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Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Rónán Mullen: ...and constructive engagement led to a complaint about me to the Committee on Members Interests of Seanad Éireann? It was claimed that I had not upheld my duty. It is relevant that yesterday it landed on my desk and that the Oireachtas committee met on 17 January and decided that this complaint was frivolous and vexatious. Why is that relevant? It is relevant because this frivolous...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (7 Mar 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance in Gaza. Since the ICJ made an order for provisional measures in this regard in late January, humanitarian assistance entering Gaza by land has halved and the World Food Programme, WFP, and UNRWA have had to withdraw from distributing aid in northern Gaza given the deterioration of the security situation. In recent weeks I...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...Along with a number of other states, Jordan has been leading on organising air drops of humanitarian assistance into Gaza with a number of other states. We are actively considering the possibility of Ireland contributing to this multinational effort. However, this must not distract from the urgent need to dramatically scale up the level of humanitarian assistance entering Gaza by...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland is open to considering the option of airdrops of humanitarian assistance, and this is among several issues that have been raised in recent contacts at political and official level between Ireland and Jordan. However, such initiatives must not distract from the urgent need to dramatically scale up the level of humanitarian assistance entering Gaza by land. The International Court...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2021 commits Ireland to a climate neutral economy no later than 2050 and a reduction in emissions of 51% by 2030. Following the process set out in the Act, the agriculture sector has been set the target of a 10% reduction in emissions by 2025 and a 25% reduction by 2030. Responsibility for meeting this sectoral target sits with the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ...of this potential property. I wish to assure you that the provision of a permanent location for this school is a priority for the Department. Given the commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally I am not in a position to comment further at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traffic Management (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...bridge over the River Liffey in Celbridge. The project will enhance connectivity between Celbridge Town and Hazelhatch Train Station, supporting compact, consolidated development in Celbridge by realising the full potential of zoned lands south and east of the River Liffey. Approved projects must be carefully developed and managed in accordance with the normal conditions and arrangements...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: .../ Libraries etc.) Strategic Acquisition of properties Purchase of 4 vacant properties at the corner of Rock Square. Strategic Acquisition(s) Master Plan for Ellison Street and Back Lands Masterplan and strategic site assembly at key locations in Castlebar Technical Assistance/Design Works Ellison Street...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...Reconstitution Scheme to plant FT1 (native forest), could receive a lump sum payment of €6,355 per hectare. My Department continues to issue approvals under the Reconstitution scheme. There are now 500 land owners representing 1,900 hectares, whose plantations were affected by ash dieback, that have approval to carry out reconstitution under the terms and conditions of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (7 Mar 2024)

...is an identified priority for both administrations. It is one that was agreed should be moved ahead as quickly as possible. That is why it is going ahead now. There is a broader question of the all-island strategic rail review. That will have to go through to the lead Departments on this and they will have to take decisions but we are not at that point yet. There is also significant...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Darragh O'Brien: ...are other pieces of legislation that also interact with it. I will speak specifically on the Bill in a moment but first I will refer to the Affordable Housing Act as an example. There is also the Land Development Agency Act which is for State land. In Dublin and Cork it is 100% social and affordable. Those were changes that I made to the LDA Bill, which is enacted. Part V provisions...

Housing Targets and Regulations: Motion [Private Members] (6 Mar 2024) See 5 other results from this debate

Brendan Howlin: ...in defence of self interest and they only reinforce us in our determination to advance our policy platform. Since recovery from the financial crash which brought about the collapse of Ireland’s construction industry, the issue of housing has been this country’s main social focus. When other crises faced us, we were able to bring a singular focus to bear to address the...

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Mary Fitzpatrick: .... If Sinn Féin really believed there was a housing crisis then it would act like there was a crisis. You would stop objecting to the building of homes. You would support our local authorities, the Land Development Agency and the State to increase supply, increase affordability and increase security of tenure. For those reasons I ask the House to reject the Sinn Féin motion...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (6 Mar 2024)

Seán Fleming: ...of Gaza. We continue to focus diplomatic engagement on the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire, the unconditional release of hostages and a sustained scale up in humanitarian access. Ireland has provided a total of €56 million in support for the Palestinian people since the beginning of 2023. Of this, €40 million has been provided in humanitarian assistance in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (6 Mar 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Irish Defence and Security Association (IDSA) was established in 2021 with a mission “to ensure Ireland develops appropriate, leading edge and trusted defence and security capabilities in the land, sea, air, space and cyber domains, in order to protect our society, create jobs, drive research and enhance Ireland’s economic growth”. National Defence Industry...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (6 Mar 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Fitzmaurice: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person is a resident in the USA and was Irish born with a PPS number, if that person enters a five-year lease to lease owned lands, if this is tax free; if not, what is the terms and criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11046/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (6 Mar 2024)

Brendan Griffin: ...Planning, and Local Government if the National Parks and Wildlife service will provide a county-by-county breakdown of the number of applications in 2023 for permission to burn in designated natura lands obtained through the Activities Requiring Consent system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11173/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (6 Mar 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Fitzmaurice: 148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total area of land submitted at form one stage of the 20 licences issued week ending 23 February 2024 and the net area of land actually approved for the same licences, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10997/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (6 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I assume that the Deputy is referring to the assessment of certain commonage lands for payment under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES). As turf cutting could potentially have a disproportionate impact on commonage scores, a protocol was put in place last year whereby the active turbary area plus a buffer zone of 100 metres was applied when delineating turbary field...