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Criminal Justice (Promotion of Restorative Justice) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: .... Less than 1% of cases in the State are referred to restorative justice programmes. While there was an expansion of the restorative justice programme in Munster extending these services to Cork and Kerry, the legislative framework needs to be updated. The Bill we are debating today will encourage gardaí, prosecutors and judges to refer cases to restorative justice providers who...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Animal Welfare (17 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: ...year, I trust them and not necessarily the figures the Minister of State read out. The Minister of State rightly said it is the responsibility of the local authorities. I can only speak about Cork but I think we have three dog wardens in the city at the moment. I think it is a bit better in the county where there are approximately six. They are not tasked with enforcing the stuff they...

Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jul 2025)

Michael Collins: ...should be honest and say it is only 50% or 60% cover or whatever and name the types of cancers covered so people know when they pay that they will not be out of pocket essentially. I commend Cancer Connect in west Cork. I have often raised the efforts of Cancer Connect in west Cork and the amount of people working there under the guidance of Helen and a fantastic team in the offices...

Proceeds of Crime and Related Matters Bill 2025: Second Stage (17 Jul 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Gillian Toole: I will be very careful if I go to west Cork on my holidays. I thank the Deputy for the heads up.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Jul 2025) See 5 other results from this debate

Séamus McGrath: ...has clarified that its financial position is better than previously reported. The real issue here is the closure of post offices throughout the country. Since 2015, 34 post offices have closed in Cork county and 257 post offices have closed nationwide. As we know, a post office provides much more than just a service. It is core part of community life in many towns and villages...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (17 Jul 2025) See 2 other results from this debate

Colm Burke: ...an update on the progress of the €5 million pilot programme of counselling and well-being and mental health supports for the academic years 2024-25; to provide a breakdown of the progress in Cork in particular; if there are plans to expand the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40008/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (17 Jul 2025) See 5 other results from this debate

James O'Connor: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school building projects across Cork county of which her Department is aware, in tabular form; the stage of the process they are currently at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40175/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (17 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: ...in 2013 and, 12 years later, the most recent part has been signed off by the OPW but not by the Department. We have been waiting for more than 12 years. It is really important for that side of Cork city because very little development can take place until it is completed.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Water Services (17 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: ...than 500 treatment plants throughout the country were built between 2002 and 2008. Many of the developers who built them have gone into liquidation or receivership. In one case in Whitechurch in Cork, raw sewage is flying out of the treatment plant into the stream. I have taken samples from it. I have been writing to Cork County Council, Uisce Éireann at the EPA for seven months....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (17 Jul 2025) See 3 other results from this debate

Kevin Moran: ...and skills in Ireland. However, the Government is committed to funding these projects through the €1.3 billion available under the national development plan for flood relief measures. Cork County Council is leading the delivery of six flood relief schemes, including Midleton, with nine tranche II schemes, including Castlemartyr, Youghal and Rathcormac. The OPW is funding nine...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Fees (17 Jul 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Laura Harmon: ...lifetime of this Government. Increasing it is a poor start. I do not know how the Government will honour that commitment. It would be good to see a plan. To put it in context, the average rent in Cork city in €2,200 per month. UCC students' union in a survey last year found that 28% of students in UCC had gone to class hungry because of the cost of living. Student poverty is a...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Conor Sheehan: ...is not a market for it. We are talking about a portion of a tennis court or the size of a very large car. These apartments are going to be build-to-rent, they are going to be built in Dublin and Cork only and they are not going to be affordable or they are going to be used for social housing. We are going to have monolithic, one box, very small, single aspect, quite depressing and dark...

Pride: Statements (16 Jul 2025) See 4 other results from this debate

Thomas Gould: ...and the American Parliament, we must protest. When young gay men and women are attacked on our streets, we must protest. In recent years, I have spoken to members of the LGBTQI community in Cork. They have told me they feel less safe on the streets now, which is a shocking thing to hear. We need to tackle that. In 2006 in Derry, there was an upsurge in homophobic attacks. The...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (16 Jul 2025) See 5 other results from this debate

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...need to be admitted and managed in other pathways. This is only one particular example that happens to relate to Kerry because Deputy Healy-Rae was the last speaker. I could equally speak about Cork and the figures for that area. Although Deputy Healy-Rae was not in the Chamber when I was pulling the information together, with regard to Wexford, the constituency of the Ceann Comhairle,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Jul 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Alan Kelly: I know the Taoiseach is going be very sad next week when my great county of Tipperary defeats, in fairness, his great county of Cork in the all-Ireland. I just want to condition him for that. I hope that sadness does not permeate elsewhere, particularly as the Government is doing the NDP and the summer economic statement. There has been a bit of conditioning coming from the Tánaiste...

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (16 Jul 2025)

Micheál Martin: ...issues along with the European Union in the context of its drugs strategy. May I take the opportunity to wish the Deputy the best of enjoyment next Sunday at Croke Park. All I can say is that the Cork hurlers will do everything they possibly can to make it a most enjoyable occasion for him.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025) See 2 other results from this debate

Micheál Martin: Of course they do. In Cork schools, they do.

Dental Treatment Services: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jul 2025) See 9 other results from this debate

Brian Stanley: ...writer goes on to say: There are very few dentists qualifying in Ireland as college spaces are limited and non-Irish Nationals tend to go back [to their home countries] once qualified. Maybe you could speak on the dental hospitals in Dublin and Cork and maybe they could come up with a scheme that once you qualified you have to practice in Ireland for a year [or, as some Deputies have...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Trade Relations (16 Jul 2025)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: .... They are in sectors such as dairy, agrifood, drinks, aviation, life sciences, medtech, pharma, tech, financial services and many more that have a large exposure to the US. In my own county of Cork, tens of thousands of people are employed in life sciences, medtech and pharma. While deadlines have been postponed in the past, there is no guarantee this will always be the case. The...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (16 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: ...provision in Kildare. Deputy Donna McGettigan - To discuss the need for increased investment in Shannon international airport. Deputy Thomas Gould - To discuss escalating child homelessness in Cork city. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú - To discuss the provision of SNAs at Rampark National School, County Louth. Deputy Eamon Scanlon - To discuss issues related to rural planning...