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person whose residency is based on the person availing of his or her right under SI 548 of 2015 European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015. They are not entitled to social housing support for a period of at least three months immediately prior

life here. Everything we are doing is to protect capital investment in housing and infrastructure, so we prioritise investment in transport infrastructure, reduce congestion and build the social infrastructure and the communities that are required right across the country. Let me be absolutely clear: the central objective … childcare, for example. We want to ensure that the sentiment of young people is responded to in this budget with, again, improved housing supply and further progress in the delivery of social and affordable homes in 2027. That is the central motivation of the Government. Instead of just

revision of their development plans. We are engaging with the Attorney General on this matter. We want to ensure that any of the housing growth requirements that we give to local authorities are legally robust and stand up to scrutiny. The point made by the Deputy about local … amount of work on this issue with our planning officials. We want to get this right in order to ensure we have sufficient zoning of land to be able to provide houses for individuals and families in Wicklow and across the country

name of the Member in each case: Deputy Joe Neville - To discuss issues concerning the Ryevale House IPAS centre in Leixlip, County Kildare. Deputy Malcolm Byrne - To discuss ongoing human rights abuses against the Uyghurs. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - To discuss the location for an FAI centre … Quinlivan - To discuss the increased number of wandering and malnourished horses in urban areas of Limerick. Deputy Thomas Gould - To discuss the Social Housing Construction Status Report for quarter 2 of 2025. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire - To discuss the docking of the MV Matthew in Marion Point

with the funding it needs to deliver the properties we want it to deliver right across the country. I am very confident that we will get there in terms of our housing delivery model and we will do so over the coming years. Under the national development plan

credibly on Gaza or prevent civil society from advocating for Palestinian rights. Criticising the actions of the Israeli state is not antisemitic. It is our duty when those actions constitute war crimes. This House cannot look away. We must continue to push, as this Government has pushed … crimes under international law, the advancement of the occupied territories Bill, a full review of EU-Israel relations with a human rights focus and a suspension of the trade agreement for the breach of those human rights, and to ensure no flights in or out of this country

some speakers referred to no concrete measures being taken to reduce the long-term cost of energy for people. The deep retrofitting of houses is making sure that people who are in receipt of fuel allowance, who are more likely to be susceptible to fuel poverty, have lower … most recent budget was for the provision of housing. The first home scheme and the shared equity scheme are supporting people into home ownership, which is something we can all agree on. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae is right about the SEAI grants. We should be doing more. Anyone

Deputy's world but those are the realities facing every government across the world right now. Yes, from our perspective, in the budget we majored very heavily on housing, on infrastructure, on disability, with a 20% increase, and on child poverty, with the support payments for children going … deal with food production. This is a critical period in terms of food. We are a big food-producing country and it is right that we should alleviate the pressures on farmers in particular around food production areas and alleviate the pressures on contractors given the role they

procedures which, in the first instance, define social housing as a long-term housing support and therefore successful applicants must be in a position to demonstrate that they have a long-term right to reside in the State, that is, their permission to reside here is not temporary … objective to ensure a robust legislative framework and a consistent and standardised approach across the local authority sector to eligibility for social housing. There is currently no provision in the housing Acts requiring residency as an eligibility criterion for social housing support. The policy and guidance on this

agenda. The work involves careful and informed consideration of the most appropriate model for the force. I am bottoming that out right now. We have looked at the options and we have key stakeholders engaged, including the NTA, operators, trade unions, passenger groups, An Garda Síochána … tight enough timeframe. We will need legislation to come into the House. We will have to consolidate many of the by-laws that already exist. That is a piece of work that is being done right now. Timeframe-wise, and I think I have said it before

been updated to ensure the flexibility of member states to apply that concept in their international protection process, while safeguarding the fundamental rights of applicants. This is an important element of the asylum and migration procedures toolkit. The Council recommendation on a transition out of temporary protection considers … instead ask officials to pursue that path and will seek the House's approval of the same in due course. It should be noted that these proposals have been formulated to ensure compliance with international human rights standards, which is a central element of the pact. The Council

completely from home heating oil and to deliver the maximum possible reduction to households at a time of soaring prices. It is the right thing to do because these prices affect all 700,000 households that rely on home heating oil but they are felt the most … pensioner told me that she simply will not be able to keep her house warm because of the current prices this winter and that is the reality people are living right now. Being able to heat your home is one of the most basic of essentials that everybody

