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- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: There will be a very important debate tonight on the final report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying. As the Tánaiste knows, that report, which made a recommendation for legislative change, was finalised in March this year. Will the Government grant TDs in Government parties a free vote when it comes before the Dáil next Wednesday?
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Oct 2024)
Micheál Martin: In the Fianna Fáil Party, for close to a decade now, we have had a free vote on issues to do with life or an issue of conscience. That will remain the position in respect of this proposed legislation. Even though I do not agree with such legislation and have very serious reservations about it, nonetheless, it will be a vote of conscience for each individual member of our party. I...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Oct 2024)
Michael Lowry: I have been contacted by numerous members of the north Tipperary branch of the Irish Farmers Association conveying serious reservations about the dangers involved in the use of low-emissions slurry spreading equipment. From 1 January 2025, the majority of farmers will be banned from using splash plates on their farms under good agricultural practice guidelines. This blanket ban on splash...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)
Micheál Martin: I commend the Deputy's mastery of alliteration but what he said is not true. The bottom line is-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)
Mattie McGrath: The Comptroller and Auditor General-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----that very significant funding has been allocated to retrofitting.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)
Mattie McGrath: The Comptroller and Auditor General.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)
Micheál Martin: Let me take the issue. There is an allocation to social protection that goes into the various schemes to do with fuel poverty and that is very clear in terms of what we have done on the fuel allowance.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Freagair an cheist.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)
Micheál Martin: I am answering the question. The retrofitting has been an enormous allocation-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Where is the missing money?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----and has come from the carbon fund. That has also happened in terms of the €113 million in carbon tax funding that has been allocated to agri-environment schemes.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Where is the €530 million?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)
Micheál Martin: What we could do, and I invite the Deputy to support me in this because he has genuine concerns about where the funding is going, is legislate to ring-fence the funding.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Ca bhfuil an airgéad?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)
Micheál Martin: I think that would satisfy the Deputy's needs but I wonder whether he would be supportive of that if the next Government was to bring in legislation to ring-fence the funding for specific purposes.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)
Mattie McGrath: What about the missing money?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)
Micheál Martin: There is no missing money. It is all being spent.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2024)
Mattie McGrath: It is €530 million according to the Comptroller and Auditor General.