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additional powers with regard to serious patient safety incidents in nursing homes when section 68 of the Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 is commenced. The chief inspector will have the power to carry out a review of an incident that may have caused … safeguarding) Bill in its current legislative programme to facilitate this, and it is recognised that this will be an important further development in protecting vulnerable adults from abuse. I would also like to advise the House of ongoing work by the Department of Health to develop a framework

spoken, have been handed over routinely. This was never the intention of the Oireachtas. The Bill fixes any fundamental flaws by requiring a disclosure hearing in every single case. That is such a positive development. Victims will not have to choose between the privacy of whatever record … states where prison officers cannot currently use incapacitant spray and the Bill removes that legal anomaly. This is not just to protect prison officers but also to protect other prisoners from aggressive and violent behaviour by some of their fellow inmates. It is a practical and proportionate measure

collusion by the British state. The report also makes clear that the republican movement protected Freddie Scappaticci. His victims were silenced to protect the movement. The reality is that for them directing terrorism had nothing to do with political ideals, but everything to do with power, self-enrichment … failure to disclose several files to Operation Kenova until after the investigative process had taken place. The absence of full disclosure has failed victims and their families, including those of Sean Brown and the disappeared. This clearly has a bearing, not just on the investigation that is reported

result in a highly segmented process. I believe that the vetting system should be updated to ensure that the burden of seeking vetting disclosures, particularly on volunteers and organisations working in their communities, is minimised to the greatest extent possible, while maintaining the high standards that are necessary … support the revised approach. This work will make the process more efficient for volunteers and organisations without compromising the essential safeguards that protect those in our care. The Department is engaging with An Garda Síochána on the best way to deliver these changes, while maintaining the high vetting

requested is in his or her possession (c) may, of his or her own volition, disclose to any other such person information the disclosure of which appears to the first-mentioned person to be necessary and proportionate for the performance by the other person … State agencies across the spectrum routinely share information in relation to compliance on a range of matters, whether they be taxation or social protection matters and so on. We believe this particular proposition merits the Minister of State's consideration

afraid of repercussions as it basically fecked up the first operation. The mother is willing to engage with the HSE and sign a disclosure to say that the issue is gone once the HSE sorts out the child, but it will not even engage. I pity the Minister … like any of us in any job. We are not going to be told the truth by everybody because they are protecting their own patch. I appeal to the Minister. I will tell her straight out that anything I can do to assist her, I will

Convention is clear. In January 2024 the International Court of Justice found that the Palestinian people in Gaza had plausible rights to be protected from the imminent risk of genocide and that there was an immediate legal obligation to take maximum action to prevent genocide. Believing that something … only refuse the approval of a prospectus where the Central Bank has a legal basis to do so. Other than insufficient prospectus disclosures, an example of a legal basis for refusal would be: 1. The existence of EU financial sanctions prohibiting the provision of services or assistance

emphasis on editorial independence. In a time when media systems across Europe face pressures from political polarisation, disinformation, commercial concentration and foreign influence, protections for editorial independence are essential. The Bill explicitly requires boards to safeguard the independence of corporations from political, governmental, economic or private interests. That … journalistic independence in place. There is also a question of bureaucracy. The Bill creates additional committees, review structures, reporting requirements, audience councils, disclosure systems and compliance obligations. Some of these measures are justified, but we should ask honestly whether the cumulative effect could become overly administrative and resource

continue long after this period of time. We know the current voluntary system is absolutely inadequate. We need a centralised State-run mandatory disclosure system. Obviously, this would enhance the HSE as regards trust and integrity. It would be a fair and competitive innovation environment and it would … leverage and real power. We all accept that we cannot leave big pharma or uncontrolled capital to have its way. This is about protecting people and patients and ensuring we look after our people and the public finances. I commend everyone who spoke today and, in particular, Deputies

matter are of great concern to parents and guardians and to many children who are awaiting future hip surgery. There was no disclosure of concerns from the previous Minister for Health although he had been made aware of these serious allegations as far back … State. A full plan must be put in place to assist and help all families affected by this abject failure to protect their children. I will quote one of the mothers, who referred to: the absolute scandal of huge sums of money being used on unnecessary hip operations

recalls that: — in January 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found that the Palestinian people in Gaza had 'plausible right' to be protected from acts of genocide and related prohibited acts identified in Article III of the Genocide Convention and that there was a 'real and imminent … oversee Israel bonds; — the CBI's role, under EU legislation, is to assess the bond prospectus to ensure that it includes all the disclosure requirements of the EU Prospectus Regulation, however in the act of approving a bond prospectus, the CBI does not endorse the issuer

highly technical and complex Bill with consequences for a number of different Acts which touch on sensitive and difficult areas concerning the disclosure of criminal convictions. This Bill aims to extend eligibility for the current spent convictions regime to more people with longer sentences and to remove … essential safeguard to ensure the integrity of the law, especially where it has the potential to affect sensitive matters like the vetting protections the Oireachtas has put in place for children and vulnerable people. With the right approach, grounded in engagement between the Department of justice, the Bill

