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Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Are you proud of that figure, Minister?

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Excuse me, a Chathaoirligh, the Minister asked me a direct question, and I am asking him one.

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Are you proud of your record on child homelessness, Minister? "Yes" or "No".

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Are you proud?

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Are you proud of your record on child homelessness?

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: You are proud of your record, are you?

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: You do not look at those kids in the eye, Minister.

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Decisive decisions.

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Are there other kinds of decisions?

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: You should be ashamed of yourself, Minister.

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: You should be ashamed.

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Deputies for tabling the motion because we cannot speak enough about child poverty. We on the Opposition benches have put forward plenty of solutions. We have flagged to the Government time and again issues as they arise. They arise in our advice clinics and in our offices and we make sure we bring the message directly to the Government. In his opening remarks, the Minister...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Embracing Ireland's Outdoors - National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sorry that I missed the very start of the meeting but I had read the presentations beforehand. I thank the witnesses for being here and for their work. I have a question about how things happen. There are lots of Departments and agencies involved here, including the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Sport Ireland, the Department of tourism and the...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Embracing Ireland's Outdoors - National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: My next question relates to how we measure success. The Department will measure some of it against the plans but are people using the facilities counted? Is that being used as evidence of progress being made? If I look around my own area, I can see the things that are successful because I can see people physically there, but that is not a very scientific way of measuring. Does the...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Embracing Ireland's Outdoors - National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: My final question-----

Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (23 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I start by thanking my colleague an Teachta Pa Daly for this motion and for all of his work on this issue. That we continue to put forward constructive solutions to the crisis caused by this Government is a great credit to my colleagues. As the dark evenings draw in and it starts to get colder, it is important that we turn our attention to the reality of what is happening in homes across...

School Transport: Statements (23 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: It is a pity the Minister could not stay for the debate. However, I have her script in front of me. It says "check against delivery". That is very good advice because the Government is generally very big on sound bites and woefully inadequate when it comes to actual delivery. In her script, the Minister tells us that solutions are being found every single day. Does this not tell us that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Sep 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Hear, hear.