We will close with a statement from the Minister of State, Deputy Brophy. I missed the opportunity to congratulate him when I was speaking earlier. We all wish him the very best in his new role and congratulate him again.
TDs / Cathal Crowe
Cathal Crowe
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I wish the Minister of State the best of luck in his new role.
I welcome the Minister, Deputy Calleary, and invite him to make his opening statement.
No, beidh seans ag an Teachta i gceann nóiméid. Leanfaimid ar aghaidh leis an Aire anois.
If Deputy McGuinness is pulling others up on technicalities, there are technicalities for how he makes interventions as well.
Anois, rachaimid chuig Páirtí Shinn Féin. Tosóimid leis an Teachta Ó Snodaigh. Tá trí nóiméad aige.
Sár-iarracht. Go raibh míle maith agat, a Theachta.
Déanaim comhghairdeas leis an Aire. Is onóir an-mhór é a bheith roghnaithe mar Aire Rialtais. Ba cheart dó féin agus dá mhuintir a bheith fíorbhródúil as an éacht seo. Tá áthas orm labhairt sa díospóireacht seo. Tá sé fíorthábhachtach go bhfuil Seachtain na Gaeilge againn gach bhliain agus go bhfuil ráitis tiomnaithe di sa Dáil.
Chuala mé píosa gairid ar "Drivetime" ar RTÉ inné. Bhí Caitríona Ní Chualáin, láithreoir…
28. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education and disability will meet next. [6491/25]
I wish to raise the issue of DEIS. The previous Government made huge inroads in modifying and overhauling DEIS but even more can be done. I will give an example of Shannon town in County Clare. There are five primary schools and two post-primary schools, all of which are within a few hundred yards of one another. Two of the schools have DEIS status but the rest do not. In a town such as Shannon, there is high level o…
6. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the additional school accommodation application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8152/25]
I want to make a big push in support of the additional school accommodation application that has been made to the Department by Scoil Seanáin Naofa, better known in my locality as Clonlara National School. Last September I brought the principal, Donnchadh Kelleher, and the chairman of the board of management to meet with the then Minister, Deputy Foley. Subsequent to that, there has been correspondence over and back …
I thank the Minister State for that. That is indeed a very positive update. The school has applied for the replacement of its old prefab classrooms. In total, there are five classrooms in an older block of the school that was built in 1968. The school has applied to the Department to replace these and provide a new staffroom and entrance area. The classrooms are small, draughty, cold and damp. The walls are decaying …
I thank the Minister of State. This is really good news. I am aware that representatives of Clonlara school are watching this morning. This amounts to a new school, but, for all the reasons I have outlined, it is desperately needed.
There is also an inaccessibility issue because, as one notes if coming in the main doors of the school or going down the corridor, the school is built on two levels. It is a split-level …
I would like to welcome ambassador Larysa Gerasko and the Ukrainian population to our Dáil Chamber this evening, and all those who are in the Public Gallery.
It is very hard to believe it is now three years since the war in Ukraine began. I remember the morning it began. I was in my office watching "Sky News" and there was huge fear for the capital that Russian troops would advance on Kyiv. People said it would not …
At the outset, I want to congratulate the Minister on her new role and, indeed, the Minister of State. I have full confidence she will do a great job in this Department. It is a tricky Department but it matters to all of us. Everyone goes through life's processes and as we all care for older people and for communities, it is a very important Ministry.
Unfortunately, in my county, far too many older people fear enter…
Go raibh maith agat a Theachta. Anois leanfaidh muid ar aghaidh go dtí an Teachta John Connolly.
Anois an Páirtí Sinn Féin. Does Deputy Cullinane wish to speak again? Deputy Mitchell is listed.
No problem. Bear with me. We move to the non-party group and Deputy Toole. Dhá nóiméad, le do thoil.
As the Taoiseach knows, I speak a lot in this Chamber about Shannon Airport and advocate for it. I was delighted to see the Government take on my proposal that Shannon be a test bed for new forms of aviation over the lifetime of this Government. Indeed, it is in the programme for Government. I would like to hear some expansionary thoughts from the Taoiseach as to what that role could be. The future mobility campus in…
I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Smyth. How wonderful to say "Minister" before her name. I am delighted to see her elevated to this position. This is a proud time for her family and for County Cavan. I believe she is from Bailieborough. I often see it on her social media. It is a proud day for her community to have one of their own not just in the ministerial ranks but holding the seat of Government durin…
For the information of Members, it is proposed to group amendments Nos. 2 to 5, inclusive, and amendments Nos. 6 and 7 for the purpose of the debate.
10. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending inheritance tax thresholds for individuals who have no children of their own or nieces or nephews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4854/25]
The Ceann Comhairle might stop the clock until the Sinn Féin Members stop rambling on there.
I wish to raise the issue of homes and businesses in County Clare ,though it is also a national issue, who cannot get flood cover on the insurance policy. Those that can, pay a huge amount for it. The industry tells us it is all about the principle of risk equalisation. One house gets flooded so all must pay. That is fundamentally wrong. There has been a lot of remedial work undertaken in the lower Shannon and elsewh…