As the Minister said, this is a complex area. She spoke about the Prescription Act 1832, and in this regard she consulted with the Law Reform Commission, the Law Society of Ireland and the Bar Council of Ireland, all of which were of the view that the doctrine of lost modern grant was the best way of establishing rights of way or easement. A fuller consultation is needed, however. I welcome this Bill and the work that has gone into it. I have been calling for legislation such as this and stating that it was necessa…

I thank the Minister for her statement and I agree with many of her comments. It is a very important matter and a serious topic. As has been outlined by my colleague, Deputy Kenny, it is a complicated matter and it is not black and white. It is important for the victims of sexual violence and only this week we saw members of one family in the North speak out about violence they suffered. This took immense bravery and we must do all we can to support victims. We should look at the recommendations of Supporting a Vic…

Last week, Deputy Cullinane and I met with representatives of the National Ambulance Service to discuss the crisis at University Hospital Kerry. While we were there, problems with the ambulance service came up time and again because they are intrinsically linked. Nearly every day, my office is contacted by people who cannot get healthcare due to the ongoing crisis. Worryingly, a common concern is the inability to get an ambulance service. People are referred to the emergency department by their GPs or they have an …

Ba mhaith liom labhairt ar son an leasaithe seo ar alt 33. Feicimid sa státseirbhís, sna bainc, i bhFeidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte, in Aer Lingus agus ar na comharthaí bóithre that there will not be any change. There will not be any change in what happens on the ground unless it is mandated. Asking the Garda nicely to do it will not work. As referenced by Deputy Connolly, when we listened at the coiste today, at least the HSE representatives came in, held their hands up and confessed they did not treat the Iri…

I have become fairly thick-skinned over the past few days.

Bhíomar ag caint mar gheall ar go leor Billí cosúil leis sin atá ceangailte le coir thromchúiseach go hidirnáisiúnta an bhliain seo agus tá an Bille seo ceangailte leis sin chomh maith. Ar thaobh amháin, tá na dúshláin a fheicimid leis na coireanna sin nuair a bhíonn orainn obair le tíortha eile ach, ar an taobh eile, tá orainn ár bpolasaí féin a fháil amach. We have had to speak to a number of Bills like this connected with transnational crime this year and the Bill is very much in keeping with that. On one hand, …

I am not here half as much.

I commend Deputy Harkin on bringing forward this important Bill. I support it going to Committee Stage and allowing for further debate because it gets to the heart of the difficulties facing our credit union movement. I also commend the movement for working so hard and so professionally in their submissions to suggest many of the policy solutions causing difficulties for them and their thousands of members across the island. I do not have to list the many benefits credit unions have brought to Irish life, from allo…

I support this motion. The thing that strikes me most when I speak to nurses is how undervalued they feel. Is it any wonder? There are staff shortages. Nurses are exhausted and stressed and did not receive childcare support at the beginning of the pandemic when they were crying out for it. They did not have access to support staff in pharmacies, adequate security, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, or even adequate catering. Some that I spoke to were just told to get on with it. There seems to be no strateg…

I thank the Minister of State for her interest in this area. Last Friday, I met a women in north Kerry. Her son is four years old and has a rare chromosome deficiency, Kleefstra syndrome, which causes him to have difficulties communicating. I met him too and he has problems with his gait and needs early intervention now. He is not getting services. Time and again, over the past few weeks in particular, I have met parents who can afford to pay €150 per week for the necessary interventions but, unfortunately, and the…

This is the latest in a series of motions we have had to consider regarding international co-operation to fight organised crime. Given the fact that criminal gangs are, like most enterprises, becoming larger, more sophisticated and increasingly transnational, the response to them must also advance in the same respect. Accordingly, I am happy to speak in favour of the motion. There remain, however, some aspects of how we deal with money laundering in this jurisdiction that leave something to be desired. Enabling leg…

