Results 521-540 of 1,044,393 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Ciarán Cuffe OR speaker:Brian Stanley OR speaker:Holly Cairns OR speaker:Marc Ó Cathasaigh)
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (4 Jul 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We could build two of them.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (4 Jul 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Deputies for raising this matter. The national children's science centre, NCSC, aims to provide an interactive science museum that will include over 200 scientific exhibits, interactive science spaces and demonstration areas, as well as a lecture and planetarium space. I understand that it is intended that these facilities will interact with science curriculum activity in...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (4 Jul 2024)
Chris Andrews: This project has been foisted on the OPW and the National Concert Hall. The Iveagh Gardens are an extremely important part of our heritage. The location functions as a lung in the city of Dublin and it must be protected. This is the thin edge of the wedge. As I said, this project was foisted on the National Concert Hall. Three Departments have grant funded the project but they have left...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (4 Jul 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I appreciate that the Minister of State has given a lot of clarity in his response, but I still do not know what the ICML entity is. This is the party that is applying for this project and that is going to build it. What is this group?
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (4 Jul 2024)
Chris Andrews: It is a private charity.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (4 Jul 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I have never heard of it.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (4 Jul 2024)
Chris Andrews: Exactly.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (4 Jul 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Could the Minister of State tell us about it, please?
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (4 Jul 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: I have only held this portfolio for a short time, but my understanding is that the ICML brought forward a proposal to build a science centre. That centre has ended up being the subject of arbitration in 2013 and 2021, with a decision having been made in June 2022. That decision from the arbitrator was that the OPW had the legal obligation to build the national science centre. It went...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (4 Jul 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister, Deputy Burke, for being here to deal with this important matter.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (4 Jul 2024)
Gerald Nash: I agree that it is a very important development. We have all been working for years to ensure that IDA Ireland develops the advanced units we need to bring employment to Drogheda. It is now incumbent on IDA Ireland to fast-track that process. Planning permission has been provided and we hope that will move forward very quickly. They confirmed to me yesterday that they are aggressively...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (4 Jul 2024)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is a shocking blow to the town. I accept the Minister's bona fides in trying to address the issue at this late stage. The fact is that the Taoiseach has promised a task force for Drogheda, which is what I want. I have met with him and we have discussed it with his staff. It will be broader, not in the sense of including jobs but including this as a key issue. Very shortly - around 16...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (4 Jul 2024)
Peter Burke: I take on board both points made by Deputy Nash and both points made by Deputy O'Dowd in connection with this. I reiterate that the families of all those affected and those workers are to the forefront of our minds because it is a very significant employer that has had a generational impact within the town of Drogheda, and indeed beyond. The national planning framework sets out a very...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (4 Jul 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister for taking this matter.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (4 Jul 2024)
Planning Issues
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (4 Jul 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Kieran O'Donnell, for coming to the Chamber to respond to Deputies Chris Andrews and Seán Crowe, who wish to discuss the planned national children's science centre and the impact of the proposed development on the Iveagh Gardens.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (4 Jul 2024)
Chris Andrews: I thank the Minister of State for coming in. The Iveagh Gardens is a particularly unique part of our city. It is a hugely important asset to the local community, which has very little green space. It is a five-minute walk from here. It is a really important asset to our community. It is tucked away at the back of the National Concert Hall. It is in an area with one of the lowest amounts...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (4 Jul 2024)
Ossian Smyth: I will communicate to the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, Deputy Ó Cuív's frustration at the situation. I will ask for her projection of when the services will be delivered. The Deputy can see from the answer that the problems seem to stem from a lack of staff - half of the positions in CDNT 4 are currently vacant. The HSE has turned to private service providers and has an...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (4 Jul 2024)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Will Deputy Smyth ask how many on the shortlist are for CDNT 4? It seems peripheral areas were once again left out.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (4 Jul 2024)
Ossian Smyth: Does Deputy Ó Cuív want to know how many of the people recruited are for CDNT 4?