In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time on Wednesday, 12 May 2021.

Lean ar aghaidh.

I wish to ask whether the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, on foot of his and the Cabinet's illogical decision last week to adopt the least beneficial options from a Grant Thornton review, will be introducing legislation to scrap the Liberties' Digital Hub Development Agency, a highly successful and sustainable hub for digital companies, and the associated jobs, in an area of Dublin which is in need of regeneration. Will he, in the same legislation, hand over lands earmarked for local jobs,…

Cad é an pacáiste tacaíochta a bheas ar fáil do na coláistí samhraidh, na hallaí pobail agus na mná tí agus fir thí a bheas thíos leis toisc nach mbeidh coláistí samhraidh ag dul chun cinn i mbliana? Má théann siad chun cinn, ní bheidh siad ar an tslí a bhíodar dhá bhliain ó shin.

Tá sé go maith go raibh na cruinnithe sin ag an Aire Stáit. Tá súil agam go raibh sé ionraic sna cruinnithe agus go ndúirt sé nár shíl seisean ná aon duine eile ag an staid seo go mbeadh coláistí samhraidh ag dul chun cinn i mbliana ar an mbealach ina mbíodar á reáchtáil dhá bhliain nó trí bliana ó shin. Níl an phleanáil déanta. Ní féidir a bheith ag brath ar pháistí ná daltaí scoile díriú isteach air seo nó ag iarraidh ar na tuismitheoirí na cinntí sin a dhéanamh. B'fhéidir go mbeadh an tAire Stáit in ann smaoinea…

Chuir gach duine fáilte roimh an bpacáiste sin anuraidh nuair a tháinig sé, mall mar a bhí sé, ach cén fáth nach bhfuil an cinneadh déanta i mbliana ag an staid seo? Cén fáth go raibh ar an Aire Stáit fanacht go dtí an staid seo chun bualadh leis na heagrais sin? De ghnáth, faoi mhí Eanáir nó mhí Feabhra, bíonn na coláistí samhraidh go huile is go hiomlán lán go doras. Bíonn na cinntí déanta ag na tuismitheoirí agus na daltaí freastail orthu. Tá an tAire Stáit ag rá nach bhfuil cinneadh déanta go fóill agus go bhfé…

An bhfuil tuairim ag an Aire Stáit maidir le cathain a bheidh Airí de chuid an DUP ar fáil ionas go mbeidh an cruinniú uile-Éireann nó uile-oileánda maidir le cúrsaí teanga, a cuireadh ar ceal ag deireadh mhí an Mhárta nuair nach raibh an tAire Gordon Lyons ar fáil, in ann tarlú?

Bhí sé i gceist go mbeadh cruinniú uile-oileánda idir na hAirí maidir le cúrsaí teanga in Ard Mhacha ar an 31 Márta seo caite. Tá a fhios agam go raibh an tAire Stáit, an Teachta Chambers, agus an tAire Pobal ó Thuaidh, Deirdre Hargey as Sinn Féin, sásta bheith i láthair ag an gcruinniú sin. Is trua nár chuaigh an cruinniú sin ar aghaidh. An bhfuil díomá ar an Aire Stáit nár tharla an cruinniú? An síleann an tAire Stáit nár ghlac an DUP nó an tAire Lyons páirt sa chruinniú mar chuid de bhaghcat ar chruinnithe Thuai…

An dara cuid den cheist ná cad atá ann don todhchaí. Cad atá á dhéanamh chun cinntiú go bhfuil tacú ag teacht ón Deisceart don Acht teanga ó Thuaidh? An bhfuil comhoibriú uile-oileánda i leith na teanga á chur chun cinn, agus ní hamháin tríd Foras na Gaeilge mar atá luaite ag an Aire Stáit? Níl pobal labhartha na Gaeilge sna Sé Chontae chun fanacht a thuilleadh. Tá sé sin feicthe againn. Ní raibh siad riamh sásta fanacht. Dhein siad éacht thar na blianta agus dhein siad an gníomh. Tá feicthe againn cheana féin an f…

What steps will the Minister take to ensure that the commercial arts workers and businesses here are not at a disadvantage as a result of the early reopening of the music, entertainment and live events sector in England before it reopens here?

As the Minister rightly pointed out, the music, entertainment and live events industry is reopening in Britain from 17 May, when people will be invited to return to indoor events, venues, concert halls and even cinemas, play areas and so forth. This is a serious threat to the industry here. It is not just an opportunity for artists to play in Britain, which is welcome, but there are many in the industry who may leave Irish shores to work abroad. We will lose the income to the venues here when they reopen if the mon…

I wish that team well. Hopefully, it will be able to expedite some of the decisions that needed to be taken. The Minister mentioned some of the large concerts that have been cancelled and will not go ahead this year. Obviously, they will not go ahead for a whole variety reasons because the lead-in time was not there. However, in Liverpool, for instance, a crowd of 5,000 will attend a near-normal concert on 2 May. The Minister will, therefore, see much more of that rolling out over the summer months whereas we have …

As Deputy Bríd Smith stated, Deputy Joan Collins raised this issue earlier today with the Tánaiste, Deputy Varadkar, who indicated that there is an anomaly whereby a facility such as this cannot access the grants that other facilities can. For instance, the Pobal grant is available for community sports facilities with a swimming pool. The Ballyfermot complex does not have a swimming pool but it caters for the more than 80,000 people who go through its doors each year. There is a shortfall because those people have …

Like my colleague, Deputy Bríd Smith, I thank the Minister of State. This is obviously an anomaly but it is not one that applies only to Ballyfermot sports complex. There will be other such cases because Ballyfermot sports complex is not unique in the way it runs its business. It is probably unique in many ways, given the amount of people who are dependent on it. We are coming out of Covid-19 restrictions and I hope that the likes of these halls will be able to deliver services and cater for groups as it has done i…

I am here a long time.

I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Ba mhaith liom an deis seo a thógáil mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leo siúd ar fad a ghríos mé agus a chuidigh liom an obair seo a chur i gcrích. Gabhaim buíochas leo siúd ar fad atá gafa leis an bhfeachtas chun Sráid an Mhúraigh a chaomhnú. Tá a lán acu ann a bhí gafa san fheachtas sin sula raibh mise ceangailte leis. I thank my colleagues for allowing me to move Second Stage of the Ceathrú Chultúir 1916 Bill 2021. I look forward not only to seeing it progressing today …

Ar dtús báire, gabhaim buíochas leis na cainteoirí ar fad sa díospóireacht seo. Bhí an méid a dúirt siad maith agus thacaigh sé leis an méid a bhí le rá agam féin maidir le Sráid an Mhúraigh. I welcome what has been said by most of the contributors, the support they have shown and supportive and positive comments they have made. Some have highlighted the scandalous planning decisions associated with this area and the cultural vandalism of the State in the past. The questionable role of NAMA and its officials in man…

I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as Ceathrú Chultúir 1916 Teoranta , to define its functions in relation to the preservation, restoration and management of the cultural historical quarter within the Moore Street Battlefield Area in line with the functions, aims and objectives set for it in this Act and to provide for connected matters. Is "culture quarter" é. Táim ag lorg cead an Bhille seo a thabhairt isteach sa Dáil ar an gCéa…

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

The problems with the Land Development Agency have been clear for some time. The main problem is that this Government, like the last Government, seems to think that the best route to deliver public housing is to bypass those institutions that are best at delivering it. For far too long, local authorities have been starved of funding to build social housing or to get it built but they have also been constricted in the development of a proper affordable rental scheme or affordable purchase scheme. All three types of …