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Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (21 May 2024)

Cathal Berry: ...comparison. Unfortunately, this is the only published one we have. When the Housing Commission’s report is published by the end of the week, we will at least have something objective to examine thereafter. There is some good stuff in the housing strategy, but as the Minister of State and the Minister know, it falls well short of tackling the scale and depth of this housing and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2024)

Cathal Berry: ...and direct humanitarian access on the ground. While the negotiations are ongoing for that to take place, as an interim solution this is something which is viable, worthwhile and is something Ireland should examine. There will be consequences to any action Ireland takes. If Ireland expels the Israeli ambassador, Israel will just expel our ambassador. If Ireland tries to slap...

Our Rural Future Policy: Statements (14 Jun 2023)

Cathal Berry: ...been given to purchasing large sites for residential use and making those sites available to young couples and families who want build their own homes on serviced sites? That is a possibility that could be examined. I support the Croí Cónaithe scheme. People are out the door of constituency offices inquiring about applications. A grant of €50,000 to €70,000 is...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Cathal Berry: ...or leaders of Opposition parties should get national security briefs on a regular basis. The Taoiseach, to his credit, was very honest and said that even he does not receive regular briefs in that regard. To me, that is a matter of concern. From a national security point of view, I welcome the appointment of an independent examiner, but we have a lot of work to do in that regard. We...

Long Covid Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2022)

Cathal Berry: ...of what Deputy Fitzpatrick said, namely that we should not establish a hierarchy of patients. However, a disproportionate number of healthcare workers are in the long Covid cohort and we need to examine why that is the case. They did not do anything wrong; in fact, they did exactly what we asked them to do. As a Parliament, we asked them to man the barricades, so to speak, during a time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces Veterans: Discussion (16 Nov 2021)

Cathal Berry: ...ONE approached any third level institution's department of psychiatry, psychology, counselling or so on to see whether it would be interested in placing a postdoctoral student with, for example, ONE or IUNVA to examine or explore veteran-specific issues? If not and a third level institution was listening to the testimony this afternoon, would the witnesses welcome an approach about...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2020)

Cathal Berry: ...been very heartened and encouraged by all of the Deputies who have supported what I have said. These are Deputies from all across the political divide, on both sides of the Chamber. It is clear there is now an appetite to re-examine a better, optimum model of delivery which would provide better value for money for the Irish taxpayer but also, crucially, provide a more sustainable and...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised)
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (22 Oct 2020)

Cathal Berry: ...in their operational Vote - their operational budget - but due to a historical anomaly, there are two separate Votes when it comes to the defence Vote. It is very useful because it allows us to examine in detail the Army pension situation. A number that really jumps off the page is the figure of 12,750 military pensioners. We now have 50% more people on a military pension than we do...

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (20 May 2020)

Cathal Berry: ...in special education and has not improved. In light of the Covid-19 crisis, does the Minister think it is now timely and appropriate that we should reconvene or re-establish SERC with a view to re-examining what is the appropriate student-staff ratio for special education in line with international best practice? I would be grateful to hear the Minister's thoughts.