Dublin City Council is progressing the establishment of this new legal entity, in line with the timelines laid out in the roadmap; a ten-year integrated area strategy for Dublin city centre to optimise funding …

The ARP scheme was introduced as an emergency measure at a time of exceptional need, when the demand for accommodation for those seeking refuge from Ukraine outstripped the availability of accommodation. The tr…

Deputy Gannon's amendment, No. 1, asks me to include within the legislation a provision applying the legislation not only to convictions on indictment, that is, convictions in cases heard by the Central Crimina…

I move amendment No. 11: In page 5, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: “(j) an offence under section 10 of the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997 (harassment and stalking); (k) an off…

I again commend David French, the brother of Valerie, who this law will be named after, on everything he has done to ensure that this legislation is enacted to protect the best interests of children. I recognis…

In Seanad amendments Nos. 46, 57, 68, 84 and 85, in respect of the inserted subsection (6)(b) of section 68, subsection (1) of section 79, subsection (2) of section 90, item 19 of Schedule 2 and item 1 of Sched…

However, section 67E of the Health Act 1970 precludes the Minister from legislating for access to contraception services for those under the age of 17. The age of medical consent is 16 and we believe that the c…

Senator Joanne Collins - The need for the Minister for Education and Youth to make a statement on school transport and in particular the need for increased capacity in County Limerick. Senator Mark Duffy - The …

As part of the agreement, the Northern Ireland authorities require that customers here wishing to avail of free travel in the North should do so using a senior smartpass as used for free travel by their Norther…

Cappagh is also in Askeaton but Cappagh school for one reason or another is the primary school that all these children would have gone to. The closest school for these children is the school they are most conne…

The Minister has asked me to directly reassure the Senator, and indeed the local community, that Tusla has secured a medium-term accommodation solution for Castlebar and remains actively engaged in identifying …

To date, a health technology assessment of CGM sensors for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus or other types of diabetes excluded from the HTA referenced above, such as latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, t…

Today is Bastille Day, marking France's national day, which commemorates the storming of the Bastille, which defined the French Revolution. There are approximately 12,000 French people living here in Ireland, n…

The Senator also spoke about the need to have access to safe swimming and for a new lido in Cork. Senator Kennelly spoke about Kerry football and how wonderful the Kerry team is. Senator Duffy congratulated the…

In line with the programme for Government, the funding will support the stability and sustainability of the nationwide network of post offices, thereby protecting and nurturing a commercially focused post offic…

I have an observation on the comment the Minister of State made about the post office in Rathmines. The model of the private operator changes and then the post office is gone. The fact is that selling off publi…

The amendment seeks to provide, by inserting a new section in the Bill, that the Minister shall lay before the Oireachtas within 12 months a report "detailing the impact of the amendments to Part 4 of the Princ…

The amendment in section 6 allows for a person to be removed from emergency accommodation if he or she refuses an offer of social housing support. I wonder if someone who is in emergency accommodation who refus…

People in the north inner city of Dublin and beyond, across our suburbs in Finglas and Cabra and all across the country, are sick to the back teeth of gangs on high-speed e-scooters and scramblers literally bri…

In respect of the Bessborough site and the decision, there is no evidence yet that there were any burials on the specific site on which an application has been made to build housing. The commission of inquiry e…