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Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)

Mick Barry: I must put on the record my disgust at the bombing of the children's hospital in Ukraine. It shows the true face of Russian imperialism once again. Ordinary people around the world will feel nothing but disgust for that, and have deep sympathy for the victims. This has nothing in common with the weasel words coming out of the NATO summit from people who are arming a state that is bombing...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Overnight Israel bombed a school at Khan Younis, killing 25 people. This follows on from a prior Israeli strike against a school over the weekend that killed 16 people. The terrible total is now at four schools bombed in the past four days. A medical journal, The Lancet, said last week that even if the conflict were to end immediately, there would continue to be many indirect deaths in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: The far right is on the March across Europe. They topped the poll in six countries in the European Union elections. They came second in another two. They got about 20% right across the EU. A key question is this: how were they defeated? We have debated before whether the so-called "centre" is best placed to defeat them or whether the left is best placed to defeat them. We have seen a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I add my voice in condemnation of the Israeli military killings in the Gaza Strip in recent days, most especially the bombing of people sheltering in a school in the Gaza Strip. I wish to highlight the incredible hypocrisy of the western world. NATO can point the finger at one country for an atrocity but finds it unable to point the finger at another country for equal if not worse...

Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (10 Jul 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: The new Labour Party Government in Britain allows for a significant change in the relationship between Ireland and Britain on a number of fronts. The first is the issue of immigration. Figures yesterday showed an 87% increase in the number of asylum applicants in a six-month period of this year, a significant increase. If it continues for the rest of the year, it will probably be the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: I also refer to the British elections. Ordinary people across Britain are delighted to see the back of the Tories after 14 years which saw corporate profits soar while their waters were polluted by privatised corporations, the number of food banks exploded to an extraordinary level and child poverty increased. As has been said, Keir Starmer seems determined to say little will change either...

Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (10 Jul 2024)

Simon Harris: Not that I am aware but I will double check for Deputy Murphy. I thank Deputy Brendan Smith for the point he made today and has made on a number of occasions about the importance of the opportunity for Ireland and Britain to engage at a senior level. In my initial conversation with the Prime Minister, we spoke about the importance of getting the structure for engagement right, for the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)

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Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 6. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his two-day attendance at the European Council on 27 and 28 June 2024. [28371/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)

Mick Barry: 7. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his two-day attendance at the European Council on 27 and 28 June 2024. [29221/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: 8. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his two-day attendance at the European Council on 27 and 28 June 2024. [29223/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: 9. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the European Council in June. [29422/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)

Simon Harris: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 6 to 9, inclusive, together. I attended a meeting of the European Council in Brussels on 27 June. I was delighted to travel to Brussels with my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Carroll MacNeill. At the meeting, which had an extensive agenda, leaders and heads of state and government agreed on a package of appointments and nominations to top...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: I thank the witnesses for always being so available to the committee and being so frank and honest in their answers. I appreciate that. I will following up on the point in relation to the Dublin commuter zone. Obviously, this impacts my own constituency. However, in relation to Newbridge, while the committee received many emails this morning, this campaign has been going on for six...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: That is the kind of stuff that we could hear being delaying factors on other projects, rightly or wrongly. In terms of MetroLink, if we get a favourable decision and there is funding in place, insofar as it can, the NTA is ahead of the game on its side.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: Brilliant. I thank Mr. Creegan. In relation to accessibility, a few weeks ago I met a constituent who is blind and is a regular bus user but who has had buses drive pass him at bus stops and has had to rely on the kindness of strangers at bus stops to make him aware of when buses arrive. Is any work being done, such as app technology, that can aid visually-impaired people in using the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: That would require every bus that passes that stop to stop and ask every individual.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Duncan Smith: Would there be practical implications of that given the timetabling constrains on the bus services or anything like that? Obviously, there would be multiple bus services that could be coming from multiple areas. Particularly where they are converging on somewhere such as the Ballymun Road or the Swords Road, one could have buses coming from Coolock, Swords or the Glasnevin direction. Are...