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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

Malcolm Noonan: Regarding De La Salle College in Dundalk, my understanding is that, last October, five students were accepted into its ASD unit for the semester starting in September 2023. However, on 26 March of this year, the school called to state it could no longer offer a place to any of the students. The reason given to parents was that the Department of Education was not providing the promised...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. Gabhaim buíochas léi as a dhea-ghuí chugam ar mo cheapacháin mar Aire Stáit le freagracht as an nGaeltacht. She raised an important question. I acknowledge how important it is. What is said in the supplementary information, which is that people are told to hunt throughout the county, should not be said. Students with...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (18 Apr 2024)

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (18 Apr 2024)

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024) See 68 other results from this debate

Michael McNamara: The concentration of land ownership in many parts of the country is a problem. It is particularly noticeable in south Tipperary and, indeed, the OPW's activities in north Clare are creating their own pressures. Obviously, the Tánaiste will be aware of the Irish Land Commission. It was abolished in the last century but he was a Deputy at the time. Nobody is proposing that it be...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024) See 96 other results from this debate

Richard Boyd Barrett: All those statistics are cold comfort to Amy and her husband, who were in my office this week. Amy is out of work on illness benefit at the moment and her husband is a bus driver. Their net income after tax is €48,000. They are facing homelessness because of an eviction on grounds of sale. The only accommodation available costs €3,000 in rent per month. Because they are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (18 Apr 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Services (18 Apr 2024) See 9 other results from this debate

Dara Calleary: We see that. The Department commissioned that report so we could get a full understanding of the impact and that is why we are bringing forward a number of measures. The Ministers, Deputies Burke and Humphreys, are finalising an option paper on employer's PRSI. As I said, we are in the process of paying out €250 million of supports to the smallest of businesses. We are looking at a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Export Controls (18 Apr 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas don Teachta as an ceist. Our Department is the national competent authority with responsibility for export controls, including controls on defence-related exports and exports of dual-use goods. Controls on the export of dual-use items are administered by my Department, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (18 Apr 2024) See 8 other results from this debate

Bernard Durkan: I congratulate the new Minister and Minister of State, and the renewed Minister of State as well, and wish them every good fortune and support in their tenure. I wish to ask a simple question. There appears to be strong evidence to the effect that many businesses are affected by a multiplicity of regulations imposed upon them and are having difficulty. Recently, a small business brought...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Directives (18 Apr 2024)

EU Directives

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourist Accommodation (18 Apr 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister. I welcome and encourage that engagement with industry and the representative bodies in particular. The Minister is very welcome to come to Kerry at any stage and engage with the operators on the ground. He has been very good in the past in coming to the county and meeting people. They have always been very impressed with him and he has always responded, which is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (18 Apr 2024) See 16 other results from this debate

Paul Murphy: It is scandalous that the Fine Gael Árd-Fheis was used to fly a kite in the interests of the employers to say the Government is considering delaying sick pay.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Priorities (18 Apr 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Dara Calleary: I am aware of that report. We also need to acknowledge that there has been progress. We have not seen the level of progress we want. One of the benefits of the stakeholder forum is that we can engage all those parties around a table to directly reflect on that level of progress. There are many businesses that are utilising the United Nations guiding principles and OECD guidelines on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Consultations (18 Apr 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Louise O'Reilly: Yes, but will the Government listen to them? That is probably the question I should have two minutes on. We heard from a range of stakeholders, some of whom pointed out something that was quite interesting, namely, that at the last election, 13 Deputies were aged 65 or over. During the course of this Dáil, 12 Deputies will attain the age of 65, and fair play to them, but nobody is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Living Wage (18 Apr 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy Nash for his kind words. As the Deputy will be aware, in 2021 the Low Pay Commission was asked to examine the programme for Government commitment to progress to a living wage and provide recommendations on how best to achieve this commitment. The Low Pay Commission’s recommendations were received and considered and in November 2022, the Government agreed that a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Policy (18 Apr 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for that comprehensive reply. I ask if it might be possible to do an audit of the hotel space available in County Kildare and other midland counties with a view to ensuring the maximum bed space is available to accommodate tourists to encourage them to avail of the opportunity of visiting those constituencies. This is not to suggest that other temporary occupants of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (18 Apr 2024)

Industrial Relations