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

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - 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...

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

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy sincerely for raising the issue and for her comments. I do not have an update on the report I received as I arrived in the Chamber of firing on UNIFIL positions. I expect to get a comprehensive report on that, which I will share with people generally. It illustrates the high-risk and dangerous environment peacekeepers now operate within and the need for an immediate...

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

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

Pearse Doherty: Tá fearg an phobail intuigthe mar go bhfuil an Rialtas seo ag caitheamh €9 milliún ar phúitsí gutháin in áit tacaíocht mheabhairshláinte do pháistí. Tá daoine óga ar fud na tíre seo ag caoineadh amach ar sheirbhísí cearta agus ba cheart an t-airgead seo a athdháileadh ar na seirbhísí sin gan...

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

Micheál Martin: Is oth liom a rá gur uafásach ar fad an méid a dúirt an Teachta Dála. Tá sé ag iarraidh comparáid nó juxtaposition a dhéanamh idir an méid atá déanta i gcúrsaí oideachais agus an infheistíocht i gcúrsaí sláinte. Tá infheistíocht an-mhór déanta i gcúrsaí sláinte i...

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

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste said it is despicable and disgraceful to conflate the €9 million the Government is wasting on mobile phone pouches with mental health. He should talk to his deputy leader. In respect of CAMHS mroe generally, we want to reduce waiting lists. They are coming down but not enough. Referrals are increasing signficantly. Some 225,000 appointments for children and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I thank the Deputies. There was a recent review of eligibility. The scheme eligibility criteria were amended for 2024. Eligible road projects are those that involve the improvement of non-public roads which provide access to two or more parcels of land that are owned or occupied by different persons, one of whom must be using it for agricultural purposes or harvesting. Evidence of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State for his response. These popular schemes are oversubscribed. It is important for the Government to keep the issue under close review. In regard to the criteria, the Minister of State identified some of the challenges at local authority level, such as the increased cost of works and the smaller number of contractors available. We need to look at every...