Rory Hearne

I thank the ESB, councils, communities and individuals for the work they have done and the support they have shown to each other. Again, as we saw during Covid, ordinary people and communities in this country showed the way forward while the Government followed behind, very delayed and inadequately. The Government failed to take a serious emergency response to this storm, just like it failed to ta…

I wish the Minister the best of luck. She has a hard job ahead of her, as the entire Government does. Unfortunately, I have to raise again the issue of the 40,000 homes that were not built last year. The truth is that this Government was elected on a false claim, that it had turned the corner on housing and that it was fixing the housing crisis. The question is why it ignored the truth that was pr…

I commend the tireless work of people across this country in the Palestine solidarity movement and the many groups that have held vigils, protests and fund-raisers for Palestine. Their genuine and active solidarity stands in contrast to Governments that dithered, delayed and now are abandoning the implementation of the occupied territories Bill. This Bill is an important act of solidarity and mean…

Comhghairdeas, a Cheann Comhairle, agus go raibh maith agat. I am delighted to speak today. Is onóir é inniu labhairt mar ghuth do mhuintir Dublin North-West agus ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leo. I also want to thank my family, the Social Democrats and Róisín Shortall for their support. As we are discussing who will be the next Taoiseach, the Social Democrats would like us to look at and g…