The announcement by Bank of Ireland to close branches is evidence of the impact technology is having on banking and the way the public interacts with banks. With the exit of Ulster Bank and KBC Bank from Irelan…

I have spoken to many carers who believe this will bring much needed improvement to home care, to the people being cared for and to the lives of the carers. We need a dedicated carer's pension for lifetime care…

What the Good Friday Agreement does allow for is the opportunity to plan for unity for all the people of this island, the opportunity to bring the people of this island as one, people of many identities. The sh…

I have also received notice from Senator Paul Gavan of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health to legislate to create safe access zones for hospitals.…

• Culture Policy — Malcolm Byrne FF
• Health Services Staff — Emer Currie FG
• Abortion Services — Paul Gavan SF
• Renewable Energy Generation — John McGahon FG
• Schools Building Projects — Pauline O'Reilly GP
• Departmental Records — Eugene Murphy FF

I concur with my colleague, Deputy Dooley, on the need for a debate with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage on what is an important issue for society, that being, how to ensure we provide e…

The digital green certificate can serve as proof of vaccination, testing and recovery in order to waive restrictions to free movement put in place in a member state on public health grounds such as testing or m…

Section 9 provides the SEC with the power to provide a leaving certificate in respect of 2020 students on the basis of the best of the grades achieved by the students from the calculated grades process or the w…

More importantly, the sector must be seen to embrace the challenge of climate change.…

Will the Tánaiste do what Sinn Féin has argued for over the years and take away the tax breaks and advantages Fine Gael gave to these funds so first-time buyers have a chance in the housing market?…

I am asking the Tánaiste to ask the testers to work on Saturdays and Sundays to deal with the backlog and to ensure the theory test can be applied for online for all learner drivers to get on the road. They are…

The Senators’ Bill would not require a referendum but would limit the types of elections in which young people could vote. My Bill is a simple constitutional amendment Bill, which would put the question to the …

Ireland is a small country when it comes to climate change and carbon emissions. We want to ensure that as a country, Ireland is able to achieve a reduction in our carbon emissions and greenhouse gases, in orde…

I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputies Marian Harkin and Michael Fitzmaurice …

The principal objective of this Bill is to include a new category of "enforcement guard" in the list of private security services licensed by the Private Security Authority under the 2004 Act. The personnel who…

Some 1,201,373 people have received their first vaccine dose and 454,493 people are fully vaccinated. Over the next two weeks, 700 medically vulnerable people in homeless services will receive the single-shot J…

However, it remains the case that leasing should not be the priority option for housing authorities in securing Part V units and that, in most cases, the priority would be the acquisition of Part V units by eit…

• Agriculture Schemes — Marian Harkin IND
• Care of the Elderly — Pauline Tully SF
• Anti-Social Behaviour — Paul McAuliffe FF
• Driver Test — Mattie McGrath IND

The Government has no plan to reduce rents, protect renters from further rent hikes and prioritise affordable rental supply, but Sinn Féin does. The motion Deputy Ó Broin has brought before the House calls for …

Now, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, says that Fianna Fáil's big plan to tackle this scandal is to limit investment funds to purchasing only 70% of a housing est…