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Chap on CAP is the correct term. As Fianna Fáil spokesperson on agriculture, I welcome these statements on the Common Agricultural Policy and Ireland's CAP strategic plan. Fianna Fáil believes the Irish family farm is the social, economic and cultural pillar of our rural communities and that … innovation. Strengthening incomes for our 130,000 family farms continues to be an absolute priority for me and for Fianna Fáil. At national level we are trying to support the suckler, beef, dairy, sheep, pig, poultry, tillage, horticulture and organic sectors along with providing vital farm schemes

efforts. These events have helped to shine a light on the everyday places that matter from small local initiatives right up to our national parks and nature reserves as well as everything in between, including green spaces in our towns, villages and cities, our rivers, hedgerows, harbours, back … just habitats; they are homes for wildlife and places of well-being for us all. The Government has made a clear statement of intent with record levels of investment in nature and heritage. A sum of €100 million in core funding was provided to the NPWS

been made over the last few years in our rail network. Notably, we have made progress on the DART+ programme with recent planning decision for DART+ West and DART+ South West. I look forward to achieving a major milestone in the programme next year when the new DART … published later this year. This work is also helping to inform my Department's engagement with the ongoing review of the national development plan. The outcome of this review will ultimately determine the amount of capital funding available to progress new transport infrastructure over the medium term

This technology was very invasive. It was brought in without any proper consultation. The company seemed to operate without having to go for planning permission. When it was forced to do so by community action and by communities getting organised and challenging the way the company was operating … that commercial drone deliveries are not allowed again in residential areas. The national drone policy that will be drawn up must reflect that. Commercial drone companies must be required, like everybody else, to apply for planning permission for bases they are setting up and for the impact they

Government. When the report from that stroke reported no public appetite for change to our position on neutrality, the Taoiseach announced his plans to get rid of the triple lock neutrality protection altogether. He tells us that it will have no impact on our neutrality, despite his having … public statements on neutrality today differ from those of the past and from those of his Government's contemporary publications. He should consider what it means to him to hold something as solemn, because he was part of the Government that made a solemn national declaration

continually put out press releases regarding the Drogheda north train station. Those press statements mislead people because it gives them hope, when it seems that the very same Government party representatives releasing the press statements cannot convince their own parties to deliver. The car park in the MacBride … Department of Transport through the National Transport Authority, NTA, is currently buying new train carriages, which is welcome, for the ever expanding number of commuters in Drogheda. What would be more welcome is the train station that has been planned for decades. The centre of town is choked

those most in need in a way that is affordable for Ireland. We also need to invest. This is why the updated national development plan published and delivered by the Minister, Deputy Chambers, in July commits to €275 billion of capital expenditure over the next ten years. This … changing trade landscape that impacts on many firms in many different sectors. Building on this, the recently published Government action plan on market diversification and the action plan on competitiveness and productivity lay out our strategy for ensuring the resilience of our economy while further boosting competitiveness. This

that. Government has committed to deliver up to 5.7 TWh of indigenously produced biomethane per annum by 2030. The national biomethane strategy is Ireland’s first major policy statement on biomethane and is an important milestone in the development of this indigenous sector. The strategy sets … environment, biospheres and local communities. The Government recognises the urgent need for the introduction of planning guidelines for suitable locations for biomethane plants. Priority deliverables under the national biomethane strategy include actions 5F and 5G which will see the development of planning guidelines to support local authorities when

issue that disproportionately affects young girls and women. As we have heard during today's statements, combating cyber violence against women and girls is part of Ireland's national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence 2022-2026. It is extremely concerning to see the increasing … well-being measures that target inequality and the extra burden that women can carry, including free period products and initiatives under the national sexual health strategy such as free contraception. That is to name only a few measures within my remit. A lot of TDs spoke about different

furtherance of national climate objectives and that the existing statutory framework is sufficient. The CRU's core statutory functions include, among others, regulating electricity markets, protecting energy consumers and enforcing critical energy safety frameworks. The explanatory memorandum of this Bill notes the CRU's statement … amended, provides that every public body must, so far as practicable, perform its functions in a manner consistent with: the climate action plan; national long-term climate action strategy; national adaptation framework; and approved sectoral adaptation plans; the furtherance of the national climate objective; and the objective

