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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vision Ireland (24 Apr 2024)

David Cullinane: ...for it. Mr. Mullaniff talked about moving some of the services, or maybe putting more of a priority on community care as opposed to having a higher dependence on acute care, which is one of the tenets of Sláintecare that makes perfect sense. We are told the logic of the regional health areas, RHAs, that are being established is to align services, bring an end to silos, have an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on the Social Welfare System: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: ...basic services such that the State will intervene if one needs care at a certain point. UBI is a very simple and attractive idea. It may be very complex in its outworking but the basic tenet is very simple and is subject to quite a lot of discussion as a result. I do not believe universal basic services are as easy a sell but I suspect they might be more impactful. I am basing this...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: ...at this stage. I have a Private Members' Bill on it. I would like the Minister and the officials to consider it, especially in relation to the nature restoration law that will be introduced. One of the tenets of the nature restoration law is a concentration on the urban environment too. It is not just about rewetting bogs, which has been the focus of much of the discussion we have seen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Role of Disabled Persons Organisations and Self Advocacy in Providing Equal Opportunities under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Implementation: Discussion (8 Apr 2024)

...or their representative organisations. This is very important. There is incompatibility due to power dynamics. It is not impartial, it is not in the ethos of the CRPD, and it is against the basic tenets of our democratic and social contracts. A structured, objective conduit of agency, such as a DPO like ILMI, enables disabled people to articulate their perspectives and lived experience...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...Obviously, it will be allocated. If there are particular cases that are a huge priority, it is up to local authorities to make a business case to our Department on an issue. That is a fundamental tenet. To take the capital assistance scheme, CAS, there was an additional allocation of approximately €140 million last year. It ended up that €220 million was spent. That...

Report of Joint Committee on Gender Equality: Motion (29 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: .... As both Deputies have already described, the overarching goal of the report is to achieve gender equality within our society by means of a variety of targeted actions. That goal is also a key tenet of my Department's mission. This is outlined in our stated of strategy of working towards "a fair and inclusive society, where everyone can reach their full potential". In particular,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)

Paul Gavan: ...democratic structure. The Executive and the Assembly are different, as day is to night, compared to the old Northern Ireland. They are so because they are part of the GFA democratic structure. Furthermore, a central tenet of the Good Friday Agreement is its provision to hold a referendum on future constitutional change. It is this provision that is the basis of the high-profile debate...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I will not be accepting these amendments. The core policy tenet is that we would not be highlighting specific service sites where termination of pregnancy services are provided. I would allow them to continue in relative anonymity. To accept this amendment would undermine that principle and therefore I am rejecting it.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...from Senator Boyhan. I also acknowledge the contribution to the debate by Senator Higgins in this regard. The amendments we are putting forward in this area will add constructively to the overall tenet of the Bill.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...necessary. I thank the Senators for the amendment but I cannot accept it. Amendment No. 27 is already provided for in the Bill. The Senator made a good point. Regarding amendment No. 25, we accept the tenet. If the Senator withdraws amendment No. 25, we will table a similar amendment on Report Stage. We believe the other amendments are not keeping with what was put to the people by...

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (8 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: ...consulted with the parties to the complaint and having considered the nature or circumstances of the complaint and whether it is in the interests of justice to do so". Given that it is a core tenet of justice that it be conducted in public, with transparency as a cornerstone of the common law system, this proposed wording gives a great deal of discretion to the Ombudsman. That discretion...

Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Michael Creed: ...the Bruton family, for the Fine Gael family and a sad day for politics, because John epitomised all that was best about public representation and the honour it is. He certainly never lost sight of the basic tenet of the connection between the elected and the electorate and that is a salutary lesson for all of us no matter where we are on the political landscape. To our colleague...

Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...public sectors. However, those who are actively involved in research will tell of a disjointed system in which the pay and conditions of researchers are not stable across the sector. This is an important tenet within the Bill, as those researchers, who oftentimes are carrying out PhD programmes within institutions and who can analyse the trends within our society, are themselves subject...

Seanad: Family Carers: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Annie Hoey: .... Those are quite significant figures. The figure of 17% in receipt of carer's allowance is too low and 52% having to work outside the home for whatever reason is high. Care is one of the key tenets of the work that we have been trying to do in the Labour Party over the last few years. My colleague, Deputy Duncan Smith, had a motion in the Dáil before Christmas on home care...

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...coming to our country in a way that makes sure we can deliver the services and what we are required to do under international law, under the convention for refugees, under the European law and under the basic tenets of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We will need to continue to evolve and within the coming weeks, the Government will look at how we manage on a more...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (25 Jan 2024)

Martin Browne: ...the same underlying skills and competencies as are assessed for all other candidates and to apply the same standards of achievement as apply to all other candidates. It states that a central tenet of the RACE scheme is to ensure equitable treatment for all candidates and the range of accommodations provided within the scheme has been designed to ensure fairness for all when facilitating...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (24 Jan 2024)

Ms Sin?ad McSherry: If I may add to that, the key tenet of the Common Fisheries Policy is to ensure sustainable fisheries. It is EU policy to fish within the MSY and to ensure the sustainability of the stock.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (23 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: ...oversight? As I have said repeatedly and will reiterate, there is no democratic mandate for this. The Tánaiste's party's own manifesto set out clearly the protection of the triple lock as a core tenet of enshrining our neutrality, and the programme for Government did likewise. Will he give a commitment in respect of Dáil oversight that no guillotine will be applied and that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (14 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...young people with evidence informed interventions and services that will secure good outcomes. UBU Your Place Your Space provides funding to over 260 targeted youth services across 16 Education and Training Boards. A key tenet of the UBU scheme is the production of evidence of local need. In allocating funding under the scheme, each ETB carries out an Area Profile, Needs Assessment...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Kieran O'Donnell: ...Nos. 20 or 21. I thank Deputies Quinlivan and Mitchell for that. Amendments Nos. 78 to 83, inclusive, have been grouped together. I want to take the opportunity to mention a number of fundamental tenets of the legislation. These reflect key aspects of the proposal put to the Limerick people in the plebiscite, the recommendations of the independent advisory group report and as were set...