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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (2 Jul 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: The Deputy will have a chance to come back in.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (2 Jul 2025)
Danny Healy-Rae: All right. Sorry, a Chathaoirligh.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (2 Jul 2025)
Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Healy-Rae for raising this matter. I am glad to take it on behalf of the Minister for Transport, who, as the Deputy knows, has responsibility for overall policy and Exchequer funding relating to the national roads programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2015 and in line with the national...
- Prelude (2 Jul 2025)
- Prelude (2 Jul 2025)
Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy Aidan Farrelly) i gceannas ar 09.00
- Prelude (2 Jul 2025)
Prayer and Reflection.
- Prelude (2 Jul 2025)
Paidir agus Machnamh.
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (2 Jul 2025)
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (2 Jul 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Michael Cahill - To discuss a ban on pair trawling. Deputy Catherine Ardagh - To discuss the need for all special schools to accept children at different levels on the autism spectrum. Deputy Malcolm Byrne - To discuss the level...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (2 Jul 2025)
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Cybersecurity Policy (2 Jul 2025)
Cybersecurity Policy
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Cybersecurity Policy (2 Jul 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister for taking this critical issue. As he knows, we all live in a digital world. It is one where computing in general has made our lives better and easier and we are far more interconnected. Artificial intelligence, quantum computing and other technologies have the potential to deliver evermore effective and efficient public services. However, as cyberspace becomes more...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Cybersecurity Policy (2 Jul 2025)
Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Deputy Byrne for raising this important issue. The reason I am here is because of the importance of it. Deputy Byrne is well aware that cybersecurity threats pose a major risk to essential services and critical sectors in Ireland and throughout the world. One of the consequences of being a modern, successful economy is that this is the type of threat to which the country is...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Suicide Prevention (1 Jul 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: I want to reiterate my thanks to the Minister of State for taking this tonight. I really do appreciate it and I ask that she pass on my thanks to the Minister of State for such a considered reply. I do not doubt for a second the sincerity with which the Ministers of State are approaching this at all. I hope she can hear that I am not here to critique Government policy on this issue...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Suicide Prevention (1 Jul 2025)
Marian Harkin: I really appreciate the Deputy’s considered and genuine comments on this. I mentioned the network of crisis resolution teams. These are teams of mental health professionals who work out of hours to meet people in mental health crisis and provide rapid assessment and intensive intervention in the community in calm environments known as solace cafés. Connecting for Life, our...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Suicide Prevention (1 Jul 2025)
Cuireadh an Dáil ar athló ar 10.55 p.m. go dtí 9 a.m., Dé Céadaoin, an 2 Iúil 2025. The Dáil adjourned at at 10.55 p.m. until 9 a.m. on Wednesday, 2 July 2025.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Swimming Pools (1 Jul 2025)
Marian Harkin: All I can say is what I said in response to the Deputies earlier, which is that further discussions will be required on the future operating model. I cannot say more than that. The appropriate funding mechanisms will have to include the local authority and local sports partnerships given the scale of the investment required and, as the Deputies are aware, the ongoing costs of operating a...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Suicide Prevention (1 Jul 2025)
Suicide Prevention
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Suicide Prevention (1 Jul 2025)
Aidan Farrelly: I thank the Minister of State for taking the time to be here this evening. I am really grateful for the opportunity to raise the very important issue of suicide prevention. I am raising it from a place of concern and from a place of care - care for anyone who is grieving the loss of a partner, a family member or a friend and care for everyone who has dedicated their professional life to...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Suicide Prevention (1 Jul 2025)
Marian Harkin: On behalf of the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health, who regrets not being able to be in the Chamber this evening, I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. I will pass on his comments to the Minister of State. I fully accept that he comes from a place of care. That is very clear from what he said, especially when he powerfully articulated the specific...