Results 481-500 of 1,060,342 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Mick Barry OR speaker:Seán Sherlock OR speaker:Pauline Tully OR speaker:Micheál Martin OR speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív OR speaker:Brian Leddin OR speaker:Pa Daly OR speaker:Imelda Munster)

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is not appropriate to make allegations-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: You will be gone then.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Simon Harris: All of us, including the Deputy and everybody else in this House, will have a chance to put forward proposals to carers in the days ahead as to what we would do to support them over the next number of years. I am proud of a number of the measures we have taken, under the leadership of the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, in providing additional payments before Christmas to our carers, as well as...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank the Taoiseach for the reply. We have been living on promises for a long time. When the Taoiseach says that he and this one and that one are going to do something, it will be after the election. We will have to wait to see who is there. When is the Government going to react and lift the embargo? The facts are that day after day, young boys and girls who are trained to be nurses,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Simon Harris: The Deputy is right that there was a period during the year where we had to put restrictions on hiring new posts in the health service because many more thousands of people had been hired than had been budgeted for.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The restrictions are still there.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Simon Harris: We worked our way through that, and there are lots more people working in the public health service now, including in Kerry. There are around 410 additional staff in Kerry hospital today. I think there has been an increase of around 177 nurses in the lifetime of this Government. When it comes to reducing wait times we are making progress. We are one of the few countries in Europe that has...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: People cannot get a doctor.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Simon Harris: -----for cataract procedures in Kerry has fallen this year compared with last year.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: That is because we have taken them on buses.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Simon Harris: No, you know why it is-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: One after the other - 165 buses and 2,000 people and nothing for us.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Thank you, Deputy.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: What did the Government do for them? It closed down the unit in Tralee. That is what it did.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Simon Harris: You would swear the Deputy was paying for the bus. The reality is that we are reducing wait times. We have opened up more ophthalmology capacity in the south west. The Deputy has pointed to additional capacity that exists in this jurisdiction that does not require anyone to be brought out of the jurisdiction. We will continue to do more to drive down waiting times.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2024)

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 51(3)) (Defence Forces Tribunal of Inquiry) Regulations 2024 (without debate) - Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2024 (without debate and any...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Is the Order of Business agreed?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is not agreed. The Dáil passed the occupied territories Bill in 2019. That is more than five years ago and the Government has blocked it ever since. In 2022, the Government supported the renewal of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, giving Israel, a State in continuous violation of international law, the most preferential trading relationship possible with Europe. The Government...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Thank you, Deputy. We will move on.