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Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Jun 2024)

Martin Heydon: I thank Deputy Buckley for raising this important issue. I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister of State with responsibility who, unfortunately, is not able to be here. The Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, recently visited Midleton and the east Cork region. He had an opportunity to meet with Cork County Council and local communities and residents to discuss the flooding...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I am a realist. Things do not happen overnight. As I said, I listed out events going back to 2000. I welcome the Minister of State mentioning Mogeely and Gleann Fia. I thank Cork County Council and the east Cork municipal district council because they are pushing and working with the OPW on this. The Minister of State's response states...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Health Services (25 Jun 2024)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Deputy for the opportunity to address the House on this issue. I send apologies on behalf of the Minister for Health who was unable to take this matter. I offer this response in his place on what I know is a very important issue for the people of Clare and the mid-west region. Haemodialysis is a life-sustaining treatment. However, for dialysis patients and their loved ones,...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Health Services (25 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I appreciate the response the Minister of State has given and the indication that the service will commence in 2025. It is hard to see how that will transpire given that it is the middle of 2024 and nothing has been progressed. I also appreciate that he outlined that the procurement is progressing in line with national financial regulations but I am unsure as to what that means. I feel...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Health Services (25 Jun 2024)

Martin Heydon: The Minister for Health understands the significant improvements a new haemodialysis unit would deliver to patients in Clare. Dialysis treatment can be demanding for patients and their loved ones. As the Deputy clearly outlined, it puts significant pressure on their time and the effect is increased for those who must travel longer distances to receive the treatment. The Government remains...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Jun 2024)

Flood Relief Schemes

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter. We are back again. I have been raising this issue for some time. I will give him a synopsis of what we are dealing with in Midleton in east Cork. Midleton flooded in November 2000, October 2004, June 2012, July 2013, January 2014, February 2014, October 2014, December 2015, January 2016, December 2018 and the most recent and most...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Tree Remediation (25 Jun 2024)

Martin Heydon: I thank Deputy Stanton for raising this important issue. I am taking this Topical Issue this evening on behalf of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, who is unable to be here. I appreciate the opportunity to update Members of the Dáil on the potential dangers posed by dead trees, especially those adjacent to public roads, and the need to remove any trees at risk of...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Tree Remediation (25 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response. It is a bit funny because, in one sense, everyone here is responsible and no one is responsible. This issue has moved from the Department of Transport to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and to the local authorities. Ultimately, this responsibility will fall back on the...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Tree Remediation (25 Jun 2024)

Martin Heydon: I do not have a specific answer for the Deputy. I think the answer is in terms of insurance but I do not have it in my response here and I do not want to put something on the record of the House that is just a gut feeling and what my understanding is without being 100% sure. Again, to go back to the original response, landowners do have the primary responsibility. The Deputy spoke about...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Health Services (25 Jun 2024)

Health Services

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Health Services (25 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: First, and I mean this with no disrespect to the Minister of State, I really needed the Minister of Health present here in the Chamber. It was incredibly important for him to be here to answer questions or, at the very least, to have a Minister of State here from within his Department. I am struggling to be able to see where the Minister of State will be able to provide any clarification,...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Renewable Energy Generation (25 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Minister of State for the very clear and precise answer that actually addressed the issue I raised. We often get a page and a half of irrelevance and five lines of relevance. In this case, however, the issue was addressed head on. My concern is that in the long term, the CRU will take it upon itself to ignore the wider picture. I agree that every new data centre should have...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Renewable Energy Generation (25 Jun 2024)

Dara Calleary: The Deputy is absolutely right that data centres are an important part of the solution for increasing the supply of sustainable energy. They can transform energy usage through the use of corporate purchase power agreements, through on-site renewables, demand flexibility, battery storage and many other sustainable options and solutions that will reduce the burden on the grid. Our offshore...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Tree Remediation (25 Jun 2024)

Tree Remediation

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Tree Remediation (25 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this matter and the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon, for being here. I raised this issue last May with the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan. At the time, he told me the implementation of legislation on the management of tree and hedge-cutting operations was a matter for local authorities and landowners. The problem is that the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Labour Market (25 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I note the often-sighted notices to the effect that various organisations are hiring, which is repeated many times in all aspects of employment all over the country. Having regard to that demand right now, to what extent is it possible to meet the challenge of supply and demand as it stands? If that can be achieved, what will it be like in a couple of years? Can we plan for that now in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Labour Market (25 Jun 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: That is a very broad question. To be fair to Deputy Durkan, he is asking me to look into a crystal ball. If I was looking into the crystal ball of the Minister, Deputy McGrath, on his way out today, he basically said that economic growth will continue on the trajectory it is on for the next couple of years. Our population will continue to grow and we will require a number of things. We...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Labour Market (25 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I had in mind looking in the most positive way into that crystal ball, with a view to identifying the most likely outcomes in the situation that is presenting, and on that basis making a good stab or guess - more than a guess, in fact - at what is likely to happen in the future, given the trends.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Labour Market (25 Jun 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: To use the example of health professions needed, we have done more than make a good stab at that. A lot of positive work has taken place on an all-island basis with all of the universities across the island, making sure that those who will be needed for various different therapies and disciplines in medicine can be trained on an all-island basis and be supported by the Government in this...