Sit down.
TDs / Noel Grealish
Noel Grealish
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
27,769
words spoken in the chamber
27,625 as a minister, 144 as a TD
397
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
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The record holds no parliamentary questions from them in this Dáil.
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Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.
Contributions to debates 93 in all
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Debates they spoke in most
Plus 65 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Galway West 29 November 2024 to now
- party Independent 29 November 2024 to now
- office Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine 23 January 2025 to now
Sit down.
I thank the Deputy for raising this matter, as it provides me with an opportunity on behalf of the Minister for Education and Youth, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton, to provide an update to the House regarding the Celbridge campus school building project. The Celbridge campus project, comprising of Scoil Naomh Pádraig, St. Raphael’s Special School and Celbridge Community School, represents an important element of the Depa…
The Department is committed to ensuring appropriate school places are available for all school pupils and that our schools are equipped with modern facilities required to support teaching and learning. Since 2020, the Department of Education and Youth has provided €458.05 million in capital funding for Kildare schools. Over this period, a total of 74 schools have been upgraded either through provision of a new school…
I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. As she said herself, I am taking this on behalf of the Minister for Education and Youth, Deputy Naughton, who is grateful for the opportunity to set out the next steps in relation to work on the primary school survey.
The Department's primary school survey, the largest of its kind ever undertaken in Ireland, was school-specific and through its results, provides ev…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta. As I said, I am taking this on behalf of the Minister for education. The Government is fully committed to providing opportunities for children to attend multidenominational schools and Gaelscoileanna where parents and school communities want this. Programme for Government 2025: Securing Ireland's Future includes a commitment to seek to increase choice for parents by ensuring that fam…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta. As he knows, I am taking this Topical Issue on behalf of the Minister for Education and Youth, Hildegarde Naughton. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter as it gives me the opportunity, on behalf of the Minister for Education and Youth, to outline to the Dáil the current position on the new school building for Gaelcholáiste Reachrann, Donaghmede, Howth, Dublin 13.
The school bu…
Mar a dúirt me, I am taking this on behalf of the Minister for Education and Youth, Hildegarde Naughton.
The additional capacity being delivered as part of this project will assist in meeting both mainstream demographic pressures in the area and a significant requirement for additional special class provision to meet continued growth in demand. This project is allowing for expansion of both mainstream and SEN classe…
Hear, hear.
Hear, hear.
Wits' end.
It is obvious that this House, and indeed the people of Ireland, have significant concerns about Israeli actions in Palestine and the dire and worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza. I reiterate that Israeli actions in Palestine consistently contravene international law and the Government continues to press for appropriate action at EU and international level in response to Israeli breaches of human rights and demo…
-----but I wish the women well in their game tonight.
I am taking this on behalf of the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, who is out of the country. Ireland is fully committed to an ambitious and just green transition, which is essential not only from an environmental perspective, but is also required to reduce our reliance on expensive imported fossil fuels. This involves remaining abreast of new technologies in order to support …
The Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment is acutely aware that, with the scale of renewable electricity generation sources coming onto the grid, the grid needs to be more flexible to account for the intermittent nature of renewables. Moreover, for the decarbonisation pathway to be efficient our energy systems must be smart. A smart and flexible energy system will reduce consumer energy bills by reducing …
I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I speak today on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy McConalogue, who could not be here. I am reading from a prepared script. I welcome the opportunity to outline the position on this matter. An Post is a commercial State company with a mandate to act commercially and as such, day-to-day operational matters including decisions in relation to the size, distribution and fu…
I thank the Deputy for his comments. When I was on that side of the House, we brought in a lot of Private Members' business about An Post. We always emphasised the importance of the post office and the postman. In all fairness, the postman was the connection with a lot of elderly people living at home. He used to call and check on them to make sure they were there. There is always that fear you will lose the services…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta. I am taking this on behalf of the Minister for Education and Youth, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton. I will outline to the Dáil the current position on investments in school infrastructure in County Waterford. Waterford county is broken down into five school planning areas. An analysis of the primary school population in Waterford indicates that primary school enrolments will reduce in al…
The Department has a strong track record of delivering the Government's school building programme, with over €6.9 billion invested since 2020. This has delivered more than 1,400 completed school building projects along with over 4,000 small-scale improvement works to meet priority maintenance needs and advance energy efficiency and climate goals. A total capital ceiling of €7.55 billion for 2026 to 2030 was allocated…
That is an appalling comment to make. A disgrace.
Stop interrupting.
A Cheann Comhairle-----
They do not like the truth.
That is not true.
Who wants you in government?