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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Heritage Sites (3 Oct 2024)
Heritage Sites
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Heritage Sites (3 Oct 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for coming into the House to reply to this debate. This is a very emotive and important issue in my constituency. It has been going on for more than a year now. The Minister of State, to be fair to him, has been very active in attempting to come to a resolution. So far, unfortunately, his efforts have not been greeted with success, but we hope things will...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Heritage Sites (3 Oct 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: Before I get to this very important matter, I join others in expressing my sympathy on the passing of the lady of the House in her time, Deputy Mary O'Rourke, to her family. Deputy Andrews is opposite. When we were first elected in 2007, Mary O'Rourke was a senior Member of the House. She was very vibrant. She was that combination of intellect and robustness. More than anything else,...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Heritage Sites (3 Oct 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Initially, I would like to be associated with the tributes to the late and former Deputy, Senator and Minister, Mary O'Rourke. We all knew her well in this House. I think I was elected to the House before her. She was a personality and she and both sides of her family made a huge contribution to public life in this country, over a long number of years. We should all realise that. I...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (3 Oct 2024)
Bernard Durkan: We are way over time. Given that this is an important and complicated subject, I allowed the debate to proceed in deference to both the Deputy and the Minister of State. The Deputy has two minutes for her second contribution. I ask that she keep it to the shortest possible time in order that we meet the deadline and facilitate the Members waiting to speak.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (3 Oct 2024)
Violet-Anne Wynne: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. I have a number of points on which to come back. There is no question that the school transport scheme has been expanded. Even the parents accept that this expansion was a hugely ambitious task to undertake for this September. The route that was chosen may be an established route but it underwent changes. There are no timetables on any of the bus...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (3 Oct 2024)
Bernard Durkan: The Minister of State may give a very short, abbreviated response.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (3 Oct 2024)
Colm Burke: I understand where the Deputy is coming from regarding children with special needs who have particular requirements. That needs to be taken on board. As I outlined in my reply, my understanding is that there has been full consultation with parents, schools, Bus Éireann and politicians. There inevitably will be teething problems with the scheme. I hope they will be resolved shortly...
- Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (3 Oct 2024)
- Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (3 Oct 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Seanad Éireann has passed the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024, without amendment.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Deputy.
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)
Debate adjourned.
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (3 Oct 2024)
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (3 Oct 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy James O'Connor - To discuss the withdrawal of funding for national roads by Transport Infrastructure Ireland. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne - To discuss the rollout of the school transport scheme in Clare. Deputy Pádraig...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (3 Oct 2024)
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (3 Oct 2024)
School Transport
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (3 Oct 2024)
Violet-Anne Wynne: I had hoped the Minister for Education would be in a position to take this Topical Issue, but I was contacted earlier and it was outlined that because of prior commitments, she would not be able to. I cannot overstate the frustration of my constituents in County Clare. They notified me in the very late stages of August about the pilot school transport scheme and what the consequences were...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (3 Oct 2024)
Colm Burke: I apologise that the Minister for Education is not able to be here. She asked me to deputise for her and express her apologies on her behalf. Before I address the specific issue raised, I will provide an outline of the extent of the school transport scheme. The scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023-24 school...
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (3 Oct 2024)
Thomas Pringle: The first page of the budget 2025 expenditure report states: "Sustainable public expenditure requires both the delivery of better public services, infrastructure and living standards for the people of Ireland, and expenditure to be set at levels that can be maintained over the longer term." That is a far cry from what this budget actually contains, a bonanza of one-off measures with very...