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Delivering Universal Healthcare: Statements (15 May 2024) See 10 other results from this debate

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I welcome universal healthcare. It is important, but I want to talk about the basic issues I face every day in my clinics. I have people with full medical cards coming in to me with some doctors charging them for their blood tests. I also have people applying for a grant. When people are aged 66 or over, they can apply to Carlow County Council for a housing adaptation grant or a grant for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: .... The protection of civilians must be paramount. It is an obligation under international humanitarian law. Accountability for civilian deaths is essential. Ireland calls for de-escalation by all actors in the region. Regional de-escalation and the protection of civilians and aid workers must remain the priority. We need an immediate and durable ceasefire now, and sustained and...

Road Safety and Maintenance: Motion [Private Members] (15 May 2024) See 5 other results from this debate

Alan Kelly: The Minister of State is a decent man and a decent Minister of State, but the Minister for Transport or a Minister of State in the Department of Transport should be here to conclude this debate. It should be a rule of the House, with all due respect. There is a bit of passing the buck between the Departments of Transport and Justice, the Department of housing in conjunction with local...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (15 May 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am somewhat disappointed the Minister, Deputy McEntee, was not in a position to attend the debate this morning, bearing in mind it is the 50th anniversary. I appreciate she is busy, however. I appreciate the Minister of State taking time out of his schedule to be here to take this Commencement matter. On Friday this week, President Michael...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 May 2024)

Paul Gavan: ...the Cathaoirleach knows, I am spending quite a bit of time in Cork at the moment and last week I had a very good conversation with one of the local taxi drivers there. He was telling me about how tough it is in the industry at the minute, of the huge hours they have to work, issues, unfortunately sometimes, of antisocial behaviour and the fact that it is very hard to get younger drivers...

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: These are important amendments. The reasons for their importance have come very much into focus this year and in the current context. Amendment No. 85a states: The Board shall make regulations regarding conditions of funding and a process for withdrawal of funding from research projects which may contribute to contravention of international law, including contraventions of rulings of the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Work Permits (15 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

David Stanton: For once, I am at a loss for words. I am absolutely thrilled with this news. I thank and congratulate the Minister for listening to what I had to say, taking on board what I said and actually making the change happen. It is an example that shows that this House actually works. If Ministers like her listen to colleagues across the House with regard to suggestions such as this and then...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials. I apologise for being late to the meeting. When I came in, the Minister of State was talking to Senator Lombard about the IFFPG mid-term review. One of my questions based on that concerns a letter we received from the Minister of State's colleague, the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, on 26 January. The letter stated that in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Medals (15 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: The awarding of medals is a matter for the military authorities. As the Deputy may be aware, Defence Force Regulation (DFR) A9 sets out the qualifying criteria required to be awarded such Defence Force Medals. It also delineates the procedures for the awarding of those medals to members of the Defence Forces. As previously stated, the review by the military authorities on the process of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (15 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Government approved a move to Level of Ambition 2 (LOA2), as recommended by the Commission on the Defence Forces in July, 2022. As part of that decision, the Government committed to increasing the funding allocated to Defence to €1.5 billion (at 2022 prices) by 2028, through the annual Estimates process. Delivery of this objective will allow the required transformation and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (15 May 2024) See 9 other results from this debate

Mr. Eoin O'Reilly: I thank the Chair and committee members for the opportunity to come before it today. I am a partner in EY and I am head of analytics and AI practice. I am joined today by EY Ireland’s chief economist, Dr. Loretta O’Sullivan, who will speak soon. We welcome the opportunity to address this committee on this critically important issue. In EY, we believe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Dr. Kenneth McDonagh: I thank the Cathaoirleach, Deputies and Senators for the invitation to speak to the committee on the subject of EU security and defence. It is a little over 12 months since I last spoke to the committee, when I focused on opportunities for Ireland to address its own security and defence capabilities gaps. Today, I would like to speak on three main points: the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners: Discussion (15 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Mr. Cody for being here. His statement is short but it has a lot of information about where we are and the risks ahead of us. The main matter that sticks out is that there seems to be substantially different profiles between the two groups, namely, those who have engaged and those who have not. On the face of it, it seems that larger companies with a larger quantum of debt...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Healthcare Strategies: Discussion (15 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for appearing again today, and I acknowledge all the work of the Neurological Alliance and for putting this up the agenda. I am not a member of this committee and I thank the Chair for letting me in today. It is a very important issue for us, and for me living in Mayo. I want to speak of a case and ask advice on it. I have listened with interest while I have been in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Ms Paula Hilman: Certainly, yes. Under one of the actions in the Government road safety strategy, the NTA is looking at that and is leading on that project in terms of working on traffic signs, bus lanes and so forth. It is currently bringing that back to the partnership board. As the Commissioner said, it should be automated but we have offered to take on the back office function as...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Dental Services (14 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Colm Burke, for being here tonight. I am raising the long waiting list for dentures, specifically for people over 70. I want to go back to a newspaper article in January 2009, which appeared under the subheading: "Dentures will be rationed for medical card holders as part of a wave of Health Service Executive ... cutbacks, dentists representatives...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Events (14 May 2024)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, to which I am replying on behalf of the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. It is important to note that the GAA, like all national governing bodies, NGBs, in sport, is an independent, autonomous body. The management of broadcasting and commercial rights is entirely a matter for the association. The GAA, like all NGBs,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (14 May 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I want to raise the issue of children receiving substandard services in children's disability network teams, CDNTs, in Carlow. I was disappointed to read in a response to a parliamentary question I submitted that the HSE has delayed a new children's service facility in Carlow which was to be the new home for the CDNT. Part of that was to include the Holy Angels centre. A funding...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (14 May 2024)

Niall Collins: I would like to thank the Deputy for raising this matter. It gives me the opportunity to set out for the House the position with regard to school places including special education in north Kildare for September 2024 and onwards. I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post-primary level, including children...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (14 May 2024)

Ossian Smyth: In Deputy O'Rourke's previous question about curtailment, he clearly showed an understanding of what the problems are when we have too much electricity in one part of the island and not enough in another and we cannot share it from one to the other. I am sure he understands what the benefits of the project are. Like any infrastructure project, whether building a road or a greenway, there is...