The Ministers might not think the triple lock is something the public is engaged in but I assure them they are critically engaged. The vast majority are requesting their public representatives to vote against this Bill and that is why Sinn Féin will vote against it. Every time the triple lock is talked about there is what is like an annoyance or a frustration with the Irish people that they do not get it. There is an…
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Rose Conway-Walsh
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518
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-----as to why people would question the triple lock or what they want. One person sums this up really well. Our neutrality is a core part of who we are. For decades, it has allowed our Defence Forces to do incredible independent, peacekeeping and humanitarian work across the world without being dragged into global conflicts. Stripping away the requirement of a UN mandate takes away the essential checks and balances …
Let the Government be on its own. As Chair of the defence and national security committee, I have a job to do to facilitate all members of the committee, and I will do that. I want to be absolutely clear. Protecting Ireland's neutrality and strengthening our Defence Forces are not mutually exclusive. The Government would have people believe that the triple lock is somehow preventing Ireland from playing its part inte…
17. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will meet next. [66921/26]
I ask the Taoiseach to have a comprehensive, independent cost-benefit analysis of data centres for sustainable growth on the island of Ireland, examining their economic contribution, infrastructure demands and opportunity costs and to establish how many centres Ireland actually needs and where they should be located. Approximately 23% of Ireland's electricity is now consumed by data centres. This raises serious quest…
It needs to be sustainable growth.
37. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [66922/26]
I want to raise the issue of school bus transport. We should not have to be fighting for seats on buses for children these days. Rice College Westport is over capacity, which means parents from Newport have to send their children to Davitt College in Castlebar, yet there is no school bus to be able to do that. There are buses running, but these students cannot be allocated seats on them. I ask the Taoiseach to look i…
There were choices to be made in this budget and they are reflected in the finance Bill today. Above all, what is galling is that the Minister of State and Government will say this a budget for workers. Let me tell the House about a few workers I have met since the budget. I will confine my remarks to nurses, healthcare assistants and other workers in Mayo University Hospital. I understand health comes under the appr…
I thank the Labour Party for tabling this motion.
This has to stop. What has gone on here for the last number of months has to stop. This should have been sorted out months ago. It was heartening to see so many workers out there yesterday, right across the country. I send solidarity to all of the workers in Mayo, including from Mayo University Hospital, Swinford, Ballina, Belmullet, the public health nurses, the sch…
I sincerely thank my colleague, Deputy Ó Snodaigh. This is not political at all, but for years, he and Eoghan Finn in his office have shown leadership around the naming of the national children's hospital - unfortunately, it has gone on for years - and it has meant an awful lot to me for Deputy Ó Snodaigh to introduce this legislation and ask me to co-sign it as a County Mayo woman and republican. It gives me great p…
That is the Minister of State's opinion. It is not mine.
I acknowledge the contribution from my colleague, Deputy Kerrane, who addressed the provisions of the Bill related to institutional burials. I also acknowledge the work done by my colleague Kathleen Funchion, MEP, on the whole area of mother and baby homes. These are deeply important matters of dignity and justice for families seeking answers. It is important to mention the Bessborough mother and baby home and the de…
I want to see a clear commitment from the Government that the information that will be gathered here will be actively used to identify inequalities to hold employers accountable and to deliver measurable improvements.
It should not be news to the Minister of State that families across the State are struggling to keep their heads above water. On his watch, record numbers of households have fallen into arrears on their electricity bills. Now, the winter is here and pensioners and families are terrified of the cost of heating their homes. The most common question in rural Ireland these days is, "Have you dipped your tank and how long…
Tá an geimhreadh ag teacht. The winter is coming. I thank the Social Democrats for bringing forward this important motion. Behind every statistic we discuss here today are real people and real families. Week in, week out, across Mayo, I meet older people, people with disabilities, people with chronic illnesses and families who are genuinely afraid to use electricity or to put the heating on. People who have worked ha…
Our neutrality matters. I support amendments Nos. 1 to 5. We need to be conscious of the ramifications for our neutrality of what the Government is trying to push through. Currently, any engagement by Enterprise Ireland or the IDA with companies which engage in activities of military relevance must be done with the prior approval of the Government. This is not an argument that defence companies should be prohibited i…
The Government is going in the wrong direction here. It is very pertinent. We are looking at this on the enterprise committee. Until 2024, at the height of genocide and ethnic cleansing, we were exporting weapons to Israel. That is the fact of the matter. Now, it is against the advice of the Government officials. There has to be an explanation provided as to why that has happened. That is the reason we are examining …
It is highly unlikely and unusual for a government to want to give away powers. The question has to be asked why does the Government want to delete the following: "The Agency shall not engage in or promote any activity of primarily military relevance without the prior approval of the Government." The Government does not want to know what is happening in this space. It wants a free for all and it wants taxpayers' mone…
Deputy Gibney said what I was going to say.
20. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [66920/26]
121. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to report on the progress made on a new double taxation convention between the UK and Ireland with the aim of improving cross border labour mobility. [68631/26]
Cross-Border working is an increasingly important feature in our all-island economy, with thousands of people crossing the Border every day to work. Brexit and the growth of remote and hybrid working have exposed practical difficulties for workers and employers dealing with two tax systems and different rules. Negotiations on a new double taxation convention between the Irish and British Governments present an import…
I appreciate that the Tánaiste cannot give the details here tonight. I am raising this issue because I want it to be an absolute priority. Ten years on from the Brexit referendum, cross-Border workers are still dealing every day with uncertainty and complexity. In excess of 18,000 workers crossed the Border, along with €17 billion in trade, in 2025. We need to make it as seamless as possible for workers and employers…
I, too, send solidarity to the residents of the Garvaghy Road. What is happening there is an absolute disgrace. I appeal to the Tánaiste, as a member of the Government and leader of his party, to get the Taoiseach and the Government to act immediately. We cannot let this continue. We know what needs to be done. There will be no march down the Garvaghy Road. People need to understand that. The Secretary of State must …