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Court criminal legal aid without proper engagement or consultation with the practitioners involved. The Minister is asking criminal law solicitors to run entire cases for the same amount that he would have charged for one hour of his own time as a commercial law senior counsel. The Minister … whereby the other side in a case can test the evidence being relied on. Solicitors are resigning en masse across the country from legal aid panels. It is awful to see. Will the Tánaiste intervene? Is Fine Gael happy to see criminal prosecutions being put at risk? Will

accept that the denial of the right of an Irish citizen to a fair trial is a matter just for his or her legal team. I just do not accept that. It is a concern of the State if an Irish citizen is, in effect, being railroaded through … hope others will join them. However, the State itself, and the Minister, need to be represented there in an observer capacity. The senior counsel I mentioned states in the letter I referenced: It does not strike me from what I have seen that the trial is in conformity

this time with then TD Brendan Kenneally. The former Deputy did not formally report this to the relevant agencies. Instead, he too sought counsel from Billy Kenneally and Monsignor John Shine. Again, the only substantive step taken was to arrange further psychiatric treatment. At that point, three influential … Ireland's recent past. A full Garda investigation into Bill Kenneally began in 2012. I pay tribute to all those journalists, gardaí, and legal teams who took this on and ensured in the end, along with courageous survivors, that this investigation would commence and that Bill Kenneally would

with four others, is being denied a fair trial by another European state. I believe the Minister has a letter from a senior counsel. The letter refers to the fact that no audio recording of what is happening is permitted or provided by the court, there … time. There are limitations in terms of the communication of the defendants with their lawyers. At the very least, will the Government send legal observers to the trial tomorrow and on 22 July? The State needs to be represented there to observe what is happening to an Irish

home. They may have mortgages, caring responsibilities and an active family life. They need a timely diagnosis, clear information, income and employment supports, counselling, therapies and practical advice. The national dementia strategy was published in 2014. It was important, but 12 years later too many services remain fragmented … been developed. A statutory home care scheme would not solve all of the problems but it would set out a legal right for people to have access to home care. Whether it is people with dementia or older people more generally, keeping people in the home

critical infrastructure and housing projects by providing clarity and certainty for the decision-making process and thereby avoiding the potential for additional legal challenges. It also includes a number of other amendments to streamline certain application processes for critical infrastructure projects, including those by or on behalf … Bill. Following a comprehensive internal review of the legislation that took place in early 2026, and engagement with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government, OPC, on the drafting of corresponding provisions, a number of amendments are proposed to clarify the competent authorities and related screening

legal advice obtained in advance of the contract being executed; whether such advice was provided by internal legal advisers, or any other external legal counsel; the extent of legal oversight exercised during the procurement and contract execution process; whether any legal risks, qualifications or reservations were identified prior

Affairs and Migration if he will confirm whether the proposed reforms will create a presumption of non-disclosure of counselling records in rape and sexual offence trials; the legal test that will apply before any such records can be disclosed; and if he will make a statement