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Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security (20 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: From drugs, human trafficking and cyberattacks, this country is seriously vulnerable with regard to security. A headline in the Irish Examinerstated today that Ireland is being used by cartels as a staging post for drugs sales in the country. Tonight, drugs will be consumed in pretty much nearly every second pub across the country. There is no doubt that they may be consumed in the walls...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security (20 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will develop a national security strategy and functioning security agency to deal with future security events. [5111/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legislative Programme (20 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 44. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [5113/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 341. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide clarity on the residency eligibility criteria for the local authority home loan scheme for non-EEA/EU applicants where underwriters for local authorities are operating on a five-year residency requirement; to state where this five year requirement is contained in the Housing Loans Regulations S.I. No 701, and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 524. To ask the Minister for Health the number of unfilled positions across all Rape Crisis Centres in the country; the works that are in progress to equalise pay rates and pay scales of counsellors with their HSE counterparts; the current waiting times for women to access these services and the efforts and plans underway to meet the urgent needs of people in crisis situations in a more...

Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Of how much?

Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: How much is that in tonnes?

Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I asked, did the Danes offer the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 3,000 tonnes of mackerel? The Minister has taken up at least 30 seconds of very limited time and he has not answered the question. Did they?

Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Did they, Minister? I do not have much time.

Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Okay, thanks.

Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: In September, I understand the Minister was given a communiqué on the 3,000 tonnes, which I understand he ignored.

Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I also understand that the Minister said it was legal. The Minister went to the December Council and, having discussed it with the Spanish, came home with 1,500 tonnes, half the number that was offered. Is this the miracle of the loaves and fishes in reverse, where we start out with less fish than we were offered?

Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: From the Danish offer?

Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: What does the 25% equate to in tonnage?

Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: In that case, with the figures I started off with, the long-term effect is true.

Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I have a final question. Time has been taken off me by elongated questions.

Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Ireland has some of the richest fishing grounds in the whole world, and it is unbelievable to see what has happened to the fishing industry under the policies of the Government. It is estimated that the Irish fleet only takes 15% of the fish out of Irish waters. I am still actually shocked by that figure, even though I have read it so many times, and that 85% of Irish fish in Irish waters...

Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: In September, the Danes offered the Minister 3,000 tonnes of mackerel quota. Is that the case? This is a major success we have had in terms of a one-off increase in our mackerel quota. I engaged on this with my team when we identified an opportunity. At the time, we were accused by the Danish minister of conducting a midnight heist at the negotiations when we went after this particular...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: This week, Fianna Fáil launched its campaign for a “Yes” vote in the so-called care referendum. It is important that we look behind the glossy marketing leaflets and actually analyse where the Government stands on care. Aontú has been carrying out significant research on the issue of children in State care by way of parliamentary questions, mostly to the Department...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: The State is in loco parentis.