I thank the Minister of State and I appreciate his sincerity. He does come from a beautiful part of County Galway. I do not want to be talking about this matter for several more years. I know that there is a system we can put in place that will work. The requirements are specific. We need people to come together who can operate a vehicle that can be subsidised, such as through the €6,000 a year. These people should a…
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Alan Kelly
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1,036
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
81,639
words spoken in the chamber
Across 329 contributions
340
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
191
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
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Questions asked 1,036 in all
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Contributions to debates 329 in all
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| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 49 | 5 |
| February 2025 | 129 | 24 |
| March 2025 | 146 | 38 |
| April 2025 | 116 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 37 | 16 |
| June 2025 | 82 | 27 |
| July 2025 | 57 | 13 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 40 | 7 |
| October 2025 | 42 | 13 |
| November 2025 | 51 | 8 |
| December 2025 | 58 | 21 |
| January 2026 | 29 | 28 |
| February 2026 | 54 | 58 |
| March 2026 | 48 | 10 |
| April 2026 | 25 | 10 |
| May 2026 | 18 | 6 |
| June 2026 | 14 | 16 |
| July 2026 | 2 | 10 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 | 10 |
| October 2026 | 35 | 4 |
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Plus 158 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
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- constituency Tipperary North 29 November 2024 to now
- party Labour Party 29 November 2024 to now
We will of course support this. It is kind of ridiculous that we are back here every six months, so hopefully it will be the last time. The Minister has committed to it.
I know. He committed to it, but he kind of did not commit to it. He might commit to whether he is committing to it. Seriously, it has to be done because this is kind of ridiculous. To the public, outdoor seating and socialising is the norm now. We maybe need to slightly improve it because people have adapted. It is one of the few things resulting from Covid, where there was a positive, long-term consequence. There we…
It was great. There were some changes in my local town of Nenagh, which were positive, and I implored the council to do other works that were complementary, which was great. I hope we will not end up here again and that the miscellaneous provisions Bill being brought forward will deal with this and regularise the whole situation, so we do not have to be coming in here talking about the obvious every six months. I kno…
The relevance to this is that a lot of these drinks-----
-----are served outside, and do you know what? It is as relevant as Carrickmacross was.
The issue is that we need to give some guidance because workers are left in a situation where they do not know. There could be scenarios where minors end up drinking alcohol, either accidentally or deliberately because of this. The vintners, in fairness, have come out and said they should not be served. They said under-18s should not be served and that adults who order it for them should not be served either. They sh…
This is a very important issue, which goes beyond political tit-for-tat stuff. The achievements that can be made for young people in this area if it is properly resourced are unique. I acknowledge that there has been a dramatic increase in funding in this area, which has gone from €21 million or €22 million up to €36 billion in a short time. There was a gap in fulfilment across the jurisdiction affecting my area of n…
Can you even hear yourself?
You were not in the room.
There has been a bit of a delay in commencing this Act. That is not completely the Minister's fault, but there is a concern as to why it took this long. I have no issue with passing these Votes. The Minister explained the position quite well. I do have concerns about how we got here. I am coming at this from the Eddie Molloy version of the original report, that is, the second version. Handing over the powers of the P…
The Minister has not made any public statements about these matters or in respect of defective holsters. The Minister believes that what I put on the record of this Dáil was accurate. It was accurate. There is also the matter of how 8 kg of drugs were found in Garda headquarters, as well as the issues relating to firearms. I understand the Garda Commissioner went looking for these firearms. It was a bit late to do so…
We are around a lot longer than you guys.
Broke loose.
We are the oldest party in the State.
And for a Minister to do it as well.
Done deal.
So you do not use nicknames at all, no?
Hear, hear.
Who are you speaking to?
He is talking to the Gallery.
Let the ruling stand.
We have never been grateful to Fianna Fáil.
You have to hear him first.
That is an interpretation, Ceann Comhairle.