Results 1-20 of 745 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill in 'Dáil debates'
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: How do you do it?
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Deputy got his answer.
- Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is unclear to me, because I did not have time to check, and this is why I am posing the question, whether the Deputy voted for or against the budget in which we gave not just another tax cut to working families but the third successive tax cut. Cumulatively, these lifted 220,000 working people out of the upper tax bracket. Perhaps, then, if we extend the measure this year we will be able...
- Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Forgive me, I do not have the voting records in front of me but I do not recall whether Deputy O'Donoghue voted for or against this year's budget, in which Fine Gael and the Government introduced yet another tax decrease for working families, in particular a targeted----
- Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: A tax decrease.
- Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I will just talk again because he has no manners.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Recycling Policy (27 Feb 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I appreciate Deputy Tully raising this important issue on the practicality of the new return scheme and how it will work for everybody, and where there are difficulties, how they will be addressed and fixed. This scheme has obviously been in development for a number of years. To inform the design of the scheme, the Department undertook two public consultations in 2020 and 2021 on how it...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Recycling Policy (27 Feb 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It seems obvious.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Recycling Policy (27 Feb 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Deputy must forgive me that I do not have more detailed information on the consultation that took place in advance of this scheme being introduced. It would appear to me to be a totally obvious and natural thing to consult disability groups. That may have happened. I cannot answer regarding the number that are accessible, but there are more than 2,300 return points operational from 1...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages (27 Feb 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I agree with the Deputy. It is important to highlight that notwithstanding that this is the highest number in all the different regions, we are still not meeting the need. While we recognise that there are recruitment challenges, both for the public and private sector, the emphasis on management of resources and management from the perspective of the user is still very important. An hour a...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (27 Feb 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I might suggest that the Deputy take that up directly with the Minister in the parliamentary party meeting to place priority on it.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (27 Feb 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is for the Minister for Education to make such a determination. The review of the school transport scheme has been going on for a long time. It commenced in February 2021 and was conducted over three phases. I am told that work will begin on planning for a reduction in the distance criteria that the Deputy highlighted from 2025 to 2026, so there is still a ways to go. That work is very...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages (27 Feb 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the Deputy for raising what is an important issue for everyone in the House and the people we represent. A key focus of the Sláintecare reform programme is recognising, facilitating and enabling older people to age well at home and in their communities for as long as possible. Therefore, improving access to home support is a priority for the Government. Since budget 2021, we...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (27 Feb 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Deputy O'Connor. I would like to confirm what is the ask specifically.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (27 Feb 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I understand. I will pass that information on to the Minister. I just was not clear exactly what the ask was. Following Government permission to do so, earlier today, the Minister announced a significant review of the school transport scheme, which is important. It is very important with regard to this question specifically for the town. Deputy O'Connor is correct that the contractor...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: And in Cualanor.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It was a case of spend, spend, spend.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Exactly.
- An Bille up an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I wish to address some of the points made today on the two amendments. On the Article 41 change, on the broadest equality guarantee, I always believed it was wrong to narrow down equalities. You cannot pick and choose your equalities. The broadest possible equality guarantee seemed to me to be the most obvious and important thing to have and retain exactly as it is. I was glad to hear...
- An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is exciting to tease it out and determine what we mean and do not mean.