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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Jul 2024)

Simon Harris: -----but I will speak with the Minister and come back to the Deputy with the response.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: Aer Lingus announced today that it is cancelling a further 76 flights, which is on top of 392 already cancelled. I do not think anybody welcomes the disruption, uncertainty or confusion that this dispute has caused. At the same time, while the two sides, IALPA and the company, go into the Labour Court today, we learn that Lynne Embleton, the CEO, received €300,000 in shares and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I think there is a disconnect between the Taoiseach's rhetoric and the reality on the ground. For people listening to this debate, it is like he is talking about an alternative universe in many ways. I heard him talk about another task force. There is nearly a Father Ted element to that - is there anything to be said for another task force on this? There is something to be said about...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Simon Harris: Let me start and see where I can agree with the Deputy. We need more gardaí; that is a statement of fact. That is why we are putting a huge focus on Garda recruitment and retention. He will also see more measures from us this month on that. Regarding roads policing, I have met the Garda Commissioner and the assistant Garda commissioner with responsibility for roads policing and of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: That is the purpose of gardaí - to enforce the law, but they are not there.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Simon Harris: Let us not just say everything is down to the gardaí. When getting behind the wheel of a car, we all have individual important responsibilities. The second issue on which I agree with the Deputy is the issue of sentencing. While we might not agree on how we get there, we have set up the Judicial Council under the Judicial Council Act 2019. A body of work is currently under way on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Michael Collins: The horticulture industry was worth an estimated €566 million in 2023. The industry covers a broad and diverse range, including mushrooms, potatoes, field crops, protected fruit and vegetables, outdoor soft and top fruit, hardy nursery stock, protected crops, Christmas trees, cut foliage, outdoor flowers, bulbs and turf grass. However, Ireland imports approximately 85% of our fruit...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Collins for raising this important matter. I note he raised the issue of the horticulture course in Skibbereen with me previously in this House. I have done a bit of research on which I will engage with him in a moment. There is huge importance in investing in talent and in our people. We need to have an education system that has multiple pathways for people to reach their...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Taoiseach for the response. I certainly agree with him on the need to move away from an emergency response and from a reliance on the private sector to provide accommodation for those seeking refuge, but we have seen no sign of urgency from Government on those two issues on which we agree. For far too long, we in Labour have been pressing the Taoiseach and the Government and,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Simon Harris: I agree that this is not sustainable. There is no one in this House, and I doubt there is anyone in Waterways Ireland, who would not like to see the barriers removed. It just needs to be done in a way that is safe. I am conscious that Waterways Ireland is having to monitor that. A whole variety of safety issues need to be considered. We are seeing some examples around the country of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Neno Dolmajian, a 41-year-old Canadian tourist died yesterday from his injuries sustained during an attack on O'Connell Street last week. God rest him and deepest sympathies to his family and friends. Last year, in this country, murders nearly doubled. Robberies, extortion and hijacking offences increased by 18%. Juvenile crime levels increased massively last year as well with increases...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Simon Harris: We take it extraordinarily seriously. The Deputy's constant misrepresentation of the position of the Minister for Justice, time and time again, and indeed some of his commentary on some of the changes she has tried to make and the introduction of wokery into public debate, has certainly not helped, quite frankly. If we are deadly serious about creating a zero-tolerance approach to domestic,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: I also extend sympathy and solidarity to the families of those precious lives that were lost in counties Mayo and Westmeath. The fundamental problem we have here is that the Taoiseach is failing to face the actual reality on the ground, which is that there is not high-visibility policing in Dublin’s inner city. It is not there. The Taoiseach cited Pride and occasions where there...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Simon Harris: I suppose when you are Taoiseach rather than leader of the Opposition it is not good enough to just define the problem. You have to tell the people of Ireland the actions you are taking. Let me absolutely agree there is a huge body of work that we need to do in relation to Dublin city centre and I will tell the Deputy eight things we are doing. We are putting bodycams on our gardaí....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I express my sympathy to the family of Neno Dolmajian and the families and communities of those who died so tragically on our roads. It is appalling to hear of four deaths in such a short time, bringing the total to such a horrific figure at a time we should be seeing reductions in the number of road fatalities. I join others in that. I raise again the Government’s failure on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I acknowledge it is an issue that she rightly raises on a regular basis, as one would expect, because it is a major issue and one of challenge. I assure her and the people of her constituency who are experiencing the barriers issue and the people more broadly across Ireland that we are endeavouring in real time to move from an emergency response to...

Gender-Based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (3 Jul 2024)

Question put and agreed to.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: Last Saturday week on 23 June, Canadian tourist, Neno Dolmajian, was attacked on O'Connell Street in the early hours of the morning. He was viciously beaten, sustained serious injuries and was taken to the Mater hospital. He died there yesterday with his parents and his sister at his bedside. I want to express my deepest sympathies to Mr. Dolmajian's parents, his family and friends. Neno...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024)

Simon Harris: I have to begin by acknowledging that since we last met as a Dáil only yesterday, four lives have been lost on our roads. I know that communities in counties Mayo and Westmeath have been devastated by the news of this loss of life. I know that I join with everybody in this House in sending our deepest sympathies to the families of those who have died. Tragically, this brings the...