The Taoiseach is running around it.

Kilworth. The Taoiseach must stop waffling.

The Taoiseach is waffling.

In Kilworth, Taoiseach.

What Ukraine-----

Answer the question I asked.

Kilworth. Answer the question.

What was NATO doing in Cork?

Parents of babies whose organs were sent abroad for incineration without their knowledge or consent received the long-awaited report into the scandal from Cork University Hospital on Friday. These parents should not have been forced to wait until the report's release to find out that their babies' organs had been incinerated in Denmark and not, as they previously had been told, in Belgium. Does the Taoiseach agree that the holding back of this information was very wrong? It appears that Cork University Maternity Ho…

And the human tissue Bill?

And would what I referred to be illegal?

"Unfortunately, we have closed the shop in Blackpool. There won't be any need for any staff member to attend work from now on. You will be contacted by people as regards how to claim your redundancy and all the other bits and pieces. Thank you for your service over the years. Kind regards, Sean Nyhan". This is the text message that was sent to a Butcher's Block manager in the middle of the night last Friday night-Saturday morning, informing workers - some of whom had 20 years of service - that their jobs were gone …

I asked the Minister of State a question and, in response, he read out a prepared script. The script dealt with many different points but did not deal with the core question I asked him, so I will use my time to go back over that. The response he gave states that if push comes to shove, the State will pay statutory redundancy to the workers who have lost their jobs in Cork, Dungarvan and the midlands. However, I asked him not just about statutory or minimum redundancy but also what happens to the holiday pay and ba…

A few minutes ago, the Taoiseach told Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan there would be a memo before the Cabinet next week on the issue of a new elective hospital for Cork. The Irish Examiner has reported this morning that the hospital will be sited in Glanmire. Will the Taoiseach confirm that or does he wish to comment on it? Does he expect the Cabinet not just to receive a memo next week, but to sign off on it next week? People are waiting and have been forced to wait for far too long on this issue. If the Cabinet signs …

Friday is the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. I want to express solidarity with all who suffer violence because of their gender or sexual orientation. In particular, I express solidarity with the women of Iran and all participating in the uprising against the regime that murdered Mahsa Amini. I also want to express solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community in Colorado after the nightclub killings last weekend. I salute all who are fighting back against gender-based violenc…

The inclusion of tax credits for renters in the budget was hailed by the Government and sections of the media as a big step forward for renters. At the same time as this tax credit is being introduced, though, is there any move being made to further curb rents? Is there going to be a rent freeze? No, there is not. It will not happen in every circumstance, but in a large number of cases, and the Minister and I know this, landlords will see renters coming, see the tax credit coming and see this as an opportunity to h…

I move amendment No. 8: In page 22, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “Reports 13. The Minister shall, within three months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on measures that can be taken to ensure that the tax credit for tenants in private rental accommodation is made available to those of low incomes that are not subject to income tax.”.

I move amendment No. 15: In page 65, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “Reports 24. The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the revenue gained from increasing corporation tax to 25 per cent for corporations with over €800,000 in profits and in closing loopholes that exist that allow corporations to hugely reduce their rate of tax.”. I start with a specific point regarding loopholes that exist to allow corporations to significa…

It is not the final hearing. It is the preliminary hearings.

In 1958, the State took the decision to open up the economy and invite in foreign direct investment. Irish capitalism had failed miserably. The massive emigration of the 1950s at a time when the post-war boom was well under way internationally was a sure sign of that. The State's economic policy has been based on that for more than 60 years. The cracks in it are really beginning to open up. First, the other capitalist states are saying Ireland has carved out an unfair competitive advantage by organising a tax haven…