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- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Supplementary)
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Simon Coveney: I am the first and it looks like I will be the last as well.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Supplementary)
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Simon Coveney: Given the importance of some of these issues, it is extraordinary we have no Opposition spokespersons here to ask questions. Anyway, that is where we are. I will deal with the Minister's opening statement first. I would like some clarity on Tusla. I know it is under a great deal of pressure and that it deals with the most sensitive and difficult cases weekly. However, the Minister is...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Supplementary)
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Simon Coveney: How many are in residential care?
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Supplementary)
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Simon Coveney: I am just looking for an estimate.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Supplementary)
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Simon Coveney: I was not expecting that level of detail. I thank the Minister and the Minister of State for that. I do not want to spend too much time on one specific school because it is probably not appropriate when we are dealing with the overall Estimates. Even if, however, a lump sum of money is allocated to allow a principal to access therapies effectively from the private sector if the school...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (15 Oct 2024)
Simon Coveney: 158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had discussions with the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Bus Éireann, whose contract is up for renewal in December 2024, in relation to the performance of bus services in Cork (details supplied); if contractual obligations regarding punctuality and service delivery are not being met by Bus Éireann, the steps...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (15 Oct 2024)
Simon Coveney: 190. To ask the Minister for Finance when the alleged drug trafficking ship the MV Matthew will be sold and moved from the care of the Port of Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40981/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Oct 2024)
Simon Coveney: 700. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when successful projects under the CLÁR programme in County Cork will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40977/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Oct 2024)
Simon Coveney: 701. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when successful projects under the Community Centre Investment Fund in County Cork will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40978/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Men's Sheds (15 Oct 2024)
Simon Coveney: 702. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when funding for Men’s Sheds in County Cork will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40979/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns (15 Oct 2024)
Simon Coveney: 703. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when tidy towns grants for County Cork will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40980/24]
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Commission for Future Generations Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)
Simon Coveney: I thank the witnesses for coming from various bodies, and in particular Ms Davidson, for being with us. We met in Wales when I spent quite a number of hours speaking to Sophie Howe, who was then the Commissioner for Future Generations in Wales. She is a very energetic and articulate person. I believe she held the role from 2016 to 2023. Derek Walker is now in the role. I support what...
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Commission for Future Generations Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)
Simon Coveney: I believe my children will be able to buy their own homes. Even though we face housing challenges in Ireland today, we are seeing many people every week buying their first home with the assistance of the State. We need a lot more of this. The Senator is absolutely right about the state of the world today internationally and the impact of this here also. It is very hard to predict what...
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Commission for Future Generations Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)
Simon Coveney: I am interested to hear Ms Davidson speak about what they are doing differently in Wales. It would be good if she could outline how the approach taken in Wales has made Wales different from, say, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It would be good, if possible, to have a comparison. What is the dividend from going down this road in policy, decisions, vision and outcomes? They have...
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Commission for Future Generations Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)
Simon Coveney: Since we have Ms Davidson with us, and she has experience of academia, politics, legislation and years of campaigning in this space, it would be good to get a sense of what changes when going down this road. What can Wales point to that other states have not managed to achieve because they have not gone there yet?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Habilitation and Rehabilitation – UNCRPD Article 26: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Coveney: I, too, welcome everyone to the meeting and thank them for being here. It is timely for them to be here the day after the budget announcement in a year when the Government has committed almost €25.5 billion to healthcare and in advance of the detail of a HSE service delivery plan being outlined and agreed. Now is the right time to have this discussion. It would be helpful for me...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Habilitation and Rehabilitation – UNCRPD Article 26: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Coveney: What is the capital cost?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Habilitation and Rehabilitation – UNCRPD Article 26: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)
Simon Coveney: I want to try to crystallise the ask as much as we can, so that we can be as helpful as we can. There are many understandable asks here, such as having full regional community-based teams equally across the country. There are asks in terms of community care beyond the 12-week programmes that might be available. There is obviously a big ask in terms of the new project the witnesses want...