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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 May 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...people stand on the brutal slaughter of the Palestinian people. I am afraid to even talk about the number of deaths now. It is possibly 34,000, and probably a lot more, with 70% of them women and children. We have all heard that Netanyahu has made a promise, no matter what happens on any deal, that he will go into Rafah. We all dread what that will look like. We know the Palestinian...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Gary Gannon: On 14 November last year, when deputising in the position the Taoiseach now holds, he said that Israel had been blinded by rage and warned that peace could not be built on the graves of children. In the almost six months since then, the lives of 15,780 children have been lost. As we sit here today, the invasion of Rafah is impending. Rhetoric has been strong from the Irish State - there is...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

Mattie McGrath: ...supporting the Garda. We are 100% in support of the organisation, but it must not use the tactics in question. In Roscrea, the “soft caps”, as they are called, came in and literally destroyed grandmothers, children and anyone else who was there. It was a totally staged operation for the cameras to further the narrative of the Minister’s friends in the media. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 May 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...system now has 700 vacancies. Peter Hughes, the general secretary of the Psychiatric Nurses Association, has said the recruitment embargo is seriously impacting the delivery of services, especially services for children and adolescents. It does not stop there. Radiographers and radiotherapists cannot be hired to deliver the national cancer strategy. The HSE, as the Taoiseach knows,...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Sports Funding (1 May 2024)

John McGahon: ...Dundalk, who has been working for the Irish Wheelchair Association since the age of 18. At the age of 18, she took an interest in wheelchair basketball and providing this as an outlet and sport for children and adults with disabilities to enable them to play and engage in sport. She has been doing this for about 12 years and does it primarily through Northeast Thunder Wheelchair...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: State Properties (1 May 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ..., the OPW has provided a list of its surplus vacant properties, including former Garda station properties, to the Land Development Agency, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, and the relevant local authorities so that they can assess them for suitability for social or humanitarian housing...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Road Network (1 May 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: ...located on local and regional roads. Those industries need these roads to be in good condition so they can transport their goods from A to B. People going to work in the mornings, dropping their children to school or whatever have to travel on these roads day and night. The roads as so bad in many locations that not only people's vehicles but also their mental health are being affected....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 May 2024) See 5 other results from this debate

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...out utter rubbish in terms of information. I want to call this out in the most public place I can, which is here. It is simply not good enough. It is very unfair to prey on vulnerable families and children by spreading this disinformation.

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Sharon Keogan: ...those who hold a pro-life, ethical and moral outlook and who wish to express this in public, as is their right. Today, the Government has betrayed the republican idea that we live in a free country that cherishes all the children of the nation equally. The Bill would criminalise legitimate protest and pro-life activity that happens unwittingly to pass by a designated premises. In Dublin...

Seanad: Loneliness: Motion (1 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Pauline O'Reilly: ...specifically because we have had a strong community spirit that we have now found ourselves in a situation where we have had underinvestment in social connection. This runs right the way through from preschool-aged children to older age. I know my colleagues will address some of the specific areas with regard to some of those age groups. From my background in a farming family, I know...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Welfare Concerns and Compliance with Legislation: County and City Management Association (1 May 2024)

Mr. John Condon: That was a big problem about ten years ago following the crash, when people abandoned horses they had bought for the children as they did not have the resources to maintain them. We often ended up, as local authorities, impounding them. It is true; a lot of them were not chipped but we found other situations in which a horse might have had two chips, which should not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Role and Operation of the Health and Safety Authority: Discussion (1 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

David Stanton: ...the HSA for the hugely important work done by its employees. Every day, week and year they save lives and prevent injuries, etc. As the chief executive said, we cannot forget there are families, children, etc., behind all the statistics. We all know of cases where people were injured or died in the workplace. On the work done by the HSA, am I right in saying that the culture has...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (1 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...Defence 6 Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU, Brussels Agriculture, Food & Marine 4 Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU, Brussels Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 2 Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU, Brussels Enterprise, Trade...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 161,600 children, including over 135,000 pupils traveling on primary and post primary services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine are transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 161,600 children, including over 135,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine are transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Neasa Hourigan: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new places for children with special educational needs that has been secured for the 2024/2025 school year following the package announced in Budget 2024 for special needs education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19609/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 May 2024)

Willie O'Dea: ...Minister for Education and Skills when she intends to sanction a new school building for a school (details supplied), as the current building and prefabs are no longer fit for purpose for the 870 children currently attending and who all started school with the promise of a new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19612/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs require additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (1 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Peadar Tóibín: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the disparity among home schooled children and children in mainstream education with regard to access to assistive technology (details supplied). [19682/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (1 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Mary Lou McDonald: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any consultation has taken place with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability and Youth regarding the updating of guidelines/procedures on the use of school buildings outside of school hours, noting the challenges being faced by afterschool services in securing sustainable use of school buildings to accommodate afterschool services;...