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- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)
Simon Harris: I am grateful to have the opportunity to expand on this important issue because it is always important when it comes to housing - one of the biggest intergenerational challenges of our time - that the Government is willing to listen and to respond. Something we did not hear from the previous speaker is that we live in a country where every working day, we see so many homes being built, where...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: Yes, absolutely
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am astonished therefore if what the Taoiseach is saying is accurate why is it out on the canvass that the Taoiseach hears so much about this.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)
Simon Harris: That is not accurate
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: If the Government's response has been so effective, how is it that the Taoiseach hears these accounts of vulture funds snatching up family homes when out on the canvass?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)
Mairead Farrell: Hear, hear.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: Are the people on the ground wrong as well? We live in a country where we have sky-high housing prices, sky-high rents, and record homelessness. Young people and their parents are frankly in despair. The Government's housing policy is not working and the Taoiseach should do a little bit more canvassing if he doubts me-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)
Simon Harris: In Boston.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----and he will find that I am reflecting the truth on the ground to him. The Government introduced the 10% stamp duty and, in fact, far from the number of bulk purchases falling, it actually accelerated year on year. I have the figures to hand. They were given to me by my colleague, Deputy Doherty, who received them by means of a response to a parliamentary question. The number of bulk...
- Prelude (28 May 2024)
- Prelude (28 May 2024)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
- Prelude (28 May 2024)
Prayer and Reflection.
- Prelude (28 May 2024)
Paidir agus Machnamh.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: At a Fine Gael press conference, the Taoiseach told reporters that as he canvasses around the country, he has heard too many examples of the bulk-buying of homes by wealthy property funds, but, of course, he already knew this was happening and that it is not happening by accident. Property funds bulk-buying family homes is a direct result of Government policy. Over a decade ago, Fine Gael...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: I thank all the students and guests for coming before the committee today. Starting with Mr. Irfan, I would have thought it was a very positive development that we are going to have a separate climate action and sustainable development course at senior cycle. Does he agree with me that there are many younger people who are interested in climate action and the climate crisis and that this...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: Okay. Turning to Ms Adhikari, what would she like to see being covered in this course? I do not know if she has had an opportunity to engage with the Department in respect of the course, but even if she has not, what elements of the whole issue of climate action and sustainable development would she like to see included in the course?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: Of course, yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Ms Adhikari. Moving to Mr. Lian, I am conscious that putting a course on the secondary-cycle level is not just for the purposes of something the State thinks is civically important, although it is. Obviously, the course must also be examined, marked and assessed. It is a serious subject, so we would want to ensure it is properly appraised by markers. Would he view this as being a...