If Sinn Féin were in government, I would like to think we would look at the issues and challenges both in Kerry and around the country: health, housing lists, the cost of living and disability services. What would €100 million have done for more occupational therapists, psychologists and speech and language therapists for the people who have been suffering for years unless they can afford to pay €150 per week for those services? We would look at how we can improve the situation in the country after the Covid period…

I raise the issue of the thousands of children in the State who have developmental difficulties. Being the parent of a child who has these difficulties or challenges is a cause of lingering and continuing stress and worry. Early intervention can make the difference, as I know, between a full life and one that is significantly diminished. Assessments are taking place but therapies are not available. Training unqualified parents is not satisfactory. Some parents who have contacted me can afford to pay the average €15…

As Deputy Martin Kenny said, Sinn Féin broadly welcomes this strategy. It takes the right approach and, hopefully, will be backed by investment. The key is that the strategy mentions the need for contact with vulnerable youth to take place at an earlier stage than when they have offended. Providing supports at that age is all well and good, but it is often too late. The links between socio-economic circumstances, child and welfare issues, and offending are also examined in the report. The policies of austerity depr…

Mar gheall ar leasú Uimh. 2, níl ach cúpla focal le rá. Mhol Teachta Dála de chuid Fhine Gael, an Teachta O'Dowd, é in 2003 chun an sainmhíniú ar "cúirt" san Acht a fheabhsú. Baineann sé seo le héagóir atá ann. Tá cearta teanga ann i mbinsí fiosrúcháin ar leith ach níl siad ann i mbinsí eile. Srianann an tAcht cearta teanga cúirte do bhinsí a bunaíodh faoi na hAchtanna a bhí i bhfeidhm roimh 2002 amháin. I gcás binsí nua fiosrúcháin a bunaíodh ó shin agus iad a bhunófar amach anseo, an Coimisiún um Chaidreamh san Á…

Aontaím leis Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Tá géarchéim ann agus easpa ómóis ann don teanga. Chuala mé faoin tvuít a raibh an Teachta Ní Fhearghail ag caint mar gheall air. Chuir sé i gcuimhne dom nuair a bhí an teastas vacsaíne á fháil ag mo bheirt mhac, bhí seacht mistakes idir an bheirt acu ar an teastas. Baineann leasuithe Uimh. 21 agus 22 le cearta a thabhairt isteach lena n-áirítear cearta teanga an duine agus bundhualgas teanga an Stáit. Níor ceadaíodh plé ar chearta teanga ar Chéim an Choiste toisc go raibh costas…

An leanfaidh mé ar aghaidh?

Tairgim leasú Uimh. 22: I leathanach 9, idir línte 17 agus 18, an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach: "Cairt na Gaeilge 4. Leasaítear an Príomh-Acht tríd an gCuid nua seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh Chuid 1 (Réamhráiteach agus Ginearálta): "CUID 1A CAIRT NA GAEILGE Cairt a ullmhú don Ghaeilge 5. (1) Déanfaidh an tAire, tar éis comhchomhairle a dhéanamh le pobal labhartha na Gaeilge agus le hOifig Choimisinéir na dTeangacha Oifigiúla maidir le riachtanais an phobail, agus tráth nach déanaí ná bliain ó Acht na dT…

Tairgim leasú Uimh. 55: I leathanach 9, idir línte 17 agus 18, an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach: "Leasú ar alt 9 den Phríomh-Acht 4. Leasaítear alt 9 den Phríomh-Acht tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fho-alt (1): "(1A) (a) San fho-alt seo— ciallaíonn 'Acht 1961' an tAcht um Thrácht ar Bhóithre, 1961; tá le 'sín tráchta' an bhrí chéanna atá leis in alt 95 (arna leasú le halt 37(a)(ii) den Acht um Thrácht ar Bhóithre, 1994) d'Acht 1961. (b) Tá feidhm ag an bhfo-alt seo maidir le síneacha trác…

Is trua nár glacadh le gach leasú ach beimid ar ais le leasú Uimh. 54 agus beidh lá eile ag an bPaorach. Tá súil agam go n-aistreoidh muid an córas éagórach atá ann faoi láthair.