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likely to have exceeded 5 million viewers in the US alone. I saw figures in online newspapers today indicating it had the largest viewership for an overseas American football game so far. The game was also broadcast live in Ireland and the UK and social media content from … opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the scale, standard, benefits and logistical challenge of hosting this major sporting event. It also allowed me to witness the contribution Ireland has to offer on the international golf stage and to promote Ireland as the next host of the Ryder

lives, jobs and the long-term viability of one of Ireland's major fisheries ports. Ireland's offshore fleet in ports like Dunmore East, Castletownbere and Howth are central to our seafood economy, supporting hundreds of jobs in fishing, processing, engineering and exports, yet our fleets are allowed … Brussels with a clear mandate not simply to manage, but to fight for Ireland's corner. It cannot be on his shoulders alone; it has to be on the shoulders of the Taoiseach, as Head of Government, and the Tánaiste, in his role as Minister for Foreign Affairs

been inserted into three children, which then began to disintegrate. This led to several major investigations, namely, the Boston review, the now-live Nayagam review, the HIQA review and a financial audit. We have yet to receive Dr. Nayagam’s report on clinical practice. Seven years on from … however, we have received a scathing report from HIQA, which has laid bare the extreme and severe institutional and governance failures that allowed children under CHI’s care to be harmed. HIQA examined the end-to-end process by which non-medical grade springs were ordered

commuters. I counted no less than 14 interventions from Deputies who called for that increased level of service and availability in this debate alone. There is a lot of demand. It is understandable and merited but it does have to be paid for somehow. Regarding funding, an unprecedented … will represent the biggest year-on-year enhancement of services in many measures. As per the intervention of Deputy Dolan, these measures would allow for the continued growth in PSO journeys, which have continued to grow steadily, and demonstrate how the public is making positive steps in making

from experts who have come in, that speed remains one of the principal factors determining both collision risk and collision severity. This Bill allows local authorities and Transport Infrastructure Ireland to set 60 km/h limits on certain roads in built-up areas and provides additional flexibility regarding national … objective has to be not just the removal of outdated, bureaucratic processes or the simplification and opening up of databases but actually saving lives. That is what we have to be about here. In this regard, there is so much more to do. The issue of enforcement

doing the exact same thing all over again. We are doing it in Palestine and the Sudan. We are allowing it to happen everywhere. I will not use my voice on that but I could not but say it. It is important when we have law that … imposed by law should be easy to find. We are going through this process to ensure that and that is welcome. We are living in the 21st century where international law is being reduced to terrible terms such as "rules-based order". We do not know whose rules

August 1998 was the single worst atrocity of the Troubles. It was a senseless, brutal terrorist attack resulting in the loss of 31 lives and at least 220 people were injured. The Government has condemned the abhorrent criminal actions of those who planned and perpetrated the attack … features. The Bill is a stand-alone Bill concerned solely with the provision of assistance to the Omagh bombing inquiry. The mechanism it provides will be available to the chairman of the inquiry over the lifetime of the inquiry and will allow for assistance to be sought

with a disability. On top of this, the Government has decided it is not worthwhile to keep the real value of the disability allowance in line with inflation. The prices for people with disabilities go up as they do for the rest of us. When the cost … estimated growth in population of up to 22,500 people over the next ten years. It is currently being built, and people are living there, yet we are seeing a reduction in the number of gardaí in the area. People in my area contact me regularly

drain. Now a farmer is afraid to make one because someone from the fisheries authorities or Department might say it is not allowed. Councils used to deal with a certain number of drains but now it is the case that if there is a bush, they will … head the water was up higher on the far side of the road. That is frightening for anyone, and those good people live an ordinary life. They do not want to be saying anything or shouting or roaring, but the reality is that if that bank had pushed

live, is to ensure that everybody, including workers, consumers and pensioners, can confidently use and benefit from AI technologies in their daily working lives. I encourage all Deputies to log on and complete the training. All of this is happening at a time of extraordinary geopolitical uncertainty sparked … more students taking their choices, we expanded places in high-demand areas, with more than 300 additional healthcare training places added in 2025 alone, summing to 1,100 new places created across the healthcare and related therapy professions in recent years. The future will require higher levels

included in the 2018 Act, the outline of which was published as part of the information campaign on the referendum itself. It allows individuals to consider their decision carefully and avoid feeling rushed or pressured. It was intended to act as a legal safeguard demonstrating the serious … numbers between those presenting for a first appointment and those proceeding to terminate the pregnancy. They will argue that the provision is saving lives. It is worth mentioning that the figures quoted in this respect are not collated for, or a reflection of, evaluating the effectiveness

better standards and regulation and to stop things happening that should not happen. I agree with them that it is important to allow that to happen. I do not think the answer is to cut out judicial review. The answer is in two forms. The first … their lives better and easier and reduce our carbon emissions and delays, it will create a better infrastructural society for us all. If the Bill can do this and if it is a step down that road, then it is a good thing. On this basis alone

