Results 261-280 of 1,044,172 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Mick Barry OR speaker:James Browne OR speaker:Denis Naughten OR speaker:Michael Healy-Rae OR speaker:Thomas Gould OR speaker:Jackie Cahill OR speaker:Barry Cowen) in 'Committee meetings'

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: We keep on raising it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: We are raising it-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Simon Harris: If they please do that next week we will endeavour to facilitate them.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

(Interruptions).

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Simon Harris: We will call a vote and they will be upset about the business but none of them bothered dissenting at the meeting. Let us have a little bit of fairness and give and take here. Deputy McGrath's commitment to investment in water services is something we share. The Government is very keen to do more in relation to water. Irish Water as a vehicle is delivering but investing more in its...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: What party leader wants a second bike shed?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Are the proposed arrangements for the week's business agreed? Agreed.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: I wish to make a point of order.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Yes, Deputy.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: It is fairly hard for any Deputy in the House to get elected. For each Deputy, it is a difficult ordeal. Notwithstanding that, it is easy enough to come up from Kerry. There are no restrictions all the way on the road up but it is getting increasingly more difficult to come into this building. On my way, I went out of the Dáil and I wanted to come back up through Molesworth Street....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: All right Deputy. There are security measures in place because of threatened protest outside. We did not want to see happening today what happened on our return last September. The Superintendent circulated to every Member the details of how access could be achieved. I accept that it is problematic for Members and I am quite prepared to talk to them offline about how we might improve...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I warmly welcome the witnesses. I thank them for the benefit of their time, their expertise and the knowledge they have in the various organisations they represent. It is very beneficial for us as members that they are here to give their presentations and to hear the questions we have. I will start at the end, where Deputy Boyd Barrett was rightly raising the issue of construction and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I listened carefully to what Dr. Kelly was saying, that he does not see evidence of rejections because people are not asking. Is there any fear that the people are so turned off that they are not even going to the banks at this stage because they know the banks are not lending? He did not touch on one subject. Can we ever get back to the situation we had before, where the bank manager...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Ministers and their backup team. As always, we very much appreciate them attending meetings like this because it is very important and gives us an opportunity to engage with them. We appreciate their time. I know the two Ministers are worn out from the pitches being made in advance of the budget but it would be neglectful of me not to do the same. Every one of us feels that...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I second that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Government's commitment to establish a commission of investigation in the wake of the awful revelations about abuse of children in religious-run schools as illustrated in Mary O’Toole’s scoping inquiry. I also pay tribute to Mark and David Ryan. Can we have clarity from the Taoiseach on the timing of when the Government will introduce the terms of reference,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Taoiseach has claimed that 40,000 new-build homes would be completed this year. A report from the Central Bank published this morning rubbishes this claim and states it will be 8,000 homes short. Does the Taoiseach accept the findings of the Central Bank report? Given that another report published today shows that house prices have increased by 10% in the past 12 months, will the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Mattie McGrath: I welcome the Ceann Comhairle’s statement on the bike shed. I understood from discussions at the Business Committee meeting that a party leader here asked for another bike shed to be built in the front yard of Leinster House. Maybe we could get clarity on that. The situation with Irish Water is just untenable. This was an outfit set up by the former Minister, Phil Hogan, and the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I support the request from Deputy Murphy. There has been report after report of the use of Irish sovereign airspace to transport munitions to be used in the genocide of the Palestinian people and all the issues that flow from that. This has caused widespread concern among the Irish people. We do not have clarification from the Ministers for Foreign Affairs or Transport about what are the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Thomas Pringle: On behalf of the Independent Group, I support those calls for a debate on the use of Irish airspace by the Israelis. It seems that the Government is operating on the basis that if it does not ask it will not get an answer and that is the best way to do it. We need to address that and quickly. Therefore I support a debate this week.