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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: As we are out of time we will take 30-second questions from the three remaining Deputies. I call Deputy Danny Healy-Rae to speak now, please.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. New valuation figures for commercial rates and properties in County Kerry became effective on 1 January 2024. This has meant a massive increase for many ratepayers, in many instances, with the demands received in recent days doubled, trebled and even four times the amounts they normally pay back over the years. Many traders appealed the increased valuations by...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am asking the Deputy to pause now because he is out of time.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: All right, but this is very serious for the people-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I know, Deputy, but we only have so much time. I call Deputy Whitmore.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: We asked the Taoiseach about the Greystones media campus. This is a €300 million project, which will be Ireland's largest production facility. It is a joint venture between John Sisk & Son Ltd and the Irish Strategic Investment Fund, ISIF. It was to start opening in 2024. The diggers were on site, cleared a few trees and there has been no activity on site for at least the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Réada Cronin: I also want to wish the Taoiseach well in a personal capacity today. We had the children from the Mercy Convent Catholic Primary School in Naas here at Leinster House protesting about their school today. For the past seven years, they have been walking past a magnificent school building, with two prefabricated buildings, while the Department of Education dithers and delays over the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Taoiseach has three questions there, which I would ask them to answer, please.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputy for their questions. On valuations as I mentioned earlier, when there is a revaluation, some people see their rates go up and others see them going down. Overall, there is no increase in revenue. People are encouraged to make appeals to the Valuation Tribunal but I will check with the Minister about the delays there and if something can be done in the interim. I do...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: Gaza is on the edge of famine. It is man-made starvation caused by the deliberate actions of the Israeli Government. This comes on top of the horror and the brutality we have already seen. As we as we have already said, the EU Council meeting is coming up at the end of this week. What actions will the Taoiseach be asking from our European colleagues on this? We need a strong European...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Leo Varadkar: The last European Council meeting failed to reach any conclusions. I am attending it tomorrow and on Friday. It is definitely my objective to get to the point of having conclusions where the European Union as a whole unequivocally calls for an immediate ceasefire, the release of hostages and the supply of adequate food, medicine and electricity to the Palestinian people living in Gaza, and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Johnny Guirke: In June it will be one year since Boliden Tara Mines closed with the loss of 600 jobs of those employed directly and more than 2,000 jobs of those employed indirectly. Management and unions are involved in negotiations but progress is very slow. These workers and their families have been left with a feeling of uncertainty over whether the mine will reopen in the second quarter of this year...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister, Deputy Coveney, his Department and its agencies are seized with this matter. There has been engagement with the company but I do not have an up-to-date brief on it. I do not want to give information that might turn out to be incorrect. I'll make sure that my office sends the Deputy a written reply.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Today marks the end of an era. As a member of Fine Gael, I thank the Taoiseach for everything he has done for our party and for our country through his leadership over the past seven years. People do not really see the amount of work that goes on behind the scenes and the huge personal sacrifice that goes into the job of leadership. The Taoiseach has done that with distinction. I wish him...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy has 20 seconds.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Brendan Griffin: In 20 seconds, I raise the very serious matter of rates revaluation letters arriving in businesses throughout Kerry at the moment. I know there are winners and losers with these revaluations. However, in some cases people have been notified of a 500% increase in their rates bills. This is just not sustainable and these businesses will close. Can there be an intervention to ensure these...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Deputy Griffin for his kind remarks. I will certainly let the Minister know about the issue he raised about the valuations. As we all know, there are winners and losers and it works out overall exactly the same. However, sometimes people face very big increases. There is a system by which that can be disputed and appealed to the Valuation Tribunal. I would encourage anyone...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Brendan Smith: I wish the Taoiseach well in the future and I appreciate the courtesy he always extended to me in debates in this House and at other forums. We are all well aware of the need to improve services for children and adults with a disability. From the many engagements I have had with the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, over the past three and a half years I know she is very determined to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Deputy Smith for raising this important issue here today. The local HSE has made a proposal for a stand-alone respite centre for Cavan-Monaghan, for Cavan. It will support 50 families and it will be open 52 weeks of the year. Along with the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, I am currently finalising the national respite plan within which Cavan-Monaghan is a priority. Funding has been...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: I congratulate the Taoiseach on his work as Taoiseach. I wish him well for the future and thank him for his friendship and his availability at all times. The Government policy on international protection applicants is not working. We have had two fiascoes recently - the situation in Dublin with tents on the streets being removed in the middle of the night to a place where people do not...