I say again to the Minister that civil, humanitarian and infrastructural aid is important. It should continue and Ireland should continue to support that.
I will raise the issue of Aughinish Alumina in County Limerick, which provides alumina. In recent days, a report in The Irish Times highlighted the fact that smelters supply aluminium to a Moscow-based trading company, which in turn supplies Russia's military indu…
TDs / Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
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495
questions asked
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Across 584 contributions
377
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| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 6 | 0 |
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| April 2025 | 27 | 37 |
| May 2025 | 21 | 49 |
| June 2025 | 20 | 18 |
| July 2025 | 54 | 27 |
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| September 2025 | 43 | 24 |
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| July 2026 | 59 | 56 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 8 | 14 |
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- constituency Cork South-Central 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
I ask the Minister to please clarify-----
I am going to talk about Bessborough, but I will also talk about the entire system of mother and baby homes, industrial schools and county homes. We have had many apologies in this House, and rightly so; they are welcome. Too often, however, the State has failed to truly get to grips with what was actually in place in this State, that is, an entire system that was integrated between county homes, Magdalen laundries, …
12. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of people in the south Lee area awaiting paediatric and juvenile primary care psychology; the number waiting over six months, 12 months and two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17839/26]
Primary care psychology for adolescents is a huge issue. I am concerned that sometimes it slips under the radar. This service provides important support, but, unfortunately, from my experience in replies to previous questions, the numbers on the waiting list in south Lee are significant, including over a year for some people.
Can the Minister clarify the figure of 198? How many weeks is that in excess of? It was the figure right at the start of the answer.
The Deputy gave a number of 198 people waiting over a certain number of weeks. I did not catch how many weeks it was.
That is a huge number. It is maybe a slight improvement, but very comparable to what was there before. This time last year about 70% of the posts in primary care psychology were absent. That is not in the reply and I am sure the Minister will not have those numbers in front of her. Part of the problem here is that there is a gap in recruitment. My big concern in relation to primary care psychology is us not making th…
It is vitally important that we make this early intervention. The nature of primary care is that people are not triaged. It is very much a question of how long people are on the waiting list. CAMHS can triage people according to severity. The nature of primary care is, of course, that one comes in and is waiting the time one is waiting. That is all. All that time somebody's condition can be escalating. That can cause…
The Tánaiste will be aware that pensioners who worked in Bus Éireann and CIÉ have been waiting for over 18 years for an increase at a time of cost-of-living increases. Many of them are under severe pressure. They have been told numerous things, that a pension increase has been agreed between the unions and the company and is awaiting sign-off of a statutory instrument, and that it is with the Department of public exp…
Ar an gcéad dul síos, aontaím leis an méid atá ráite ag an Aire Stáit. Gan dabht, ba chóir go mbeadh ár saoránaigh mar thosaíocht ag an Rialtas. Ba cheart don Rialtas a chinntiú go bhfuil siad slán sábháilte agus go bhfuil cumarsáid mhaith leo agus lena gcuid teaghlach. Tá sé sin fíorthábhachtach. Tiocfaidh mé ar ais chuige sin.
Sometimes when you speak to people about politics, the international issues are not nece…
Tá an córas oifig an phoist thart timpeall an Stáit riachtanach, lárnach inár gcuid pobail agus níos sine ná an Stát féin. I go leor cásanna, d’imigh an ról síos ó ghlúin go glúin laistigh de theaghlach. Tá sé dlúthcheangailte leis an bpobal. Tá sé sin tábhachtach. Caithfimid an córas, an bonneagar agus an t-infrastruchtúr a chosaint. Ní tharlóidh sé sin trí bhotún. Caithfear infheistíocht a dhéanamh le tacú le hoifi…
Déanfaidh mé dhá phríomhphointe. Tá mé chun rud éigin a rá atá cosúil leis an méid atá ráite ag an Teachta Mac Aonghusa ó thaobh an tobair de. Uaireanta, fiosraíonn daoine, agus fios acu go bhfuil Gaeilge agam, faoi mo thuairim agus léargas ar staid na Gaelainne. Deirim go bhfuil idir ábhair dhóchais is imní ann. Ó thaobh an dóchais de, is cinnte go bhfuil go leor rudaí maithe ag tarlú inár nGaelscoileanna agus cathr…
On a point of order, and I hope the Minister takes this in the right spirit, can he confirm he understood all the contributions from this side of the House? I do not have any issue with somebody-----
Can I just clarify? The point is this. I have no issue with somebody-----
No, I will just finish the point of order.
It is a point of order.
No, I just want to finish this.
Okay.
No, the point is this. I have no problem with somebody not understanding. The point is there is a service provided and if the Minister-----
Maybe the Minister can rebut me. I do not know. I just want to know he is taking on board what is being said. That is fine if he-----
I just want a clarification, really.
It is not a complaint; I am looking for clarification.
It is not a complaint.
I am not making a complaint; I am hoping the Minister can tell us he has understood us.