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Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I welcome this opportunity to discuss some of the issues impacting on farming. I thank the Minister for his statement. In particular, I welcome his remarks around the well-being of farmers. There is not much we can do about the weather in the short term, but there are many actions we can take to serve the financial stability and viability of farms and to alleviate the financial stress that...

Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Go raibh maith agaibh. There was some very good information, particularly from the perspective of farmers, regarding safety and mental health.

Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I am sharing time with Deputies Browne and Conway-Walsh. While these statements are welcome, they would have been more timely a number of weeks ago, when the issue was very much at the fore. Perhaps together we could have looked at measures that were needed, in consultation with farmers, the farming organisations and the Opposition, given the difficult and challenging weeks and months...

Visit of Estonian Delegation (24 Apr 2024)

Visit of Estonian Delegation (24 Apr 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Before I call the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon, I would like to welcome some distinguished visitors to the Chamber. On behalf of the Members of Dáil Éireann I extend céad míle fáilte, a very warm welcome, to our Estonian friends from the Parliamentary Friendship Group of Estonia led by Ms Maris Lauri, chairperson of the friendship group. They are very welcome to...

Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Martin Heydon: I too would like to welcome our friends from Estonia. It is great to have them here. I hope they learn a bit about the challenges and opportunities we face in our agriculture sector, which is so important to the Irish economy. This spring has been unlike many others. There is a saying that farmers need to be optimists or they would not still be farmers, but the optimistic streak in our...

Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (24 Apr 2024)

Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (24 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Ceann Comhairle and the Dáil Business Committee for scheduling these statements today and for allowing me and the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon, to give an update on the real challenges facing farmers over the last few weeks and the work the Government is doing to try to support the sector and farm families through this period. We are very aware of the acute challenges...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: I do agree.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Take it up with the Minister for Health.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: I do not have note in front of me but I will take up the Minister for Health. We are increasing GP training places and I accept there is more we need to do. I will come back to the Deputy on it.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Apr 2024)

Mick Barry: Harvey Sherrat has been on the urgent list for a scoliosis procedure more than two years now. The Taoiseach's broken promise, that no child would have to wait for more than four months for such a procedure, amounts to a betrayal of Harvey and his family. In recent days, Harvey's mother was shocked to see an image of her son online, accompanied by a racist post saying that resources are...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: The Deputy should be ashamed for trying to correlate or link any of them in any way shape or form to me. Linking me to disgusting, vile, racist posts is quite a disgusting thing to do. I thought the Deputy was better than that, but maybe not. The reality of the situation is that my commitment to scoliosis treatment has seen more people get their surgeries carried out in this country. The...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Apr 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Taoiseach in advance because I am raising the case of Liam Dennehy Quinn, who is 13 years of age from Fossa, Killarney, County Kerry. His mother is Pamela Dennehy. I have written to the Taoiseach about this. Liam is waiting to be seen in Crumlin children's hospital. He has severe scoliosis, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, dystonia and a rare metabolic disorder. He urgently needs...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. . As I said to Deputy Danny Healy-Rae, I take this issue very seriously. I thank the Deputy for his correspondence on Liam's situation. I can only imagine how distressing it is for Liam and his parents. I have been in contact with the Minister for Health on the issue and I have asked the Minister to reply directly to the Deputy on it.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Apr 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That concludes Questions on Policy or Legislation. It is not my job to tell people what they can or cannot ask during Questions on Policy or Legislation. We are all acutely aware of the dreadful suffering of the families of children with scoliosis and more so the suffering of the poor unfortunate children themselves. However, rehashing every medical emergency in the country and bringing...

Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2024: Referral to Joint Committee (24 Apr 2024)

Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2024: Referral to Joint Committee (24 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2024, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 16th April, 2024, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 16th April, 2024, be referred to the Joint Committee on Housing, Local...

Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2024: Referral to Joint Committee (24 Apr 2024)

Question put and agreed to.