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Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy O'Donoghue has two young colleagues in the Gallery - Ian O'Donoghue and Martin Finnerty. I am sure they will be glad to hear what he has to say.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: They might be embarrassed when they hear me say this. I address the Ministers and I am glad there are some females in here as well because there is something I would like to know. With the funding that is being spent at the moment in the education network, we have seen a whistleblower come out over the SPHE, which is actually porn being taught to children between the ages of 12 and 15 in...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy O'Donoghue, I have not seen this material. I have read about it.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: It has been all over the news. There is a teacher after resigning her position.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Well, there may be-----

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: It has been on the news and the media.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Let me put it to you this way. I would find it inconceivable that any Minister in this House would sanction or authorise the use of pornographic material in any of our schools.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am delighted to hear that because then we want to have an investigation to know if there are teachers being taught this and then having to teach this to children under the age of consent. This is what I want to make sure. Something like this should not happen under the age of consent and I would support this. The Government is spending upward of €900,000 on telephone boxes to hide...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Joan Collins: Double child benefit payments should not just be for Christmas as the Minister referred to in her Christmas babies speech. They should be for childhood. That is why the Government should have implemented the second tier of child benefit recommended by the ESRI and many other organisations fighting for children's rights. That is why, in order to make real progress and reduce child poverty,...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the opportunity to highlight key aspects of budget 2025 for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, introduced by myself along with the Ministers of State, Senator Hackett and Deputy Heydon. My goal for budget 2025 was to support farm incomes as well as the continued development of the agrifood industry, by building on the significant supports put in place over the...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this important, historic budget. I acknowledge the excellent contribution we have just heard from the Minister, Deputy McEntee. The first issue I want to deal with is one that missed everybody in their alleged objective commentary on this budget where they gave the impression that we were just spending money all over the place....

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: Not for bicycle sheds, I hope.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: Other than those basic items, this was about prudent management of the economy to make sure there is money for the years to come and not to spend it all yesterday. What we announced yesterday touches every sector of society. We introduced a rent tax credit, and that will increase to €1,000. We are providing two €125 energy credits. Some people complain about that. We are...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: From the Rural Independent Group, Deputy Danny Healy-Rae will be followed by Deputy Michael Healy-Rae.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: Many people in County Kerry are very disappointed by the Government's failure to reduce the VAT rate from 13.5% to 9%. Many businesses have closed already, and many more will close before Christmas, I am sorry to say, because they were hoping, and hanging on, to see would this happen, but the Government failed them. Everyone is being hurt by the increase in carbon tax. Everyone who has...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: When the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, used the words "this Government" and "prudent" when it comes to money management, I have to think, out the road here, of the children's hospital. Nobody could use the phrases "financial prudence" and "this Government" in the same breath. When we hear of bicycle sheds and security huts costing €1.25 million and when we think that our highly...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Pa Daly: There was a significant opportunity in this budget, particularly in light of the Apple money, to make a sizeable difference in people’s lives, especially in County Kerry. The lack of ideas or of working for the common good is not surprising, given that the Government spent €10 million trying to prevent the money from coming to the State in the first place. This budget will not...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Next is the Minister, Deputy McEntee, who is sharing time with the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Helen McEntee: The record justice allocation for 2025 of €3.92 billion will help to keep our communities stronger and safer. This budget is a step change in investment across the entire criminal justice system, including the courts and prisons, and will build on a robust programme of new laws, policy delivery and significant capital investment in technology, equipment and buildings. I am pleased...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am pleased to share details of my Department’s budget for 2025 as Minister of State with responsibility for special education and inclusion. As Deputies are aware, ensuring that children with additional needs receive an appropriate education with the supports they require is a priority for this Government. Since being appointed to this role last April, I have visited almost 30...