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Spending of Public Funds by the Government: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2024)

Denise Mitchell: People are very angry at this Government as it continues to waste any amount of public funds. We have the most expensive bike shed in the State, the most expensive children's hospital in the world, a security hut that cost €1.4 million to deliver and modular homes that were supposed to cost €200,000 but the Government ended up paying €440,000 for them. That is all in a...

Spending of Public Funds by the Government: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2024)

Chris Andrews: I am delighted to get the opportunity to highlight the reckless spending by this Government. I have only two minutes, so unfortunately I will not be able to list all the reckless spending even in my constituency. I will concentrate on two projects. The first is Enable Ireland's school in Sandymount, which I have raised with the Minister before. For two years classrooms have been closed to...

Spending of Public Funds by the Government: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I agree with Deputy Andrews. What is more, there is no Minister who will come forward and say he or she is accountable for this and nobody to take responsibility for the wasteful decisions that are being made around it. We will get to the bottom of that on another day. This Government's wasteful spending of other people's money must be brought to an end. The plan to spend €9...

Spending of Public Funds by the Government: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2024)

Spending of Public Funds by the Government: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: I move: That Dáil Éireann notes: - the wasteful spending of public funds by this Government; - the exposure of further waste of public money in recent weeks on a €336,000 bike shed and a €1,400,000 security hut; and - the cost overrun related to modular homes for Ukrainians, and the debacle of the new children's hospital becoming the most expensive in the world;...

Spending of Public Funds by the Government: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2024)

Sorca Clarke: It beggars belief that at a time when schools and school leaders are pleading for additional resources but are still reliant on voluntary contributions from parents, this Government chooses to allocate €9 million to phone pouches. It is despicable that the Government then attempts to hide behind the cloak of mental health to justify its decision, particularly when we look at its track...

Spending of Public Funds by the Government: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: The Government must reconsider its decision to allocate €9 million in public funds to mobile phone pouches in schools. All schools I know, and all schools throughout the country, have very good mobile phone policies that have been bought into by students and teachers. Students understand that if they are caught with their phone on them in school, it will be confiscated. They adhere...

Spending of Public Funds by the Government: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I met a mother in my constituency at the weekend. Out of respect for her and her family, I will limit the details I put on the record. This woman has recently lost her teenage child to suicide. I cannot imagine, not for a minute, not for a second, the utter grief, pain and torment she and her family are going through at this moment. She told me in no uncertain terms that her child had...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank all the Deputies for their contributions. I will come back on some of the points that have been raised since I took over duty for the debate. Many of the points that have been raised did not relate to the content of the Bill. Deputy Michael Collins raised issues about rural housing, rural planning infrastructure and the Bantry floods. The Government notes the concerns of the...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Question put and agreed to.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I understand it is proposed to take Committee Stage in the House tomorrow.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: It was 441 approved housing bodies.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Some 441 approved housing bodies came back. More than 441 approved housing bodies exist and we wonder about accountability and the absence of it. I am talking about all of this in the context of Galway city, which has absolutely no hope to give applicants on the housing waiting list. I am not given to exaggeration. There is absolutely no hope. I have the minutes of the task force....

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I will just touch on a few points because there is a case I would like to refer to. Regarding the language change and inclusion of "alleviation of housing need" it is important to note such changes are to ensure AHBs are solving the housing crisis. There are no plans, however, and no mention of how to build and deliver new affordable...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill, which has three Parts and 16 sections. I will reiterate what my colleague has said. It is completely unacceptable there was no pre-legislative scrutiny, notwithstanding that the largest Opposition party agreed with that. It was absolutely essential to have pre-legislative scrutiny. There was also no regulatory impact analysis published....

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: The tenant purchase scheme was a great scheme. People got their feet under them and went down the road of purchasing their own home, and the money went back into the coffers and built more houses. Now councils have stopped that; any house built after 2015, they will not even sell it. We were so proud when people used to get rural cottages. It was the same story - when they got their legs...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Carol Nolan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I have raised the issues relating to approved housing bodies on the floor of this House a number of times. I have engaged with the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority in the past few weeks on its efforts to monitor compliance with approved standards. I acknowledge the very constructive and open response I received from the...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We go to the Independent Group. Deputy Pringle is sharing with Deputy Connolly.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I would like to voice my opposition to how this legislation has been introduced and progressed through the House. We were told just last week we would take Second Stage today and proceed through Committee and Remaining Stages tomorrow. Our legislative process was not designed to be rushed through in this way. All...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Michael Collins: We have been talking about housing since I came into the Dáil and it has not got any better. It has got worse under the Government’s leadership. Instead of a clear light going forward it is more difficult. Talking about young people, especially in my own constituency, rural planning is savage. It is a horrible issue for a lot of young people. The disappointment, hurt and...