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- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Cian O'Callaghan: I want to ask the Taoiseach about investment funds buying up apartments. A report published by the Department of Finance shows investment funds snapped up more than half of new-build apartments last year. A total of 6,203 apartments were bought up by investment funds, while just 846 apartments were available for individuals and families to buy. This is infuriating for the thousands of...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Simon Harris: Because the Social Democrats' amendments do not understand some of the points the Housing Commission makes. We need a diversity as regards investment when it comes to housing, and this Government has taken a number of steps, including-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Cian O'Callaghan: Where is the diversity?
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Simon Harris: The Deputy asked me a question; I am just trying to give him my answer. He can like it or not but I am just giving it to him. My answer is as follows: we have taken a number of measures when it comes to protecting homes and newly built homes, including on stamp duty and as regards planning permissions. We also need private investment, though, and rental properties, and we need to look at a...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach says the Government is trying to recruit people to address the staffing crisis in our hospitals and our health services. The pay and numbers strategy proves that he is speaking out of both sides of his mouth on that issue. Setting that aside, however, if we are to recruit the people we need into the health service, we need to make it attractive for people to train as nurses...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Simon Harris: The Deputy can absolutely always argue that we can and should do more regarding the number of people working in the health service. What he cannot dispute is the fact that there are now significantly more people working in the health service than there were only a few years ago. There are actually 27,744 more people working in the health service now than when this Government came to office,...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Let us not pretend there is not a staffing crisis.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Simon Harris: There can be only one set of facts.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Thank you, Taoiseach.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Simon Harris: No. Excuse me for saying "No", a Cheann Comhairle, but the Deputy asked me an important question and it deserves an answer. On the issue about how we better support our student nurses, I am open to having engagement on that. A number of measures have been taken by the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, as regards improving the supports and subsistence, and it will be a matter for a future...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Matt Shanahan: With the barrage of Bills guillotined, no doubt the Taoiseach is a man calling time on the Thirty-third Dáil and perhaps my time in this Chamber too. How can the people of my city and county can trust any new promises made by the parties of Government when promise after promise has turned to dust? The Government has burned through €44 billion on capital projects with less than...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Simon Harris: I do. I feel we have made a lot of progress as regards the south east and investment in the city and county that I know the Deputy is proud to represent here in the Dáil. There is more to do, and there is always more to do. That is what politics is always about. You never get to the end of the job; you always have more to do. However, we have delivered a university for the south...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Mattie McGrath: In Ireland, in politics and in life, we should be careful what we wish for. I am looking at a picture sent to me of a recent tweet the Taoiseach posted with a picture of a Kamala Harris baseball cap. Was he supporting one side or the other? How come it is only in Ireland that we are having an evaluation of what happened during Covid? In every other jurisdiction I am aware of, they are...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Simon Harris: The Harris 2024 hat was me trying to give the Deputy a helpful tip to get the posters ready this year and not wait until next year, but I will talk to him-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Even though the election was not going to be until next year, end of term.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Simon Harris: I was just trying to help the Deputy, but that is okay.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Mattie McGrath: That will not get you out of jail.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Please let the Taoiseach answer.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy because he has raised an important issue regarding Covid. There was engagement, as he said, with parties across this House. I would describe it as good engagement. It predated my time-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)
Mattie McGrath: One engagement.