Results 221-240 of 1,070,554 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:John Carty OR speaker:Mairead Farrell OR speaker:Johnny Mythen OR speaker:Richard O'Donoghue OR speaker:Thomas Pringle OR speaker:Martin Kenny OR speaker:Patrick Costello OR speaker:Robert Troy OR speaker:Paul Donnelly OR speaker:Neale Richmond OR speaker:Gary Gannon OR speaker:Martin Heydon OR speaker:Holly Cairns OR speaker:Brian Leddin OR speaker:Marc MacSharry OR speaker:Richard Bruton OR speaker:Róisín Shortall) in 'Committee meetings'
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: I have not met one taxpayer out on the beat who thinks that was a smart use of money.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Niall Collins: Who were you talking to?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: As a matter of fact, people are outraged by that and all the more outraged when they discover a mere €3 million from all the Government's billions has been provided for youth mental health services at a time when we hear a lot from young people, their families and their educators about how desperately people need these services and the fact they wait and wait.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank Deputy McDonald.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: I asked the Taoiseach to confirm for the Dáil, and he might do so, that €9 million is actually the initial outlay on these phone pouches and the scheme will in fact cost the taxpayer €2 million annually. Will he confirm that as a matter of fact?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Deputy.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: I have the documentation to hand.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Simon Harris: Is it the Deputy's position that phone pouches are bad here but phone pouches are good in Northern Ireland? If it is not, will she call on the Sinn Féin Minister for Finance in Northern Ireland today to speak to her Executive colleague and stop the roll-out of the phone pouches in Northern Ireland? In Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin has already spent £250,000 on the provision of...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: They are not.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Simon Harris: -----in Northern Ireland but not good down here. Then you should really stop-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: Take it up with the DUP, Taoiseach, and answer my question.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Simon Harris: I am sorry, I am allowed speak if that is okay. That is the first point.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: This is Leaders' Questions and you are being asked a question.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Simon Harris: The second point is the Deputy says she has not met these people. She must not be listening to the radio because there have schoolchildren on the radio talking about the benefit in their schools. I referenced a school principal there from De La Salle College, Churchtown. On Tuesday, 5 November an article by Ken Foxe referenced six different schools contacted about their experience of...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: Yes.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Simon Harris: It is not mandatory; it is not obligatory. It is Government listening to teachers and principals and providing them with another option. It is €20 per kid to help support their mental health if the school wants it.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: That is all Sinn Féin has to offer.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: And it is €2 million per annum. Is that right, Taoiseach?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank Members. We are moving on-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)
Michael Healy-Rae: What about Labour's spending on the bike shed?