Mairéad Farrell

It is both.

Driving test waiting times are a shambles. This is clear from the discussion today. I regularly get emails from constituents. Constituents are given absurdly long waiting times to be called to sit their driving tests. This means people are forced to pay very high insurance costs because the Government simply cannot get its act together on this issue. I remember almost five years ago the issue was …

Cén bealach a seasann an leasú?

Bogfaidh muid ar aghaidh go leasú Uimh. 21, atá in ainmneacha na dTeachtaí Ó Snodaigh agus McGuinness. Tuigim gur pléadh an leasú seo cheana in éineacht le leasú Uimh. 15. Cén bealach a seasann an leasú sin?

Bhí leasú Uimh. 21 i ngrúpa le leasú Uimh. 15. Is leasú Uimh. 21 atá idir lámha againn, atá in ainmneacha na dTeachtaí Ó Snodaigh agus McGuinness. Pléadh cheana fhéin é le leasú Uimh. 15.

Tá leasú Uimh. 22 as ord.

Tá leasú Uimh. 23 in ainm an Aire, an Teachta Calleary. Tá leasuithe Uimh. 23 go 36, go huile, bainteach lena chéile.

Is leasuithe Uimh. 23 go 36, go huile, atá á bplé againn. Bhí muid ar leasú Uimh. 22, a bhí as ord.

Níl mé cinnte. Ní dóigh liom gur féidir nuair atá leasú as ord. Déanfaidh mé seiceáil mar tá mé nua leis seo. Ag deireadh na leasuithe i gcomhair alt 7, beidh deis ag an Teachta teacht isteach le labhairt faoin alt é féin. Is é seo an chéad uair dom é seo a dhéanamh agus tá mé beagáinín cúramach faoi. Tá muid tar éis bogadh ar aghaidh ar aon chuma chuig leasú Uimh. 23. Tuigim go bhfuil leasuithe U…

Iarraim ar an Aire leasú Uimh. 23 a bhogadh.

Díreach mar shoiléiriú, beidh orainn an leasú a bhogadh nuair a shroichimid leasú Uimh. 24 agus ansin é a tharraingt siar.

Tá leasú Uimh. 37 as ord mar gheall nach bhfuil baint aige le fórálacha an Bhille. Pléifear leasuithe Uimh. 38 go 40, go huile, le chéile.

In Galway city and county, we have already seen the impact of the lack of investment in key and basic infrastructure on the delivery, or lack thereof, of housing. Let us take Galway city east as an example. It is the place I live in and the place where we want to see the development of more homes. We need to see the development of new homes, yet there has not been the required investment in the wa…

The Minister of State should conclude.

We only have two minutes left, so I will give each speaker 30 seconds. I call Deputy O'Shea.

103. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén obair atá ar siúl aige maidir le soláthar tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [22886/25]

Cén obair atá á déanamh ag an Aire chun soláthair tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht a fheabhsú? Is géarchéim é seo. Ar ndóigh, tá géarchéim tithíochta ann ach tá géarchéim tithíochta ar leith sa Ghaeltacht. Cén obair atá á déanamh aige ina thaobh?

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. Cé go dtuigim gurb é an tAire, an Teachta Calleary, a bheidh i gceannas ar na cúrsaí seo, tá an tAire, an Teachta O’Donovan, ag bord an Rialtais. Tá muid ag plé le géarchéim thithíochta sa Ghaeltacht le tamall fada. Tá mé tar éis freagra ar cheist Dála a fháil ar ais atá ag rá nach bhfuil muid cinnte cén uair a fhoilseofar na dréacht-treoirlínte pleanála Gaeltachta, …

Tuigim cás an Aire. Tá súil agam go bhfuil chuile shórt all right leis. Tá cúpla rud is féidir leis an Rialtas seo déanamh - rudaí gur chóir go ndéanfadh an Rialtas deireanach i ndáiríre – lena n-áirítear na dréacht-treoirlínte pleanála Gaeltachta a fhoilsiú láithreach ionas gur féidir comhairliúcháin poiblí a bheith againn agus na treoirlínte iad féin a bheith againn ina dhiaidh sin. Chomh maith …

One of the big issues of the day is the housing crisis. I am sure the Minister of State will agree with that. However, the last planning framework, from 2018, significantly underestimated the level of housing need in the State. As a consequence, two successive Government housing plans failed to address the volume of housing required, although the previous Governments did not meet their targets in …

What about the €430,000?

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We can all agree that what has happened and what has unfolded is terrifying. The fact that children went through needless operations is terrifying for them, their families and wider society. My heart goes out to the families and children involved but also to the families who do not know, who do not have the information and who are unsure. It is good that we are addressing this today. I hope the M…

I have always believed that when it comes to those who are working and seeking promotion, if you are able enough, you are old enough. By the same token, I have always felt that when it comes to the matter of retirement, if you are able enough, you are young enough. Sinn Féin has long argued that there needs to be a choice. We have long called for the abolition of mandatory retirement, as we have a…

I commend my colleagues Deputies McDonald and Ó Broin on tabling the Bill. Taking part in the movement to ensure Irish water services were not privatised and water charges were not introduced was an important part of my political life, as it was for many others throughout our communities. Almost a decade ago, I marched during the height of the movement. I also protested when I was baby, in 1990, w…