economic statement indicated that the overall increase in Government spending would be only 6%. I think the Department has received the second largest percentage increase in current allocations compared with last year's budget. I have, therefore, demonstrated an ability to put forward a credible plan, look … money and get it for the right reasons. That is possible when you have a clear plan, as I have around bovine TB, supporting the tillage scheme, generational renewal and the need to support our ACRES farmers and others who have also been through a rough time. Similarly

reseeding. This adds an administrative layer to basic farming practices. GAEC 2 aligns with national EU obligations to reduce land emissions for farmed organic soils and peatlands. This means that land use planning will need to incorporate measures to protect these soils and contribute to climate change mitigation … over a farm and to cattle as well. Some herds are being tested two or three times per year. There was a statement, and I do not know whether it was from the Minister or the Department, that farmers would be named and shamed. That is a shocking

funding is being provided for the administration of the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority. My Future Fund has been discussed and planned for many years but is now happening and starts in January, just seven weeks away. Given the tight timeline for the commencement of My Future … Paragraph (a) restores the original policy intent to provide for six months from the establishment date of the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority for the development of the statement of strategy. Similarly, paragraph (b) provides for the reporting period for the Pensions Authority's first supervisory report

grid. We are talking about a potential €10 billion to €13 billion investment plan up to 2030. However, a couple of things need to go alongside this. I note a private wires policy statement was published in July that outlined scenarios whereby private developers can build … microgeneration support scheme and the clean export guarantee tariff already in place for exporting excess renewable electricity to the grid. On a massive national scale in terms of having the potential to be exporters, we have to first of all make sure that we are efficient

issued a joint statement welcoming with some reserve this ever-changing plan, without expressing full support for it. Officials from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Türkiye have been enraged by some of the recent changes. That is because they know Netanyahu's game plan. They have seen … with Netanyahu, growing Israel and extinguishing any Palestinian hopes of self-determination and statehood. What does the plan on the table look like? From what we know, Trump's plan takes the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza off the table, along with any permanent Israeli occupation

Deputy Cahill for his very important question. In line with the programme for Government, I was pleased to launch the Government's new national - I have the wrong one there. My apologies. I think I have the wrong question, if you could just give me a second … provided with a unique number to ensure they comply with planning law. That is the critical component for which I am responsible. The second, working with the Minister, Deputy Browne, is to come forward with a planning statement which will essentially designate the criteria for short-term lets

harassment of women. That is closely linking it to the zero-tolerance strategy, which is Ireland's national domestic, sexual and gender-based violence strategy. Objective 4 of the national strategy, "Being Safe", places a strong emphasis on eradicating violence and eliminating all forms of harassment against women … make real and lasting progress. A key part of this work is our STEM education policy statement 2017 to 2026. That includes targeted actions, such as developing a national accreditation framework to help schools build whole-school cultures grounded in equality, diversity and inclusion. It is also essential

changes from September 2022 when changes were made to the leaving certificate applied and vocational as well as the revised transition year programme statement, which is now in place. We are seeing record levels of transition year participation. Regarding the school year just concluded, we know that students … fact the TUI voted in favour of the planned support measures by a margin of 73% to 22%, while the ASTI members voted to reject the package. Senior cycle redevelopment has also been strongly supported by students, the National Parents Council, the Ombudsman for Children and many others

bombardment of Lebanon has intensified in recent weeks, with approximately 20 per cent of Lebanon now occupied; and — according to a statement from the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), on 29th May, 11 children are being killed or injured every day in Lebanon … Irish citizens; — those citizens were assaulted and abused by members of the Israeli military and publicly goaded by far-right Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, before being deported from Israel; — at the time, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade stated that the treatment

presently. I wish to discuss the housing emergency because it is linked to this. It is linked to what is absent from the planning objectives. I refer to the absence of an objective to deliver affordable housing and any assessment of what scale of affordable housing is required … that what was needed was institutional investors and private equity funds to provide finance to build homes. That is actually a contradictory statement. He said the issue was that we did not have finance to build homes but the home for Ireland savings scheme is a solution that

