Results 301-320 of 1,030,083 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Michael Lowry OR speaker:James O'Connor OR speaker:Niamh Smyth)
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Jun 2024)
Martin Kenny: The hydrotherapy swimming pool in Sligo was closed a number of years ago. I wrote to the Minister in respect of this matter. Deirdre, a woman of advanced years, spoke to me about her daughter, who is 47 and wheelchair-bound. The only way she can exercise properly is in a hydrotherapy swimming pool. She used to use the one in Cregg House, which was quite close to where she lives. Cregg...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Jun 2024)
Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. It is concerning when people with disabilities do not have access to facilities such as the hydrotherapy pool he mentioned. I will raise this issue with the relevant Minister of State and ask her to reply to Deputy Kenny directly.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Jun 2024)
Brian Stanley: Seven years after the towns of Mountmellick and Portarlington flooded, work on the relevant flood relief schemes has not started. The schemes for both towns are stuck at stage 1, preliminary design. More than 70 houses were damaged in the Mountmellick area when the flooding occurred. The Committee of Public Accounts had the OPW before it in the past two weeks. It confirmed that the...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)
Heather Humphreys: There were six hours of debate at the committee in respect of the EU pact on migration and asylum.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Six hours.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)
Heather Humphreys: Yes, there were.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: It took ten years in Europe.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)
Heather Humphreys: Believe it or not, the Deputy must have known about this because I understand that the committee ran out of speakers. Speaking time was given here. Extra speaking time was allocated last week. If I remember correctly, we had a vote on allocating extra time. Deputy Mattie McGrath voted against that.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)
Deputies: Yes.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)
Heather Humphreys: I think so.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Of course I did.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)
Heather Humphreys: There was an open-ended debate yesterday, so there has been ample time to discuss this.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: When-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)
Heather Humphreys: As I said to the Deputy earlier, when the legislation is ready to go through the Houses, there will be more than sufficient time at that point too because he will be able to attend the pre-legislative scrutiny hearings.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: It is too late to opt out.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)
Heather Humphreys: Then there will be Second Stage, Committee Stage, Report Stage and Fifth Stage. When we are finished all that, the Deputy can go the Seanad.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Dress it up any way you like.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)
Heather Humphreys: Well, the Deputy cannot go to the Seanad. However, there will be an opportunity for the Seanad to debate it.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Dress it up any way you like.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)
Heather Humphreys: There is a lot of time there for the Deputy, so I do not know.