Go raibh maith agat. The Taoiseach often strategically tries to make this debate one between him and Sinn Féin. I think he tries to do that to narrow the appeal of the issue. However, all the parties on this side of the Chamber support Irish unity.
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| July 2026 | 95 | 28 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| September 2026 | 112 | 29 |
| October 2026 | 86 | 35 |
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- constituency Meath West 29 November 2024 to now
- party Aontú 29 November 2024 to now
Here is the key issue. At the heart of the Good Friday Agreement is the idea the people of the North of Ireland would determine their future. Right now they have no idea how that can happen. The secretary of state for the North of Ireland recently said that this was an obscure mechanism and that he would not put detail in relation to how that mechanism can be exercised. Why is it that people who have the right to vot…
Will he raise it with Andy Burnham?
That is 25 years in the making.
Not much has changed.
Patients are still likely to go to Galway.
Will the Taoiseach ask Andy Burnham?
I have asked him twice and he will not answer.
Why will he not answer the question?
4. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [64827/26]
For years, Aontú has been in this Chamber arguing about the fact that Ireland has the slowest planning, procurement, licensing, tendering and judicial review processes in the whole of Europe. This housing crisis has dragged on for nearly ten years at this stage. One of the main contributing factors has been that what the Government controlled was absolutely dysfunctional and was not working. We were singular in makin…
Ireland has had a proud history of neutrality for many long years. A record built on our own peace process, the missionaries who helped build hospitals and schools around the world, our role as a UN peacekeeping country, our campaign for nuclear non-proliferation, and our support for decolonisation across the world gives us, internationally, a recognised reputation as an honest broker. That is very hard to achieve an…
I thought I had more time than that, but I bow to the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach.
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta faoi sin.
The cyberattack is another example. In the year the country suffered a cyberattack on our health service, the press department of the Department of the Taoiseach received more funding than the National Cyber Security Centre. That led to €100 million in costs and many people's healthcare services being significantly disrupted.
The triple lock is part of the Nice II referend…
I also wish Senan Molony well and thank him for the important work he has done over the decades. Half a million families are in energy arrears. Nearly a third of the population cannot afford a staple of life, namely, energy. That is astounding in one of the richest countries in the world. The Government is one of the main drivers of fuel inflation. Over 50% of the price of a litre of petrol or diesel is made up of ta…
22. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [50895/26]
23. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin city task force report. [50896/26]
Lonely Planet said recently that-----
Lonely Planet. It did a review of Dublin and stated, "Once Dublin’s grand boulevard, O'Connell St has struggled with decline". It stated that vacant buildings, derelict upper floors and long-stalled redevelopments leave this part looking neglected while retail has shifted elsewhere and been replaced by fast food shops that dilute its character. Moore Street, right beside it, was promised to be redeveloped by 2016, an…
Will the Government buy Moore Street-----
The Irish people are a generous and decent people and have been over the past number of years, with the provision of supports to people from Ukraine who are fleeing the war. This is right and just. The war unleashed on Ukraine is absolutely wrong.
Aontú will support the reduction in the rate of payment under the scheme. The scheme that was created was uneven, unfair and discriminatory for those seeking accommodation…
It has rained for 77 days across Ireland so far this year. At the start of the year, there were 54 consecutive days of rain. We have been blessed with a couple of weeks of fine weather, but already we have a six-week hosepipe ban in a number of counties. There are towns and villages in my county that have not had a proper water supply for weeks. Uisce Éireann is spending €250,000 a year to tanker water to Ballivor. T…
Uisce Éireann-----
I, too, want to commend many of the victims and survivors of Bill Kenneally, some of whom are joining us in the Gallery today. In any situation, it takes incredible bravery and courage to be able to come forward and tell your story, and more so when many of the organs of the State ignore you, do not listen to you and in some cases undermine you as well. These victims and survivors have not only taken on an evil predi…
In the past couple of years there has been a collapse of many forms of media in this country. The reason for this has been that the authors of content are not getting paid for their material. It is not that no one is getting paid for the material; there is a cohort of individuals who are getting paid, but they are the people who are creating the content. Journalism is an example. It is a key pillar of a functional de…