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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy for raising this really important issue. I will start by acknowledging the bravery of so many victims of domestic and gender-based violence in speaking out. These voices are a stark reminder that although improvements have been made, we need to keep the momentum going to achieve our objective of zero tolerance of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. This topic was...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

William Aird: Will the Minister today commit to honouring the programme for Government promise to continue to reduce the student contribution fee during the lifetime of this Government? The policy has had a real impact, reducing the cost of education and easing pressure on families. This Government must stick to our commitment to support working families, deliver on the student contribution fee promise...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy. I am not sure whether he was here during Leaders' Questions when I responded to many of the Deputies who raised this issue. What has been stated up to this point is that the one-off temporary measures taken in the past 12 months are not continuing in the context of budget 2026. However, there will be a real focus on affordability of public services in education,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Catherine Ardagh: I ask that time be provided for a Private Members' Bill I introduced before Christmas, colloquially known as the right to be forgotten Bill, in order that it could proceed to Second Stage. The Bill seeks to prohibit financial service providers from discriminating against cancer survivors who have completed treatment and have reached key milestones. It aims to ensure that a person's past...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Robert Troy: I acknowledge the good work Deputy Ardagh has done in this area, both in this Dáil and in the last Seanad. She galvanised support across the various political parties to ensure that cancer survivors who have come through cancer for a prolonged period can access life insurance when availing of a mortgage. Owing to the good work the Deputy has done and the legislation that has been...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: Jordan Devlin is an Irish citizen. He is one of the Filton 18. He has been held on remand in Wormwood Scrubs since August 2024 on charges, among others, of criminal damage and violent disorder. The charges relate to dismantling weapons, including a quadcopter drone which is used in the relentless attacks on Gaza.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Verona Murphy: A question, Deputy. Is this a live case?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: I am coming to the question.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Verona Murphy: Is it a case that has been prosecuted?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: He is being held on remand at the moment in Wormwood Scrubs.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Verona Murphy: I urge caution.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: The trial is not until later in the year. I am asking the Minister to take up this case with the British Government because Mr. Devlin is being held on charges which are not counter-terrorism charges, even though that is the method being used to keep him on remand. He and some of his co-accused will be in jail until next year. I ask the Minister to take up this case as urgently as possible...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: This issue obviously involves specific, individual circumstances which relate to the Ministers for foreign affairs and justice. I can ask the Ministers to respond to the Deputy as appropriate.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: I raise the issue of students. It has been a bad couple of weeks for them. I listened carefully to the Minister's earlier answers. He framed this in the context of a once-off measure, as did the Minister, Deputy Lawless. However, the programme for Government states that the Government will continue to reduce student contribution fees over the lifetime of the Government, to ease the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Verona Murphy: A question please, Deputy.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Deputy is completely ignoring what is after happening over the last number of years. Childcare investment has quadrupled from €260 million in 2015 to €1.37 billion in 2025. This is significant State investment in childcare, along with the affordability supports that underpin it. The Minister, Deputy Foley, is ambitious to continue to do more to support parents with the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I did not dismiss them.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Deputy dismissed them in how she described them. They provide a really important part of supports for childcare across communities in this country. They also need to be supported in how we manage the budget process.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: This is a terrible deflection. I did not mention that. I said there were not enough.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Michael Collins: Island funding is crucial for many of our islands but its distribution needs closer scrutiny. The Bere Island Projects Group, which covers Bere Island, Whiddy Island and Dursey Island, has three full-time staff and must manage office, utilities and running costs from a budget that saw only a 2.1% increase. This is insufficient for standard cost-of-living requirements, in comparison to...