The first part of our motion mentions a number of examples such as the housing aid for older people grant, the mobility aids grant, and the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability to enable people…

The Taoiseach and his Government need to understand where people are at. Yesterday, the Taoiseach spoke about the importance of honesty, but does he not need to be honest with the people about the climate actio…

On behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party, I would also like to be associated with the condolences the House has offered to the Jackman family and to the Fine Gael Party on the passing away of Mary Jackman. I thank he…

I am glad that the Deputy acknowledged the work of Deputy Ó Cuív when he was Minister and when he brought in that scheme. Many people need home care, whether it is a few hours home help or whether it is 24-7 ca…

What appeared to many a rather technical and inconsequential Bill amended section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, thus making planning guidelines issued by the Minister mandatory. Pre-2015, section…

I move amendment No. 36: In page 16, to delete lines 37 and 38, and in page 17, to delete lines 1 to 5. I move amendment No. 38: In page 17, lines 30 and 31, to delete “and no information session has taken plac…

• Q1+ Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements — Neale Richmond FG
• Q11+ An Teanga Gaeilge — Mary Lou McDonald SF
• Q13+ Programme for Government — Ivana Bacik LAB

I move amendment No. 58: In page 21, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “(b) shall provide the relevant person with a summary of all relevant records it holds, including information to which the …

We have the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill on the agenda of the Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, and the mental health sub-committee is undertaking a rev…

I am very glad to be here for Report Stage of the Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill.…

On Committee Stage I indicated that the Department was considering a technical drafting amendment to the new section 16A, which is being inserted into the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 by section 8 of t…

We are here today to talk about the new national maternity hospital and women's health in general. The Government has also invested almost €9 million to fund access to contraception for women aged from 17 to 25…

The feedback from the public consultation on the issue was that the introduction of a cap would protect low-income households that avail of moneylender loans, reduce the cost of credit for customers of moneylen…

This war is not just a war for Ukraine but a war for Europe because, as we know, the Russians are on our doorstep in the battle for Ukraine and if they win that battle they will be inside the door next.…

In terms of the additional ask for counselling from the AAI and Tusla from people using this legislation, as Senators will know, both bodies have received additional funding from my Department, which will allow…

We heard this morning from an anonymous worker at Dublin Airport about the serious issues around workplace conditions and pay that pertain for the many staff at Dublin Airport.…

Thursday's business shall be: - Statements on Higher Education, Investment in Higher Education and Reducing the Cost for Families ( not to exceed 145 minutes ) - Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) …

• Special Educational Needs — Aidan Davitt FF
• Culture Policy — Fintan Warfield SF
• Water Safety — Malcolm Byrne FF
• Regional Airports — Maria Byrne FG

The national day of Sweden commemorates Gustav Vasa being made king in 1523 and the new government being formed in 1809, which is viewed as the foundation of the constitutional monarchy of Sweden. A total of fo…

This issue is of importance to the Deputy Leader in the context of Ireland West Airport, Knock, and to colleagues from Cork in the context of Cork Airport.…