service of Deputy Donohoe, we cannot ignore the legacy of the most recent budget for 2026. It was presented as sensible and protective of growth, yet for many families it fell short, with modest increases of €10 in weekly social welfare payments, €8 or €16 for child payments … rural businesses across the country. It is no wonder people feel disillusioned when decisions of this nature are made without proper debate or disclosure. I wanted to talk about the writ in relation to Galway West and Dublin Central but, unfortunately, I do not have time

look at numerous reports that have cited governance failures, management failures, clinical failures, ethical failures, conflicts of interest, failures relating to open disclosure, and many more failures right across the system? That creates real problems for Children's Health Ireland. The Minister is new to her post … Minister, I referred a number of times to one line in the report that was most damning. It was that children were not protected from harm. If that was the only issue in Children's Health Ireland, as bad as it was, then we could deal with

points that need to be made. The first relates to our duty as legislators. We need to identify and address gaps in child protection legislation to ensure our legislation is now robust and fit for purpose and that the State is no longer able to outsource or neglect … debt of appreciation and gratitude to all those brave survivors and victims who have shown such tremendous courage in coming forward to make disclosures and reveal to us all the true extent of abuse in religious-run and State-run institutions, which occurred for far too long

identity of the individual. That is too much for them and we need to have a system in place where there is disclosure of information of people who have been convicted of serious offences. I talk about that in respect of convictions only. The Government also recognises … legislation in place for the severe purpose of trying to remove a judge from office. We have to be careful that we protect the independence of the Judiciary. The last thing we want is for decisions of judges to be subject to review by this House or people

must balance the public interest with the interests of the State in ensuring value for money and that the public purse is protected and so on. There is a lot of merit in our proposal set out in section 2 that the public interest should be named … cases. It is without prejudice to any grounds other than a claim of legal professional privilege that could be relied on for non-disclosure of legal advice. We are again careful not to be overly prescriptive and, as I have said, there is no requirement that the advice

forward and report what has happened to them because they often feel they are the ones who will be put on trial. The disclosure of counselling notes for many just simply confirms their fears about how the justice system treats victims of rape and sexual assault … sexual assault cases that are forcing people to put their whole lives on hold for long periods. We have to improve communications and protections for victims and survivors when perpetrators are released, which is often a difficult and anxious time for many. This is just not considered

recently. On Tuesday, we had the damning report on how unauthorised springs were implanted into three children during spinal operations. The failure to protect these children is an absolute disgrace. There is a pattern of broken behaviour when it comes to children's healthcare. It is the same … health Minister has known about this for a year but parents were only told about it last week? Where is the open disclosure? Where is the compassion in that

allowing the agencies to support their clients in accessing external consultancy services for advice or studies in respect of technological innovation, environmental protection, or business development. Section 4 also updates the technology acquisition grant thresholds to align with the individual and aggregate grant thresholds of other grant categories … relation to offences. Section 11 amends Schedule 3, Part 1, of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 to ensure that Enterprise Ireland’s disclosure obligations under the Freedom of Information Act are not overridden by the statutory confidentiality obligations contained in the Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland

fair trial are the cornerstones of our legal system and pillars that I wholeheartedly believe in. They should be guarded and protected at all costs. However, I struggle to understand how the exclusion of counselling notes can threaten these principles. One of the victims set out the whole … heinous, violent and frankly unforgiveable sexual and violent attacks are never further victimised or harassed by our own judicial system. The presumption of disclosure as proposed by the Minister does not go far enough. Let me be clear - I have said it before and I will

transition into the new Children's Hospital that it provides the best quality care with the highest standards of governance, management, ethics, open disclosure and communication between families and medics. In our earlier debate, I said that trust was at the heart of our healthcare system and that … Minister to consider our motion, look at what we are proposing, implement it and do everything that she possibly can to protect those children

shameful history as we seek to lance this national wound. As a result of the revelations that followed the Ryan brothers’ courageous disclosure of their own experiences of sexual abuse in schools, the Government established a scoping inquiry into historical sexual abuse in day and boarding schools … strongly support. It will investigate concerns of child sexual abuse and failures to treat such concerns in a manner that protected children. It will examine the causes and responsibilities for those failures, and it will have the power to compel witnesses and documents, which was a key concern

which I have spoken about and on behalf of which I recently wrote to the Taoiseach and the Ministers for education and Social Protection. That group has identified a litany of flaws in current State redress schemes and schemes to support victims. Survivors are often retraumatised by their … return to the matter of the courage of survivors. Over decades, extraordinarily brave people have come forward to expose this dark chapter. That disclosure comes at a personal cost. Survivors should not have to go public with their stories in order to see action taken. They should

University Hospital Limerick, UHL, and across the mid-west, taking account of the HIQA recommendations, which are yet to come in that regard; protecting diagnostic pathways and investing in infrastructure and equipment to meet target treatment times outlined in the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026; building … work of the national patient safety office. This is something that is important. The office is responsible for notifiable incidents and open disclosure but I am particularly sensitive this is something that is deeply relevant today with Portiuncula Hospital. I met more families this week on Monday