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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Murphy: First, I wish to object to the use of a number of guillotines this week. Second, I make the point strongly that we need a debate or a question-and-answer session this week on the issue of munitions flying through Irish sovereign airspace. We have been requesting this debate, as have others, since the Dáil came back and all the evidence suggests that munitions continued to fly through...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: There are thousands of restaurant owners and small business people outside the Dáil, including pub owners, hotel owners and representatives of the catering industry. This is a vital industry to rural Ireland and it is a slap in the teeth for them that the Government totally turned its back on them and it did not reduce the VAT rate to 9% in the recent budget. I am appealing now, on...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: I also fully support the opposition to the guillotines that are being used this week. I also call for a debate on the occupied territories or on the transfer of munitions through Irish airspace to Israel. That is very urgent and pressing. The Government should recognise that it is happening at this stage and should do something about it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: As there is no one else, I call the Taoiseach to respond.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. Responding to Deputy Mac Lochlainn, the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, assures me that the changes that are being brought in with regard to that cap level will be retrospective to those within the scheme. I want the Deputy's constituents to know that, and I know Deputy Pringle's bona fides on this. It will take a period of time to draft the amendment. I will ask...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: The Taoiseach said Shannon has improved, which is has, in terms of passenger numbers and additional capacity, but it needs support, help, political and ministerial direction and the support of airlines to take up its level of capacity. This issue is also about supporting business which needs direct connectivity from its base in the mid-west to Europe and further afield and stopping the waste...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Lowry. To reiterate my position, which I am not saying is that of the Deputy, I do not see it as a choice between the passenger cap at Dublin Airport being resolved and the growth of our regional airports. Frankly, we need to do both. This is an island; air connectivity is important. In fairness to my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Lawless, who has responsibility...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Taoiseach. That concludes Leaders' Questions for today.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I call the Government Chief Whip to move the proposal for this week's business, in accordance with Standing Order 35.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Approval of Appointment of Members of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (without debate) - Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024 (without debate, and any division claimed to be taken on Wednesday immediately following the Motion re...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Is that agreed?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is not agreed. There is a motion to be decided without debate before the Dáil tomorrow night to increase the cap on the defective concrete blocks scheme by 10%. The difficulty is large numbers are engaged in the scheme - the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, is here for this - who will be short tens of thousands of euro. In some cases, it is more than €100,000. It is crucial that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chair of Implementation Oversight Group (15 Oct 2024)

Cathal Berry: I welcome Ms Sinnamon and her team and thank Ms Sinnamon for her opening statement. I acknowledge the presence of Colonel Sean Grant from the British Embassy who is in the Public Gallery; he is a great friend of the Defence Forces. From the outset I want to acknowledge the small bit of progress that has occurred, particularly over the last five years. The pay improvements are modest but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chair of Implementation Oversight Group (15 Oct 2024)

Cathal Berry: The increase does indicate an inflection point. Unfortunately, we are supposed to have a headcount of 11,500 by 2028, only four years away. Does Ms Sinnamon see a net increase per year of 1,000 regular members of the Defence Forces over the next four years? The target is ambitious but is it realistic? I will phrase the following as diplomatically as possible. I would always, as does the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chair of Implementation Oversight Group (15 Oct 2024)

Cathal Berry: I have three final questions. I thank Ms Sinnamon for her comments, which I agree with. We should not try to retrospectively blame anybody for what has happened over the past decade. I would be the opposite. The idea I am trying to get across is that it is not really retrospective rather than forward-looking. Some of the commentary I heard – not in this opening statement at all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chair of Implementation Oversight Group (15 Oct 2024)

Cathal Berry: Understood. Are these green helicopters for the military or An Garda Síochána?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chair of Implementation Oversight Group (15 Oct 2024)

Cathal Berry: Understood entirely. Finally, regarding the multi-role vessel, MRV, for the Naval Service, where are we with that project? Those are all the questions I have.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Lowry for this important question in relation to aviation policy and indeed the role of Shannon Airport. More broadly, on the passenger cap at Dublin Airport, as the Deputy knows this arises from a 2007 condition attached to planning permission for terminal 2. I do not believe a 17-year-old decision holding back growth in 2024 to be a sustainable situation. I engaged with...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach did not say it publicly.