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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Safety (9 Oct 2024)
David Stanton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this Topical Issue and thank the Minister of State for being here this morning. She is working overtime and should get an increase in wages, she is doing so many Topical Issues for everybody else. I also acknowledge Deputy O'Connor. Both of us are Government TDs from the same constituency and raise the same issue. I do not know if anybody...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (9 Oct 2024)
Anne Rabbitte: Over the past 25 years, the Government of Ireland has invested heavily in our national roads network, with an extensive motorway system now in place. The motorway network has seen almost tenfold expansion since 2000. Due to the outlined funding constraints for national roads, a prioritisation exercise was necessary from the outset. In line with the NDP and Government policy, the Minister...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (9 Oct 2024)
Special Educational Needs
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (9 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: I thank the Minister of State for taking this question. I realise she is not the Minister of State responsible for this area but, in fairness, she is well aware of the issues we are dealing with when we are specifically talking about kids with disabilities and kids with autism. We know there are huge synergies with her own work and, obviously, the piece of work that needs to be done in...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (9 Oct 2024)
Anne Rabbitte: As the Deputy has acknowledged, I am taking this on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton. I stress that enabling students with special educational needs to receive an appropriate education is an absolute priority for the Minister and this Government. It is the Government's priority to ensure all children have an appropriate school placement and the necessary supports are...
- Prelude (9 Oct 2024)
- Prelude (9 Oct 2024)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.10 a.m.
- Prelude (9 Oct 2024)
Prayer and Reflection.
- Prelude (9 Oct 2024)
Paidir agus Machnamh.
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (9 Oct 2024)
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (9 Oct 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 James O'Connor - To discuss the withdrawal of funding for national roads by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII. Deputy Neasa Hourigan - To discuss Government plans to expand access to Naloxone to reverse the effects of opioid...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (9 Oct 2024)
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (9 Oct 2024)
Road Projects
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (9 Oct 2024)
James O'Connor: I wish to raise the issue of the withdrawal of funding for TII schemes. A number of national road schemes throughout the country have been impacted this year by very substantial funding uncertainty. Schemes such as the N72 in my own constituency, along with schemes in other parts of Cork, such as the N71 in Bantry, and others in counties Tipperary, Wexford, Roscommon and Longford have been...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (9 Oct 2024)
Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy for raising the matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan. He has responsibility for overall policy and Exchequer funding for the national roads programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with TII, under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2015 and in line with the national development plan, NDP, the planning, design and...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (9 Oct 2024)
James O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I acknowledge that within it there was reference to moneys spent. What I want to discuss, however, is money that has been allocated for expenditure in this calendar year but is not being spent. Normally, Transport Infrastructure Ireland's budget is agreed by its board, in consultation with the Department of Transport, generally in the...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: This matter is a very important one for the Department of housing and I thank the Deputy for raising it. It is very important that local authority tenants who are occupying social housing properties and paying weekly rents are living in homes that provide good comfort levels for their occupants. The Deputy will be aware that in accordance with section 58 of the Housing Act 1966, local...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2024)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The response identifies something I have already acknowledged-----
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Yes, I know.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2024)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: -----in terms of the internal work. We informed residents about this. However, this is tinkering around the edges until the fundamental issue is grasped, and I urge Cork City Council to grasp it. I also believe, however, that one of the obstacles to this is the lack of a clear funding stream for the regeneration of flat complexes. Obviously, general funding is available for maintenance...