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International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (18 Jun 2024)

Simon Coveney: That is just not true.

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (18 Jun 2024)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy is better than that.

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (18 Jun 2024)

Simon Coveney: I am very pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this debate on the EU migration and asylum pact. As we know, inward migration has become central to the political discourse and debate in Ireland particularly in last year. The truth is that strongly-held views on immigration are no longer only coming from people of one political persuasion. The discussion has become very much...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Report on Assessments of Need for Children: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Simon Coveney: The Minister of State is welcome. I have five questions and the first is a general one on recruitment. Among the recommendations in the report this committee produced were a lot of asks for money and the Minister of State delivered an awful lot on those at budget time. However, what of the ask around effectively designing a new recruitment process both at home and abroad? It would be good...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Report on Assessments of Need for Children: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Simon Coveney: I seek a clarification. Is the Minister of State saying a parent can choose the CDNT area from which they want to access supports? They could choose the CDNT where the school happens to be placed but their home is 40 miles away, or they could choose to stick with the area in which they live.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Report on Assessments of Need for Children: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Simon Coveney: That is available to them at the moment.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Report on Assessments of Need for Children: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Simon Coveney: I do not think parents are aware of that.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Report on Assessments of Need for Children: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Simon Coveney: I have two brief points. The first is on the issue I asked about the last time as to whether parents have this choice of opting into different CDNTs, whether it is around the school or the home. It is important the HSE communicates with parents to make sure they know about that. That is not a criticism; it is a suggestion, in that we need to make sure all the parents know that is an option...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Animal Welfare (13 Jun 2024)

Simon Coveney: I believe the Minister of State, the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, and the Department are taking this very seriously. However, I have a few questions. Regarding my question about Shannonside Foods Limited and whether it should continue to be operating, my view is that it should close until we have more clarity about the evidence we saw last night. If it is to remain open, it needs to be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Animal Welfare (13 Jun 2024)

Simon Coveney: Last night's "RTÉ Investigates" programme was, to say the least, uncomfortable watching. There is a lot to consider in the context of a European horsemeat trade that needs our attention in this House, but I want to focus for today on what we saw in Shannonside Foods Limited in Straffan. It was completely unacceptable and we need to deal with it very firmly. There was a horse in a...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Simon Coveney: I suspect it will relate to funding.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Simon Coveney: I welcome and thank those present for coming in for an extended session. I have just a few questions because a lot have been answered. Clearly, this has now developed as international best practice. We are looking to apply it here, particularly having run a pilot project in Galway for four years. I would like to understand something about the Galway Barnahus pilot, which is now going to...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Simon Coveney: I hear what Ms Shortt is saying but it is important that it is the experience of the child that comes through this structure, which is designed to be supportive. However we might design how staff are moved around in terms of co-location in order that we can get specialists quickly into the right rooms they need to be in, it is important that the experience of the child needs to be very much...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Simon Coveney: Sorry Chair, on the numbers, what are we talking about here in terms of budget? For those of us who want to be helpful in terms of trying to push the thing along, it would be good to know what we are talking about.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Simon Coveney: I will not come in again Chair but from the political system's perspective, if it is hoped to have a centre open in Cork and to have a footprint in Dublin by the end of the year, clarity around budgets is really important. What makes it difficult, of course, is that there are three different Departments and multiple agencies all pulling out of different Estimates and different pots. There...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Simon Coveney: I presume it is not just whatever Galway costs multiplied by three, because there will be some duplication in terms of referral processes and the Garda and so on. However, in terms of therapists, consultants, support staff, nurses and so on, what does it cost for this vision to be delivered? What does it cost for three centres, south, east and west, in terms of staffing complement and so on?...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (10 Apr 2024)

Simon Coveney: He is working for the country.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (10 Apr 2024)

Simon Coveney: You are grandstanding.