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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to come in on that point. We should never have ended up here, and that is my firm opinion. A central tenet of EirGrid’s current plan is community engagement and the Minister points towards learning the lessons of the past. We can see it in Grid West, on which there was huge confrontation and resistance, and that is going underground for the Connacht project. This is a matter...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: ...know public funding can be scarce at times and we want to see it put to proper use. Mr. McCord mentioned dialogue, equality and truth and this being victim-led and victim-centred. They are basic tenets of fairness in any society. What he outlined is absolutely essential but it should be part of our everyday work and everyday public administration. This committee has been in place for a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (6 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...impetus is brought to woodland creation in Ireland. A national shared vision for the future of Ireland's trees and forests and a new Forestry Strategy are currently being developed. SFM is a key tenet of the EU Forest Strategy 2030 which will feed into how we shape this new Irish Forestry Strategy. The Irish strategy will recognise the multi-functionality of forests as yielding social,...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Robert Troy: ...the Deputy is not talking about policy but resources. Advice is given by the CCPC, and frequently sought by the Minister, in examining policy under the remit of the agency. This is a fundamental tenet of the CCPC as the then Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, noted during the Oireachtas debate when the CCPC was being established in 2014: "The objective...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: ...deputy is aware, on March 29th I announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education where the student is at the centre of their Senior Cycle experience. The three tenets of Senior Cycle reform are to: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our current system -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Reform (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: ...deputy is aware, on March 29thI announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education where the student is at the centre of their Senior Cycle experience. The three tenets of Senior Cycle reform are to: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our current system - Embed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: ...the Deputy is aware, on 29 March I announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education where the student is at the centre of their Senior Cycle experience. The three tenets of Senior Cycle reform are to: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our current system -...

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Smyth, the Minister, Deputy Ryan, and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications for their significant work on this Bill. It is a core tenet of the programme for Government and an extremely important Bill in the path to decarbonising our economy and ensuring we have a liveable planet in the future. There are some very significant...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (31 Mar 2022)

Mary Butler: ..., based on their assessed needs and their will and preference. These service users will be included in planning the final refurbishment/redecoration of the unit. Rehabilitation and Recovery are central tenets to Sharing the Vision. Promoting access and inclusion is important in improving a person’s health as well as social functioning. However, people with enduring mental...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...itself, what happens with the suppression of anybody who voices dissent: it is savage, it is severe, it is imprisonment. It is important we remind ourselves of the importance in our society of the tenets of democracy, including separation of powers, including on the judicial side, the freedom of media and the necessary tension between all the different pillars. On sanctions, we sought...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (24 Mar 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to write to that office and see if such a facility, in private session, would be open or available. I can certainly see its benefits. In terms of the strict written advice, there are very strong tenets regarding how legal advice from the Attorney General to the Government is treated. I do not know whether there can be an engagement, perhaps an off-camera engagement, on the meaning of...

Proposal for a Council Decision on Hate Speech and Hate Crime: Motion (9 Mar 2022)

Cathal Berry: ...or bar is quite high, as Deputy Bruton pointed out. It allows us the opportunity to have very robust debate and discussion, which is essential. Thesis, antithesis and synthesis are central tenets of a democratic society. When we come into the Chamber we should always be mindful that we are here to trade ideas rather than insults. I am reassured by the advice of the Attorney General...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Arts Council (8 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: .... The Arts Council is the statutory body charged with supporting developing arts in Ireland. When it comes to funding the arts in any democratic state, the arms length principle is a fundamental tenet in Government funding of arts. The arms length principle recognises that it would not be appropriate for Ministers and politicians to be in a position to decide which artistic endeavours...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

...the upkeep of those properties because the owners have seen the commitment on the public side of things. This will generate a response in the market, if one can call it that. That is the strong tenet and, as I mentioned earlier, we are engaging with the local authorities on a very active basis, in particular with the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, URDF, and it is a point to be...

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the recent Amnesty International Report: Statements (2 Mar 2022)

John Brady: ...by the state of Israel. It means that no Palestinian is allowed to enjoy the same rights as any Jewish Israeli in the territory between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea. The central tenet of the Israeli approach to the Palestinian people is to seize control of their territory. Israel sets out to achieve this through the erasure of the Palestinian identity through the denial of...

National Driver Licence Service: Motion [Private Members] (2 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...replacement with for-profit privatisation where buzzwords such as "efficiency" and "streamlining" serve only to mask the reduction of services or the removal of universal service obligation as a core tenet. Any doctor knows full well that treating the symptoms only goes so far and that the disease must be cured. The identification of the disease is not difficult. It is unfettered...

Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...Ukrainian people; it is also an attack on democracy, international law and a rules-based international system - things which we all hold dear. It is also an attack on the system which has a simple tenet that countries cannot take by force the territory of other countries. It is important that we all stand in unity against that. It is also important that we do what we can, as other...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (24 Feb 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...) transformation. Local communities will be key to the decision-making process of community engagement initiatives during Ireland’s offshore renewable energy journey.Public participation is a central tenet of the Maritime Area Planning Act (2021) which establishes a new planning regime for the sustainable development of our offshore...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...the full background here — as far as I am concerned there has to be a very clear demarcation line between governments, be they local or national, and media. The independence of media is a central tenet of our democracy and should always be respected and protected.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...weeks as part of the finalisation of the 2020 accounts. The Comptroller and Auditor General has commented on that issue and has outlined what the process is in that regard. On the issue of cancer care, the central tenet of Sláintecare, and the Deputy knows more about this than most, is that cost would not be a barrier to accessing healthcare. The Government is committed to...