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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...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second and Subsequent Stages (6 Dec 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...Gníomhach. I thank the Minister of State for coming in and outlining the Bill. As she said, it is a technical Bill that we debate annually. The community rating, which is a central tenet of private health insurance in Ireland, is important. It is great she has outlined the various changes to support the community rating system we operate. It is in direct contrast to other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (Resumed) (6 Dec 2023)

David Cullinane: ...appreciate that. Yet, I want to put it on the record of the committee that I am unhappy with the pace of delivery of these elective hospitals. I see them as central to delivering one of the core tenets of Sláintecare and we are a long way away from where we should be. I want to move on to another element of the opening statement. It relates to the area of digital health. I will...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Nov 2023)

David Cullinane: ...at volume and on time, including in short periods in which people have rapid access to the types of treatments in question, I hope we can reduce the need for people to take out private health insurance. The tenet of Sláintecare was to have a public system with public-only hospitals. We are moving in that direction and more needs to be done. Not only that, but we should also make...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (16 Nov 2023)

Seán Fleming: ...Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Members of Ireland’s International Election Observation Roster play an important role in the promotion of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, which are key tenets of Ireland’s foreign policy. Ireland's current international Election Observation Roster was established on 1 January 2019 and will expire on 31 December 2023. A call for...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...that when delegating, he or she will consult the mayor to ensure each delegated function is appropriately staffed to advance the priorities and objectives of the mayoral programme. A fundamental tenet of the legislation, as set out in the Government’s policy proposals and the plebiscite that was put to the people and as recommended by the independent advisory group, is that the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...the SPSV industry. Dispatch operators are regulated in Ireland by the NTA. They are permitted to provide bookings to SPSV licenced drivers using SPSV licensed vehicles, only. A fundamental tenet of Ireland’s SPSV regulatory regime is that only SPSV licenced drivers and vehicles are used for the carriage of passengers for reward. In relation to arrangements between...

Seanad: Ban on Dumping New Products Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...way of being able to measure what is going on. Secondly, we need to deal with the problem of transportation. This is not waste we are talking about but unsold products. One of the fundamental tenets of the EU is the free movement of goods. A company that wishes to put all of its goods in a container and ship it to some other jurisdiction within the EU that does not have these rules for...

Seanad: Housing For All: Statements (7 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: I welcome the Minister of State. The Labour Party believes in three central tenets of an Ireland that works for all when it comes to housing. First is to secure affordable housing. Second is security of tenure for renters. Third is a more ambitious public housing programme. I will start with some good news from this Government. The schemes that Government trumpets are helping. I use...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (25 Oct 2023)

Gary Gannon: ...than occupier and felt the hand of colonialism, we can take a step forward, lead and be clear in our call that what is happening to people in Gaza and the West Bank is cruel, unjust and in violation of every tenet of humanitarian law. We should never step away from that, precisely because of those lessons we should have learned in the 1930s and 1940s, when we were told the lie that those...

Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...what the initiators had initially envisaged. The motion before us rightly underscores the critical fact that Ireland's choice not to partake in international military alliances has been a pivotal tenet of our foreign policy since the inception of the State.

Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)

David Cullinane: ...where they get treated, we simply cannot cope with that in the future. We have to make sure that more people are treated at home or in the community. Of course, that is the case. That was the whole tenet of Sláintecare. However, there was not a single cent of additional investment of any substance in primary and community care for next year. The Government has agreed to, at best,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Thomas Byrne: ...for females and males, within the pyramidal structure that culminates for adults in the League of Ireland. Participation is a key principle that must underpin grassroots sport and is one of the key tenets of the National Sports Policy. Investment in, and supports to, both grassroots clubs and national level clubs in the League of Ireland is important and our capital funding programmes, as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...that country's positions. We have to be extremely careful that we protect embassies in this country. Our security services and our gardaí have to be very alert to that because it is a fundamental tenet of diplomatic relations. We can protest respectfully but protests that have an intimidatory dimension to them should be condemned. Ambassadors are representatives of states. They...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Middle East (28 Sep 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...dangerous, highly violent and causing unacceptable escalation. Israel, in all our discussions, reaffirmed its commitment to a two-state solution, but I do not disagree with the Deputy's basic tenet. The evidence of that is thin on the ground.