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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Athógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Mick Barry: The Tánaiste gave out a lot of statistics but he did not point to the fact that services have had to increase, and rightly so. He also did not point to the fact that there are big increases in the population. He also did not indicate how much of the new staffing is on the basis of hire of agency workers. These workers are more expensive and often have considerably less skill and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Athógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: I am not providing an umbrella of statistics. There is a fundamental issue here. The statistical data from the OECD shows that Ireland now has second-highest rate of practising nurses per 1,000 of population, among reported EU countries. However, let us put all that to one side. There is no doubt that health expenditure has increased exponentially. Yes, the population has grown as well...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Athógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Cathal Berry: I want to raise the issue of the situation in the Middle East, particularly as it pertains to our peace-keeping troops in south Lebanon. I commend the performance and the professionalism of our troops in and around outpost 652 over the last number of days. I shudder to think what would have occurred if our troops had given in to the intimidation and abandoned their position. It would have...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Athógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I am in a position to report to the House that a statement will issue shortly from our Defence Forces, stating that all Irish troops in Lebanon are accounted for and well. This is a relief to us after the reports that had been circulating prior to this session of leader's questions starting. I also want to pay tribute to our soldiers in Lebanon...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Athógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Mick Barry: It is not an incursion; it is an invasion.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Athógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: -----to bear witness to what is happening and potentially, if diplomacy can triumph and get the war stopped, then UNIFIL could play a significant role in the restoration of peace. The Deputy raised some very important hypothetical questions about if a similar force had been in place in Gaza. There are no guarantees and we cannot be certain about any particular outcomes but already the Arab...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Athógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Cathal Berry: I thank the Tánaiste for his response. I want to be associated with the views expressed by Deputy Ivana Bacik and her utter condemnation of the Israeli attacks on the three UN posts this morning. This was completely unacceptable. When this last occurred in 2006, when there was a major escalation on the Lebanese-Israeli border, there was a negotiated solution after about five weeks....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Athógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: As the Tánaiste said, clearly the situation is unfolding. UNIFIL is due to give a statement shortly but the reports are extremely concerning. I agree that of course we need to see an immediate ceasefire. It is also true, as the Tánaiste said, that Israel is not listening to allies. It is not listening to anyone. That is the point. It is continuing to act because it believes it...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Athógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: I can assure the Deputy that we will be supportive of anything that will assist in pushing back against the occupation of Palestinian territory and what is happening at the moment with the significant land grab in the north of the West Bank. With regard to the ICJ opinion, I already took action, instructing my Department and the military leadership not to procure from Israel any defensive...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Athógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Tánaiste. We move now to People Before Profit-Solidarity and Deputy Mick Barry.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Athógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Mick Barry: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. What a cowardly and craven performance by the Taoiseach in Washington last night, by the way. I wish to address what has happened in our health services on the Tánaiste's watch. Ten minutes from now, trade unionists will assemble at the gates of the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore and at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda to protest against the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Athógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: First of all I must point out to the Deputy that there are 28,000 more people working in our health service than there were at the beginning of 2020. That is a 23% increase. This includes some 9,375 nurses and midwives, 4,000 health and social care professionals and 3,330 additional doctors and dentists. At the moment, we are looking at 129,750 - approximately 130,000 -people now working...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: When it comes to the mental health of a child, I am very reluctant to discuss an individual child's situation in regard to mental health publicly. That is a position I have, generally speaking. I do not think it is in the best interests of the child. Parents and others may disagree, but that is my view. These issues evolve. We need to help every child in difficulty. There are issues and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: There are so many waiting on the list that cannot even see the professional to get into the bed.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: That is not true.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: Seven hundred children were put in generic wards last year for mental health issues.

Visit of Delegation from Northern Ireland Assembly (10 Oct 2024)

Visit of Delegation from Northern Ireland Assembly (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Before proceeding further, I ask colleagues to join me in offering a warm céad míle fáilte to members of the Committee for Health of the Northern Ireland Assembly. They have joined us in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery, led by their chair, Ms Liz Kimmins. They include Danny Donnelly, MLA; Linda Dillon, MLA; and Órlaithí Flynn, MLA, and are here to meet with their...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Athógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Athógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I raise the incredibly volatile and concerning situation in the Middle East. As we were coming into the Chamber, we heard reports Israeli troops are, as we speak, firing on three UNIFIL positions in Lebanon. We understand from reports that one of those is the base at Naquora, that there are injured UN peacekeepers and that UNIFIL is to issue a statement very soon. No Irish peacekeepers are...