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Commission for Future Generations Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 May 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

Roderic O'Gorman: ...and involving young people in policymaking, as I described earlier. Some of the contributors in the Chamber spoke about the short-term nature of the electoral cycle here in Ireland and how decisions are too often framed around the four or five years of a programme for Government. There was also a criticism that an office or role such as that proposed by the Bill should not be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools of Music (30 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Richard Boyd Barrett: ..., losing their jobs with a week's notice, and the Minister of State says it has nothing to do with the Government. Seriously, the Minister of State should have a bit of respect for people who are shocked and upset that they have lost their jobs. He should show some commitment to the arts, young people, music, the community that will be hit by this and the programme for Government. I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Education Policy (30 May 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

James Browne: ...programme sponsored by the Department of Education and National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, NCCA. Introduced in 1996, it is a social inclusion programme that is aimed at students who are identified as being at risk of being socially or academically isolated or at risk of early school leaving before the then junior certificate has been achieved. One of the initiatives under...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2024) See 8 other results from this debate

Heather Humphreys: ...years. I will quote Sinn Féin's leader. She said, "Our proposal is, over the course of a number of budgets, to bring employer PRSI up by about 4pc." Deputy McDonald also said, "That still means that we are well below the European average and in or about the global average." That is what Sinn Féin's party leader said and now we are hearing the opposite. I would have to call...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (30 May 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Duncan Smith: ...not be having this debate now or introducing the principle in the first place. We welcome that, and it gives us a solid foundation block on which to build, progress and modernise our social welfare and social protection system. I pay tribute to colleagues in the trade union movement who have led the charge on getting this onto the agenda. Ms Laura Bambrick of the Irish Congress of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024) See 33 other results from this debate

Micheál Martin: ...or engagement with local authorities on antisocial behaviour and how it is impacting on tenants, neighbours and so forth. We need to have resolute and robust procedures. Generally speaking, there are agreements and so on but they need to be enforced.

Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (30 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 180(2). It is important that insurance companies are held to account. I ask that the Government stop objecting to this legislation and make sure that savings are passed on to customers and not the profits of the insurance companies.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 May 2024) See 23 other results from this debate

Micheál Martin: I have no problem buying eggs from the local person who produces them in Ballycotton. That is supporting local people in our communities who are doing an extra bit of work like that and keeping the local economy working as best we can.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traveller Accommodation (30 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (30 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...fit for purpose. We have a situation where the engineers making recommendations on behalf of homeowners, these engineers having been trained in the standard and affiliated to Engineers Ireland, are being overruled by engineers in the Housing Agency on what to do to remediate homes. The scheme is based on a desktop study. It is not based on actual peer-researched science. This...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024) See 5 other results from this debate

Pádraig O'Sullivan: ...right direction. We have spoken previously about the relevant figures. When he came into office, there had been a decade of undersupply. We did not build enough houses for many years. The numbers are now growing steadily. The one fundamental thing that the first-home scheme provides for people is choice. That choice was not available to many people before the launch of this scheme....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (30 May 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response and acknowledge the good work in this area. I agree with him that there is great potential to provide homes for people in buildings that already exist, which is the easiest approach. Is there a register of vacant and derelict properties in each local authority? If so, are they publicly available? Does the Department have access to the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The majority of Deputies from Cork city and county would attest to that. To be fair, the councils have been trailblazers in the delivery of units. I commend them on the work they are doing and I wish them continued success in the years ahead. It is, however, incumbent on me to reiterate to the Minister that while many of the things we have said are positive, be it the exemptions for...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (30 May 2024) See 10 other results from this debate

Eoin Ó Broin: You are the Minister and homelessness is rising.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Malcolm Noonan: I will not get into a response on specific projects. The local authorities are delivering affordable homes with funding approval in place to assist with the delivery of more than 4,135 purchase and cost-rental homes across 21 local authorities with support of more than €335 million from the affordable housing fund. Again, I will not get into specifics about-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (30 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Eoin Ó Broin: .... Not only has he been deeply disappointed by the Government's response, he suggested that it has insulted the commission by suggesting that recommendations for the radical changes it is proposing are already being done. Maybe the Minister does not understand the recommendation about 20%. The commission is not calling for 20% of private housing to be social and affordable. It is saying...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Reviews (30 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Alan Dillon: ...incurred by OMCs. My Department continues to engage constructively with the Department of Justice in relation to the review of the MUDs Act and the making of new regulations. Draft regulations are being finalised and a policy paper is being prepared to guide the review and finalisation of the draft regulations for approval and signature by the Minister for Justice. Engagement between...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024) See 12 other results from this debate

Eoin Ó Broin: .... Last year, he missed his affordable housing targets by more than 60% and the year before by 50%. Increasingly, the homes he is delivering through the affordable purchase and cost-rental schemes are not affordable. Can the Minister give us an update on targets for this year for those two schemes, the progress with those targets and an indication of whether he will meet those targets by...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (30 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: ...like to see an intergenerational focus. We see many active retirement groups using the outdoor exercise equipment. It is great to see that happening. The places I see it happen most successfully are where they are co-located with playground equipment. The parents are often stuck at the playground, getting frozen. At least they would have something to do while the lads are on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (30 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Imelda Munster: The Minister referred to the €10 million support scheme that is open. That is a mere drop in the ocean compared with what is actually needed. That is for the entire country. The Minister is aware that Drogheda has lost its largest hotel, the D Hotel, and that is the second hotel it has lost. I hope she is aware that the number of bedrooms available for tourist accommodation in the...