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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I thank Deputy Duncan Smith for raising this topic. I am taking this Topical Issue on behalf of the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan. Deputy Smith is right; quite a number of my constituents who use Laytown, Drogheda, Stamullen and Gormanston stations are affected by this. The Minister for Transport has responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public...

Disability and Special Needs Provision: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2024) See 9 other results from this debate

Bríd Smith: I thank those in the Gallery who have come here today and who consistently campaign for their children, all our children and all of us with the work they do. I congratulate Greg from Ballymun and his missus, Celine, because they have fought like tigers in Finglas and got their son a place when, up to the last minute, he had not got one. Likewise, to Nicola O'Dea. I do not think she is here...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Violet-Anne Wynne: I pay tribute to Councillor PJ Kelly. Everyone would say he had a mighty way with words. From every political determination, that is something they could at least agree on. I will never forget his words that you may put a gate at Lissycasey because there is nothing else past that in terms of funding and resources from Government. For that, he will always be remembered. I express my...

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Sep 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Thomas Pringle: I am thankful for the opportunity to contribute to the debate today on this Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024. It is a very important document. It is very important in terms of the principles it is setting out to abolish juries, which are a vital part of the public and in protecting public discourse. I wish to talk about that. Unfortunately, I will not do so as eloquently as my colleagues....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Sep 2024) See 5 other results from this debate

Cian O'Callaghan: ...of people living in homeless emergency accommodation exceeded 10,000 for the first time, the Minister denounced the Fine Gael Government for shattering yet another record. He went on to say this could not continue and promised Fianna Fáil would fix the housing crisis. He is now coming towards the end of his term as Minister for housing and there are now 14,429 people living in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Peadar Tóibín: .... The State has spent €2.5 billion in compensation as a result of adverse incidents in the past ten years. Nobody was held to account. I once asked a civil servant who was in front of the health committee whether, in his whole experience of the Department and the HSE, he had ever known of somebody losing his or her job because of an adverse incident, even up to the loss of life....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Richard Boyd Barrett: Despite the Minister's claims of success and his promises and commitments, while the Dáil was in recess the human misery resulting from the housing and homelessness crisis continued and escalated. Given that the Housing Commission and now the Central Bank have told us that the Government's plan, Housing for All, provides for approximately half of what is necessary to deal with the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (19 Sep 2024)

Michael Moynihan: ...some instances, depending on the property and the age of the property, the grant itself does not cover the financial cost of getting proper conservation officers. The Minister of State alluded to this in his contribution in relation to different types of windows etc. that would have a detrimental effect on the actual structure of the building. While rolling this out to 2025, it is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (19 Sep 2024)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Deputy for his question. We understand the importance of housing adaptation grants for people with disabilities, mobility aids and housing aids for older people. These grants are 80% funded by our Department. The Exchequer funded the provision of €74.5 million for the housing adaptation grant for older people and people with a disability scheme, which has increased by...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...Council area it takes an average of 50 weeks to re-let an empty social home. In Limerick social homes are being left empty for more than a year. It is 62 weeks before they are being re-let. This is a real slap in the face for the more than 14,000 people living in homeless emergency accommodation. Why has the Minister not tackled this during his term of office and what will he do to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (19 Sep 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Robert Troy: 57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department continues to fund local authorities and the Housing Agency to acquire houses for tenants on a notice to quit and that no caps have been set for local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36948/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (19 Sep 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

David Stanton: ...we are providing to the local authorities? My sense is that these vacant homes officers are doing ten other jobs as well, and that should not be the case. The Minister of State mentioned that his Department works with Revenue and the Department of Finance. Could he comment on the response I received from the Minister for Finance, Deputy Chambers in June? He told me that 6,400...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Economic Policy (19 Sep 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Louise O'Reilly: ...outlined not just the challenges, of which there were loads, but also the potential for the development of the Dublin-Belfast economic corridor. I would welcome an update from him on the work of his own Department in this regard. If I could be a small bit parochial relating to himself and myself, I would be grateful if he could concentrate on that area around Fingal specifically, if he...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Planning Issues (19 Sep 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan. Deputy Devlin tabled the question and I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for standing in in his stead. An Bord Pleanála, as the Deputy knows, is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2000...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fire Safety (19 Sep 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: ...I meet many of the affected homeowners and tenants in these properties. They have been enormously frustrated by the significant delays which would have been entirely avoidable had the Minister and his officials taken on board the detailed advice from Dublin Fire Brigade and others last year and early this year, rather than leaving it to the last minute in June, July and August of this...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (19 Sep 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Pádraig O'Sullivan: ...money, and many clubs across Cork city and county eagerly await it. As the Minister of State mentioned, there have been 262 applications from County Cork. I know he is familiar with a number of them. His predecessor visited a number as well. To mention just a few, there is Leeside AFC, Rockmount, Riverstown, Castleview, Ballincollig Basketball Club, which other Deputies here might have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cyberbullying Issues (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...children. Under its online safety framework, an coimisiún will be best able to tackle the potential dangers of recommender systems through the implementation of the Digital Services Act. Under this EU regulation, very large online platforms and search engines must complete risk assessments in respect of the exposure of children and young people to illegal and harmful online content,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...and bed and breakfasts. For full compliance in registration, it is a requirement of all property owners to ensure that they have the correct planning permission for their accommodation offering. This requirement will also apply to self-catering and bed and breakfast properties. Self-catering and bed and breakfasts are an incredibly important part of the overall tourism...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Facilities (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: ...the Olympic Games. What a great exemplar of a sport he is in not only qualifying for the Olympic Games - he had to be one of the best in the world to do that - and in the manner in which he took his defeat in the Olympic Games. He is such an honourable gentleman and someone for all of our young people to look up to. I really wanted to say that. I completely agree with the Deputy that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (18 Sep 2024)

Ossian Smyth: It was a pleasure to meet the Deputy in Killarney at the Black Valley last week when fibre broadband was being connected to the Black Valley. This is a sign of the Government's commitment to bring good infrastructure all around the country, including Kerry and Killarney. I thank the Deputy for giving a very detailed geography of the issues facing people using the existing road and the need...