I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to ensure the certificate required for Section 481 tax relief is only issued to qualifying companies which afford equal terms to Irish performers, comply with copyright legislation, and do not engage in the practice of so-called 'buy-out' contracts. Yesterday, we celebrated Lá Fhéile Cholm Cille in honour of the great Irish patron saint, born more than 1,500 years ago, who sparked a war over copyright. It it …

I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Tá an oiread sin gnéithe den cheist tithíochta seo nach féidir liom iad ar fad a chlúdach san am atá agam. Déanfaidh mé déileáil le gné amháin ach cosúil le mo chomhghleacaí tá mé ag iarraidh ar dhaoine teacht le chéile anseo Dé Máirt seo chugainn ar a 6 a chlog mar chuid den Raise the Roof campaign. Tens of thousands of young couples are locked out of renting, never owning their own homes. These couples have okay wages but because of Government policies and the wholesale subsidisation of private landlordism by suc…

It must be heartbreaking for those on the housing waiting lists to daily pass boarded up homes or the many derelict, abandoned or underutilised private homes on their way to bringing their kids to school, day in, day out and year in, year out. It is scandalous in a housing crisis - an emergency - that all homes connected to sewers, water and electricity do not have families in them. The laughter of children should be heard in all homes - public or private - rather than the echo of emptiness. I firmly believe in the…

Deputy O'Gorman will have his chance to speak in a minute.

Glaoim ar an Teachta Byrne.

Táimid ag rith as am agus mar sin ligfidh mé don Teachta Daly Ceist Uimh. 114 a chur agus freagra a fháil air.

I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Michael Cahill - To discuss if the N70 national secondary Ring of Kerry road can be brought up to an acceptable standard. Deputy Malcolm Byrne - To discuss the planned extension of a secondary school in Carnew, County Wicklow, and to provide an update and timeframe on project completion. Deputy James Geoghegan - To discuss the need to expand the access…

I do not know how much the Minister of State knows, or even remembers, about what occurred in 1976 and thereafter following the robbery by the IRA of €150,000 from a train at Sallins, County Kildare. It was an audacious robbery at the time that hit all the headlines. What did not really hit the headlines afterwards was the Garda Síochána arrest, torture and beating of confessions out of six men. There was also a sleeping judge in the Special Criminal Court who subsequently died, a retrial thereafter, convictions an…

The Minister received this correspondence almost two years ago, so it is taking a long time to receive attention. The matter itself should be receiving attention even though it is 50 years on. There is no doubting the innocence of the men; that is not why we are seeking an inquiry. The reason is the fact that the State had a system where there were rogue gardaí and non-rogue gardaí. Did the heavy gang exist at all and was it State policy? Why was it not accepted that there was a judge asleep on the bench? The reaso…

I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Michael Cahill - To discuss transfers between Killarney railway station and Killarney bus station. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil - To discuss ongoing issues relating to water pressure and supply in Kildare North. Deputy Shane Moynihan - To discuss the growing demand for a secondary school in Newcastle. Deputy Ciarán Ahern - To discuss water infrastructure in…

Bogfaidh muid ar aghaidh go Saincheist Tráthúil Uimh. 3 to the Minister for Education and Youth, Deputy McEntee, to discuss the review of the school transport scheme ahead of the new school year, atá in ainm an Teachta Mattie McGrath.

Gabhaim buíochas le Páirtí an Lucht Oibre as an rún seo a chur os ár gcomhair. Tá Fianna Fáil agus Fine Gael ag gníomhú amhail is nach bhfuil an chumhacht acu níos mó a dhéanamh. Tá an chumhacht acu. Dúirt an Chúirt Bhreithiúnais Idirnáisiúnta an-shoiléir go bhfuil dualgas – ní hamháin cumhacht ach dualgas – ar gach uile rialtas stop a chur leis an bhfeachtas cinedhíothaithe atá ag tarlú faoi láthair i nGaza. Ireland has the power to do more. It has a voice at the UN General Assembly and can call for collective mea…

Sanctions.

Gealladh sa Chéad Dáil in 1919 san fhorógra daonlathach gur "cóir agus gleus is gádh dhóibh chun teagaisc agus taithighe ceart do thabhairt dóibh i gcóir na hoibre a bheidh le deunamh aca mar chomhaltaí den tSaorstát Gaedhealach". An gheallúint a bhí tugtha ná go mbeadh teagasc agus cur chuige ceart maidir leis an oideachas agus traenáil ar fáil do chuile saoránach. Sinn Féin's vision is for those words to be treated like they matter. The reality, though, is that they do not seem to matter and the Government even b…

I dtús báire, gabhaim buíochas le mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta Joanna Byrne, as an mBille seo agamsa a chur chun cinn. Is í a shínigh é agus atá ag tógáil ceisteanna chun tosaigh maidir leis na meáin chumarsáide thar cheann an pháirtí. The Committee of Public Accounts stated it believed "decisions taken by RTÉ demonstrate a lack of rigorous financial controls, poor communication, little transparency and amount to a failure of governance which combined have damaged public trust in an organisation for which trust sho…

This question relates to the promise of a disregard of historical sexual offences that was promised by the previous Government. It is on foot of recommendations from the working group that looked at legislation to address the historical sexual offence of homosexuality, which was outlawed up to 33 years ago. What progress is happening at this stage?

I am disappointed with the answer. I understand there are delays and competing interests in the Department of Justice in particular, given the wait. However, the urgency of this is similar to other issues, such as thalidomide, when we are dealing with people who are affected by wrongdoing by the State. The longer it is delayed, the less effect it will have in the end because there will be fewer people who have suffered an injustice and, in this case, a heinous violation of their human rights for many decades. The e…

I understand. The campaigning groups, some of which the Minister has probably met over the years, also understand the difficulty with a case-by-case review. The generalised approach is one where a certificate of disregard could be issued. The conviction would not be fully expunged because that has to be done case by case. The general disregard approach was what most people expected and thought that recommendation would be given. The Minister said he was not aware of the number of cases. I am not either but, for ins…

Tairgim leasú Uimh. 20: Ar leathanach 13, idir líne 8 agus líne 9, an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach: “Leasú ar alt 8 den Phríomh-Acht 7 . Leasaítear alt 8 den Phríomh-Acht tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fho-alt (9): “(10) Déanfaidh an tÚdarás tionól poiblí a eagrú i ngach ceantar atá sainithe de réir alt 26D nach déanaí ná bliain tar éis an tAcht seo a achtú chun tuairimí an phobail Gaeltachta a lorg maidir le feidhmeanna Údarás na Gaeltachta a leathnú agus déanfar a gcuid moltaí a chuims…