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Nuair a bhí na horduithe dianghlasála i bhfeidhm, bhí faic le déanamh i mBaile Átha Cliath thuaidh agus bhí go leor daoine ag snámh san fharraige. Tá sé sin an-mhaith don intinn agus don tsláinte. Maidir le well-being, will the Department commit to more funding for north Dublin's swimming areas? Regarding Bá Bhaile Átha Cliath, tá an méid pollution atá ann uafásach. Tá a fhios againn go bhfuil a l…

Aontaím leis an méid deireanach a bhí le rá ag an Aire. Tá sé orainn ar fad cuidiú leo siúd nach bhfuil Gaeilge líofa acu an Ghaeilge sin a úsáid agus tacú leo agus iad ag dul ar thuras foghlama na Gaeilge in athuair nó den chéad uair. Tá súil agam go bhfuil an ceart ag an Aire go mbeidh níos mó díobh sin nach bhfuil an mhuinín acu an Ghaeilge a úsáid anseo an bhliain seo chugainn agus muid ag tab…

Tá sé tábhachtach a rá gur mhaith an rud é go bhfuil daoine óga chomh tógtha leis an nGaeilge is atá faoi láthair. Feicimid go bhfuil gluaiseacht láidir ann le daoine óga a bhfuil suim acu sa Ghaeilge. I ndáiríre, is na daoine óga atá ag cur brú orainn chun a chinntiú go bhfuil na seirbhísí agus chuile shórt ar fáil dóibh trí mheán na Gaeilge. Ar ndóigh, tá go leor rudaí cultúrtha ann atá ag brú a…

Ar dtús báire ní aontaím leis an Teachta go hiomlán mar ar an taobh eile den scéal tá dul chun cinn le feiscint i gcuid mhaith nithe sa córas sláinte agus caithfear é sin a adhmháil mar aon le gach scéal eile. The key issue with waiting lists is waiting times and that always has to be the target. The shorter the time someone has to wait for an operation or other intervention, the better the outcom…

Tugann scannal na spuaicphacaí léargas soiléir ar mheon an Rialtais reatha. Is Rialtas é nach bhfuil clú aige céard atá ag tarlú i saol an ghnáthdhuine agus atá sásta an costas a bhaineann le seirbhísí bunúsacha sláinte a bhrú ar dhaoine nach bhfuil in acmhainn íoc astu. Nuair a fhaigheann an Rialtas an deis, déanann sé iarracht an t-ualach a chur ar an ngnáthdhuine go ciúin, i ngan fhios d’éinne,…

This is a consistent theme of the Deputy's and an area he takes a significant interest in. I thank him for his ongoing advocacy. The Government is committed to increasing healthcare training places more broadly, but very much including dentistry, in line with commitments in the programme for Government. I like to think I made some good inroads into that in the first ten months of the term. At pre…

I thank the Deputy. This is a very serious issue for children who are waiting for public dental assessment in the Deputy's county of Monaghan. The HSE oral healthcare service aims to provide an oral examination and necessary treatment for children between second and sixth class and, in some cases, fourth class. Emergency care is provided for children of all ages up to 16 and for those with complex…

I have taken the Deputy's points on board. She also spoke about Cavan, which was the one over the one-year period. I will bring that back to the Minister. The Government is committed to addressing immediate difficulties patients are experiencing in accessing oral healthcare services as well as fundamentally reforming dental services through the implementation of the Smile agus Sláinte programme. …

An teachtaireacht mhór anseo atá ag an Aire do na ghnáthdhaoine ná go bhfuil siad tréigthe agus fágtha leo féin. Budget atá anseo atá scríofa ag Fine Gael. Tréigeann sé oibrithe agus teaghlaigh chun aire a thabhairt dóibh siúd atá ar bharr an dréimire. Cuidiú ar bith do chostais maireachtála, gníomh ar bith chun an sáinn a stopadh nó faoiseamh ar bith ar cháin. Is dréachtphlean é chun leanúint go …

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I will divide my time between some comments and questions. I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating this debate. It is vitally important that we address this issue today on behalf of our colleagues, the Irish citizens and the citizens of the world. For the past number of years, people have monitored and looked at the situation in Ga…

Dar ndóigh, tá tairbhe iontach dearfach ag baint le hinfheistiú ama, airgid agus fuinnimh in aon spórt. Tá an tairbhe sin le feiscint i saol daoine óga, ina gcuid oideachais, sa tsláinte atá acu agus, go háirithe sa lá atá inniu, ina meabhairshláinte. Tá sé le feiscint chomh maith sa phobal áitiúil i gcoitinne. Tá ardú meanman i gceist chomh maith nuair atá an fhoireann áitiúil nó an fhoireann nái…

I thank Deputy Stanley and his colleagues for tabling this motion and giving us the opportunity to discuss oral healthcare services. The motion is timely, given that the Minister for Health has only last week officially opened the RCSI's new dental education centre in Sandyford. The motion, which the Government is not opposing, provides a chance to update the Dáil on developments in the sector and…

I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Roads Act 1993 and the Road Traffic Act 1994 to exempt blood bike operators from road tolls and from restrictions from which ambulances are granted exemptions, including access to bus lanes, in the performance of their duties, and to provide for related matters. Tá áthas orm Bille na rothar fola a chur faoi bhráid na …

