Results 201-220 of 1,021,675 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Tom Kitt OR speaker:Fergus O'Dowd) in 'Committee meetings'
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: He has no mandate for it.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Please.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: This is the problem with politics in Ireland at the moment. Of course there is a mandate. I have a mandate and the Deputy has one, and I respect hers. People have a mandate to make proposals-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: None of us has a mandate to dismantle Irish neutrality.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: -----or introduce any legislative proposal in this House. Of course, nobody is seeking to dismantle Irish neutrality.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is precisely what the Taoiseach is seeking to do.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: Does the Deputy ask the questions and answer them? Am I needed here at all? She asked me a question and I would like to answer it because I was at the Cabinet meeting today when we considered the issue of the triple lock. Unlike the Deputy, I do not believe Russia should have a veto over where our peacekeepers go.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is a complete red herring.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: That is the effect today. If you keep the triple lock, the UN Security Council can veto.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is factually inaccurate-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: I look forward to debating that with the Deputy.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is factually inaccurate and shocking that the Taoiseach could be so inaccurate or ill-informed.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Please, Deputy.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: -----and I welcome her support for Óglaigh na hÉireann as well.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is shocking, utterly shocking.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Ivana Bacik: Last week, US President Joe Biden approved €26 billion in new funding for the Israeli regime. He said that funding for weapons for Israel is conditional on compliance with international humanitarian law, yet the evidence that Netanyahu and the Israeli Government are breaking international law is overwhelming as we see that nearly 35,000 civilians in Gaza have now been killed. Gaza's...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: I have very clearly outlined the Irish Government's position and, I believe, that of the people of Ireland on the need for an immediate cessation of violence and for all people who believe in that to use all levers at their disposal to bring it about. That is why, at my first European Council meeting, I reiterated Ireland's call for a review of the association agreement with Israel. If you...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Holly Cairns: There are now 13,866 people living in emergency homeless accommodation, the highest number in the history of the State. Tragically, included in this figure are 4,147 children, representing a 56% rise in child homelessness since the Government took office – 56% in just four years. The reaction of the Minister for housing to reaching this grim milestone was a disgrace. He actually...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: Of course the Government does not welcome that. What the Minister for housing did welcome was the fact that the monthly figures did see a fall in the number of families and children in emergency accommodation month on month. One child in emergency accommodation is one too many. One child in emergency accommodation is one too many.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Violet-Anne Wynne: I also call for statements on UHL emergency department as soon as possible, specifically because the region is the only one in the State that does not currently have a supporting model 3 hospital. We are experiencing grossly overcrowded numbers on a daily basis, never mind the number of inquests we know are currently taking place.