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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (2 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter. I also thank the Minister of State for being here. I had a bit of déjà vu recently when I visited the old technical school in Fermoy, which was built in 1931. I am sure the Minister of State knows about it as she has never been too far away from it. I started teaching there about 46 years ago when I was very...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (2 Jul 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for raising this very important issue on Fermoy Educate Together National School in Cork East. I am answering this Topical Issue on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Foley. I believe the Deputy has already pre-empted some of the response. The Deputy most certainly is aware that Fermoy Educate Together National School is an ordinary mixed school in the town of Fermoy,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Courts Service (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: I mentioned the overall change because this is all part of the work that is being done. This is linked to last year’s 10% increase and is part of improving the overall system, which includes fees, so I would like to think that the action I have taken to date shows my good faith commitment to restoring fees. This is not just about the 10%, but a potential further 8% and another 8% on...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Pollution (2 Jul 2024)

Water Pollution

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Pollution (2 Jul 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: Locals have been raising with me concerns about pollution in the River Sullane downstream from the town of Macroom. There are two particular issues of concern to locals, namely the pollution itself and what appears to be the authorities’ lack of interest in pursuing the polluter. For some time, locals have been raising concerns with different authorities about foul discharges into...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Pollution (2 Jul 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Moynihan for raising the issue of pollution in the River Sullane near Macroom. I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy O'Brien. The Deputy will appreciate that the operation of the Macroom wastewater treatment plant is a matter for Uisce Éireann, which, since 1 January 2014, has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Courts Service (2 Jul 2024)

Catherine Connolly: The Minister has received serious correspondence from the Bar Council and others. They wrote to her on 21 June stating she will recall that in October they withdrew their services because of the lack of confidence in the Government’s commitment to the preservation of the highest standards of administration of criminal justice. That was the first time ever that such action was taken....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Courts Service (2 Jul 2024)

Gerald Nash: A headline in The Irish Times states FEMPI rules have been unwound. That is what the public expenditure Minister said in his annual report on the operation of the 2009 FEMPI legislation, which he laid before the Oireachtas in recent days. Someone should really tell practising criminal barristers that the FEMPI cuts have been unwound because, in their professional lives, they clearly state...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Courts Service (2 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: I thank all three Deputies for raising this important matter. I appreciate the important role that our legal profession, our barristers and solicitors, play in the administration of criminal justice. I am aware of the proposed withdrawal of services on 9 July, 15 July and 24 July. Like everyone here, I hope this can be avoided. My Department has commenced a review of criminal legal aid....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Courts Service (2 Jul 2024)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister for the reply. Years ago, when there were massive delays in payments, many barristers left the system for a long time. By and large, the system works fairly well but barristers have been increasingly frustrated over the past nine months. I understand that these things take time, but for years now barristers have been told this is a decision for the Department of public...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Courts Service (2 Jul 2024)

Catherine Connolly: We did not get a written reply, so this is difficult. The Bar Council is taking unprecedented action. October was the first time such action had ever been taken, and now we are to have action again for three days. Sara Phelan, chair of the Bar Council, has stated the council has at all times made clear, both to Government and to its members, that it would be willing to allow a period of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Courts Service (2 Jul 2024)

Gerald Nash: Other independent contractors have had their FEMPI-related cuts fully reversed. Barristers have been uniquely singled out for what has been described as extremely shabby treatment. In some ways, the Minister is answering a question that no one actually asked. No one has asked her about the review of the free legal aid system. I view that as entirely separate based on a commitment that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (2 Jul 2024)

Mary Butler: No, you cannot. You will have time to come back in. You can say it then.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (2 Jul 2024)

Thomas Gould: I have the figures from the Department.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (2 Jul 2024)

Cathal Berry: The Deputy will get his opportunity to respond. To clarify, he said the information was incorrect and inadvertently given by the Minister. That is his suggestion.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (2 Jul 2024)

Mary Butler: No, he actually used the words "lie" and "liar". I heard exactly what he said. I just want to be clear-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (2 Jul 2024)

Cathal Berry: He clarified that he was referring to incorrect information. Is my understanding correct, Deputy Gould?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (2 Jul 2024)

Thomas Gould: I said the Minister gave information that is a lie. I am not saying the Minister lied. He got information from the HSE and SouthDoc that was a lie.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (2 Jul 2024)

Cathal Berry: I understand. The information was incorrect and inadvertently given.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (2 Jul 2024)

Mary Butler: The Deputy is saying that, in his opinion, the information was a lie.