Results 261-280 of 1,046,226 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Tom Kitt OR speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív OR speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív06 OR speaker:Aindrias Moynihan OR speaker:Richard O'Donoghue OR speaker:Verona Murphy OR speaker:Jennifer Murnane O'Connor)
- 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)
Aindrias Moynihan: No apologies have been received. The purpose of today's meeting is pre-budget engagement. The afternoon engagement is the first of two sessions today and forms part of the committee's scrutiny of budget 2025. The committee is due to meet later this evening to hear from the Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. On behalf of the...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)
Aindrias Moynihan: Go raibh maith agat. I now invite Dr. Conor O’Toole from the ESRI to make his opening statement.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)
Aindrias Moynihan: Thank you. I invite the chair of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, Mr. Coffey, to make his opening statement.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)
Aindrias Moynihan: Thank you. I invite the co-director of the Nevin Economic Research Institute, Dr. McDonnell, to make his opening statement.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)
Aindrias Moynihan: I am conscious this is a long session, so I will make just one or two brief points because a lot of the ground has been covered. Without doubt, many of the economic indicators are positive, from employment to interest rates and across the board. Much of the emphasis from the various contributions relates to being steady and keeping an eye out for the days when things will not be so good....
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)
Aindrias Moynihan: After a long session, I thank everyone for their contributions and patience. That concludes our public session. I thank each of the witnesses for attending. We will now suspend the session until 6.30 p.m. in committee room 2.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)
Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the Ministers for the presentations. So many of the economic indicators are very strong, with full employment, interest rates facing south and strong tax returns. Many of the various bodies such as IFAC, the ESRI and others are pointing towards an attitude of "steady now" and putting aside funds towards a day when the figures are not as strong as they are today. The last budget saw...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (18 Sep 2024)
Aindrias Moynihan: On the-----
- 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,...