destroying not just a community like Dublin Central, but it is happening in rural Ireland. Last year, the drug-related intimidation programme this Government initiated received €320,000. I am sure this year's figure will be announced in the next couple of days, but it will
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more than the rate of inflation, you actually have less to spend. This means less for grants for artists, less support for arts programmes in our communities, and less for the culture which contributes an untold amount to the Irish economy and the richness of our lives
turbocharge retrofitting, street by street, across urban and rural communities. We need a retrofitting revolution on the scale of the rural electrification programme of old. That is the level of ambition needed on climate and on energy.
This Government’s many failings on housing go far beyond
building houses for ordinary people. They never have built, nor will they ever build, enough houses for the population. We need an emergency programme for the construction of social and affordable houses by county councils on public land. What we got instead, of course, was more non-taxable
accountability in Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael in government. I see it weekly between bike sheds, children's hospitals and endless IT projects. I see the waste of public money weekly at the Committee of Public Accounts. The taxpayer is not getting value for money.
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million this year. That includes, as the Minister has rightly identified, an additional €20 million to support the work of the seafood programme, which was established under the auspices of an independent chair, Mr. Michael Berkery, to try to address the very significant loss to the sector
build national capability, ensuring Ireland is well placed to benefit from the opportunities that artificial intelligence can bring.
The effectiveness of our regulatory programme is key to ensuring a stable, proportionate and innovation-friendly regulatory environment for the benefit of businesses, workers and consumers. A well-resourced
every single front. It fails our children, schools and parents.
We are now two years on from a promise contained in the programme for Government to cut the pupil-teacher ratio to 19:1. That promise has not been delivered. For four years, we have had no movement
there would be a major deficit. There is a clear lack of ambition on the part of the Government. Where are the big projects and plans to build a strong and secure future for Ireland? Where are the big politics and visions in this budget? Where
demand for critical skills in the areas we need so that we can deliver housing, transport, energy, healthcare and other key infrastructural projects. Since the formation of Government, I have permanently reduced the contribution fee for apprentices by 22%, with a 17% reduction in budget
given to private investors as a major part of the solution to student accommodation. The Government says that its public-private partnership, PPP, programme will provide thousands in additional student places, but for whom? There is no point in building student accommodation if the students who desperately need
that.
As a member of the joint committee on health, I am particularly pleased to see the phased introduction of the shingles vaccine programme. This is very important. I am also pleased that there is €31 million for the fertiliser scheme for farmers, and that an increase
European neighbours in that we are able to deliver an expansionary budget. I particularly acknowledge the provision for the shingles vaccine, the programme relating to which will start with immunocompromised patients. There is a lot of progress to be made there, and I have called for that
announcements about renewable energy. If we look behind the curtain and look at the reality, we see that not a single offshore wind project has been delivered. A country that should be a renewable energy powerhouse, creating jobs, strengthening our energy security and bringing down bills, is lagging
next year in advance of the expiry of the pledge made on the doors the last time out and that is in the programme for Government. These are the kind of trade-offs we need to be able to debate confidently in this House. These are the kinds
meaningless unless the Government actually tries to control these rents, which it has failed to do. On affordable-to-buy schemes, the Government projects 33 homes for Laois over a five-year period. The number is minuscule. Today, we see no increase in the supply of cost-rental
forward, promoted, and advocated for by the Independents supporting this Government. The Independents that support the Government had a strong influence on the programme for Government and I am glad to see that being adhered to. I will give an example of the commitment on the carer
regulated medical cannabis, Colorado generated money that could be used to clear this country's debt and that could be invested in addiction programmes and things that will help people rather than going into the pockets of drug dealers. We have seen constant promises from the Government that
impossible to ever have a two-state solution. These actions have been escalating in a very established pattern. In particular, the E1 settlement project that was agreed and moved forward by the Israeli Government very clearly attempts to cut the West Bank in half, preventing a contiguous Palestinian
annual financial framework - deciding how much will be available and, separately, how CAP funding will be available to support rural communities. The LEADER programme is being funded through the second pillar and groups availing of it are very concerned. Will the Minister of State give an outline
missions will be taken in the framework of Global Ireland 2040 and the subsequent whole-of-government regional plans committed to in the programme for Government. All decisions on new openings are based on a robust analysis of how they will support our citizens, contribute to the promotion
most important to people on the ground here in Ireland. In this MFF, we need to see a focus on the peace project that the EU is supposed to be and can be. We need voices at EU level who will push for that focus on cohesion, democracy
European Union. On cohesion, one of the priorities we negotiated into the negotiating document before we took on the Presidency was the PEACEPLUS programme, a unique fund that is jointly funded by the British Government, the Irish Government and the European Union. We succeeded in getting that into
move on and get it passed as quickly as possible. As the Deputy will know, we have a number of pathfinder projects that are redressing 600 residential units with the interim remediation scheme.
