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rise in the serious threats and online abuse directed at a significant number of Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas of all parties and none, a phenomenon that can no longer be ignored. Not alone does it affect us as Members, but also a significant percentage … Chamber must remain a secure environment for the conduct of parliamentary business. In addition to my concern for current Members, I am concerned that this environment may deter decent people from entering public life. If we allow a culture of fear and intimidation to take root, we risk

division claimed to be taken immediately) Wednesday’s private members' business shall be the Motion re Abolition of Carer’s Allowance Means Test, selected by the Social Democrats. Thursday's business shall be Statements on the Community Pharmacy Agreement (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes). Thursday … time, on the conclusion thereof, with consequential effect on the commencement times for Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Transport, and topical issues; 2. the proceedings on the Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken

before. That is not harm reduction; that is harm creation. Fianna Fáil has always led the way on public health. It was our party leader, the Taoiseach, Deputy Martin, who introduced the world's first workplace smoking ban. In government, we have banned the sale of nicotine-inhaling … with strong enforcement, especially in the black market that continues to increase supply to our children and adults. A reply to a parliamentary question I received from the HSE confirmed that by June of this year, 310 test purchases had been carried out and there had been

Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the protocols governing the eligibility criteria for inclusion in a party’s parliamentary activities allowance claim; if a public declaration of independent status by a Deputy obliges the party to revise its allowance claim accordingly

asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if any portion of the €424,696.10 in parliamentary activities allowance paid to a political party between January and June 2025 is currently under review or subject to repayment, in light of reports that a Deputy

received any reports or notifications of irregularities in claims made under the parliamentary activities allowance during the period January to June 2025, particularly in relation to payments claimed for Deputies who were suspended from their parties or publicly declared as sitting as independents during that period. [44878/25