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2024)
Richard O'Donoghue: Double figures were given.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Please, Deputy.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----children can be treated overseas. It is not ideal, I understand that, but there has been a long-standing relationship between our children's hospitals and hospitals like Great Ormond Street Hospital and hospitals in the United States. That they have collaboration is nothing new-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2024)
Richard O'Donoghue: The figures the Tánaiste has given are inaccurate.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy, please.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2024)
Micheál Martin: In a whole range of things-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2024)
Richard O'Donoghue: The figures the Tánaiste has given are inaccurate because some of those operations have been done twice. The rods broke in those children's backs. They were operated on twice within two years, and they are also in those stats.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Will the Deputy let the Tánaiste answer?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2024)
Micheál Martin: As far as I am concerned, I want every child looked after, but we have to do it in the most effective way we can. The most effective way we can do it now is a combination of building up national capacity and also-----