exposed to procedural challenges. Our planning code has become a battleground for paperwork rather than a roadmap to progress. In recent years, major housing developments have faced delays of 18, 24 and even 36 months due to JRs or planning appeals. These are homes. They are not just … while still protecting the public's right to be consulted and the environment's right to be safeguarded. The Bill does three key things that are especially important from the perspective of housing delivery. It provides greater certainty for applicants and communities through the provision of clear development

very centre of our alternative approach to tackling dereliction and vacancy is putting tackling it at the very centre of public housing provision. This State should be funding and delivering in the region of 25,000 social, affordable rental and affordable purchase homes each year, more than double … list of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Ministers who talk the right talk, but when it comes to action and delivery, fail. Just as the Minister is presiding over record levels of homelessness, record rents, record house prices and the slowest rate of social and affordable housing delivery

with the legislation. My Department recently concluded a statutory review of the operation of the right to request remote working legislation and a report of the review was laid before the Houses in early March. The findings of the review were informed by a nationally representative survey … also low. However, the key findings also looked at the challenges around awareness, with fewer than half of employees being aware of their right to request remote working. As with Ireland’s broader suite of employment legislation, the legislation will be kept under ongoing review. However, providing

doing it right deserves the heavy hand of the law. The Bill needs to be right once and for all but the biggest issue with introducing any Bill in the House is enforcement. The last Bill on this matter brought to the House … animals correctly and looking after dogs as if they were one of their own also need to see an incentive for doing things right. The biggest issue I see with animal welfare is enforcement. Nobody wants to see an animal being mistreated. The biggest issue with welfare

feeling the pinch more than ever. The increase in the fuel allowance will also bring real relief to many households. Education has rightly received a major allocation, with increased funding for special education, new SNAs and additional special education teachers. Continued investment in the school transport scheme … homes and funding for enabling infrastructure are steps in the right direction. The national development plan must continue to guide these investments, making sure what we build today will stand the test of time, not just for housing, but also for energy and water infrastructure. Cuirim fáilte chomh

that. The bottom line is we do need to provide more housing more quickly to as many young people as possible. It is a social need. Every young person in the country has a right to aspire to owning a home, and many do aspire to owning

Aontú is one of the few parties in this House that is active North and South and that stands candidates in elections in every county. At this time, the poll figures indicate that we are moving in the right direction. Even our opponents on this issue are almost … accepting the inevitability of a united Ireland. I feel an enormous privilege and responsibility as an elected member of this House at such a time in this nation’s history when we are on the cusp of Irish unity. It is an extraordinary thing to say that

calls for an immediate cessation. That is the real conflict going on in Europe right now. I know the Deputy does not mean this but I am struck in this House that we always end up with the US as the big baddie. We have spent precious little … struck me that Iran has been invisible in any discussions on the Middle East if you go through all the debates in this House, bar the Minister, Deputy O’Callaghan, raising it on a previous occasion on the Order of Business, I think, in the previous Dáil

which was killing supply of the homes that we need right across the country. The Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, said we had to move. We have to give people hope and we have to drive housing supply across the country. The Land Development Agency

this legislation. My Department just recently concluded a statutory review of the operation of the right to request remote working legislation and a report of the review was laid before the Houses on 5 March this year. The findings of the review were informed by a nationally representative … also low. However, a key finding is that the challenge is awareness, with fewer than half of employees being aware of their right to request remote working. To address this finding and others identified by the review, the Department will implement recommendations from it, including a national information

Minister's opening statement and the recognition of a forensic archaeologist but that is simply not good enough. This week, academics and human rights experts warned that allowing large-scale development on this site risks undermining Ireland's obligations to properly investigate locations connected to mother and baby … those women who suffered so horrifically within those walls. There is no doubt that we need housing, and Sinn Féin supports developments, but we support the development of homes in the right place at the right time and not at the cost of covering up the truth

policy objective of that change. Surely, if somebody qualifies for social housing, he or she should qualify for the tenant in situ scheme. It is urgent. It is the only method of saving people from homelessness right now. I also wish to raise the commitment in the programme … bring in exemptions so that people can start planning and looking at designs, builds and delivery for young couples who cannot otherwise acquire housing on the market

Ireland. It was highlighted, for example, in London. I researched that in the past and the issue of the financialisation of housing - that housing has turned into a global asset and the value and use of that asset is not as a home but as something used … housing market. I do not think the seriousness of this can be overstated. There is a need to protect renters and workers. Could we see, in the future, corporate landlords suing for loss of profits off the back of legislation on rent caps, tenants’ rights, eviction bans