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have competing demands for houses, health, social welfare and all the different things. We do not have the leprechaun's purse. That is the fact about it. I will commend Jim O'Callaghan on extraditing people who do not have a right to be here. That is what

review and get this right. That is what we all want, but childminders are leaving now and that is the problem. There does not seem to be an acknowledgement of that. The Minister is hearing it from this side of the House, and it is concerning that

outlined that to the House tonight. I will be back with an update shortly on it. However, we are also saying that in a different context from the one we were in only a number of weeks ago. The Deputy is right that the genocide cannot be forgotten

have the right resources. Today finally, the last one has turned green, even though there are still some physical and human resources needed. We have to keep moving towards green, translating the commitments we have made across classrooms, workplaces, hospitals, housing and transport systems into real, tangible improvements

publication of the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022-2027. The publication of the next national disability strategy will be the next milestone in Ireland's UNCRPD journey. That provides a whole-of-government framework for the advancement of rights. It will be ambitious. It will take

floor of this House in the time we are sharing. I struggle to express just how astonishing and disappointing all of this is. The Minister said Grace was at the heart of this process. That is simply not true. The rights, experiences and advocacy for Grace have

Deputy is right. The trends relating to the cost of purchasing properties is concerning but we firmly believe the best way to address that is by delivery. That is why we are committed to delivering 300,000 homes from 2025 to 2030. Since Housing for All started

this catastrophe, the Government is failing time and time again. That is because its policies created this crisis. We had yesterday at the housing committee the Ombudsman for Children, who highlighted again the national shame that is almost 5,000 children in homelessness. I said … have gone through emergency accommodation. The response was that those children can never get the childhood back that they lost in emergency accommodation. Right now, there are 4,775 children growing up in emergency accommodation. I do not believe the Minister of State or anyone in the Government

acknowledge a number of positive aspects of the Bill, on which I would hope we could see acknowledgement across this House, including the expansion of the rent pressure zones on a nationwide basis. That is something I am not sure the Deputy would have predicted this Government … This Government is getting criticised in both directions and that is usually a sign that we are probably trying to get the balance right here. What we are also doing is trying to stimulate supply because otherwise, it is an academic conversation. We need more homes for people

living in local authority houses desperately need it. They have waited for years for this scheme. This reminds me of when the original scheme came out and the action group sat in Erris and presented 20 things that would make that scheme right, affordable and fit for purpose

level, Deputy Smith rightly cited the issues in relation to Russia and Crimea and, of course, that was agreed at EU level. That was how we were able to do it so quickly and strongly and with widespread support from the House. No doubt, when the 21st sanction

which was the right thing to do because if we do not invest in infrastructure now, it does not get completed any time soon. That was why we had to do that. Of course, disability featured strongly, as did supports for children and housing, which is the number

head right away. I do have any prepared answers left. We are beyond the range of questions that are normally reached. I am very much aware of that situation. I have met the group with the Deputy in Leinster |House and we have had some good conversations

about targets in this House and we are way off our game. To be honest, I have spoken quite a lot about Barryroe oil field and fossil fuels since I came into the Dáil, and I often got Deputies sitting to my right screaming and roaring back

live in a housing crisis. That is a supply crisis. We have a rental crisis which is a supply crisis, and we have a homelessness crisis which is a supply crisis. What we are endeavouring to do here is strengthen tenants' rights, which we are doing through security

Department of housing total development cost report. I thank Deputy Carrigy for his question on apartments. I also followed that meeting and it was encouraging to hear many people, including the AHBs, saying this measure would help them. The Deputy is right in saying this is just

because of the housing emergency and to make sure we enact a promise that we made to the hospitality sector and the 190,000 people working in it to help protect their jobs and the viability of their businesses in rural towns and villages right across this country

Bill to the House, I thank the 7,000 or so people who work across this country in the Department of Social Protection to ensure that the benefits of the Department and its work make a difference to families and communities right across the country

reference and the focus right. I understand the Deputy’s frustration around timelines. If it happened yesterday, it would not be quick enough for the Deputy, and I understand that because it is all about delivery and progress. I can assure the House that there will be further

leaf to guillotine employment rights, usher in bad trade deals like CETA and renege on our climate commitments. We all want a strong economy but there must be balance. The business organisations I have engaged with are pointing to the lack of housing, pressures on services

Deputy is right that that represents strong delivery in the tenant in situ scheme. In fairness to them, I know that Cork City Council and Cork County Council have strong delivery of new builds for social homes, which has to be commended. Housing for All has always been

House today. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Employment Equality and Institutional Burials (Amendment) Bill 2026. The Bill before the House today deals with two separate issues, both of which are very welcome steps. The first issue I will deal with is gender pay gap reporting … serious about doing right by survivors of institutions and their families, it must step in to ensure the Bessborough site is protected. We cannot and should never forget Bessborough. I look forward to working with the Minister to progress the Bill through the House. We have some amendments

employer. The employer has no responsibility to accommodate flexible work for their employee. Does the Minister of State think that granting workers the right only to request flexible work is actually helpful to employees? Flexible work is vital for workers. For parents, it is an absolute necessity. With … rural Ireland and rural economies. People with flexible work can move back to their towns and villages. This reduces the competition in the housing and rental markets in our big cities. People can spend more time in their localities and more money in their local economies. Multinationals

housing crisis was going to develop if they continued to refuse and refuse. They were de-zoning land that was zoned. They were stopping development from taking place. There was a complete objection from senior planners and it has led us to the mess we are in right … with Shannonvale, pouring waste water into a local play park down into the river. People in Dunmanway cannot build one house. In the last week or two we have both a Minister and a Senator, both in Government, fighting among themselves. One is saying they have the solution

accept that there has to be some degree of flexibility, especially when a smaller number of houses are impacted. That is something that I will relay back to the Department. This is not just an issue in Kerry. There are areas in my area as well, in west … were in replacing the pipe network in and around there. The problem was solved and it was fantastic. However, these black spots exist right around west Cork and, obviously, in Kerry. There has to be a programme of replacing these pipes in order that we sort