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Investment in Football: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Alan Kelly: Well done, Aodhán, fantastic speech on the day that is in it. We in the Labour Party are bringing forward this motion very much on purpose. Our ladies are going to the World Cup and we all wish them well and give them our support. It is also an opportunity for us to focus on this sport which is across every part of Ireland yet does not have the support, facilities or engagement...

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Alan Kelly: I am glad we are discussing this today. It is apt given the conversations that are all over the airwaves. When I was driving up to Dublin today, I heard it on multiple channels. The Minister was being referred to on multiple channels. I want to speak a little about the politics of this because I am sick and tired of it. I have my own differences with the Green Party but I have a lot in...

Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Alan Kelly: I will make four brief points. First, in regard to infrastructure, there is competition among those who are looking to develop wind in other countries, so we need to move quickly or we will not have access to those developers. Second, four Departments are involved in this, namely, those relating to the environment, transport, the marine, to an extent, and planning. I have a concern about...

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Alan Kelly: Well done Minister.

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Minister and Minister of State for being here today. They are two of the more approachable Ministers. I have said so on the floor of the House before. The Labour Party is passionate about this issue. We have raised it many times. I acknowledge the work of Deputy Duncan Smith and of our colleague Deputy Ward who is hugely involved. Today I am furious but I am also proud....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Alan Kelly: I am not asking the Minister to.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Alan Kelly: I think we all agree on what the issue is.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Alan Kelly: It is very rare that I stand up on the Order of Business but I feel desperately that we need as a Legislature to have a debate about the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. What is going on at the moment is outrageous. Its latest decision is to prosecute a garda for pursuing three members of a well-known criminal gang, with more than 200 convictions, because he did his duty...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Alan Kelly: I know; I am being very careful. I know this garda to be a diligent worker and as diligent as they come. As I stand here, and I can verify this as of now, he still does not know what he is being charged with. We all know how the media had the story before his family did. We as a Legislature need to look at GSOC. We also need to ask ourselves in this Chamber who in the name of God, and I...

Transport Support Schemes for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2023)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Regional Group for bringing this forward. It is an area in which I have been significant interested for many years. I welcome the Minister and Minister of State because they are two of the more practical Ministers in this Government when it comes to getting things done so, hopefully, we will be able to work with them to deal with this very important and sensitive issue. There...

Education and the School Building Programme: Motion [Private Members] (29 Mar 2023)

Alan Kelly: I acknowledge that the Minister has made some very positive changes when it comes to schoolbooks in particular. As she knows, my wife is a schoolteacher. My wife hails from the Minister's county but she teaches in Tipperary. In fairness, the Minister has visited my wife's school and brought good news with her. I have to acknowledge that. I also very much welcome the changes in regard...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Feb 2023)

Alan Kelly: The order has not changed. I am to ask the second question.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Feb 2023)

Alan Kelly: It does not bother me. I just thought I was second.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Feb 2023)

Alan Kelly: This is getting complicated.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Feb 2023)

Alan Kelly: I am second, one way or another.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourist Accommodation (21 Feb 2023)

Alan Kelly: 65. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans she has to develop the tourism product and experience throughout the Lough Derg areas of counties Tipperary, Clare and Galway, particularly given the huge improvement in access to the area that is being provided through the construction of the Shannon Crossing between Ballina and Killaloe. [8627/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourist Accommodation (21 Feb 2023)

Alan Kelly: Something I am very passionate about is tourism. I used to work in Bord Fáilte, which is now Fáilte Ireland. I refer to the whole visitor experience and promotion of the area around Lough Derg, namely, north Tipperary, east Clare and south Galway. During Covid, the real issue for me was that people's experience and what they saw of the area was significant. It is a hidden...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourist Accommodation (21 Feb 2023)

Alan Kelly: I am well aware of that work, some of which I am involved in. There have been four plans since 2014. The first one was the new marketing plan, Discover Lough Derg: life by the lake. There was a €10 million proposal for this, which was not spent in its entirety. We had the Hidden Heartlands plan that my former colleagues developed, which came a couple of years later and fit into...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourist Accommodation (21 Feb 2023)

Alan Kelly: I say this in all sincerity because it is a matter about which I am very passionate. The number of people who saw the area around Lough Derg during Covid was fantastic. The hotel in Athenry burned down. We have one hotel in Nenagh and one in Ballina. As for trying to provide accommodation, it is virtually impossible because no one can get planning. We have fantastic natural attractions....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourist Accommodation (21 Feb 2023)

Alan Kelly: I want the Minister to push for it.