I thank the Minister and everyone who contributed to the debate. I reiterate my thanks and that of my party to every person who stepped up and responded in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn. I want to respond to some of the Minister's contribution. We will work with the Minister, and right across the Dáil, to ensure future responses are fit for purpose and that those very famous lessons that have to be learned are indeed …
TDs / Louise O'Reilly
Louise O'Reilly
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769
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
109,508
words spoken in the chamber
Across 611 contributions. Plus 82 contributions from the chair, not counted
400
votes recorded
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161
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
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Questions asked 769 in all
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Contributions to debates 611 in all
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| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
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- constituency Dublin Fingal West 29 November 2024 to now
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73. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to address economic and social inequality in 2025 in urban and rural areas; the initiatives he will undertake within his Department; and if he plans to progress funding for same. [14510/25]
My question, as is my form, is very straightforward. Will the Minister outline the plans that he has to address the economic and social inequality in 2025 in both urban and rural areas? What specific initiatives will he progress? If he could confine it to this year, I would be interested to know the scale of the ambition for the Department in terms of deliverables, KPIs and any indicators or targets that will be set.
I thank the Minister. I do not want to be argumentative, and I am absolutely committed to working across the House to ensure that we address issues regarding inequality. While I thanked the Minister for his reply, there were no specifics in it and this is where my issue is. What we need to see is, for example, a target for the number of community centres. We all know that a community centre, a physical place where a …
This is where we might have a small disagreement, because I absolutely agree with the Minister that it has to be community-led, but setting the targets will not interfere with that in any way, shape or form. The setting of targets actually gives a focus. The Minister was not doing the communities any favours when he suggested that they could work not to a deadline or a target because they can. There is quite an amoun…
I welcome the progress of this Bill. I thank members of my own and other parties and specifically Deputy Kelly for keeping this issue firmly on the political agenda for the past number of years. I also thank the Minister's officials for facilitating a briefing with the Opposition earlier this week and for taking our questions. It is very important to remember that what brought us here was a grieving partner and famil…
I thank the Deputies for bringing forward this motion and giving us the chance to have this important debate. Here we have another day and another U-turn. Today's U-turn sees Fianna Fáil move even closer to Fine Gael. At some point they are going to have to acknowledge that there is virtually no difference between the two parties. We have come to expect the hawkish views of Fine Gael. We are used to them. We see them…
Just stick to the decision that was made.
You are turning yourself inside out.
Stop it.
They are in government with you.
A Cheann Comhairle, the public do not want to see a stroke happening like the Government is attempting today.
Give us a break.
The Taoiseach is being asked a very specific set of questions. He could answer them.
The Taoiseach has been asked some very specific questions and he is refusing to answer them.
You have been asked very specific questions here Taoiseach. We deserve an answer. Will you respect the decision of the Ceann Comhairle?
Will the Taoiseach respect the decision of the Ceann Comhairle?
Will the Taoiseach respect the decision of the Ceann Comhairle?
And I am sitting-----
The Taoiseach should have respect for the Ceann Comhairle.
And I can hear you.
We are asking for the Taoiseach to respect the decision the Ceann Comhairle made.
We are asking that the Taoiseach respect the decision that he is riding roughshod over.
It is not happening here.
Obviously not.