We are making changes to the Pharmacy Act 2007, which makes provision for the regulation of the profession of pharmacy in the State, including the regulation of retail pharmacy businesses and community pharmaci…

In response to my follow-up parliamentary questions, the HSE informed me that, disgracefully, of those young people in Cork and Kerry, 1,045 have been waiting between two and three years, 319 have been waiting …

It is fair to say that we have a unique command of our Defence Forces when compared to other defence forces around the world. The Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces has a defence focus and is an expert in the…

• Q1+ Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements — Seán Haughey FF
• Q6+ Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements — Seán Haughey FF
• Q14+ Cabinet Committees — Niamh Smyth FF

Section 8 provides for the online registration of stillbirths. As the Minister of State mentioned, it provides for amendments to the Civil Registration Act 2004, as amended, to provide for online registration o…

This Bill implements further recommendations of the O'Malley review, specifically designed to improve the treatment of vulnerable victims of sexual offences. We are taking steps in this Bill to put a new referr…

The report states that 40% of respondents had experienced sexual violence in their lifetime; 21% of women had non-consensual sexual intercourse; 23% were victims of attempted sexual intercourse; and 43%, or alm…

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has instructed the board of Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) to allow spinal surgeons greater access to carry out operations [and] has also told the board to ringfence capaci…

Therefore, from the outset, it is clear that we need to work with our European counterparts, via PESCO and the European Defence Agency, in the area of security and defence; develop defence capabilities across a…

I move amendment No. 6: In page 20, lines 13 and 14, to delete “first cousin, great-grandchild, great-nephew or great-niece” and substitute “great-grandchild, great-nephew, great-niece or first cousin, or a chi…

Amendments Nos. 1 to 5, inclusive, 7 to 17, inclusive, 21 to 37, inclusive, 64 to 68, inclusive, 75, 76, 79, 82, 83, 85 and 87 are related and may be discussed together. Amendments Nos. 6, 18 to 20, inclusive, …

I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Marie Sherlock - The need for the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth …

Tomorrow, representatives of Aer Lingus will walk into the Labour Court. Ardara Community Childcare opened a purpose-built premises in the heart of Ardara town in 2007 after securing funding from the EU's speci…

• Childcare Services — Marie Sherlock LAB
• Disability Services — Mary Seery Kearney FG
• Housing Provision — Victor Boyhan IND
• Housing Policy — Mark Wall LAB

I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Further Revised Estimate for Public Services 2024 [Vote 29] ( back from Committee, without debate) . - Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscel…

Senator O'Loughlin also spoke about the Defence Forces and regretted that Dublin Pride withdrew the invite to take part in the parade from members of the Defence Forces. Senator Ahearn spoke about Clonmel Child…

I am pleased to bring this Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024 to the House, which amends the Broadcasting Act 2009, as amended by the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 to extend Coimisiún na Meán's pow…

• Q1+ Cabinet Committees — Richard Boyd Barrett PBP
• Q7+ State Bodies — Christopher O'Sullivan FF
• Q16+ Child Poverty — Alan Farrell FG

I will now move on to the pay-related social insurance, PRSI, provisions in the Bill. One relates to the pay-related jobseeker's benefit, which we very much welcome, and the other relates to the PRSI increase, …

With respect to early years matters under Part 7A of the Act, the Bill proposes to provide enhanced enforcement tools for Tusla, formal information-sharing with parents, the introduction of fit persons criteria…