Results 101-120 of 4,708 for speaker:Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Housing Targets and Regulations: Motion [Private Members] (6 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It is worth repeating and stating at the outset that the housing crisis is but one crisis that underpins other crises we have throughout our society. As spokesperson for transport, I meet bus companies and rail companies and ask them why they do not have enough staff and why we have ghost buses in Dublin city. They will say they do not have enough staff because they cannot afford to live in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (6 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a company (details supplied) has made an application for the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in eligible apartments and duplexes. [11181/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (6 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 181. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will extend the filing deadline for preschools regarding the submission of core funding finance requirements and programme income from 22 March 2024 to a date no less than six weeks later than the availability of the portal through which the filing is supposed to be submitted as the portal is not...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (5 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make representations to the Iraqi authorities regarding the illegal detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied) and anti-corruption advocate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10383/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (5 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instigate a full review of the school's wellbeing curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9936/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she could ensure that a school (details supplied) which is losing an SET teacher is included in the review process, and if she will restore complex needs as a requirement in allocating teachers. [10715/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Brexit Supports (5 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 376. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will work with the FAI to apply for Brexit adjustment funding from the EU in view of the radical effect Brexit has had on the development path for Irish football. [10790/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Allocations of Special Education Teachers: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I apologise that I was not here for the presentations in the earlier part of the meeting. Unfortunately, I will need to go once our conversation is finished. I used to be a school principal and the best advice I ever got was that I should place the child at the centre of all my decisions. In all interactions with the board management, the patron body, the Department of Education, staff...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Allocations of Special Education Teachers: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I always say that we separate children in the education system on the basis of gender, religion and income, but we are also separating them on the basis of disability. That is a lot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Arson Attacks: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank all our guests for being here and for their ongoing work. I am particularly aware of Ms McDonald's proactive work in the community in which she operates. The Hope and Courage Collective is really going to help us all turn the tide. I want to focus on what the political system is not doing. I appreciate what Ms McDonald said about the social media companies. As a committee, we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Arson Attacks: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Arson Attacks: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: i am sorry for interrupting, but my time is short. Ms McDonald has yet to answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Arson Attacks: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Chair. I have to go out soon. I thank Ms McDonald for answering the question on the response of political parties and what they have to do. I want to flesh out this ignore-versus-tackle dynamic more. Taking what Mr. Malone said, it feels to me after his presentation that we are just waiting for somebody to be killed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Arson Attacks: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: When we look at the UK and we see two MPs being killed in the last ten years, one might say, "Well, that is the UK". However, it is not that far away. We have to take this with the utmost seriousness. I want to touch on two other things. One is the hate crime or hate speech legislation, and where the witnesses' views are on that. Also, there is a lot of money to be made in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Arson Attacks: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Well they believe in free speech. The wonderful thing about these organisations is that they believe in free speech, so maybe we can say what we like about them, as the Chair squirms in his seat.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Arson Attacks: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Judiciary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Arson Attacks: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The trans community.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Arson Attacks: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: All members were very taken with the presentation by the Hope and Courage Collective earlier. As regards the direction of travel internationally, we have seen in other jurisdictions what happens when far-right racist activism and that type of activity goes only in one direction and people get hurt and killed. I have been in political life for 20 years, but now I have to be worried about my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Arson Attacks: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Could I interject, with Dr. Coxon’s permission?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Arson Attacks: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Where somebody is blocking a road, does the Garda say that if it decides to unblock it, it could make things worse? Surely, nobody has the right to block a public road because a bus of people seeking international protection might be coming down it.