I thank the courageous women in the Gallery who have bravely shared their stories with us today and over recent months. Women have been forced to travel abroad due to the neglectful health system in this State. It is a system that has told young girls to get pregnant to stop their periods, allowed their mothers to go into debt seeking treatment abroad and referred our women to mental health servic…

Níl mé chun mórán moill eile a chur air seo. Go bhfios dom, níl aon duine ag iarraidh baint ó ról an údaráis maidir le tionsclaíocht, fiontar agus mar sin de. Is ról tábhachtach é sin agus tá sé tar éis sé sin a chruthú. Ach, is é sin an ról a bhí ag Gaeltarra Éireann i dtús báire. Nuair a bunaíodh Údarás na Gaeltachta, cuireadh leis an ról. Ní gá ach féachaint ar an mbunreachtaíocht. Is í an chéa…

Gan dabht, tá scrios déanta ag an scannal i dtaobh cúram sláinte leanaí ar leanaí agus ar theaghlaigh ar fud an Stáit. Tar éis muinín a mhilleadh i measc go leor daoine, tá an Rialtas anois ag gníomhú mar lucht féachana, cé go bhfuil freagracht air dul i ngleic le seo. Tá tuismitheoirí amuigh ansin nach bhfuil a fhios acu go fóill ar dhéanadh obráidí ar a leanaí gan ghá nó gan chuireadh. Níl sé se…

I want to read to the Taoiseach a letter from Nikita Clarke, who is from Dublin and who I met recently. She suffers from suspected endometriosis: Thank you for taking time out of your day to read this letter. Please listen carefully, this is not easy to talk or write about. I am 18-years-old and instead of getting my driver's licence, picking out a Debs dress, studying for my leaving cert, going …

Le leasú Uimh. 15, táimid ag iarraidh go mbeadh straitéis daonra agus tithíochta curtha le chéile do gach limistéar pleanála teanga. Is é seo bunchloch na pleanála teanga sa Ghaeltacht. Tá cuid den obair seo déanta cheana, in ainneoin an Rialtais i slite. Nuair a bhí na pleananna teanga á gcur le chéile tráth dá raibh, chuir an-chuid de na comhlachtaí forbartha míreanna isteach mar gheall ar chúrs…

Aontaím le mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta Ó Snodaigh. Tá muid ag bogadh sa treo ceart, cé nár glacadh lenár moltaí i dtaobh an toghcháin. Tá muid ag bogadh go dtí eagras a bheidh – cuid de ar a laghad – daonlathach. Leis an daonlathas, tagann an trédhearcacht. Ní féidir, is dócha, aon sampla a thaispeáint d’eagras, eagraíocht, fóram, bord nó aon rud atá tofa ag an bpobal trí toghchán nach bhfuil na …

Tuigeann an tAire go maith céard a tharla i nGaillimh agus i gConamara le linn Stoirm Éowyn. Caithfimid dhá rud a dhéanamh. Caithfimid breathnú ar céard atá tar éis tarlú agus ar rudaí atá fós ag dul ar aghaidh. Ar ndóigh, tá a fhios againn go bhfuil deacrachtaí fós ann ó thaobh leathanbhanda agus teileachumarsáide. Dhá mhí tar éis na stoirme seo, tá roinnt daoine fós ann nach bhfuil na rudaí bunú…

Tá scannal eile ó thaobh cúraim shláinte do pháistí inár dtír. Chímid ó thuarascáil neamhspleách atá foilsithe in The Ditch go raibh obráidí déanta ar na céadta páistí sa tír seo agus é ráite anois nach raibh na hobráidí sin ag teastáil uathu. Tá sé seo scannalach agus cuireann sé isteach go mór ar thuismitheoirí na bpáistí seo. There are serious findings that unnecessary hip surgeries were carri…

I agree with the Deputy that it is absolutely unacceptable that a young child in these circumstances, Tiernan Power Murphy, should be denied urgent oral healthcare and dental healthcare in terms of the extraction of teeth. The fact that we are dealing with the condition of autism as well exacerbates the unacceptable nature of this. The Minister of State, Deputy Mary Butler, has been in touch with…

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Sláinte. I wish her well with all of that. Bogaimid ar aghaidh anois leis an gcéad cainteoir ó Pháirtí Shinn Féin. Tá seacht nóiméad ag an Teachta David Cullinane.

Tá áthas orm labhairt ar na ráitis sláinte anocht. The demographics are all pointing one way and that is towards a predominantly older population and decreasing birth rates. It is a phenomenon that we are witnessing across the western world and in dramatic forms in Asia, including China, where population replacement levels are collapsing. Clearly this will present enormous challenges for our heal…

Tá a fhios agam go gcuireann an Taoiseach dóchas sna ionaid sláinte cúraim phríomhúil faoi mar a chuirim féin. The constituency I represent, like Cork South-Central and Dublin Mid West, is one which has one of the most rapidly growing populations in the country and the need for these primary care centres is paramount. I am delighted to see progress in the acquisition and, hopefully, repurposing of…