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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (24 Oct 2024)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for being here. This saga has been going on for a number of years. As he knows, I am our party's spokesperson on special education and have an interest in this area. Ballincollig as a community has a fairly large population of about 26,000, if not more at this stage. In comparison with the large number of people living there, it has had very few ASD classes...
- Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2024)
Debate adjourned.
- Visit of Filipino Delegation (24 Oct 2024)
- Visit of Filipino Delegation (24 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Cuirim céad míle fáilte roimh an toscaireacht speisialta ó Theach na n-Ionadaithe Phoblacht na nOileán Filipíneach. Tá an toscaireacht anseo inár gcomhluadar san Áiléar. Tháinig siad ó na hOileáin Fhilipíneacha. Tá siad anseo óna bparlaimint. An fear atá i gceannas ná an tUasal Yasser Alonto...
- Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2024)
- Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2024)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2024)
Thomas Pringle: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on the Family Courts Bill 2022. I broadly welcome the Bill and its intention to provide for the establishment of a family High Court, family Circuit Court and family District Court. This legislation is well overdue and I have been following its progression for a long time now as a member of the justice committee. There is no...
- Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I welcome the introduction of the Bill to the House. As the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and I well know, we have had exchanges over the past couple of years on this issue. I congratulate her on allowing it to be discussed in the House. I welcome in particular the role of the Ceann Comhairle in this. He and the Leas-Cheann Comhairle are to be commended for allowing a legitimate debate to take...
- Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Oct 2024)
Debate adjourned.
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (24 Oct 2024)
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (24 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - To discuss the provision of ASD-special classes for Scoil Eoin, Ballincollig. Deputy Gary Gannon - To discuss the future of the No. 11 Dublin Bus route. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - To discuss...
- Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2024)
- Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2024)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I commend the Minister for bringing it before the Dáil. Obviously, under our Constitution the administration of justice is the preserve of the courts. Even though that is the case, we, as Members of the Oireachtas, have an extremely important role to play in putting in place the statutory architecture required in order for the...
- Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Oct 2024)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as an reachtaíocht seo a thógáil ós ár gcomhair. Is Bille an-thábhachtach é agus tá súil agam go n-éireoidh leis agus linn nuair a théann sé go dtí Céim an Choiste, agus ina dhiaidh sin agus muid ag iarraidh a chinntiú gur píosa reachtaíochta é atá láidir go...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2024: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (24 Oct 2024)
Brian Leddin: The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the climate action plan ahead of the next iteration of that plan in the context of ensuring that the State is on track with respect to its targets for 2030 and the longer term target relating to 2050. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Minister, Deputy Peter Burke, and his officials. Members should note that the Minister is operating under...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2024: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (24 Oct 2024)
Peter Burke: I thank the members of the committee for inviting me to speak. With me are: Mr. Gary Tobin, assistant secretary with our enterprise strategy, competitiveness and evaluation division; Mr. Joseph Cummins, head of our climate action and energy policy unit; Ms Cathy Madden and Aisling McCarthy from our climate action programmes unit; and Mr. Jack McDermott from our offshore wind strategy unit. ...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2024: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (24 Oct 2024)
Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister for his opening statement. I invite colleagues to ask questions of him. I remind them that we have less than 45 minutes. I hope that we can get through all of the questions in that time. I will speed people up, both members and the Minister, if I feel intervention is warranted.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2024: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (24 Oct 2024)
Paul Murphy: It is noticeable that the Minister did not mention data centres, which are the elephant in the room where our carbon emissions and energy usage are concerned. He has probably seen that the SEAI says that the growth in electricity demand from data centres last year was more than all the renewable energy that was connected to the grid last year, illustrating the problem of attempting to go...