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- Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (30 Apr 2024)
- Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (30 Apr 2024)
Norma Foley: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Today I bring the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill before the House. I am deeply conscious in introducing the Bill of the enormous trauma that has been endured by all survivors of abuse, and I know that nothing we do now can ever truly undo the hurt which has been caused. Nearly 25 years ago, on 11 May...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (30 Apr 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We proposed an amendment to the Planning and Development Bill that would increase the amount of social and affordable housing we get from developments. Currently, as the Taoiseach is aware, we get 10%, or more recently, we may get 10% affordable housing. That means 80% of what is being built is unaffordable. We proposed, like other places such as Austria, that we would increase it to 50%...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (30 Apr 2024)
Paul Murphy: The programme for Government commits to a referendum on housing. The Taoiseach's predecessor, Leo Varadkar, confirmed last August that "we should have an amendment to our Constitution to establish a right to housing". The Minister for housing promised a referendum in 2023 and yet the Taoiseach has told us now that no firm decision has been made on any referendums. I suspect this Government...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (30 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: I accept that Deputy McDonald's sincerely-held view is that a change to the triple lock alters military neutrality. I accept that this is her opinion; I do not accept it is a fact. We have a difference in opinion on this. I do not believe it does and neither does the Tánaiste, the Government or the consultative forum. It is entirely possible to be a country that is militarily neutral...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (30 Apr 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: Outside of the UN Charter?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (30 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: These would be made in line with the UN Charter but outside of recourse to the UN Security Council. There are many people in this country - and we will have this debate-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (30 Apr 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: Well then test it so.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (30 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: We will have an opportunity to bring forward legislation-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (30 Apr 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: No-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (30 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: With respect-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (30 Apr 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: It should be tested by means of a referendum.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (30 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: With respect to the Deputy and to everybody in this House, the legislative processes have not come forward. There will be a general scheme and an opportunity for scrutiny. I would at least ask that people see what the Government is proposing before deciding or trying to suggest it is proposing something on military neutrality which it is not. The Tánaiste has been very clear about the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (30 Apr 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: So leave it alone.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (30 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: I value it as well but there are issues with the triple lock and we can tease them through. We have a difference of opinion and that is okay but it is entirely possible to bring forward legislation that respects our military neutrality and addresses the changing geopolitical situation around the triple lock, the UN Security Council and the fact that there are people and countries on the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: An Garda Síochána (30 Apr 2024)
Paul Murphy: There is a serious issue with accountability regarding deaths related to the Garda. A reply to a previous parliamentary question stated that between 2007 and 2021 there were 228 fatal incidents either in or shortly after Garda custody. They were referred to GSOC. In 2005 Terrence Wheelock went out to buy a paintbrush. He was arrested by the Garda. He was brought to Store Street Garda...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: An Garda Síochána (30 Apr 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: An international panel convened by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights has just produced a report - they are in Dublin - saying that the Irish State had failed to properly investigate a series of deadly attacks by loyalist paramilitaries in Ireland in the early and mid-1970s including the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. They particularly castigated the failure of the Garda and the State to...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: An Garda Síochána (30 Apr 2024)
Simon Harris: I am very conscious of the anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings coming up. I will indeed give consideration to the issues that the Deputy has raised and will seek to be briefed on the matters in advance of the anniversary. I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett for raising that. I am reluctant to comment on the floor of the Dáil on the individual cases Deputy Paul Murphy raised. I...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (30 Apr 2024)
Constitutional Amendments
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (30 Apr 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [11793/24]