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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (14 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. In that response he referred to five local authorities. I ask him to name them specifically. If engagement with any other local authorities is at an advanced stage, he might indicate how many, even if he cannot name them. I broadly welcome the scheme. The initial Amárach research showed that over 80% of the population were in favour of...

Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion [Private Members] (14 May 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Joan Collins: I thank Sinn Féin for tabling this motion. I wish to warmly welcome the survivors, relatives and members of the Justice for the Forgotten group who are in the Public Gallery this evening. I had the privilege of meeting them today for the first time. I have to say that I am disappointed in myself and I apologise to them for not playing more of a role and linking in with them as a...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Ruairi Ó Murchú: We have had much failure over many years in regard to the provision of the care of the elderly and we have not necessarily put in place those pieces that we should have. Everybody welcomes the greater level of enforcement powers for HIQA and the necessary reforms, and we will support this Bill. However, I do not think it goes quite where it needs to go. Of course, it provides for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Simon Harris: ...Haughey and others in very much welcoming the overwhelming vote at the UN General Assembly on ensuring that Palestine can and should be a member of the United Nations. I also take this opportunity to commend our own diplomats at the United Nations led by our ambassador, Fergal Mythen, on the incredible work they do in speaking up for Ireland but also in speaking up for human rights and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (14 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Simon Harris: I thank colleagues for the range of questions. First, when it comes to Palestine, I very clearly outlined at the European Council this country's intention to recognise the state of Palestine. I believe we should do it this month, and that is what I am working towards with colleagues in Government, the three parties in Government and also with European counterparts, including the Prime...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for his question. I am aware many parents are concerned about where their children will be in September. To reassure the Deputy, the Department is spending one third of the education budget on special education. This September, we have 400 new special classes coming onstream. Of those, 300 are already allocated and a further 100 locations are being identified by the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Simon Harris: ...as they are across the country. I will check. I am not taking from the Deputy's point. Across the country, housing commencements are increasing. I assure the Deputy that when State agencies like Uisce Éireann and others make investment decisions, they do so cognisant of the national planning framework and the national development plan. A new national planning framework will be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (14 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, for attending to deal with this issue on behalf of the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley. He will be very aware that the Minister initiated the first large-scale review of the school transport scheme since it was established in 1967 and that the report on the review, School Transport 2030, was published on 27 February. It is very...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I want to touch briefly on Europe Day. I know that there were statements on Europe Day last week but I was in Moldova representing this Parliament as the convener of the Ireland-Moldova Parliamentary Friendship Group at an event which that country was holding for all of the various conveners of friendship groups across the EU. We remember hearing about what Ireland was like before we joined...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 May 2024) See 8 other results from this debate

James Browne: I am happy to present the Gambling Regulation Bill to the House. This is an important and necessary Bill to address and regulate gambling in Ireland.I know the Bill has significant support and I look forward to Senators' contributions. The Internet has made gambling easier to access than was ever thought possible. Everyone, including children, has relatively easy access to gambling sites...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024) See 8 other results from this debate

Mr. Ois?n Coghlan: I thank the Chair, Deputies and Senators for meeting us today. It is really important for this committee to have an opportunity to think about and scrutinise these two important policy documents that form part of the European governance of climate and energy policy. The NLTS has a role in the Irish national policy directly under the climate law itself. We are sorry for...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2021: Pre-Committee Stage Scrutiny (14 May 2024) See 5 other results from this debate

Ms Carol Baxter: I thank the committee for inviting the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to its pre-Committee Stage scrutiny of the Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2021, sponsored by Deputies Cronin and O’Reilly. I would like firstly to offer our sincere condolences to parents whose children have died and to acknowledge the tragedy that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024) See 8 other results from this debate

Jim O'Callaghan: One of Mr. Ó Luain's concerns is that under the rules language students can only work for 20 hours. He would like to see that extended to 30 hours as is the case in some other European countries.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council, UN Matters and Individually Tailored Partnership Programme with NATO: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs (14 May 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

Micheál Martin: I thank the Acting Chair and committee members for the invitation to brief them on developments at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council and at the United Nations since I last briefed them on those issues in October, as well as our relationship with NATO. As might be expected, discussions and decisions in all of these formats have been heavily focused on the crises in Ukraine and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the witnesses. I would not like to be in County Donegal or County Clare and listening to these proceedings. The witnesses are a group of experts invited in here today, knowing what they were coming in to do and to say, knowing that we are policymakers here and were inevitably going to ask them questions. It is very despondent. If this were another forum or classroom, I would ask...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (14 May 2024)

Seán Fleming: The promotion and protection of LGBTI+ rights is a foreign policy priority for Ireland. LGBTI+ people continue to suffer disproportionate levels of violence and face systematic discrimination in many countries across the world. The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin T.D. has condemned the ‘Anti-Homosexuality Act’ passed by the Ugandan...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: To ensure that Ireland's future economic development is on a sustainable footing, we have taken a number of ambitious measures, including the adoption of the 2021 Climate Act, with provides for economy-wide carbon budgets and sectoral emissions ceilings. The ceilings and budgets underpin Ireland’s ambitious commitments to tackle climate breakdown, while also increasing our energy...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Insurance Industry (14 May 2024)

Jack Chambers: Under Section 5 of the Road Traffic Act 2014, insurers access the Department of Transport's National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) to verify the number of penalty points endorsed on a licence. The Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 extends this access to endorsement details, including disqualifications, and access for intermediaries sanctioned to enter contracts on behalf of a vehicle...