changes we have to make. I have spoken about improved risk appetite in the public service, and I will be publishing risk appetite statements and bringing them to Government in the coming weeks. This will ensure that we increase the risk appetite to get things done … energy, transport and water sectors, that there is much greater confidence in the construction sector because of what we progressed under the national development plan. Planned projects in regions, towns and villages now have the headroom and pipeline from a sectoral investment perspective, which will help bring confidence

that framework looks like and means in practice. It consists of four principles focusing on the need for an evidence-based approach to plan our response to just transition requirements. It is about equipping people with the right skills to participate in the future economy. It is about … body. A key focus of the commission is to support the Government in its responsibility to provide that Ireland's transition to the national climate objective has regard to the requirement for a just transition to a climate-neutral economy. The mandate of the commission is to prepare

technology and future skills and a statement of ambition, which will set out where we want this to go. There are all the things the Deputy has just described. In addition to the initial range of courses offered, the National Skills Council comprises a group of people, cross … seeing graduate recruitment being somewhat paused, perhaps, to understand the implications of that. Then that will inform part of the next planning for the next round of AI Ready and subsequent iterations of that. The National Skills Council will be very much a part of the team attending

second is a submodule in relation to the response of CHI management to waiting list issues. In the distinct personal-family statement submodule recommended by Mr. Farrell, parents and children would be asked and invited to give testimony in relation to their experiences regarding the impact delays … hospital but to CHI generally. Insofar as the module relating to waiting lists is concerned, Mr. Farrell makes clear that he includes the National Orthopaedic Hospital at Cappagh. His recommendation is that this module be conducted on a non-adversarial basis. This a module that has the opportunity

groups that are currently under-represented in terms of participation. My Department’s statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028 commits to continuing to invest in sports infrastructure at local, regional and national levels through the community sports facilities fund and the large-scale sports infrastructure fund. These … primary means of providing Government funding to sport and community organisations at local, regional and national levels throughout the country. The fund aims to foster an integrated and planned approach to the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and assist the purchase of non-personal sports equipment

National Children’s Hospital is scheduled for completion; the expected opening date, given that the HSE National Service Plan 2026 outlined completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1146/26

allocations of the National Development Plan; the criteria and mechanisms by which the success of the revised National Development Plan will be measured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70758/25

which they align with national targets under the EV Charging Infrastructure Strategy and the National Road Network EV Charging Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65078/25

Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport the funding provisions that have been made under the National Development Plan for roads projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60176/25

severance; to outline the approval pathway, including any role of NewERA and the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49426/25

property (details supplied); the reasons for the ongoing delays in the roll out of the national broadband plan at this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44453/25

Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason there is no specific allocation in the national development plan for the Gaeltacht; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43622/25

Sport if there are plans to expand ice skating and hockey facilities in Dublin under the National Physical Activity Plan for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40694/25

Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress to date with the roll out of the National Broadband Plan throughout County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40178/25

Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress to date with the roll out of the National Broadband Plan throughout County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40179/25

Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the revised national planning framework will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36944/25

Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to establish national planning guidelines for solar developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35775/25

asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the review of the National Development Plan will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4921/25

Minister for Health the reason for the discrepancy between the mental health savings figures in the HSE National Service Plan 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2390/25

Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the National Traveller Mental Health Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46421/24

northeast region, which tripled from 30 in 2021 to 91 in 2025; whether any target or action plan exists to reduce placement instability nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50558/26

Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 5 March 2026, to provide an update on the progression of national planning guidelines for solar energy developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37559/26

Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health for an update on capital plans at the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28349/26

being taken to improve diagnosis times, treatment pathways, and specialist supports for women with endometriosis; the steps planned to expand accessible endometriosis care nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24186/26

Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the launch of the public consultation on the National Building Renovation Plan and its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21182/26

McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work undertaken to date in formalising national planning guidelines for solar energy developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17741/26

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give an update on the implementation of the revised national planning framework and housing supply targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11754/26

with the Office of the Planning Regulator on the implementation of the revised national planning framework and housing supply targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11755/26

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the new national action plan for apprenticeships (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12135/26

Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline a timeframe for the implementation of the national plan for Irish language public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8628/26