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always needed from time to time. The way in which that is done and the interaction between the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and the other Departments and the relevant State agencies needs to be very transparent too. That is an issue … college. On health, we have serious issues from a capital point of view on the requirement for elective hospitals, the National Maternity Hospital, the national children's hospital. My colleague Deputy Sheehan and myself will be beating the drum with regard to UHL and the need for another

home. That is a very significant group of people who need attention and supports. With regard to Deputy Heneghan’s question, a statement was issued today on the private wires. A number of areas have been identified where this will be applied and legislation will be forthcoming from … Murchú raised CAS funding. There are a range of Government funding schemes available to housing, and there will continue to be. The national development plan will give a new capital framework for housing over the next five years. I have spoken about the tenant in situ scheme already

fragmented processes and rising costs. These have all been identified as major barriers to achieving Ireland’s housing, energy and climate objectives. The plan sets out 30 targeted actions grouped under four areas, namely, legal reform, regulatory reform and simplification, delivery reform, and public acceptance. My Department … National Development Finance Agency. We have had the first meeting of the new joint utilities and transport clearing house to have shared collaboration across sectors and greater delivery and co-operation. Under pillar 3, co-ordination and delivery reform, the aim is to introduce risk appetite statements

absolute importance. There is no denying the economic benefit and employment opportunities for an island nation in connecting people, goods and places. The good neighbour policy and the mission statement of the DAA board is being completely ignored when there is a viable solution. The capacity for flight … other jurisdictions in constructing flight paths. Again, it probably should not even have to go to Bratislava, if the conditions of the 2007 planning permission are met. I can even show the Minister graphically here, and he probably has the information already, what is happening versus what

Nations head of humanitarian aid said that unless aid reaches them, 14,000 babies could die in 48 hours, a statistic so shocking it is almost hard to think about. The dribble of aid Israel has allowed into Gaza in recent days is completely inadequate. Its plan … address the appalling deficits. Rather, as the UN has described it, it is “designed to further control and restrict supplies”. I welcome the statement from High Representative Ms Kallas and Commissioners Šuica and Lahbib in which they expressed their concerns about this proposed delivery mechanism. I urge Israel

annually. NGBs are required to submit their child safeguarding statements to Sport Ireland for review. Sport Ireland expects all funded organisations, as does the Government which funds Sport Ireland, to maintain those high standards of governance, strategic planning and operational delivery, including but not limited to coaching, development … agreed to, whether through governance shortcomings, failure to deliver on strategic objectives, financial mismanagement or actions that not supportive of the commitments to national programmes, such as safeguarding, may result in a range of consequences, including repayment, cessation of funding, suspension or termination of funding or of formal

having that critical care capacity for women closer, the case being Holles Street and the National Maternity Hospital. It enables us to remove that from the equation of a new planning application. The colocation question cannot be in the minds of anyone because it is delineated from that … capacity for women and an enhanced sexual assault treatment unit. I want everybody here, which I know they will do, to make a statement that the Rotunda is for women in the city centre in every possible way. The Ministers, Deputies O'Callaghan and Chambers and myself will

said in my opening statement, budget 2026 will increase the number of hours provided for home support to 26.7 million, which is significantly more than what was provided in 2025. Nonetheless, I acknowledge the points the Deputy has raised. The Minister of State with responsibility for older persons … where there are gaps in provision, including in County Clare as the Deputy has pointed out, they will be addressed through the national service plan which the HSE will bring forward. There is no question that areas of rural Ireland should not be disadvantaged in terms of home

Department on continued delivery and development of the SEAI's residential and community energy upgrade schemes and the development of a heat policy statement and a roadmap to phase out fossil fuel heating systems. The SEAI has a number of schemes in place to support homeowners to upgrade … schemes and the fully funded warmer homes scheme. Ensuring fairness to all and supporting a just transition are key principles underpinning the National Retrofit Plan. As an example of delivering on this, over the period 2022 to 2024, 64% of the total Government spend on residential and community

