An Teachta Gould ar dtús báire agus an Teachta Kenny.

There is a Minister present so we can continue. Maybe it is not the relevant one.

However, he is a Minister of Government and a member of the Cabinet so we can continue.

I call Deputy Michael Healy-Rae.

Deputy Connolly is in the Chair.

The Tánaiste is talking out of both sides of his arse.

It is like an acting school today.

How long has the Tánaiste been in government?

Ní díospóireacht atá anseo ach ráitis. Is trua liom i gcónaí nach díospóireacht atá ann agus nach bhfuil sé bunaithe ar glacadh le rún nó rud éigin. Uaireanta, is rud beagáinín neamh-dírithe agus gan fiúntas é an tréimhse seo a chaitheamh. Tá súil agam go mbeidh na Teachtaí eile a bheidh ag labhairt ag cur rud éigin chun cinn. Molaim an tAire Stáit as sin a lorg uainn ag deireadh a chainte. Dúirt sé gur chóir go mbeadh smaointe againn agus go mbeadh muid dírithe. Gach uile bhliain ó toghadh mé, rinne mé iarracht sa…

That is the first time that I have heard muck savages used in that context and it is probably giving them too much recognition.

It is not but it is just giving them too much recognition.

Tá sé go maith go bhfuil am agam le labhairt faoin mBille seo. Is Bille mór dlí atá ann. Tá súil agam go ndéanfar athruithe bunaithe ar an méid atá daoine tar éis a rá air agus é ag déanamh a bhealach tríd an Dáil agus tríd an gcoiste. Tá sé ríthábhachtach go bhfuil aon rud a bhaineann leis an nGarda Síochána i gceart, nach ndéanann muid aon bhotúin air agus nach bhfuil muid ag cur ualach iomarcach ar an nGarda Síochána leis. Tá sé tábhachtach gur féidir leis na gardaí agus an pobal na hathruithe móra atá i gceist …

I commend the professional and compassionate manner of those in the ambulance service in particular in Dublin where I had a number of interactions with them over the past few years in regard to family members. They are absolutely brilliant. During Covid-19, the care, attention and compassion they showed in how they dealt with people is a testimony to the gift they have. What they want to do is save lives. However, there is frustration. There is stress and they are stressed themselves. They can see the solutions but…

Tá Lá Fheile Pádraig trí seachtaine uainn agus an séasúr turasóireachta os ár gcomhair agus níl aon bhogadh ar an gceist atá á ardú agam anseo. A major feature of our tourism offering in this city and elsewhere is the horse and carriage jaunts. Many of those involved ply their trade without insurance and with unfit carriages and drivers, many of whom have no vetting at all. I have raised this issue regularly for the past five or six years and have been told that there is an engagement with stakeholders with a view …

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I dtús báire, nílimid i gcoinne an rúin seo agus táim go huile is go hiomlán taobh thiar de. Is céim loighciúil í. The transfer of the Courts Service's records is a logical step and one that should be replicated for other State bodies that have still not transferred documents that are 30 years old and older to the National Archives. What records have not been transferred, are not in the control of the National Archives and are not available to the public is an interes…

On Monday afternoon, in broad daylight, there was another attack on Ballyfermot gardaí. This was the third such high-profile attack in the past few months. There have been others over the years. I wish the injured gardaí a speedy recovery. The attacks in no way represent the good people of Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard, who are as aghast as the rest of us over what occurred when a gang took over one of the busiest junctions in the area under the pretext of a funeral. Obviously, a family is grieving and obviously t…

I want to concentrate on the implementation group, the Cherry Orchard group that is to be headed by Mr. Brendan Foster. There is urgency. When the Minister without Portfolio, Deputy McEntee, announced the group in December, she understood the need for urgency to ensure the community would understand that action is being taken. While the current Minister said Operation Préachán is ongoing, the high-level public order unit disappeared as one cannot have public order policing as a norm. However, the number of gardaí h…

Is ábhar an-dáiríre é seo. Caithfimid admháil go bhfuil cruachás tithíochta ann, go háirithe le praghsanna cíosa ag ardú agus ag ardú, ach chomh maith leis sin níl an soláthar ann d’aon duine atá ag iarraidh cíos a íoc. Níl an soláthar ann de thithe sóisialta ná tithe príobháideacha má tá daoine ag iarraidh iad a cheannach nó iad a fháil ar cíos. Caithfimid dul i ngleic leis seo ach caithfimid ar dtús báire déanamh cinnte de go bhfuil éigeandáil fógartha againn. Tá éigeandáil tithíochta ann agus níl an Rialtas seo …

The Minister is misleading the Dáil.

The Minister is misleading the Dáil.