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Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...for them in this House heretofore has been tarnished and possibly broken. If Ursula von der Leyen decided to come to this House next week, as she has in the past, I do not think many of us would feel that we could consider sitting in the same room as that person after what she has done, effectively cheerleading this evil. If Joe Biden were to come next week as President of America, as he...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (21 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: ...100% behind the delivery of Sláintecare. They see it as our opportunity to form a link with our health service, similar to that emotional link citizens of the UK have with the NHS. The Irish have an appetite to feel closer to their health service and we saw that during Covid, but if the health service continues to be mismanaged, underfunded and unfair due to the two-tier system,...

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...deterring those who would seek to obstruct women's access to legal healthcare. It will have an encouraging and incentivising effect to ensure more doctors, healthcare providers and hospitals will feel empowered to offer this important service and join those who are already doing so but who, in many cases, may feel isolated in particular areas and who are facing intimidation. The Minister...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Brendan Howlin: ...say that maybe it is as well not to make that change. Overall, in the fullness of the political system, it is a much better representative situation and a much better outcome for democracy. If people feel their views are not represented in the national Parliament, as happens in many jurisdictions right now, they are actually turned off by the political system because it is not...

Imposing Sanctions on Israel: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Duncan Smith: ...the response of Ursula von der Leyen - the most senior figure in the European Union - to what is going on in Gaza. The moral bankruptcy of the European Union has made me absolutely ashamed to feel European and ashamed of the European Union. Where do the limits of the European Union's desire for peace end and what defines them? Is it the borders of Europe? Is it the slightly further...

Seanad: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Second Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Mark Wall: ...offer an incredible support to victims, and often to their children, but there simply is not enough capacity. We need at least one in every county and ideally we should have a lot more. To feel unsafe in your home, which should be your sanctuary, is a travesty. The lack of appropriate accommodation and refuges for survivors of abuse, as well as the housing crisis more generally, is...

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...had a discussion on this on Committee Stage when myself and Deputy Pa Daly had tabled similar amendments. The key to this is the insertion of the words "following consultation with the chief executive". We feel that the chief executive of this agency should have a consultative rolevis-à-visthe Minister in terms of appointing any new officers. The explanation given by the Minister...

Home Care Workers and Home Support Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...at the end of their lives who need this human contact and care. We are also dealing with people who generally cannot stand up for themselves. They are at a stage in their lives when they do not feel they have access to that sort of platform to speak to their experiences and sometimes the Department depends on that. I am glad that today at least we have given voice to these figures and...

Seanad: Housing For All: Statements (7 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...house prices that I feared and that I warned about.It would be worth keeping an eye on this, however. While there is some good news with respect to housing - that does matter - it does not really feel good and percolate down when a significant number of people still feel locked out of homeownership. Many people are in insecure rental accommodation and nearly 3,000 children are homeless....

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Mark Wall: ...felt they would only vote the way their parents wanted them to. However, the majority of students in that transition year class were in favour of a reduction in the age to 16, with comments like, "I feel I am old enough", "I live in my community, I want to vote", "I want to get my name on the register", "It would mean a lot to me", and "It is my future, I want to vote". That comment was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...into the issue of morale. I also want to talk about the number of charges that are being brought for possession of drugs for personal use and about community gardaí. On community gardaí, there is a feeling, perception or otherwise that the community Garda service is being squeezed or that the numbers are not being prioritised and that the units exist but the people operating...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Estimates Publication (26 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: ...all those of us who depend on a decent universal public health system. There is a question, however, of accountability. That the Dáil would be expected to pass an Estimate which the Minister himself feels he cannot stand over is quite extraordinary. The reality is in any other parliamentary democracy, that simply would not happen. I do not even think it would happen in the UK,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Oct 2023)

Ivana Bacik: On the subject of housing, it is easy to feel like a broken record in this Chamber from time to time. We in the Labour Party have been repeating the same mantra, that the Government needs to build more houses and it needs to raise its targets for housing because they are too low. Yesterday I pointed out the mystery of the missing billions with the absence of any indication as to where...

Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2023)

Duncan Smith: ...is well-suited to dealing with difficult, politically complex subjects. We have seen the citizens' assembly deliver a report on decriminalisation of the drug user and other topics. Given the depth of feeling and passion for our military neutrality in this country, a citizens' forum would have been the more appropriate place. There is an inexorable move from the Government to a weakening...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Green Paper on Disability Reform: Department of Social Protection (25 Oct 2023)

Mark Wall: ...Mr. Hession said in the opening statement this morning that the Department does not wish to cause any anxiety or stress among its customers. To take up the point made by the previous two speakers, many feel undervalued at present and it is causing them stress. I am referring to a Green Paper that may or may not affect their disability payments. Taking the bona fides of the Minister will...

Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)

Duncan Smith: ...is going to have to direct more of his funds there, then we really are facing a very concerning 2024. Regarding last week, the whole approach to health and this charge we are putting across, there is a feeling that this Government has thrown in the towel. The crisis has just gotten too big and inflation, unforeseen demand and the cost of running our healthcare system, seen as a triple...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...complexes is an old stereotype at which people would correctly take offence. That is my presentation. I am quite happy for people to disagree with me. My main points are about the nature of drug taking in the city centre, why we feel different responses to different types are drug taking are needed, what we can do about the number of resignations from An Garda Síochána and...

Driving Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2023)

Duncan Smith: ...on Leader's Questions. He said it would be ideal if students left school with their leaving certificates in one hand their driving licences in another. That is a good aspiration that we should have. It feels as though we are light years away from that but being able to drive safely and having that as part of your school curriculum in your late teens would be a wonderful advancement and...

Funding for Persons with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2023)

Seán Sherlock: We absolutely support the motion. I will start by quoting a document I received from Rehab in response to budget 2024. The words probably encapsulate the feeling of every similar organisation, including St. Joseph's Foundation in my area and Enable Ireland. These organisations speak of their frustration and the lack of certainty that pertains to their funding and that of their sector....