will speak about the issue that flows through every aspect of our daily lives, that is, our water infrastructure. Water is not just a utility. It is a cornerstone of public health, economic growth, environmental protection and housing development. Yet, across our capital, including in my constituency … clear, progress is being made. Between 2020 and 2024, Uisce Éireann invested more than €5 billion upgrading infrastructure nationwide. In 2023 alone, it completed works on 42 new or upgraded wastewater treatment plants and nine water treatment plants and laid hundreds of kilometres of new mains. The Government

historic. I know we are talking about historic at present, but this is going on now. The reality is that they were alone as children. They were scared and vulnerable, but we do not seem to be able to understand that. When that person receives redress, that does … redress if they lived in the mother and baby homes for more than six months. I do not understand what the difference is between living there for five minutes or six months. It is a trauma that continues for the rest of their lives. How do you measure

from a location for other people's productions into a country with a rich, self-confident screen culture of its own. Since 2018 alone, the agency has supported the development of more than 100 feature films, dozens of TV dramas and documentaries and a constant stream of animation … taxation side, there have been important enhancements to section 481. The 8% Scéal uplift, introduced in 2025, strengthens the economics of live-action and animated features with budgets under €20 million, a zone where Irish and European co-productions thrive. A further 8% uplift for VFX in budget

very direct concern on behalf of many small towns and villages across my county of Offaly and the wider midlands area. We cannot allow a situation where preferential treatment for designated key towns ends up diverting resources, planning capacity or infrastructural investment away from the smaller communities, communities … confirm a rapid and exponential build-up in property registration delays, as I have already outlined. I have confirmed already that for 2025 alone, over 50,000 applications remain pending. That is disgraceful. What message is that sending out to businesses or even companies looking to come

this very important motion, particularly in view of the crisis we have in dental care throughout the country. In the past 12 months alone, Cork has lost 58 dentists who were providing treatment to medical card holders. This is almost one quarter of all dentists who are part … every person in Cork and throughout Ireland can access the dental care to which they are entitled with their medical cards. We cannot allow this crisis to deepen. The people of Cork deserve better, our dentists deserve better and our healthcare system must do better. The waiting time

clearly a traumatic ordeal for those impacted, especially the small children involved. I commend the members of the emergency services who saved lives. I hope those who carried out this and similar attacks are brought before the courts and held to account for their crimes. I also want … increasing bill for accommodation while those providing the accommodation make fortunes. IPAS alone is projected to cost €1.2 billion this year, with virtually no transparency and zero accountability. How and why has it been allowed to get to this point? Is it just part of the wider failures

type of hard military action would not be taking place. Obviously, the only way forward is discussion, negotiation and reaching a ceasefire to allow room and scope for a proper discussion and a long-term settlement to be put in place. I by no means underestimate the task … ours. More than €75 million has been provided since October 2023. Ireland has provided €20 million in core support to UNRWA this year alone, which brings our support to €58 million since 2023. In May 2024, Ireland recognised the State of Palestine, along with Spain, in the European

Health Region must manage recruitment within their available pay allocation, taking account of the cost and mix of staff, agency expenditure, overtime and allowances; and — the most recent Health Service Executive (HSE) data shows that nationally, 1,145 of 1,375 graduate nurses and midwives have been offered … across service delivery, clinical care, infrastructure, finance, and enterprise, it also includes patient and service-user representation to ensure that community needs and lived experience inform the Board's work, it is tasked with developing a robust service configuration and capital development plan for the Region

people around the country really care if the house they are living in might look like one that someone else in Donegal is living in? They do not. Private developers are doing it. They simply change a little bit of fabric on the outside of the front, change … emphasis on getting houses in place. This year, for example, Laois County Council has a spend of €491,000 for HAP alone. If we take leasing and other measures, we are looking at €14 million out of a budget of around €30 million for housing. Half the budget

funding allocations and reform plan. The infrastructure division will take on a proactive oversight and monitoring role for this plan. This role will allow my Department to take early action where barriers arise in the delivery of critical infrastructure programmes. These commitments to strengthening the construction sector … driving proportionality and parallel processing across consents in order protection of people and nature will be delivered with efficiency, not delay. Reforming regulation alone is not enough, however. We must reform how Government and the public service work. That means clear risk appetite statements approved by the Government

goods and trade in services. In committee, the Minister's own Department of foreign affairs legal advisers accepted that a ban on goods alone would be only "partially compliant" and would move us "towards compliance" with international law. These are important points, and I know that they were … about that. Every day that passes, every day the West turns its head away and pretends that what is happening is not happening, allows Israel to get away with it. There will be more families who will have lost loved ones today, more children who will die just

when permanent solutions will be delivered. Our motion is rooted in the lived experiences we have brought to the House again and again. Allow me to set out a few of the worst affected places in Cork South-West. This is a national picture but I will give … public representatives. When a school has to close, a plant overflows or a village green is flooded with sewage, there must be a live line and a mandated escalation path to a responsible decision-maker with authority to act. We want binding delivery schedules and annual Oireachtas reporting

accountable and transparent and to ensure public trust in the health services is restored. We can only do that by taking action and living by the word of the legislation. In my world of business, what gets counted gets done. For far too long, we have … disregards complaints that are made? What householder would not turn down the heat if they were conscious of the cost of heating, let alone the effects of it in a confined space? In terms of money being spent, SOS Kilkenny is a fine organisation. It celebrates 50 years