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police service in An Garda Síochána that has the widespread community support that has been hard earned over decades of service to the State and to our people. The common refrain from the public is that they want more gardaí in their community and on their streets. This … upholding and protecting the human and constitutional rights of everyone in our community. It does this by providing a high quality, effective policing service in partnership with the community and in co-operation with other agencies. In relation to the use of incapacitant spray

paid staff employed through these programmes. Social enterprises in Ireland can take a variety of legal forms under the Companies Acts as well as under legislation governing co-operatives. The most common legal form for social enterprises is the company limited by guarantee, CLG. Over 75% of social … help social enterprises make informed decisions regarding the most suitable legal form or legal status to suit their needs. As the sector grows and matures, the needs and challenges of social enterprises that arise from their legal form will be monitored and reviewed. Since 2021, my Department

include but are not limited to access to timely trans healthcare; banning conversion practices; robust hate crime prevention; improved sexual and mental health services; and commencement of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act. It has sat on the books for far too long. The Minister for Health, Deputy … will put a policy in place and try to achieve that goal and move up through those rankings. I ask the Minister of State, in his concluding remarks, to make that commitment to the community tonight. The only way we are going to achieve true restorative justice

following consultation with the public. These plans can include intentions regarding broader objectives and goals such as community capital projects, social infrastructure and services. Under the Gaeltacht Act 2012, the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht must complete a review of language plans under … level of expertise in providing wastewater facilities serving its network of business parks and industrial estates across Gaeltacht areas. Údarás na Gaeltachta has stated that discussions are under way with the local authorities in which there is an opportunity to work with Uisce Éireann to benefit from

what we need. The Bill also clarifies and strengthens the responsibility of the HSE board itself. It makes the board and the CEO legally accountable for good governance. We know that the CEO's intention will always be to do the best while always ensuring there is good … over the years as an auditor. There might be financial controls in place but they are not always the best controls. Indeed, the service is not always delivered in the best way possible. However, this Bill gives the Minister for Health a more hands-on approach

April last year, including staff from key semi-State agencies. We formed the a task force to provide strategic guidance and expert input. Six independent experts, experienced in infrastructure delivery, combined with six members, taken from those commercial semi-States at the front line of infrastructure development … State. The plan sets out 30 targeted, time-bound actions grouped under four pillars, each addressing a key area of reform. The measures provide for a whole-of-government approach to ensure that capital investment translates into timely, co-ordinated delivery of the infrastructure. Legal reform

artists are required to sign in order to get work with the excuse that particular clauses are required in the interests of legal certainty. These contracts appear to be worded in a manner that sets out to diminish the Copyright and Related Rights Act and the EU copyright … worldwide licence. It states: ...the Company shall have the right to use Artist’s name, voice and likeness in connection with any merchandising relating to the Series and no royalties or other additional compensation shall be payable in connection therewith. It goes on to state that: No additional

section 38 of Principal Act 2.In subsection 1(b)(i) of section 38 of the Principal Act, to insert the following after "programme service to a licensing body": "for the purpose of remunerating jointly the copyright owner in the sound recording and the performer(s) whose performance … relate to issues that were previously raised on Committee Stage. I and some of the organisations involved had written to the Minister of State in the hope that during the gap between Committee Stage and Report Stage, she would take the time to consider and address the issues

thank the Minister of State for his opening remarks. First, I commend the whistleblowers on this. I keep saying here that you get absolutely battered for helping people and telling the truth in this country. The Irish population is ageing and growing, which is associated with higher levels … social care services. This obviously poses great challenges but we in Sinn Féin believe we should see improved health as an opportunity as well as a challenge, celebrating and enabling the contribution older people make to our communities while building a health service that cares

stability this would create would significantly impact these individuals' ability to meaningfully engage with support across housing, health and social care services." It further states: Additionally, the proposed requirement for all members of a household to meet residency requirements could result in families being refused emergency accommodation. This … system and make their provision of emergency accommodation more complex, which is inevitably going to lead to more destitution and homelessness. Focus Ireland stated: What the Government is calling a 'safety net' is really a return to the sort of cruel approach favoured in the Workhouse

early childhood interventions. It is about supporting businesses and how our communities in which we live look and feel. It is also about State services working with each other and the community to take a shared approach in solving issues relating to community safety. High-visibility policing … whole-of-government community safety structure is central to and what LCSPs will aim to address. It will bring the relevant service providers and An Garda Síochána together to work with each community in a collaborative manner to focus on tackling the concerns identified and prioritised

call at the foreign affairs committee to include services being pressured to vote against including services now. It does not want to reveal its real position to the Irish people, which is that it does not want to include services. It wants to water this legislation down. That … good reasons put forward by Simon Harris on a number of occasions is that he wants to include services but is afraid that there might be legal issues with it. There is no basis to that whatsoever. First, there is the position of the International Court of Justice

