Results 61-80 of 1,111,341 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:John Dolan OR speaker:Denis Naughten OR speaker:Barry Cowen OR speaker:Malcolm Noonan OR speaker:Paul McAuliffe OR speaker:Richard Bruton OR speaker:Darragh O'Brien OR speaker:Martin Browne OR speaker:Jennifer Whitmore OR speaker:Pat Buckley OR speaker:Duncan Smith OR speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire OR speaker:Christopher O'Sullivan OR speaker:Matt Carthy OR speaker:Marian Harkin OR speaker:Holly Cairns OR speaker:Catherine Martin OR speaker:Pippa Hackett OR speaker:Colm Burke OR speaker:Peadar Tóibín OR speaker:Robert Troy OR speaker:Richard Bruton6 OR speaker:Marc MacSharry OR speaker:James Lawless OR speaker:Roderic O'Gorman OR speaker:Alan Dillon OR speaker:Stephen Donnelly OR speaker:Emer Higgins OR speaker:Thomas Gould OR speaker:James Browne OR speaker:Patricia Ryan OR speaker:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn OR speaker:Simon Harris OR speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill) in 'Committee meetings'

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (17 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: Yes, the Deputy is wrong.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (17 Oct 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Okay. Apologies for that. I was disappointed that the committee ignored much of the scientific professional expert advice. Assisted suicide goes against the advice of the majority of consultants in palliative care. No group works with greater compassion or greater experience and with greater knowledge than those who are working in palliative care. Their association opposes moves to...

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (17 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I apologise on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, as she cannot attend today. I welcome the opportunity to speak about this important issue on behalf of the Minister. I thank the committee members, its Chair, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, and Vice-Chair, Deputy Kenny. We have spoken about this on a few occasions as the committee was ongoing. This is an important and...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Sports Facilities (17 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank everyone who tabled Topical Issue Matters for today and this week and the Minister of State for being here to deal comprehensively with them.

Estimates for Public Services 2024: Message from Select Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Estimates for Public Services 2024: Message from Select Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Select Committee on Transport and Communications has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2024: Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (17 Oct 2024)

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (17 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The report was to have been presented by the Chair of the committee, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, but he has asked Deputy Nolan to attend in his stead. She has 15 minutes. She needs to move the motion. After that, we will hear the response of the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan. We have two hours in total for this matter.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (17 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: There is a point of order here. Is it possible for somebody other than the Chair or the Vice Chair to move a motion? I say this on the basis that I was the proposer of the motion. This is the first I have heard of this, with no disrespect to Deputy Nolan.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (17 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am at a loss. It is normally the Chair or Vice Chair of a committee who presents its report. That is absolutely correct. I was not aware, until I came here today, that neither the Chair - I do not even know who the Vice Chair-----

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (17 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: I was the Vice Chair.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (17 Oct 2024)

Carol Nolan: To clarify, I am merely speaking to the motion. My colleagues are not here today.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (17 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy Kenny should then move the motion and speak first. We will then come to Deputy Nolan.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (17 Oct 2024)

Carol Nolan: That is fair.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (17 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I apologise. I did not even realise Deputy Kenny was Vice Chair of the committee. The floor is his.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (17 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: I move: That Dáil Éireann shall take note of the Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying entitled "Final Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying", copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 21st March, 2024. I thank everybody on the committee who was involved in this. It was a very thorough committee on a complex issue, but it was well worth...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Sports Facilities (17 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media operates two capital funding programmes for sport, namely the sports capital and equipment programme, SCEP, which is now renamed the community sport facility fund, and the large scale sport infrastructure fund, LSSIF. At the outset, I should note that the provision of recreational and sporting infrastructure in Dublin city...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Sports Facilities (17 Oct 2024)

Chris Andrews: The announcement of funding and grants is all well and good but how much of it is making its way down to the local community? You do not have to go too far from here to see. Someone living in Pearse House or Markievicz House has almost no good-quality sports or leisure facilities, so the Minister of State can spin and make announcements but families in Pearse House, Markievicz House and...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Sports Facilities (17 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: They are very valid points. Critically, this lies with Dublin City Council and its elected members. They develop very proactive sports and play policies. One day I toured some of the pocket parks and play facilities with Dublin City Council which is doing really innovative work. It is increasingly trying to fit them in smaller sites. Weaver Park is a great example. Those small...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Disadvantaged Status (17 Oct 2024)

Paul Murphy: That is quite far from saying we are going to agree to introduce a DEIS+ categorisation. At best, it is kicking the can down the road and continuing to look at it. This idea has been out there for a number of years, thanks to the principals who have been pushing it. Everything was pointed towards the OECD report but these principals are not happy with the OECD report. They say that it...