Successive Governments have utterly neglected public dental services. The first clear statement of the State's aims and objectives for dental services was first published in 1994. That was called the dental health action plan. That plan led to the development of the dental treatment service scheme … policy and although a draft plan was presented to the Minister in 2009, it was never published. In the years between 2001 and 2017, aside from one mention of community water fluoridation, oral health did not feature in any of the national healthcare policy documents. That only changed

said in my opening statement, and as I know the Deputy knows, there are no regulations currently in place but on foot of the programme for Government we are in the process of developing those. It is important to say that they will involve a public consultation element … feed into. It is also important to mention that the planning system as a whole is subject to significant reform at the moment, particularly in the context of the Planning and Development Act and the national planning framework. These processes will augment the existing system, including that

Minister will understand our confusion this evening. According to media reports, he was blindsided by the Government's announcement of the national digital and AI strategy 2030 last week. Just the day before that announcement, media sources were briefed that the under-16s' social media ban had been … Minister was surprised by the plan to work at EU level and that he was not aware of it, despite being the Minister responsible. We are really just looking for a bit of clarity here, after months of press statements starting in May of last year when

Wednesday) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Cost of Disability, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be: - Statements on Tillage (not to exceed 3 hours 32 mins) - Budget Debate [Financial Resolution No. 5, resumed] (rolling sequence of 135-minute speaking rounds … Vote 34] (back from Committee) (without debate; any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Exempted Development (Act of 2000)) Regulations 2025 (back from Committee) (without debate; any division claimed to be taken immediately) Wednesday's private

Deputy's passion about this is obvious. The statement from the Minister, Deputy McEntee, acknowledges the contribution he has made over the years working with the Department of Defence and the National Wildlife and Parks Service as an entity that may take on the management of this beautiful … committed to pursuing a modern and sustainable regulatory model to manage this historically important landscape in the Curragh. The Curragh Plains conservation management plan, finalised and published in 2024, is under consideration by officials in the Department of Defence. This will, however, provide the foundation for implementing

capital city. Over the years as my career has continued, I have seen those improvements. The Minister of State, Deputy Canney, in his statements last week acknowledged that the works for DART+ West to Maynooth and DART+ South West to Hazelhatch and Celbridge have been approved. This will … extended to also serve the people of Kilcock. More nationally, I welcome the fact that rail journey times between the island's major cities would be significantly reduced, by 50% in some cases, with the introduction of the plans here and that there would be an introduction

point at which they were adjourned; (ii) following the statements, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes; and (iii) members may share time; 4. the proceedings on the Motion re Proposed approval … Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. In relation to Thursday's business, it is proposed that: 1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule

quota we are looking at. That will be decimation for the future and capacity of the industry, if things do improve. If this plan to get stocks to recover were to work, and I doubt very much it will because the corporations will continue to do what they … then being rewarded for doing so. Our statements on quotas are really statements on what we are going to do. What will this Government do to step into the breach to defend our national interest, the environment and fishing stocks for the future? What answers has the Minister

which has been mentioned by multiple Deputies, is the Leap card system. I know money has been invested in the current plan, but I urge the Minister of State to re-examine it. I am a mechanical engineer, not an electronic engineer, but I have asked my friends … National Transport Authority determined that the existing Leap card validator and ticketing infrastructure could not support direct contactless payment by bank card or mobile phone simulations, if any technical or operational assessment had been carried out in this regard, and if the Minister would make a statement

Today's debate is a milestone for the House. It is the first time that men's health is the sole focus of statements in Dáil Éireann. Often, men's health is discussed when it is too late, such as when a neighbour is ill, a farmer collapses … happy to acknowledge that Ireland was the first country to adopt a national men's health policy in 2009. Since then, progress has been made but we must build on this work. The HSE action plan Healthy Ireland men 2024-2028 is an important step. The report

four years. At one stage, a new or enhanced bus route was being launched every single week. That progress has been stalled, the planned routes are being left unfunded and promises to communities all over this country are being broken. The most immediate impact of this Bill will … transport concerns in Cork. The Minister of State will know from national newspaper headlines earlier this year that there were nearly 3,000 complaints made about Cork bus services in the year prior to that particular statement. Yet it somehow took a full month for the final approval

