Results 121-140 of 1,576 for does speaker:Alan Kelly

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2022)

Alan Kelly: ...sit there and say that they should not. They will, they can and they must because the Government will not deal with it. They will need those wages to pay for these cost increases. The Government does not have the will. It needs to rethink that because the people who are watching and who will be getting bills this week, next week and the weeks and months after are looking to the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2021)

Alan Kelly: This seems to be a political decision. The Tánaiste does not seem to be in control of the decision-making process. Will the Government ensure the legislation is reviewed and that if policy changes are required regarding the issues I raised, will it ensure they are brought forward in this Dáil so that we, as legislators, can debate and vote on them? Yes or no?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2021)

Alan Kelly: I want to ask the Tánaiste a very serious question. Does he trust the women of Ireland? Yesterday, the Minister for Health announced the terms of a review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. When this historic legislation was debated and passed three years ago, it was the understanding of Members of this House that there would be a review of the operation...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (8 Dec 2021)

Alan Kelly: ...to ensure that EU funding goes to the traders and sectors that need it most, including those in our fishing sector, businesses dealing with Brexit challenges and, of course, agriculture and food. What plan does the Government have for this money? Can the Taoiseach provide detailed breakdowns for this year and next year? I understand that a portion of the money will go to assist the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)

Alan Kelly: ...was not available. The Taoiseach is now saying that is not the case. Will he confirm to the House that anybody from NPHET who wants to appear on any show or give an interview to the print media does not have to go through GIS or any spokespeople?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2021)

Alan Kelly: ...with. I want to ask the Taoiseach the following questions. Who is responsible for the change in policy of how NPHET is to communicate with the public on specific public health issues? Why was that decided? Does the Taoiseach accept that it is Ministers and their failures as regards communication that have created the omnishambles over the five issues I have pointed out in the past...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (1 Dec 2021)

Alan Kelly: ...badly hit now. I was just sent a list through WhatsApp by a gastropub owner in my hometown of Nenagh showing details of hundreds of cancelled reservations. It is a well-known gastropub, and the owner does not think the business will survive because he was depending on trade during the Christmas period. This is short-termism. The Government needs to change tack here. Otherwise,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (30 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: ...go ahead after the summer break next year? Will the Taoiseach finally put this matter to bed? A number of councillors in Limerick have come together to ask that the election go ahead. If it does not, it is unlikely that it will go ahead at all, given when the local elections will be held. The people of Limerick have voted for this and deserve it. It should go ahead. Can the Taoiseach...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: Does the Taoiseach want the schools closed?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: ...said that the banks were not bailed out. His roaring down the phone and threats in here do no bother me. I will let the public decide who they believe. I think we already know. The Taoiseach does not seem to be getting that this is Groundhog Day for this country. People around the country are very worried. The Taoiseach is consistent in his inconsistency. Will the Taoiseach...

National Standards Authority of Ireland (Carbon Footprint Labelling) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: ...people can trust. When doing your weekly grocery shopping, it can be all but impossible to know the environmental impact of what you buy. The famous avocado has a major carbon impact, but so too does Brazilian beef. Many companies have started providing a carbon footprint, but we need a measure people can know is independently decided. If we want to seriously transition to a low-carbon...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: That does not make it an enhanced medical card, so it might be necessary-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Policing Reform (16 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: ...and moved to Ennis. Therefore, Galway, Ennis and Limerick are headquarters, but the county with the two biggest motorways running straight through it, and one of the largest counties in Ireland, does not. It is crazy from a policing point of view, and it is the AGSI which is saying this and fairly deliberately. This decision must be re-examined. The Garda Commissioner has questioned...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: I will flag two matters. The High Court in Belfast has ruled that the situation with regard to North-South ministerial meetings is unlawful. Does the Taoiseach have any update on that? The second issue I will raise sometimes goes under the radar. Yesterday, it was made official that a public inquiry is to be held in Northern Ireland to investigate mother and baby homes, Magdalen laundries...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: ...schools and early years education are a top priority. Owenabue school in the Taoiseach's constituency has told many of the parents of its children not to send the children to the school because it does not have enough teachers. I am hearing similar stories in this regard from all over the country. My wife is a teacher. Pressures are everywhere. There was a situation in my daughter's...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: .... The headquarters are in Ennis in County Clare. There are headquarters in Limerick, Ennis and Galway. A lot of business is done in and large volumes of traffic go through Tipperary, but it does not have a headquarters. Imagine travelling from Ballyvaughan to Carrick-On-Suir across an area comprising 2,000 sq km. The scale of the division is too big. The AGSI has expressed serious...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: ...underground DART line in Dublin have been shelved until at least 2042. The Taoiseach spoke about the COP and about us really needing to play our part and obviously dealing with transport. How does that marry with the timelines stated in the plan that has been announced and that we are now fully aware of?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: ...about the ongoing booster programme. I support what it delivers for over-60s, under-60s who are compromised and, when we have European Medicines Agency, EMA, approval, hopefully children as well. Does the Taoiseach believe we will have a booster programme for the remaining population early next year? Would he support that? Will he ask the national immunisation advisory committee, NIAC,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: I raise the issue of the Minister, Deputy Ryan. It does not relate to his double, strange PCR tests. We know we are dealing with a Covid crisis and, potentially, a Brexit Article 16 crisis. However, if the Taoiseach and his Government colleagues cannot keep the lights on or the houses warm this winter nor plan for industry and inward investment, that is the rock on which they will perish....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: Because of Article 41 of our Constitution, the only fully legally recognised family is that created through marriage. We know that does not reflect the reality of modern Ireland, in which there are more than 150,000 cohabiting couples. To recognise the modern family unit fully, we need a change in the Constitution. Furthermore, the Tánaiste will be aware, since I have raised the case...