I thank the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to raise a very serious issue that has developed in north Kerry. There is a saltwater intrusion in the water system in the Ballyheigue public water supply and Clanmaurice group water scheme, affecting about 3,600 households and about 7,000 people, going all the way from Ballyheigue to Kerry Head, Cleandries, Boolenshare, Dromnacara and Rathmore. The areas of K…
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- constituency Kerry 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
I thank the Minister of State for the reply. Most of it has been given to him by Uisce Éireann and was already outlined in the "do not consume" notice. I ask him to tell his colleagues who could or would not be here today to ensure that Uisce Éireann provides somebody who will give answers, updated daily, to elected representatives who are being contacted by constituents in the affected areas.
I also ask that every …
Not agreed.
Under Standing Order 35(3), I want to propose an amendment to the Order of Business. Some 3,600 households in Kilmoyley, Causeway and Ballyheigue have been subject to a "do not consume" water notice for the past week. People out there are confused about the risks to the population and the health of the people in the area. Having handed over control of water to Uisce Éireann, we need the Minister to make some time to …
Before the Minister of State leaves, I want to acknowledge the increase in the emigrant support fund. I saw its impact myself over at the Coventry Irish Society. Fair play to the Minister of State for giving some extra resources to them. They do such great work in the west midlands.
Budget 2027 was billed as a budget for working people, however. It was going to help households with the cost of living, tackle the hou…
I thank the Minister and his staff, who provided such a comprehensive and clear background and analysis of the Bill. As we are speaking about road safety, I remember Eoin Doyle, who died in the tragic incident near Kiltybo in County Mayo. There is an investigation going on, so I am not going to comment too much but I know people from the area. The reports I read about the funeral were really heartbreaking. I offer my…
I thank the Social Democrats for bringing this very important procedure before the House. At a time when Ireland has the highest energy bills in Europe and over 1 million households can expect high bills from tomorrow, and when energy arrears are at record highs and continue to rise month after month, it is indefensible that energy giants are making extraordinary profits while ordinary people are left behind. That is…
I would also like to be associated with those comments.
The Taoiseach does not need me to remind him of the damage that was done to children in Kerry during the CAMHS overdosing of children. For example, children with social anxieties were given anti-psychotic medication.
Even the most vulnerable of children with intellectual disabilities and autism were given polypharmacy, leading to long-term physical and mental …
-----and the time limits should be abolished. This case should be looked at rather than spending more money that is not there in defending it.
I disagree with that.
It was brought in after many lot of years.
I move:
That Dáil Éireann:
recognises that:
— public transport is an essential public service and should be affordable and accessible to all;
— investment in public transport is critical to fairness, social inclusion, balanced regional development and reducing emissions; and
— the best way to increase public transport use is to make services more affordable, reliable, accessible and more widely available;
notes…
Are we waiting for the Minister to arrive?
I am reluctant to say too much while the Minister himself is not here but there are about 15 Deputies who have submitted questions. They are expecting a response from the Minister. I mean no disrespect to the dream team that has arrived.
No, I am a bit cranky with the Minister for not turning up. It is not the first time he has not shown up. In all fairness, the Ministers of State are more than capable of deputising.
118. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 16 September 2026, the child fares that will be reduced as stated in the response; if he anticipates that the fare hikes on public transport will lead to a reduction in the use of public transport as reported by the National Transport Authority, NTA, at the Oireachtas committee hearing on 16 September 2026; if he has con…
Further to previous parliamentary questions, I want to ask the Minister about the child fares that will be reduced in the upcoming budget. I also ask about the price hikes that have recently been announced. In particular, does the Minister of State have any response to the response of the NTA at the transport committee that these price hikes will inevitably lead to fewer people using public transport? We are in a cos…
I thank the Minister of State for the response. Will he please expand on his comment that child fares in several areas will be addressed? We in Sinn Féin believe that fares should be abolished completely for anybody up to 18 years of age. What exact areas does he mean?
The Minister of State also mentioned that, due to inflation, fares were 8% lower in real terms but what he failed to say was that, between 2008 or 20…
There are very few new services. Look at the number of new services that were delivered this year in BusConnects. It is way below what is acceptable and the progress that had been made up to that. The clock has been turned back.
I am glad the Minister of State mentioned town bus services because I want to bring up the issue of Tralee town bus services. In a recent committee meeting, the NTA said it was going to "loo…
134. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the new projected costs for MetroLink, if he will commit to delivering MetroLink within this new projected cost, if he will commit to equivalent ambition and resourcing for public transport projects outside of Dublin over the same period, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67303/26]
I also want to ask about whether there is an equivalent ambition to delivering more rural services, as we cannot have a situation where all of the money for the next few years is invested inside the M50 and not beyond.
I know I am under time constraints, but I note that some people from Garvaghy Road have arrived in the Public Gallery. I welcome them and stand in solidarity with and support them.
There is only one problem, in that the Minister of State has not answered the question I asked him about the budgetary constraints and whether the Government was going to deliver on cost. We have seen what happened over the years with the…
At the core, this debate is about a growing sense among ordinary people that they are being left to shoulder more and more of the burden while the Government sits on its hands. Ordinary workers, families and pensioners are paying more. Rural communities are expected to shoulder the cost of Government failure and inaction. For months now, families across the State have faced soaring living costs and household budgets …
When we strip away all of the legislative jargon and the Government's spin surrounding this Bill, one question remains: is it going to get additional services for the children who need it? That is not just a concern that has been expressed on these benches. Even some of the Government's own representatives have questioned whether this is going to happen. The answer, unfortunately, is "No". The Bill is being presented…
There is a sense of déjà vu around at the moment. There was some excuse, in March and April of this year, when the Government was off around the world and left nobody in charge and ignored the calls of the people to reduce the cost of home heating oil. Families in every corner of the country have continued to be squeezed since that time while the Government has sat on its hands and done nothing. Our proposal will rem…