national team is performing well. Government TDs could all probably name the men's team from the World Cup in the USA in 1994 but I have every confidence most on Government benches would struggle to name many of the players in the current senior women's national … together plans. If we want the League of Ireland stadiums to be adequate for use and safe for fans, we need to back the FAI's facilities and infrastructure vision and strategy. No one expects anything to happen overnight - that plan is a 15-year investment plan

only using what we need, we can all play our part in safeguarding our water for our future. Uisce Éireann's national water resources plan introduces three solution pillars - lose less, use less and supply smarter - to ensure we have sustainable water supplies to meet our future needs … priority recommendations call for a committed Government strategy for water conservation, including a programme of actions to implement water conservation nationally and the establishment of a national conservation team to lead that water conservation strategy. I appreciate the need for developments in water conservation and am committed

hours is minimal. The statement concluded, "As a public body, the HSE cannot support the use of publicly owned emergency vehicles for purposes that the Revenue Commissioner considers potential personal use or benefit." I do not think there is any doubt these National Ambulance Service managers are heroes … context of my intervention, they are not a benefit-in-kind. Our National Ambulance Service managers are not just first responders, they play a crucial role in critical incident operation, planning and management. I also acknowledge the many first responders, members of more than 200 community groups

primary means of providing Government support to sport and community organisations at local, regional and national level across the country. The programme aims to foster an integrated and planned approach to the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and assists the purchase of non-personal sports equipment … making applications under each round of the CSFF, all organisations must agree to the terms and conditions of the programme and include a statement that all information provided as part of an application is truthful. All grants under the CSFF are initially allocated on a provisional basis

also developing a longer term ten-year capital plan for mental health, which will help to determine priorities for improving facilities nationally to underpin the implementation of our models of care and the type of infrastructure envisaged under the national mental health policy, Sharing the Vision … clear links to our national HSE show the public that they can trust the information here, and in doing so, can be signposted to a range of services. More recently, the HSE developed and launched My Mental Health Plan, which has been in use since April 2024. This

asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to conduct a review of the spatial-planning-and-national-roads-guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26507/25

million funding allocated to pulmonary fibrosis, including the specific line items detailed in the 2025 HSE national service plan (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25276/25

dedicating to reaching this target; the progress that has been made to date in creating a national designated maritime area plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20761/25

Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline for the publication of the National Ambulance Service Strategic Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20521/25

Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 8 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16298/25

Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome 4 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16093/25

satisfied with the level of the progress made to date under national strategic outcome No. 9 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16192/25

Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome 5 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16097/25

Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 3 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16070/25

Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 9 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16299/25

Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 2 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16087/25

Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome 10 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16094/25

Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome 1 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16092/25

Heritage the status of the eastern gateway bridge in Cork; if it will be included in the National Development Plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10872/25

Transport the steps taken in conjunction with Transport Infrastructure Ireland to include the Mountmellick relief road in the National Development Plan funding envelope; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8790/25

decisions across local authorities and An Coimisiún Pleanála; the steps he is taking to ensure a coherent national planning framework for such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50431/26

additional schools to the list of 105 prioritised large-scale and additional school accommodation projects on the National Development Plan school building rollout; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40742/26

each site and agency has to reach individual agreements with union representatives and staff; if a national implementation plan has been developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27500/26

process; the timeline for their completion; the reason those builds were not included in the National Development plan, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25632/26

process; the timeline for their completion; and the reason those builds were not included in the National Development plan, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25633/26

Local Government and Heritage the guidance that has been issued to local authorities for the processing of planning applications for solar farms in the absence of a national policy statement; the way in which his Department is ensuring that a consistency of approach to such applications is being

cost of hearing aids will be covered under the Cost of Disability or through the upcoming National Hearing Care Plan (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18852/26

such reporting is not currently mandated, whether she will amend the 2026 or subsequent National Service Plan to require same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15858/26

James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an overview of the National Development Plan sectoral plan for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5059/26

bilateral funding for non-lethal military assistance; whether any such funding will be used to support National Development Plan 2026–2030 projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3807/26