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Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (12 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Growing old is a privilege, one which, it is to be hoped, many of us in the Chamber will be able to enjoy. In Ireland we have a lot to do in order to deal with our attitudes toward ageing and the way we treasure and nurture our older population. We should not infantalise them, as we did during Covid. When it comes to this issue around care, we need to offer choice. The reality is that we...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (12 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: The Tánaiste mentioned hypocrisy around calling for humanitarian naval action in Gaza----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (12 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: ----which of course is not covered by the triple lock anyway. The Tánaiste mentioned the triple lock not being the norm in other neutral countries, and once again I say that they have not had the same journey to neutrality that we have had. They did not have the same engagement with the Nice and Lisbon treaties which required us to enshrine the triple lock for that purpose. I will...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (12 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank the Tánaiste. On the dysfunctionality he has described in the UN, this is exactly the time for us to recommit to our engagement with the UN, to help resolve the difficulties we are experiencing at Security Council level. As we have been at pains to point out throughout this debate, and will continue to highlight, the triple lock can be satisfied by the UN General Assembly. I...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (12 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 2. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the human rights monitoring mechanism, if any, planned for missions without a UN mandate in light of the proposed removal of the triple lock, given the potential lack human rights monitoring at UN level in missions without a UN mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31235/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (12 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: We have discussed the issues pertaining to the abolition of the triple lock many times. I am reading the draft Bill which seeks to do this. I am struck by the apparent lack of human rights monitoring mechanisms which could be included as safeguards for deployment, given the removal of the human rights monitoring at UN level. What human rights monitoring, if any, is envisaged to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 15. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has conducted any scoping exercises on how any potential increase in overseas deployments will impact the State’s ability to monitor and patrol Irish seas and airspace, in light of the ongoing difficulties with recruitment and retention in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31236/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Neutrality (12 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 69. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason, under the Government’s proposed changes to the triple lock, adherence to the principles of the UN Charter and international law underpin deployment of troops instead of adherence to the UN Charter and international law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31238/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 77. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence how his Department plans on addressing the ongoing problems of understaffing in critical Defence Forces infrastructure, such as air traffic controllers; if his actions will be in line with the Defence Forces Group 2021 recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31237/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (12 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will review the current provisions for teacher allocation to schools to avoid or minimise instances where the loss of a teacher necessitates the introduction of multigrade classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31131/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 216. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are deployments being planned in anticipation of the removal of the triple lock, for example, with EU Battlegroups or other international forces without UN mandate; the scope of those deployments; who they are in conjunction with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31775/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 217. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his Department's understanding of the scope and limitations of "strengthening international security" as justification for deployment of members of the Defence Forces overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31774/25]

Negotiations on an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan: Motion (11 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: It is the manner of communication around it.

Negotiations on an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan: Motion (11 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: As Deputy Gannon outlined, the Social Democrats will not be supporting the motion. I will outline three clear reasons that is the case. First, it is demonstrative of virtue signalling and performative cruelty, which has not crept into our system but has been recently exposed as being in our system. Second, it is a solution without a problem. I will outline some of the problems we could be...

Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: We still have six minutes left.

Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: As did my colleague Deputy Gannon, I want to address the reaction to my use yesterday in the Chamber of the word "complicit". The Taoiseach had a very strong reaction to it. I want to be clear about why I use this word. Maybe a better word to describe the Central Bank and its role is "involvement". Perhaps this would make it easier for people to understand it. The Central Bank is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank all the witnesses for being here and for their statements. Apologies that I was a couple of minutes late. My first couple of questions are for the Arts Council. Nearly all mentions of the project under discussion today are redacted from the minutes that are available on the Arts Council's website. In nearly all of the minutes for meetings held during the most contentious period...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: The Department was fully informed the whole way through.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Does Mr. Ó Coigligh have anything to add to the second part of my question, what actions were taken on foot of those revelations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: What actions were taken, though? I looked at the report, but what were the actions?