Mairéad Farrell

Munitions are being brought through our airspace.

Hear, hear.

We are here to deal with the Revised Estimates for Votes 24, 41 and 46, which are justice-related Votes concerning the Department and the Policing Authority. I would have liked to raise numerous things with the Minister today. However, given what we saw unfold outside the gates of this building just yesterday, I want to raise that matter with him today. Most of us who work here will be well aware …

Because this is about how we are funding the Policing Authority, I think it is relevant.

We know that these women, who proudly and strongly stand with the mothers in Palestine, were armed with roses, placards and the courage of their convictions. They took their position there to display images of Gazan children. We have all heard of the force and very heavy-handed tactics that were used against them. It really shocked most people to see that happen. Many of these women were arrested …

If we are talking about funding-----

I understand that is happening.

I think it has relevance but I have raised most of what I wanted to raise here at this point-----

-----so I will move on with other issues of serious lack of funding for policing across Galway. One of the clear issues that was just raised with me again today is the lack of gardaí in Galway. The gardaí who work in Galway do their absolute best and do their utmost, but there is an inability to contact gardaí because there simply are not enough. When we are talking about the amount of funding tha…

Tuigeann an tAire go maith céard a tharla i nGaillimh agus i gConamara le linn Stoirm Éowyn. Caithfimid dhá rud a dhéanamh. Caithfimid breathnú ar céard atá tar éis tarlú agus ar rudaí atá fós ag dul ar aghaidh. Ar ndóigh, tá a fhios againn go bhfuil deacrachtaí fós ann ó thaobh leathanbhanda agus teileachumarsáide. Dhá mhí tar éis na stoirme seo, tá roinnt daoine fós ann nach bhfuil na rudaí bunú…

It is not. Has it been?

I appreciate the fact that we are having this debate this morning. I thank the Minister for that. Over the last week, we have seen a rise in the conversation about the negative impact social media and the Internet can have on our boys and our young men. This conversation was sparked by the Netflix show "Adolescence". Last week, we also saw two content creators use their platforms to share their o…

I appreciate the Minister is taking this seriously. I can hear that from the background he has and from what he has said here today. I appreciate and welcome this. We must ensure we have an absolute zero-tolerance approach. My concern, however, is that despite having Zero Tolerance: Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence 2022-26, we are nearing the end of that perio…

I commend the Social Democrats on bringing forward this important motion. It is a motion at the heart of everything we do, and indeed is something the people feel extremely strongly about. Irish neutrality is at the core of everything we do and is the core of our democracy. This attempt to try to get rid of the triple lock and our neutrality has been a long time coming. I experienced it in the las…

Hear, hear.

This is an unusual Bill to say the least. It is a Bill which we had some fun looking through and something I had not come across before. It proposes to repeal spent and obsolete secondary instruments enacted on or after 1 January 1821 and before 1 January 1861, which is a bit before my time. This Bill will also repeal those instruments enacted before 1 January 1821 that are still enforced and were…

Tá sé go maith go bhfuil sé seo á phlé againn sa Dáil anocht. Mar is eol don Aire, táim cinnte, go minic mothaíonn muintir na Gaeltachta agus lucht na Gaeltachta nach bhfuil guth sách láidir acu agus nach n-éistear lena nguth. Ceann de na príomhrudaí atá á éileamh acu le fada an lá ná go mbeadh toghchán tagtha ar ais do bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta. Is mór an trua é nach nglacfar le leasú Uimh. 1 ái…

Exactly, they are in government.

Tonight marks eight weeks since Storm Éowyn, but people across Connemara are still without broadband or a telephone service. Any of us who have tried to contact, deal with or get answers from the network providers have been met with absolute nonsense. No dates or information have been provided. This is very serious. I have been informed that if there is an emergency situation involving a child at …

Homeless accommodation in Galway city and county is full. This means that at least two councils cannot provide accommodation in cases of emergency. At the same time, if somebody is trying to get a HAP property in Galway city or county, it is nearly to impossible to find one. If somebody in Galway city or county gets an eviction notice, what is the option available to him or her? He or she can hope…

Go raibh maith agat.

Comhghairdeas leis an Teachta.

Hear, hear.

I thank Independent Ireland for bringing forward this motion, which speaks to the real and justified anger that is out there. It is anger at the blatant waste of people's money by this Government and the previous one. In the dying days of the latter, we had a constant drip feed of shocking levels of wasted money, such as €336,000 on a bike shed, €1.4 million on a security hut, €9 million on phone …

Tá mé an-bhuíoch as an deis labhairt faoi thábhacht na Gaeilge sa Gaeltacht agus Seachtain na Gaeilge faoi lánseol. Ar ndóigh, labhraíonn muintir na Gaeltachta agus lucht na Gaeilge an teanga chuile lá den bhliain. Tá sé fíorthábhachtach, áfach, go dtapaíonn muid an deis chun cinntiú go bhfuil muid ag tabhairt na tacaíochta atá ag teastáil uathu, agus ó na hoifigigh pleanála teanga, na coistí agus…