While I want this done as quickly as possible, what is also critical
support housing development. To that end, we are also providing significant funding for urban regeneration within communities to support regeneration infrastructure, public realm projects that facilitate housing delivery, and sustainable community development. A number of the issues touched on by the Deputy Heneghan, for example, in the area
In parliamentary questions
Albert Dolan
Written
Youth if her Department has been in contact with a national school (details supplied) following the recent announcement relating to its capital project; and if she will outline the next steps in the process. [19545/26
Pádraig Rice
Written
Youth if plans have advanced for a new school building in Cork (details supplied); to provide clarification on the delays associated with the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19612/26
Máire Devine
Written
Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review a situation regarding a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19667/26
Eoin Ó Broin
Written
Minister for Education and Youth reason two SEN classroom extensions requested by her Department are not now being provided alongside an ongoing project (details supplied); if reasoning is based on budgetary constraints; if so, the reason funding was not available for these important classroom additions; if the decision
Emer Currie
Written
million to be used as a contingency fund for 2026 to 2030 period under the NDP Sectoral Plan; the way in which projects will be deemed eligible for funding under this stream; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19764/26
Emer Currie
Written
million to be used as a contingency fund for 2026 to 2030 period under the NDP Sectoral Plan; whether a project could be included (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19765/26
Brian Brennan
Written
Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that a school building project remains in progress (details supplied); the current position and a timeline for progress to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19831/26
Brian Brennan
Written
Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that a school building project (details supplied) remains in progress; the current position; the timeline for progress to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19857/26
Sorca Clarke
Written
school building for a school (details supplied) will commence; and if she will provide a clear timeline for the delivery of the project. [19939/26
Sorca Clarke
Written
where construction has not yet commenced; and if she will provide a list of those schools; and the current status of each project.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20022/26
John Connolly
Written
Learning Components (AACs), including the absence of sample AAC reports, the lack of marking schemes for sample written examination papers, insufficient clarity on project requirements, disparity of science and IT resources across schools, and the impact of these deficiencies on students and teachers (details supplied
Rose Conway-Walsh
Written
school's grounds; if she will ask her Department to liaise with the school's management to investigate if funding such a project is possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20155/26
Robert Troy
Written
Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure additional funding is allocated to a school project (details supplied). [20226/26
Barry Ward
Written
Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with the principal of a school (details supplied) in relation to their planned refurbishment project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20681/26
Barry Ward
Written
Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a timeline for the start date of a planned refurbishment project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20682/26
Sean Fleming
Written
Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the eight school projects that are currently under construction in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20748/26
Rory Hearne
Written
school (details supplied); the associated construction works; the reasons for the delays; the steps being taken by her Department to ensure the project is completed within the timeline that was previously outlined to the school; the definitive timeline for the completion of the relevant construction works
Brendan Smith
Written
Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when it is proposed to include additional primary and second level schools in the DEIS Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20946/26
Danny Healy-Rae
Written
Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide funding for a project (details supplied) from the Large Scale Infrastructure Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18513/26
Barry Heneghan
Written
develop and pilot age verification systems for social media use by persons under 16 years-of-age; the expected timeline for the pilot programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19675/26
Ken O'Flynn
Written
Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the projected overall budget envelope for the 2026 round of the Community Sport Facilities Fund and whether this will exceed the €277.9 million allocated under the 2023 round. [20406/26
Conor Sheehan
Written
Local Government and Heritage the refurbishment works that were carried out at each National Park during 2025; if each of those refurbishment works projects are completed or still ongoing at present, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18229/26
Sorca Clarke
Written
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Clara fire station, County Offaly will be included in the new priority fire service infrastructural projects 2026-2030, given the inadequacy of the existing very old building which is not fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement
Barry Ward
Written
Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding a pathfinder project under the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19070/26
Barry Ward
Written
Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can outline the scope of the pathfinder project under the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19071/26
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