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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We are over time.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Ivana Bacik: In particular, what criteria are judges using in operating a full suspension of sentence in cases where there are crimes of violence committed?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Catherine Murphy: We are seeking a debate as a matter of urgency on the issues that have flowed from the "RTÉ Investigates: Horses - Making a Killing" programme. A significant abuse occurred in Shannonside Foods, which is the only equine abattoir in the country and has been temporarily closed down. The abuse that was featured has rightly caused outrage. Horses have been removed from the site. The...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Bríd Smith: I am aware we are running out of time in this Dáil term but, given the seriousness of what has happened in the context of violence against women and the outcome of Natasha's case, we have to find time to debate this issue. Tomorrow, we have six and a half hours dedicated in the afternoon to various Bill. Tomorrow also, luckily for him more than luckily for us, the judge in the case...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I very much enjoyed his tribute to Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh. The idea that listening to the match on the radio was more enjoyable than watching it on the television probably captures the essence of many people's experience and memory. Everybody or certainly most people in this House want to see a balanced approach to rural...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank the Taoiseach very much for his reply but I ask again if he will do something about the clause on significant urban generated pressure that is denying so many people planning permission. There people are asking for nothing only fair play and they are not getting it at present. They will build the house, pay for it and create employment. They will do all that themselves. We have...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Simon Harris: I will do my best. First, I remind Deputy Murphy that I too am a Deputy. I have been elected by the people of Wicklow on three occasions and I am grateful for that. I do not need the media or anyone else, with the greatest respect to them, to let me know what the issues in my community are, and neither does anybody on the Government benches. The constant suggestion that those outside...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to get an opportunity to say a few words about the late, great Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh. He was a great Kerryman who had a unique voice and created excitement in all the games he commentated on. It was better to listen when he commentated on the radio than to watch the game on the television because there was more drama. He created excitement and he knew so much...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Murphy. At the outset, I want to say I am sorry for getting a bit passionate in the last answer, but I think everybody in the House is just so angered. I want to thank Deputy Cairns for raising the important issue. I thank Deputy Murphy for highlighting this issue relating to the RTB. I know she is highlighting a broader issue but if she wants to send to my office the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: I suggest respectfully that if the Taoiseach needs examples, he should undertake a review of the RTB. Believe you me, I could extend a level of examples. This is not the first time I have mentioned on the floor of the House that the RTB is no longer fit for purpose. It is the umpteenth time. Why are we running the country through the media? Why is Natasha O'Brien here today to give us...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy Murphy has rolled an enormous number of significant matters into her question. It is supposed to be a question on one matter. I am sure the Taoiseach will do his best.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: At the outset, I join my colleagues in passing my condolences to the family of Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh. He was born in Dingle in 1930. He was a man who was regarded as a hero of the country. I have family abroad who believe his voice is synonymous with home and all that is good about Ireland. I wish to pay my deepest respects on behalf of the people of Wexford, whom I...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Cairns for quite rightly raising this issue. I also thank her for her words in relation to the Minister, Deputy McGrath - who I join her in congratulating - and the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers. I want the Deputy to know that we do not just say, "Never again". Never have I uttered those words. What we need to do is to adopt a zero-tolerance approach in Ireland when...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: The phrase "zero tolerance" rings about equally as hollow as that of "Never again" in this scenario.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Simon Harris: That is not fair.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: Like many other people, I believe the DPP should review the leniency of this sentence because it was not a zero-tolerance one.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Simon Harris: Fair point.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: However, my fear is that in reviewing it, the DPP will discover that this sentence is not unusually lenient at all and that men routinely beat women to a pulp and walk free from court. Natasha is now known and admired across the country, but she never wanted to be in this position and she should not be. We are familiar with the names of other women too: Elaine O'Hara, Jennie Poole, Nadine...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Simon Harris: I am absolutely furious about what has happened in this country - just to be very clear. There is nobody in this House more disgusted than anybody else. Nobody. I am not just a Taoiseach. I am a father. I am a son. I am a husband. Everybody wants to live in a country with zero tolerance, and nobody suggests zero tolerance is some sort of slogan or platitude. Zero tolerance is the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: I also want to mark the death of a legend - Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh. His magical voice expertly evoked all the drama and passion of the GAA for decades. He devoted a lifetime to the promotion of the GAA and the Irish language. He did this in a manner that beguiled and transfixed a nation. He will be missed but forever remembered. I will also take this opportunity to...