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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: I am glad to hear about the Government's focus on accelerating what we are doing. However, the fact remains that we are not meeting our climate targets. While there was a 6% reduction in emissions in 2023, there was only a 2% reduction in 2024. The EPA is saying we are going backwards. This is because we are seeing significantly slower progress than needed on many fronts, like onshore...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: We are committed to providing the investment that is required. I am being very honest in saying I am not convinced currently of the need for more legislation in this area. There is a lot of legislation in place. It is an implementation issue now in terms of how quickly we can accelerate delivery. Most sectors of our economy are seeing a decrease in emissions, including agriculture and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2025)

Séamus Healy: The local training initiatives, LTIs, run by Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB, at Spafield family resource centre in Cashel, Knockanrawley centre in Tipperary town, the Cahir Development Association facility in Cahir and the Littleton community centre, have been abolished. This has an impact on the most vulnerable people in our society. This is unconscionable and wholly...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. As a previous Minister with responsibility in this area, I know Tipperary ETB to be an excellent and well-run organisation. I am aware of some of the exciting projects in which it is involved, including at the old barracks in Clonmel and the plans for a FET college of the future. I know the ETB to be a well-run organisation and would...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: It is welcome to have a question on climate as I am not sure we, as a Dáil, are having the level of focus and discussion needed on this issue. The climate emergency has not gone away; far from it. We need to look at how we can accelerate the pace of change that needs to take place. We need a conversation about how we bring people with us, on which the Deputy had some good ideas. I,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste will forgive me for saying that is not good enough, because we have been here. He promised he would make sure it was being provided - not just sanctioned and released but provided. None of these groups have got it. The Tánaiste is absolutely right that they have been in contact this week. I have the letter here. Does he know what it says? The groups need to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: I am very clear, not just from my perspective but from that of the entire Government, that on 25 March of this year, the Department of Children, Disability and Equality secured sanction for the €8 million grant fund. There is a budget of €3.2 billion for disability services, as the Deputy knows, and €8 million of a grant fund was sanctioned for the Department of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: Yesterday, Uisce Éireann announced that areas in 12 counties, from Donegal to Wexford, are officially suffering a water drought. This is at a time when we have seen tragic flash floods in Texas, wildfires outside Marseilles and an extended heatwave in many countries across Europe that is about to hit Ireland. Before I came in here, I got an alert on my phone from Met Éireann that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2025)

Simon Harris: First, I join the Leas-Cheann Comhairle in remarking on the fact tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This was one of the most horrific atrocities ever to take place on the European Continent and an atrocity that resulted in the massacre of more than 8,000 men and boys. It is our duty as a country, a Parliament and an international...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jul 2025)

John McGuinness: Minister, shake out your sleeves.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: In 2024, Monaghan County Council received 273 new applications for LIS funding, yet the funding provided to Monaghan County Council for the scheme would allow for the resurfacing of eight roads in 2024 and nine roads this year. Even with the funding the Minister has indicated, and dealing solely with the applications received in 2024, it would take nearly 30 years to clear all of the roads....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jul 2025)

John McGuinness: As we are out of time, I ask the Minister to give a brief reply.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: I agree with the Deputies. In the interests of fairness, we have provided €170 million for a scheme that was not funded prior to 2017. We are working with local authorities. Neither Monaghan nor Tipperary are offenders in this regard, but quite a number of local authorities have a cost per road that is way above the national average. Believe it or not, there are also local...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jul 2025)

Michael Murphy: While I welcome the increases in recent years, let us be honest. They are not nearly sufficient to address the scale and demand for the schemes. We need to double existing funding for the LIS and CIS schemes so that counties like Tipperary, in particular south Tipperary, gets its fair and equitable share.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: Since 2021, 4,800 roads have been dealt with under LIS. I agree that we could do with extra funding. We are actively pursuing that and ensuring that people have proper access to their homes and farms.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jul 2025)

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Minute's Silence to Mark Anniversary of Srebrenica Massacre (10 Jul 2025)

Minute's Silence to Mark Anniversary of Srebrenica Massacre (10 Jul 2025)

John McGuinness: This month marks the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. Today we commemorate and honour the victims of the genocide, the 8,000 men and boys killed and all of those impacted by the atrocity. Before we proceed to the minute's silence, I ask Members to welcome to the Gallery members of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Association of Ireland who have joined us here today. You are all very welcome.