James Geoghegan

I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the assessment of compensation payable on account of the compulsory acquisition of land; to provide for the acquisition of land by vesting order; to provide for the making of advance payments to owners, lessees and occupiers on account of compensation owed to them as a consequence of the compulsory acquisition of lan…

You have upgraded me there, too. Thanks, a Cheann Comhairle. Under this Bill, vesting orders will be served within one week of being made, compensation must be determined within six months by an independent valuation tribunal rather than a non-transparent panel of arbitrators, and once compensation is awarded, it must be paid within two months. Second, the Bill establishes the right to an advanc…

I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Both of the previous speakers mentioned allies. That is how I come to this debate also. One of the big decisions I made when I was elected as a city councillor in 2019 was that, where possible, I would attend, at the very least, Dublin Pride every single year. To my eternal shame, I never attended Pride before I became a councillor. As a public representative, I felt it important to continue to sh…

24. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [34130/25]

At last Thursday's meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts, the Garda Commissioner confirmed that he had reported to the Minister for justice on the controlled delivery operation that related to the late Evan Fitzgerald. The Commissioner went on to say that he took note of the comments made in the Seanad by Senator McDowell with regard to what was or was not said in the currency of a live bail…

On 6 April last year, Simon Harris, then the Taoiseach in waiting, made a clear commitment to convene a Dublin city centre task force bringing together the council, retailers, business, community groups and An Garda Síochána to chart a path towards a safer and more vibrant Dublin. He delivered on that commitment. The city task force was established, chaired by David McRedmond, and one of its most …

Like many Members of this House, I speak not only as a public representative but as a former councillor and as a parent of three young children. I regularly meet parents of children with disabilities. What they tell me is clear; the system is not working for them. The programme for Government commits to progressively increasing the domiciliary care allowance, DCA, and to phasing out the means test…

I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. Fundamentally though, there is a problem here in that I cannot think of any other allowance in the State where many people who apply for it are refused. It has been one in three applications over the past four years. I do not believe that those families are applying because they think that a little bit of extra money would be of assistance. They are applying be…

The access and inclusion model, AIM, has proven to be a successful model of supporting children of every need to be present in a mainstream setting, which is its primary aim. How it works is straightforward. Where either a parent or somebody working in a preschool setting has identified a child with a need, and following consultation with that parent, an application can be made to the Department t…

I thank the Minister of State, in particular for the remarks he made off script, which are welcome. I acknowledge that a commitment to examine and expand the AIM programme to make it available to younger children is contained in the programme for Government. I have concerns, however, with some of the language the Department used in the reply that was prepared for the Minister of State, whereby it …

19. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [30254/25]

104. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the recently published national climate change risk assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30710/25]

147. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the National Development Plan Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28161/25]

The Government has made clear that a focus on capital investment is a key and central priority of this Government. The Taoiseach will have seen the report today from KPMG identifying that a €70 billion investment in Dublin will be needed. That is in the area of housing and wastewater, but investment that always produces returns is investment in sport. The Federation of Irish Sport held a well-atte…

15. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [22480/25]

When I asked a question two weeks ago about the Dublin city task force, the Taoiseach said progress is being made and that he hoped to be in a position to bring it to the House before the recess. In the intervening two weeks, has there been any further progress? Has the Taoiseach been briefed on any progress? Will he give an outline of what that progress looks like? With regard to the implementati…

I want to acknowledge Jim, Lucia, Aimee, Pia, Hannah and Gemma who are in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. I acknowledge the apology that has been issued on behalf of the State by the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the Minister for Justice. I first spoke with Lucia almost 12 years ago on the telephone. We have heard many people speak of the engagement Lucia has had in this building. I was then so…

I thank the Minister and Ministers of State for attending, making themselves available, responding to the issues and outlining precisely the measures taken in response to some of the events over the past number of days. Words matter and for a Deputy on the other side of the House to tell the public in the Dáil that they cannot trust the health system is inappropriate.

It undermines and belittles the tens of thousands of nurses, doctors, healthcare assistants and people who are engaging in the health system every single day. This is a very challenging time for CHI. The issues that have arisen are serious. This is a scary moment for parents who are affected and have children who have been affected. However, that does not support a statement that says the entire h…

First, I recognise Cara Darmody. I met her when I was the Lord Mayor of Dublin. I brought her into the Mansion House as part of our initiative to make Dublin the world’s first autism-friendly capital city. Cara is a determined and brave person. I absolutely lament the fact she feels she has to sleep outside the Dáil for the next 50 hours in order to highlight one of the biggest challenges we have …

I thank the Minister for presiding over the opening of Harcourt Educate Together National School tomorrow. It will be a really important day for the people who campaigned for the school in the first instance and for the school community and the people who live within the school's environs. In my constituency of Dublin Bay South, there will be three formal openings of Educate Together schools that…

I raise this in the context of a very live issue. Dublin City Council recently went out to public consultation on a brownfield site known as Ballyboggan where more than 6,000 homes could be built. As part of that consultation, Uisce Éireann identified two very significant challenges to the delivery of those homes. The first was wastewater treatment and the absence of a wastewater treatment plant i…

I thank the Minister of State for his reply. Some people might find it shocking to know that 85% of all the water supply in the GDA comes from one source. It is definitely the case that we have been talking about the Shannon to Dublin pipeline for well over a decade at this point. This specific example I spoke to illustrates the urgent need for that critical infrastructure project, which, let us n…

14. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach his views on the National Economic and Social Council's recent compact growth report. [24166/25]