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Housing: Statements (10 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Housing remains one of the defining issues of our generation. If we are serious about solving it, we must deal in facts, not sound bites as some in the Opposition have done and are focused on. Let us start with where we are now. Housing supply has increased significantly since Fianna Fáil re-entered government in 2020. In 2022, 2023 and 2024, completions were 29,644, 32,525 and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (10 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 21. To ask the Taoiseach for a report on new shared island projects. [22202/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (10 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Apologies have been received from Deputy Conway-Walsh. I understand Senator Black needs to leave early. I remind members of the constitutional requirement that in order to participate in public meetings they must be physically present within the confines of Leinster House complex. Members attending remotely must do so from within the precincts of Leinster House. This is due to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (10 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Deputy. I offer my commiserations to Senator Stephenson. I echo the words of the Leas-Chathaoirleach that it is good that there was competition for the position. We will go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (10 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I declare Deputy David Maxwell elected as Leas-Chathaoirleach of the committee and congratulate him on his election. Would he like to say a few words?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (29 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 29. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the stamp duty raised on the bulk acquisition of houses since the changes announced in Budget 2025 took effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27869/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Policy (29 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 37. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his Department’s assessment of labour market developments in the multinational sector and their possible impact on tax revenues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27868/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (29 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if profiled public expenditure is currently in line with expectations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27905/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (29 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 152. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he is ensuring that increased public expenditure focuses on enhancing our competitiveness, supporting diversification and innovation of our enterprise sector, and investing in our national infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27904/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (29 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 238. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action the EU can take to ensure accountability for Russian war crimes in Ukraine; if he agrees that any peace deal should not negate the warrants issue by the ICC for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova for their responsibility for the war crime of unlawful transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children; and if he will make a...

Apology to Shane O'Farrell and his Family: Statements (27 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I begin by welcoming the apology offered by the Minister for Justice, Deputy Jim O’Callaghan, to the family of Shane O’Farrell. It is a necessary and appropriate step, an acknowledgement of the profound and preventable failures that led to Shane’s death and of the deep hurt and sense of injustice his family have carried for over a decade. I echo the apology and send my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Apologies have been received from Mr. John Finucane MP and Ms Sorcha Eastwood MP, who may join us online in a few minutes. We have also received apologies from Ms Pat Cullen MP and Mr. Cathal Mallaghan MP. We have some housekeeping matters. In accordance with Standing Orders, I make the following declaration: I do solemnly declare that I will duly and faithfully, and to the best of my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Yes, let us hope that continues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Deputy. I acknowledge his role and time on the committee. I welcome him back to another term. I thank all the members for their kind wishes and, more important, their suggestions. I ask each and every one of them to harness these ideas and put them forward for a work programme. Given everything that has been mentioned, this will certainly be a busy committee. The work...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 218. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the Revenue rules governing approved retirement funds (ARFs) to permit holders of small ARFs valued under €200,000 to top up the fund's cash balance solely for the purpose of meeting trustee liquidity requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27664/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (27 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 437. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance and the Revenue Commissioners on the regulatory impact of trustee liquidations on small pension approved retirement fund holders; if he will support the establishment of a fallback mechanism for affected pensioners to avoid hardship or disruption to income; and if he will make...

Biodiversity Week: Statements (21 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I join my colleague in formally congratulating the Minister of State, Deputy O'Sullivan, on his new portfolio. Deputy Crowe failed to mention the waterways to which the Minister of State takes in his spare time. Biodiversity Week gives us a moment to reflect not only on the wonder of Ireland's natural heritage but also on the scale of the challenge we face in restoring and protecting it....

Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: At the outset, I welcome this debate and thank colleagues across the House for their contributions. It is clear we are united by a common concern for children with additional needs and their families, who deserve timely assessments and tailored supports. Far too many people are waiting far too long. No one here today can ignore the facts. There are over 15,290 overdue assessments, a...