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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Family Law Cases (9 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been progress in removing the in camera rule in the family courts, subject to protection of identity, in order that media reports can be carried out in the interests of transparency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54521/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Family Law Cases (9 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: The most recent time I raised this matter last June, I criticised the current state of Ireland's family court system and highlighted delays, poor facilities and, in particular, a lack of transparency due to the in camera rule. In response, the Minister acknowledged the widespread public frustration with the family law processes. He said that the full removal of the in camera rule was...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Family Law Cases (9 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: We do need to shine more light on these situations. In family disputes involving children, people will sometimes attempt to alienate the kids. The Minister referred to reports. In relation to section 32 and section 47 reports, we have had cases where people have almost treated parental alienation as a proven case when it is not. It is almost like a cult. Immersion therapy is recommended,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Family Law Cases (9 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I believe it is important to keep the pressure on and to keep working on this issue. In many instances, these so-called experts are not actually qualified, and in many instances they are actually being paid by one parent to produce the report because the other parent cannot afford to have a similar report. It is not a fair situation and the more the media are able to shed light on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (9 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 250. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to review the citizenship process in areas such as length of residency immediately prior to application, criminal records, proficiency in Irish or English; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54522/25]

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Yesterday evening I spoke about the macro situation and how the Fiscal Advisory Council had urged a cooling down, because the corporation tax receipts were not going to last forever and that this budget, in one sense because it came after a giveaway election budget, had shades of 2007. Now I want to move on to some of the specific measures in the budget. During the votes last night I got to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I will ask the same question of both of our witnesses. They have mainly referred to infrastructure. In Dublin, more of the focus is on transportation infrastructure, along with childcare. Nationally, the focus is on water services and the energy grid. These are issues close to my heart. They have come up at this committee and at the EU affairs committee, in terms of the deficit that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: To follow up on the points made about the airports, Dublin appears to be constrained in terms of Weston Airport, which is situated along the Liffey, just beside Dublin Airport. Then we have Baldonnel Airport. There are constraints. Given the way Ryanair operates, it would probably stick one down near Hook Head in Wexford and call it Dublin south airport. A valid point was raised. Why...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives of the European Committee of the Regions (8 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Will Ms Tütt comment on how discussions are going with accession countries like Moldova and Albania in terms of their regional development? How does it compare to Ireland? Ms Tütt mentioned what the mid-term review is doing in terms of focusing on more strategic issues like defence and competitiveness. It also mentions housing and water resilience. Many of those areas are...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives of the European Committee of the Regions (8 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: The Chair is correct. There is a map showing a big gap for Cork. It also shows a big white gap for Dublin as well.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives of the European Committee of the Regions (8 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Does Councillor Coughlan feel that there should be more town councils and full-time pay for councillors? Second, Ireland is militarily neutral, as Ms Tütt knows, but we are not politically neutral. We support the Ukrainians, for example, and have been outspoken on the genocide in Gaza. In terms of the potential for this fund to help Ireland and help Europe deal with nefarious...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (7 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I particularly want to speak to resolution No. 4. However, I welcome No. 3 and the continuation of the 9% rate of VAT for electricity, which is very welcome. While in some people's view it does not do so entirely, it does in some way mitigate the removal of the measures to help people pay their bills. I agree with others that maybe it should have been continued for another year. I note...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Budget Statement 2026 (7 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I welcome the opportunity to speak on budget 2026. In this contribution, I would like to mainly focus on the macro issues and some of the key measures announced, while in my slot tomorrow I hope to go more into individual measures in terms of what is welcome, what is unwelcome and what is a missed opportunity. There are plenty of missed opportunities both day to day and strategic. First,...

Investment in Sport and Sporting Infrastructure: Statements (1 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: One cannot say much in two minutes but the point I will make is that funding is welcome but we need more of it. Capital projects have a huge return, especially, as others have noted, in terms of working with sports clubs. I support what my colleague Deputy Fitzmaurice said about a loan scheme to top up funding. We also need to look to more creative thinking. In my constituency,...

Situation in Gaza: Statements (1 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I did not get the opportunity to speak yesterday so, first, I wish to acknowledge the humanitarian work being done by the volunteers on the flotilla, trying to get food and medicine directly to the people of Gaza in the face of starvation, violence and ongoing oppression from the Israeli state. I acknowledge that many of those participating are Irish citizens, as others have said, including...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Eurofound: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I thank everyone for the presentation. I congratulate them on the foundation's anniversary. I apologise as I will have to leave shortly because I am speaking in the Chamber but I do have a couple of questions. The Eurofound website has a breadth of information. It has some interesting information I was not at all aware of such as reports on monitoring access to services for children and...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Eurofound: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Does Mr. Kalfin think that information is being shared widely enough?

Committee on European Union Affairs: Eurofound: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I thank Mr. Kalfin.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to a detailed review and immediate suspension of the introduction of the 2025/2026 SNA review guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52169/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Oct 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will facilitate consultations with school communities over the 2025/2026 SNA review guidelines before they are implemented nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52170/25]