Saoirse was 31 weeks pregnant when she lost Jax as a result of a road collision. My words cannot do justice to what Saoirse has been through, but I know that having lost her son she felt retraumatised by the ju…

This Bill recognises that electricity infrastructure is a strategic national asset and I commend this Bill to the House. Not only are these data centres creating nuisance with sound and stature, but they are ea…

To ensure that this land is activated for housing quickly, we are co-ordinating wider infrastructure investment through the housing activation office, which is now managing a multi-annual €1 billion housing inv…

My huge problem with that is that in the last three attestations, Galway received, in total across the over 700 gardaí that were allocated, only four gardaí. That is not four gardaí for one town in Galway or on…

Sinn Féin welcomes the fact the Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill 2026 codifies Garda use of powers of stop and search, arrest, searches, seizures and detention. Accountability in An Garda Síochána is really importa…

Retain the triple lock, invest in our Defence Forces and protect our neutrality. Previously, Micheál Martin said the triple lock was core to Irish neutrality; now, the Government says in this amendment that the…

Deputy Sorca Clarke - To discuss the 70 bus service from Athlone-Mullingar. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire - To discuss matters relating to the ownership of Loughbeg beach, Ringaskiddy, County Cork. Deputy Cathy …

I want to raise the vacancies in CAMHS services and occupational therapy posts in Dublin North-West.…

The WALK peer model is the cornerstone of the Government's WALK peer ability programme for young people with special educational needs. Inara is a young autistic girl who is thriving in Ballymakenny College in …

The fact that there is a 15 sq. m small shed on it means that the owner cannot put in a modular dwelling for an elderly relative on that site. It will be the shed or the dwelling.…

The reform of the criminal legal aid fee structure in the District Court does not affect the ability of solicitors to engage in criminal legal aid work. On 1 July, I introduced an 8% increase for practitioners …

The most recent figures provided to me showed that 7,444 patients are waiting for an outpatient orthopaedic appointment at SIVUH. Physiotherapy-led musculoskeletal clinics are run for suitable patients on the o…

Prices are going through the roof, there is a serious crisis out there and the Government has allocated just one hour today - seven and a half minutes per grouping or party - to deal with this serious issue. Th…

Taken together, these measures have delivered savings or reductions to families and businesses of 32 cent per litre of diesel, 27 cent per litre of petrol and 7.4 cent per litre of green diesel. People need to …

While the majority are supported successfully in mainstream settings by their class teacher, special education teachers, SET, and special needs assistants, SNA, as necessary, there remains an increasing need fo…

As Minister for Education and Youth I am committed to supporting the workforce in the youth sector to deliver high-quality youth work and non-formal developmental opportunities for young people. Action 7 in Opp…

This Government is committed to improving staffing levels in primary schools and supporting the recruitment and retention of teachers. Is it her ambition to move on the pupil-teacher ratio in this budget cycle …

The National Parents Council, NPC, is the representative body for parents of children in primary and post-primary education. The National Parents Council is also a key stakeholder of the National Council for Cu…

Under the programme for Government, there is a commitment to aim to reduce the general pupil-teacher ratio at primary level to 19:1 over the term of this Government and introduce targeted measures in schools wi…

The school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application under the additional school accommodation, ASA, scheme for an additional temporary classroom in 2025. It is the Department's position that the schoo…