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- Prelude (10 Jul 2024)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.10 a.m.
- Prelude (10 Jul 2024)
Prayer and Reflection.
- Prelude (10 Jul 2024)
Paidir agus Machnamh.
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (10 Jul 2024)
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (10 Jul 2024)
Catherine Connolly: 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 Mattie McGrath - To discuss the functions and operations of Tusla. Deputy David Cullinane - To discuss the national review of specialist cardiac services. Deputy Pearse Doherty - To discuss the presence of defective concrete...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (10 Jul 2024)
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Family Agency (10 Jul 2024)
Child and Family Agency
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Family Agency (10 Jul 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Last week, we learned from a reply to a parliamentary question put by Deputy Tóibín that 40 children who were taken into State care by Tusla are currently missing. It is understood that 22 of those missing are separated children seeking international protection and unaccompanied minors. On 29 February, Deputy Tóibín raised in this House for the second time with the...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Family Agency (10 Jul 2024)
Catherine Connolly: The Deputy will get a chance to come back in.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Family Agency (10 Jul 2024)
Mattie McGrath: -----because of the in camera rule.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Family Agency (10 Jul 2024)
Colm Burke: I thank Deputy McGrath for raising this very important issue. Children reported missing from care are recognised as being among the most vulnerable in society. It is always concerning where a child appears to be missing or has absconded from care, even for a short period of time. Tusla has a statutory responsibility under the Child Care Act 1991 for children in care, and the agency...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (9 Jul 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate the response and her understanding of the issue. I also appreciate that she has given an undertaking to communicate to the Minister my frustration and the unfairness and mean-spiritedness I feel have taken place here. I will also, of course, do that myself. I raise a few points. My understanding is that the waiver applied to 2021 and 2022....
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (9 Jul 2024)
Emer Higgins: To be clear, the temporary blanket waiver of pension abatement continued up until 31 March 2021. This was when the abatement policy for the healthcare sector returned to normal in line with other sectors. This was, as I understand it, communicated to the HSE on 15 January 2021. On 22 January 2021, only a few days later, I am informed that the HSE informed all relevant staff, including, but...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (9 Jul 2024)
Mental Health Services
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (9 Jul 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: I first spoke on the issue of the community access support team in 2021, not long after it was announced that it was to be trialled in Limerick. I was told at the time that it was going to be operational in 2022. Unfortunately, this did not happen. My colleague Deputy Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, about it in 2022. He was also told that the community access support...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (9 Jul 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. Senior engineers with Kerry County Council, Tadhg Meehan, Paul Neary and Charlie O’Leary, technical engineers like Freddie Bartlett and Mike Downey, and several others have invested an awful lot of time trying to resolve this issue. When I hear the Minister of State saying that it is up to the local authorities to make up the shortfall, I...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (9 Jul 2024)
Emer Higgins: I thank the Deputy, on behalf of the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, for his comments and his commitment to resolving these legacy issues with facilities built by developers to provide water services in housing estates. I acknowledge the hard work and the efforts of the engineers listed by the Deputy. The Minister introduced the multi-annual developer-provided water services infrastructure...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (9 Jul 2024)
Pension Provisions
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (9 Jul 2024)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for being here to take this Topical Issue matter. It is a very important issue. I will outline what I feel is one of the most unfair and mean-spirited moves that has happened in my four and half years in the Dáil in terms of the State and its treatment of former healthcare workers. These people came back from retirement to answer Ireland's call during...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (9 Jul 2024)
Emer Higgins: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for raising this issue today, which I will take on behalf of the Minister for Health. As the Deputy has outlined, on 10 March 2020, the Department of Health informed the HSE that, following engagement with the then Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, approval was given under section 52(4) of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions)...