Results 101-120 of 1,021,531 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Niall Collins OR speaker:Joe Flaherty) in 'Committee meetings'
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Simon Harris: I can. I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I fully agree with him. I am aware of the size of Swords and the population expansion being seen there. I am of the view that if there are challenges in the delivery of any such primary care centres, we will have to come up with alternative ways of progressing them. I accept the need for the people of Swords and south Fingal to have that...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I will ask the Taoiseach about the provision of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, classrooms. Two years ago, the NCSE recommended two new ASD classrooms for a school in Glasnevin in my constituency. However, the planning and building unit is not responding to any of its calls and has not responded for more than a year now. Is there an unwritten policy that only reconfigured classrooms, where...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Simon Harris: If that is an unwritten policy, it has not been approved by the Government and somebody would need to scrap that policy pretty quickly because we are in urgent need of more additional autism classes. What the Deputy outlined has not been my experience in a couple of projects I worked on in my constituency, but that situation must be very frustrating if a school puts up its hand to say it is...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Bríd Smith: Everybody welcomes the formal recognition of the state of Palestine. I also recognise and welcome the departure of the Israeli ambassador. Although she has been called back by her country for discussions, we should formally expel her and keep her out. The reason, as the Taoiseach more or less acknowledged, is that after seven months of genocidal massacre in Gaza, the Government has been...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Simon Harris: I do not want to be overly argumentative with the Deputy, but I want to check. She did not say that Israel does not have the right to exist?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Apartheid does not.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Simon Harris: To be very clear, it is the Government's position-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Israel is an apartheid-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Simon Harris: -----that there is a State of Israel and a state of Palestine, based on the 1967 borders.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We do not agree with that.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Simon Harris: The Deputy may not agree with that. I am articulating the Government's position on what recognition means today and that both states have a right to exist in peace and security, as do the Israeli and Palestinian people, their children and their children's children. We intend to keep diplomatic relations with Israel.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: As equals.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Simon Harris: We keep diplomatic relations with countries we vehemently disagree with. Those diplomatic relations are often very important in relation to our citizens.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Matt Shanahan: We just spoke about how the health recruitment freeze is affecting the seven-day cardiac service, but it is also stopping other initiatives in the national hospital space. A large hospital in the country was able to transfer 220 patients who receive bimonthly infusion therapy into a community primary care setting because it had specialist nurses to help it do that. The patients remain under...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for making a constructive suggestion regarding how innovation is helping patients and being cost-efficient. The health service is funded this year to grow its staffing levels by 2,200 additional staff; it is 3,000 when disability services are included. I will ask about the service the Deputy referenced and its particular benefits from a cost and patient point of view.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Once again, I return to the issue of disability services and school places in south Tipperary. Last week, I handed a number of letters to the Tánaiste from very concerned families who cannot get school places for their children with autism. This continues, with many children still without a school place. This week, I was in receipt of a letter highlighting the urgent action...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for his question. There is a very important focus on special educational needs services being provided throughout the country. I will follow up directly regarding the school referenced by the Deputy. The matter was also raised in the Seanad this morning. I will come back to the Deputy directly on it. We are investing. The NCSE is working very closely with the...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Thomas Pringle: Before I start, will the Palestinian flag be flown at Leinster House next Tuesday?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It will.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)
Thomas Pringle: Thank you. The fishing industry in Ireland has been in serious and rapid decline since the introduction of the Common Fisheries Policy. Due to this, fish factory workers, who once worked ten months of the year, are now lucky to get six weeks' work in factories. This decline has meant that it is no longer possible for workers to work up enough stamps. They are forced to apply for...