formerly wind up the business and did not formally cease trading, and company loyalty - people having given decades of work and service to a company - seemed to count for nothing. In some cases, the employers magically spring up under another company name within a very short period … couple of cases where pensioners were living in private rented accommodation and the State pension alone did not cover it. In one case I dealt with, the person had an employment pension and the State pension. That individual struggled, but managed to keep going until being housed

they are selected, depending on how long the trial takes, they may spend a lot of time out of the courtroom during legal argument. Although I am aware that efforts were made through the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act to avoid that and provide for hearings in advance … motions, we do need a non-jury court, as the Minister set out. We are aware that there are subversive elements within the State who would use the presence of an ordinary jury to prevent the just course of a criminal trial, be they terrorists, paramilitaries, organised criminals

respect of those assets should probably have been done a long time ago. We have seen how criminals have tied up the legal system in knots as CAB tries to take back assets, assets that are ill gotten and the proceeds of crime. As the Minister said … returned to communities. I welcome that it will be made easier to seize funds associated with criminal activity. We should aim as a State to make it as difficult as possible for organised crime gangs to operate, not only within our communities, but also at the level

will certainly be keeping an eye on it and I ask that the Minister of State do so as well. Not only have the Government and the State been the role model for nature, but we also need to protect and enhance what we have. We have some … east coast because it is such an iconic ancient woodland. There is an opportunity for the State to purchase land there. I know the National Parks and Wildlife Service is looking at that at the moment. I ask the Minister of State to expedite that process because

with amendments, the existing provisions of the Defence Acts 1954 to 2015 concerning the dispatch of members of the Defence Forces for service outside the State. The general scheme also proposes amendments to existing legislation to provide for the suspension of members of the Defence Forces to give … immediately following the expiration of the mandate. I believe it is untenable, therefore, for the Government to continue with this policy. I again state my strong belief that such considerations on international peacekeeping engagement should be within Ireland's exclusive sovereign control and that decision-making on this

more equal society. The marriage equality referendum in 2015, which many people here were involved in, was another defining moment, not just legally but culturally. It demonstrated that the Irish people believe in fairness, dignity and the right of every person to live and love openly. However, progress … people continue to face barriers in accessing appropriate care and many report negative experiences when seeking support. Improving cultural competency across the health service, expanding mental health supports and ensuring timely access to gender-affirming care are all vital steps in building a system that serves everyone fairly

also been clear, along with our EU partners, in communicating our commitment to the international legal order. I communicated that to my Danish colleague this morning. The sovereignty and territorial integrity of states is a fundamental principle of the United Nations Charter. We continue to advocate … camp and witnessed the vital services it was providing. UNRWA must be central to any effort to respond to the urgent needs of the Palestinian people. Ireland is an active member of the global alliance for the implementation of the two-state solution, which remains our focus

already provided for in the existing legal framework. We look forward to continuing our work on Ireland’s national defence spending and on how we can complement this by working with other member states on common projects to the benefit of us all, including the areas of cyber … state solution and called on all parties to refrain from actions that undermine its viability. Ireland has been clear that unprecedented settlement expansion in the last few years, displacement of Palestinian communities, and ongoing Israeli security operations are a threat to the viability of the two-state solution

deal with this, then nothing happened. We have to look at what legal levers are there and what we can do. If those legal levers are not there, then we have to create them. If that means new legislation, that is what we have to do. Some … euro every year in profits. Prices go up which are unjustified in most circumstances and really hit hard-pressed families. As a State, Parliament and legislators, us throwing our hands up in the air and saying there is nothing we can do about it will

measures promote the transition into other legal statuses before the end of temporary protection, ensure smooth and sustainable reintegration in Ukraine, ensure the provision of information to displaced persons and enhance co-ordination, monitoring and exchange of information among member states and Ukrainian authorities to monitor and support … this recommendation is essential to meeting one of the key objectives of activating the temporary protection directive, which is to protect the member state's international protection system, while acknowledging that many persons enjoying temporary protection have been in the Union for several years. The third proposal before

service providers, local authorities, the Department of housing and other entities, such as housing agencies, to co-ordinate local actions and support local services with delivery. By the end of last year, almost all priority areas had identified a site, and one new refuge in Wexford had opened … Kilkenny the week before that, one in Limerick with the Minister of State, Deputy Collins, who is beside me, and one in Drogheda. It is important that both I and the Minister of State, as Ministers in the Department, get out and actually see what these refuge centres

situations. The Minister has to meet the State's legal obligations. Those legal obligations were reiterated by the High Court in judgments again only last week. But the Minister also has to meet the State's moral obligations - not to leave vulnerable people on the streets … financial concerns. As well as that, the State will actually have control over where accommodation is located. That will allow the State to proactively plan where international protection applicants are housed, and, in doing so, it will actually allow the State to start to address the concerns that

comprehensive Report on the Review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004 revealed profound dissatisfaction with support services, finding that 49 per cent of parents and 38 per cent of staff surveyed described their contact with the National Council for Special Education (NCSE … education based solely on their additional needs, thereby violating their fundamental rights; and — creating an environment where parents are forced to resort to legal action to vindicate their children's basic right to education; and calls on the Government to: — immediately publish the exact number of children with