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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Payments (10 Oct 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I apologise for my late entry. I assumed my matter was No. 4 but it is No. 1. I tabled this matter on the basis of a few experiences I have had in recent times. The first relates to a person who has serious health problems, who is not and will never be fit to work again. The person made an application for a disability allowance, which takes forever of course, as we all know. In the...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Payments (10 Oct 2024)
Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta. I have a different topic. It is in the social protection area but it relates to obtaining payments. We can shoehorn it into what the Deputy has just said. I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Humphreys. In my time I have not had any such experience. I have been fortunate in that we have had an excellent relationship with the...
- Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: I have a very quick comment on the point about living in the real world. In the lifetime of the Government, we have seen, for the first time in 25 years, an increase in young people starting to smoke and vape. We are talking about nicotine replacement therapy or treatment as a temporary issue, but that is not what we are talking about when we talk about vaping. We are talking about...
- Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: It is not a question for the Minister.
- World Mental Health Day: Statements (10 Oct 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister of State. That concludes statements to mark World Mental Health Day: Making Mental Health a Priority for Everyone.
- Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (10 Oct 2024)
- Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (10 Oct 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Seanad Éireann has passed the Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024, without amendment.
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (10 Oct 2024)
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (10 Oct 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Joe Flaherty - To discuss the inclusion of students who stammer in the reasonable accommodations at certificate examinations guidelines. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh - To discuss the impact of the removal of hedgerows. Deputy...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (10 Oct 2024)
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (10 Oct 2024)
Employment Rights
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (10 Oct 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: I want to discuss the importance of sick leave. I genuinely thought I had done a good job convincing the Government how important sick leave is, but after reading the budget, it turns out that I have a little more work to do. During the pandemic, we spent hours discussing the importance of sick leave and of workers being able to safely and affordably stay out of work when they were not...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (10 Oct 2024)
Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta as ucht an deis labhairt faoi seo. I am taking this on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Higgins, and the Minister, Deputy Peter Burke. I know the House will join with me in expressing our sympathies to the Minister on the passing of his mother. As the Deputy indicated, statutory sick leave is a valuable public health intervention. It reduces...
- World Mental Health Day: Statements (10 Oct 2024)
Mary Butler: I thank Members of the House for their contributions. I thank all of those who work across mental health services in public, private and voluntary community services. They do a phenomenal amount of work. I want to refer to a couple of issues that were raised. I was asked whether the Mental Health Bill would fall if the Government was dissolved. Technically, it will fall. However, on...
- World Mental Health Day: Statements (10 Oct 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Deputy. We are over time.
- World Mental Health Day: Statements (10 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: That is not the case. What happens in Crosslanes is that sometimes people are brought in there. The assessment is made but that is only done after the inpatients are looked after-----
- World Mental Health Day: Statements (10 Oct 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Deputy, we are over time.
- World Mental Health Day: Statements (10 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: -----which means time goes by. There is no night-time service in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital for assessment-----
- World Mental Health Day: Statements (10 Oct 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Deputy Ó Murchú, we are late for the next speaker.
- World Mental Health Day: Statements (10 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: -----with regard to mental health. We also need the daytime service to be up to scratch because it is not at the minute. I think that involves all stakeholders.