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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Turning to the Minister of State, in all fairness, regarding the announcements he made around protecting our historical projects and everything else like that, what would his ask be going forward to ensure we can protect the past while building for the future? A lot of good funding has gone in with the urban regeneration and development fund and the historical project funding the Minister of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister of State and the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for allowing us to ask extra questions. I have to correct the Deputy to the left of me. I go back again to my compare-and-contrast exercise between Galway and Cork-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Far left. I am sorry; Deputy McGrath is on my left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I raise the issue of voids in Cork and Galway in the last ten years. Cork County Council and Cork City Council have received €50 million in the last ten years to bring voids back into use. Galway County Council and Galway City Council received €12 million. In fairness to Cork City Council and Cork County Council, between them, they have brought back 3,100 voids into...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: The compulsory purchase order, CPO, system is there to support development. I wish to raise a road that was developed in Galway, the N63. When a local authority serves a notice to treat, that is when it has entered into an arrangement, on behalf of Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, or the National Transport Authority, NTA, to purchase land to develop it. In this instance, the notice...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: We will now address the Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024 on Committee Stage. This has been restored from the previous Seanad, just to put it in context.

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator Ryan for a very powerful contribution this afternoon. Senator Noonan is indicating that he wants to contribute to the discussion on this amendment.

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: That is correct.

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Thank you very much, Senator Kelleher. I welcome Norah Patten. I think that is her in the green in the corner. She is very welcome. She is Ireland's first woman astronaut and is the special guest in our Visitors Gallery. I thank her for joining us.

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator for her powerful contribution. As it is Committee Stage, if people indicate, I will allow them to come back in.

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator Harmon. I welcome the Crumlin-Drimnagh group to the Gallery. I also see John Bourke, chairman of WALK, which is a fantastic disability organisation. He is accompanied by Deputy Ardagh. This also gives me the opportunity to thank Sarah Benson, the chief executive of Women's Aid, for being here for all the contributions today on the Bill and the very important amendment....

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: When is it proposed to take the next Stage?

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Rural and Community Development Matters: Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (2 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister, Minister of State and officials for attending the committee. I am coming off a high of good news, given that just last week, we managed to open the courthouse in Portumna with a significant investment of €2.9 million from the Department. It is important to point out that it was delivered on time and within budget. That was down to the collaboration between the...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Rural and Community Development Matters: Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (2 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Sorry for coming in to ask more questions but I love the Ministers' Department, I must admit. I will focus on CLÁR. I commend the Ministers' putting another tranche of funding there. The €100,000 for particular programmes in two municipal areas is welcome. I would love to see a focus on the likes of Changing Places. Would you believe we have only six Changing Places in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank both groups for being with us this afternoon. Coming from the west, I acknowledge all the work the witnesses' organisations did during Storm Éowyn. However, people living in Dunmore in County Galway, which is just 40 miles north of where I live, had to wait for 41 days for their connection back to the ESB. They felt very forgotten about. What plans are in place in the event of...