It provides the kind of detail we should be hearing from the Government on how to finance and deliver an ambitious programme of affordable housing by building mixed income public housing on public land, deliver…

I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 29A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - to discuss measures to h…

• School Accommodation — John Lahart FF
• Special Educational Needs — Fergus O'Dowd FG
• Covid-19 Pandemic — Duncan Smith LAB
• Nursing Home Inspections — Darren O'Rourke SF

Vote 15 — Secret Service ( Revised Estimate ). Vote 19 — Office of the Ombudsman ( Revised Estimate ). Vote 21 — Prisons ( Revised Estimate ).…

With regard to the supports that are in place for businesses, there is a very long list of them but they really fall into four major categories, one being the wage subsidy scheme whereby the Government is payin…

I nominate Senator Mark Daly for the position of Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann. I thank Senator Buttimer for his leadership in the outgoing Seanad and I thank Senator O'Donovan, the former Cathaoirleach. It w…

The total number of people arrested under the provisions of the Offences against the State Act 1939 is 146, with 40 people detained for offences contrary to the provisions of the Offences against the State (Ame…

The programme for Government agreed by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party is a positive programme of change. Fine Gael will not make a nomination on this occasion but will support the nomination of Depu…

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in government is no historical departure. Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party did not want this Government. We met Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the Green Party and Sinn Féin but the …

As the Garda Commissioner said this week, Detective Garda Horkan epitomised what all Garda members should strive to be. Detective Garda Horkan gave his life defending our community as a member of An Garda Síoch…

In view of the real threat posed by organised crime, section 8 of the 2009 Act provides for a limited number of specific organised crime offences to be prosecuted in the Special Criminal Court, subject to the p…

I encourage the Government to support the proposed Next Generation EU recovery fund and the expansion of the multi-annual financial framework, the €1.85 trillion package that the European Commission has present…

The Department sought expressions of interest from schools for the July provision programme, and despite numerous schools applying, certain schools within my constituency are now being informed that only specia…

Combating domestic abuse and sexual violence is a vital part of the national strategy for women and girls and the second national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Is domestic abuse or dom…

We are talking about bed capacity in hospitals but we know if we had proper wrap-around services and home help, people could go home from hospital sooner and release hospital beds. The hospital capacity review …

This week, the Irish Network Against Racism published a useful online resource, entitled "10 Things You Can Do About Racism in Ireland". However, the first step is to acknowledge that racism exists in Ireland, …

I am not at all happy that the Dáil is only sitting one day this week or that there is a similar plan for it to sit only one day next week.…

The built and archaeological heritage sectoral adaptation plan that my Department published in October 2019 has five key goals: first, improve understanding of each heritage resource and its vulnerability to cl…

The Minister has accepted that we need changes in our public health service and the Covid-19 public health emergency has shown the cracks in our system, such as bed capacity and staffing shortages.…

It includes a range of actions: enhancing our knowledge and understanding of the potential impact of climate change for flooding and flood risk management; adapting our flood risk management practice to effecti…