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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jun 2025) See 4 other results from this debate

Linda Nelson Murray: As discussed during the Commencement debate just a few minutes ago, Wellman International Ireland filed a petition to place its operation in Mullagh into examinership. I thank the Minister of State, Niamh Smyth. She came across as very passionate about the situation there, but it would be remiss of me not to raise it again, being from County Meath, because it obviously affects counties...

Seanad: Breast Cancer Services: Statements (10 Jun 2025) See 7 other results from this debate

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the Acting Chair. I have a lot to get through. I thank Senators for inviting me to the House to discuss this important topic. I was here in March to speak about women's health on International Women's Day. Breast cancer was raised by several Senators then and many have raised it continually since. As Senators are aware, approximately 3,600 women are diagnosed with breast...

Seanad: Insurance Reform: Motion (10 Jun 2025) See 6 other results from this debate

Linda Nelson Murray: ...difficulties facing businesses, which was on 24 January 2019. There I was, sitting in a ball pool in my soft-play centre, full of hope and enthusiasm that we could do all we could when it came to insurance reform to save businesses like mine. An article in the Irish Examiner reads: "Linda Murray has vowed to go down fighting after failing to get insurance renewed on her own play centre...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025) See 4 other results from this debate

Ms Aoife MacEvilly: I thank the committee for the invitation to appear today. I am the broadcasting and on-demand commissioner. I am joined by fellow commissioner, Rónán Ó Domhnaill, media development commissioner, and my colleague, Andrew Byrne, director of public service media. Coimisiún na Meán’s overall vision is to ensure a thriving, diverse,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025) See 3 other results from this debate

Ms Sorcha Edwards: It was an honour for me to take part in the work of the commission with the experts in the room but also the additional multiple experts who took part in the work of the separate working groups. This process could be recommended for other member states because many of them are struggling to bring the different actors involved on the same line in terms of what is needed...

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025) See 11 other results from this debate

Mr. Drew Harris: I might go back to that intake and we were very glad to receive 120 high-calibre individuals who attested last Friday. The fact there are 120 is nothing to do with the members of that cohort but about the speed with which we process applications. Those recruits joined their training on 23 September 2024 but that group had all applied from 2022 to 2023. None of them had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025) See 11 other results from this debate

Dee Ryan: I thank the Chair and welcome the witnesses. My background is in business and I am interested in what the committee, in its work over the next two years, will learn and consider. I am interested in many of the topics Deputy Murphy touched on, but the two areas on I want to focus on in the work of this committee are enterprise and opportunity. With my background in business, I am aware of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population (10 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: On 1 March 2022, the Government formally decided to conduct a Census of Population in 2027, to be carried out by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The exact census date has not yet been decided. It is however expected that census data collection will run in April and May 2027. Census 2027 will be a major undertaking for the CSO as, for the first time in Irish history, the public will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: Ireland has attracted some of the best data centre and tech companies in the world; this is a really important relationship, and the Government continues to work with the sector towards a secure and decarbonised energy future. However, data centres, like all large energy users, have to exist within the boundaries of our climate legislation and targets. This is why the Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141, 150, 151 and 163 together. The latest analysis from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are an indicator of the scale of the climate challenge ahead. They serve as a clear signal that, while significant progress is being made, the pace of implementation of our climate policies must be accelerated if we are to meet our 2030 targets. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Simon Harris: Intensive and constructive work has been ongoing with the British government since last autumn to determine if we can move forward together on legacy, through fundamental reform of the Legacy Act and the commission it establishes. I am in ongoing discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on these issues, with a focus on finding a way forward on a number of issues where...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (10 Jun 2025)

Neale Richmond: The promotion and protection of human rights is a foreign policy priority for the Government. LGBTI+ people continue to suffer disproportionate levels of violence and face discrimination in many countries across the world, and we have been active in highlighting and advocating for their rights. The Government condemned the passing by the Ugandan parliament and the signing into law of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Agreements (10 Jun 2025)

Simon Harris: The Government is committed to supporting free, fair and open trade. Indeed, recent developments in the global trading environment have highlighted the importance of market diversification via an expanded set of EU free trade agreements. EU FTAs support more opportunity for exports and investment, help support jobs and growth at home, maintain strict EU standards on food safety, animal and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Funding (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: There have been six multiannual financial frameworks (MFFs) to date, including 2021-2027. The Treaty of Lisbon transformed the MFF from an interinstitutional agreement into a regulation. Established for a period of at least five years, an MFF is there to ensure that the EU’s expenditure develops in an orderly manner and within the limits of its own resources. It sets out provisions...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Data (10 Jun 2025)

Simon Harris: I would like to thank the Deputy for his question. The decision to withhold records is provided for under Section 8(4) of the National Archives Act. During 2024 my Department mostly relied upon Section 8(4)(c) as the grounds to support the withholding of records from immediate public inspection. Section 8(4)(c) provides that records may be withheld if the release would or might cause distress...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the regulation of fares charged to passengers in respect of public transport services provided under public service obligation (PSO)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 336 and 337 together. I propose to take PQs 29704/25 and 29705/25 together. Over the period 2010-2024, Exchequer supports totaling almost €207 million were allocated by my Department to regional airports. As requested by the Deputy, this funding has been set out by year and funding scheme for each regional airport. However, due to the large volume...