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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

Cormac Devlin: I appreciate why Ms Graham does not want to focus on one operator, but the area where I live has quite a high level of the routes that Go-Ahead operates so she will forgive me saying that I receive many complaints about that particular operator. When I raised it last year, the reason given was Covid. I understand it is now recruitment issues. I appreciate that is a real issue right across...

Rare Diseases: Statements (6 Mar 2024)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate on rare diseases. I would like to welcome the commitment by the Minister to enhance the care and treatment for the more than 300,000 people in Ireland living with rare diseases. Efforts to expand screening of newborns with the new heel prick test is particularly welcome. I know that the new national rare disease plan is being developed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

Cormac Devlin: ...engagement that was done. A lot of money was put behind that campaign and it was really well done. Obviously, there are still people who were not aware of it, but that is a different day's work. I will ask Dr. Ryan about his comments about the offshore. The Cathaoirleach mentioned this. The floating offshore system is in operation in other jurisdictions. Reference was made to...

United Kingdom Import Controls: Statements (25 Jan 2024)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the forthcoming UK import controls. As the Minister outlined, from next Wednesday, 31 January, new requirements will be in place for agrifood businesses exporting to Great Britain. Unfortunately, these changes are a further outcome and certainly a reminder of Brexit. Over one third of Irish exports go to the UK and the UK remains the largest single...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the recent spate of violence in Dublin city. Last Thursday’s attack on three innocent children and their carer outside Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire shocked the nation. I send my best wishes to the children, one of whom is still in critical care, their carer, their families and all those who intervened to stop the attack. I...

Capital Support for Sports Facilities: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Maybe I will continue the trend of listing out clubs. It is important we discuss the continued Government investment in sports facilities throughout Ireland. Before I do, however, I want to put on record my appreciation for the Irish rugby team and their efforts in the Rugby World Cup. Obviously, we all wish they had succeeded further and they do too but I thank, in particular, the...

Investment in Healthcare: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the Government’s investment in healthcare today. This debate needs to be framed in the context of the unprecedented increase in funding for the health service, going from €19 billion in 2019 to over €24 billion today. Inflation has caused massive challenges across society and this is no different for the health sector. The Minister,...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the main provisions of budget 2024. I commend my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, on the introduction of his first budget as Minister for Finance. As noted, budget 2024 includes a spending package of €14 billion with a core spending and tax package of €6.4 billion, once-off cost-of-living measures of €2.7 billion and non-core...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I appreciate being given time to contribute on this very important yet distributing situation at Temple Street. At the outset, I offer my condolences to the family and parents of Dollceanna Carter and all those affected. This issue is causing great anxiety for many patients and families who have used the services of Temple Street. It has caused significant public disquiet and has the...

Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Like colleagues, I welcome the opportunity to examine the Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023. As has been noted by colleagues in the House, this is a largely technical Bill brought forward in response to the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in McFarlane v. Ireland, where the applicant took a case on the basis of a delay to legal proceedings in a reasonable time. Having an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 May 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome Ms MacEvilly and her colleagues. It is good to engage again with them on this very important topic. Obviously, it is an issue that we have all engaged with over the past two years at least. I want to touch on the issue of arrears first, particularly in light of the commissioner's opening remarks. He acknowledged the emergency electricity credit and the benefit it has had, which...

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the progress in tackling organised crime in this State. I am acutely conscious of the devastating impact that illegal drugs, the drug trade, drug dealing and related criminal activity have on communities across the country, particularly in the capital, Dublin. It should be noted that, by international comparison, Ireland has a relatively small...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Lil Reds Legacy Sepsis Awareness Campaign: Engagement with the HSE (20 Apr 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Chair, I suggest that we might follow up with the HSE perhaps this time next year to track progress on this. Again, like my colleagues, I thank Dr. Henry and his colleagues for giving the committee the time and talking us through the new and very welcome initiatives the HSE is taking. I commend the work of Lil Reds Legacy Sepsis Awareness Campaign and all the work it has done to date...

Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the Courts Bill 2023. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, and his officials for their ongoing work on this important and technical legislation. I also acknowledge the Minister of State's presence throughout this Stage of the Bill. At the heart of this Bill is the objective of improving access to justice for all citizens by ensuring the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Lil Reds Legacy Sepsis Awareness Campaign: Mr. Joseph Hughes and Irish Sepsis Foundation (2 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the witnesses. Like my colleague, Senator Murphy, I extend my sympathies to Mr. Hughes and his wife, Karen, on the death of Sean. I was not here when Mr. Hughes read his opening statement. Unfortunately, I was detained elsewhere. However, I have gone through it. I am aware that my colleague, Deputy McAuliffe, has raised the issue several times on behalf of Mr. Hughes, and he...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I want to start by congratulating and wishing my colleague, Deputy McGrath, well in his new role and thanking him for all of the work he did in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I also want to formally congratulate my constituency colleague, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, and wish her well in her new role. Turning to the question, I would like the Minister to outline his plans...

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Cormac Devlin: As a member of the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action, I welcome the opportunity to examine the outcome of the most recent UN Conference of the Parties that was held in Sharm El-Sheikh from 6 to 20 November. I thank the Taoiseach for his earlier update on the conference. I congratulate him and the Minister, Deputy Ryan, on their work at COP27. I particularly welcome the...

Dublin City Safety Initiatives and Other Services: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome this debate. As my party's spokesperson on Dublin, I welcome the need to improve safety, services and the environment in Dublin city and the wider Dublin region. Dublin is a world-class city with thousands of years of history and a rich architectural and social culture. Dublin should be a wonderful place to live and visit and most of the time it is. However, as other speakers...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (12 Oct 2022)

Cormac Devlin: .... A parallel I would draw is the issue of Go-Ahead experiencing higher than normal levels of Covid-related staff absences. We wish Covid on nobody but I do not understand how that company seems to have a worse number of cases of Covid than any other operator. It is having a serious impact on commuters. From the Minister's perspective, there is a kind of a hands-off approach to public...

LGBTQI+ and Equality: Statements (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I concur with Deputy Durkan on his remarks about hatred in particular. Unfortunately, we have seen too much of that, particularly in the recent past. I welcome the opportunity to discuss and debate the Government’s progress on supporting the LGBTQI+ community in Ireland. This debate is particularly timely during Pride month. I look forward along with other Members of this House to...