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| TD | Party |
|---|---|
 Shay Brennan | Fianna Fáil |
 Sinéad Gibney | Social Democrats |
 Maeve O'Connell | Fine Gael |
 Neale Richmond | Fine Gael |
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Shay Brennan
Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeframe for the establishment of the new Public Spending Efficiency Taskforce.
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Sinéad Gibney
Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will engage with a union (details supplied) on the issues faced by its members in the retail sector.
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Sinéad Gibney
Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport his plans to regulate for the safe transport of pets on public transport; and to outline the way in which health and safety and other passengers' potential fear of dogs were taken into account in the process of forming these…
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Neale Richmond
The Government remains firmly committed to advancing gender equality and protecting human rights internationally. We recognise gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls as a fundamental human right and a strategic imperative. The global pushback against gender…
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Neale Richmond
The Government recognises gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls as a fundamental human right and a strategic imperative. Advancing the rights and empowerment of all women and girls in society is vital for global sustainable development, peace and security, and is…
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Neale Richmond
The Government remains firmly committed to Ireland’s international development cooperation programme and to its overriding priority, to reach the furthest behind first. Budget 2027 has provided for an allocation of €855 million for the international development programme, Irish…
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Neale Richmond
The Government’s policy for international development, A Better World, recognises sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as fundamental to women’s health and wellbeing and as essential to the achievement of gender equality. Information on Ireland’s support for sexual…
Sinéad Gibney
The Social Democrats strongly oppose this Bill, but not all elements of it. As Deputy Ó Laoghaire pointed out, there are some important parts of it regarding disciplinary procedures and so on. However, the removal of the triple lock is an erosion of our neutrality. Although the…
Maeve O'Connell
Reforming the triple lock is the right thing to do for the men and women of the Irish Defence Forces, Irish security, Irish sovereignty and Irish neutrality. I am disappointed by the Opposition's continued false framing of this debate. This legislation very simply proposes to…
Sinéad Gibney
I thank Deputy Coppinger and her team for bringing forward this crucial legislation. I also thank all the organisations that fight so hard for the rights of the LGBTQI+ community and specifically today those who are fighting for the rights of non-binary and intersex people…
Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions ›
Sinéad Gibney
Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the funding of RTÉ and the reinstatement of the €20 million in promised multiannual funding.
Ceisteanna - Questions ›
Shay Brennan
The action plan on market diversification committed to a new trade and investment strategy this year. The action plan states that this must be guided by Global Ireland 2040. When will Global Ireland 2040 be published and will it set measurable diversification targets with…
Sinéad Gibney
Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will meet next.
Maeve O'Connell
I certainly welcome this legislation. One of the key aspects of it is to finally put dog welfare at the heart of the legislation. It very much distinguishes dogs who will potentially be part of families with children and part of family homes, as the Senator has pointed out. They…
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Shay Brennan
Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown of the 212 residential places funded under budget 2027; the rationale for reserving 112 of these places exclusively for emergency admissions rather than planned residential care…
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Shay Brennan
Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of children on the open list (active caseload) and the waiting list (awaiting initial contact) for Children’s Disability Network Team 4 (CDNT4).
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Shay Brennan
Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific timeline for initiating the formal procurement process for private speech and language therapy capacity where significant service pressure points exist, as previously indicated by the Health…
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Sinéad Gibney
Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection the outline his Department's position regarding workers and their pension rights (details supplied).
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Sinéad Gibney
Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the speeches given by the Ministers in his Department for the International AI Summit were written by civil servants or private consultants working within his Department.
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Shay Brennan
Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current value of the Future Ireland Fund; and the current value of the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund.
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Shay Brennan
Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total value of the income tax and USC changes in budgets 2021 to 2027, inclusive.
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Sinéad Gibney
Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the interim measures that are planned to improve the frequency and reliability of bus route 47 pending implementation of network redesign.
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Shay Brennan
Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport which phase of the BusConnects Dublin Network Redesign includes routes 86, 87, 88 and P13; if it is the same phase as route L33; and the target implementation date.
Sinéad Gibney
Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the phase of the BusConnects Dublin Network Redesign that includes routes 86, 87, 88 and P13; whether it is the same phase as route L33; and the target implementation date.
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Shay Brennan
Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport whether the NTA funding allocation for 2027 will allow further phases of the Bus Connects network redesign to proceed; and the order in which.
Sinéad Gibney
Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport whether the funding allocation for 2027 will allow further phases of the bus network redesign to proceed; and in which order.
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Shay Brennan
Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the interim measures planned to improve the frequency and reliability of bus route 47.
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Sinéad Gibney
Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence whether paragraph 302 of Defence Forces Administrative Instruction A12, which provides for dental care at recruit induction "including induction of members to the Reserve Defence Forces", applies to Reserve recruits…
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Neale Richmond
Ireland’s Diaspora Strategy 2026-2030 sets out 23 commitments across five interconnected threads: wellbeing and advocacy; identity and culture; connection and contribution; departure and return; and sharing our experience. The drafting of the strategy followed a year-long…
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Sinéad Gibney
Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department is aware of evacuations from Gaza on 19 October 2026; if she sought for Ireland to be part of those or for seats on those evacuations; if not, the reason; and if she can still seek to be part…
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Neale Richmond
The Department established a dedicated Climate Unit in late 2020 to support, shape, and scale up Ireland's international climate diplomacy and climate financing, working closely with other relevant Government Departments. The numbers of full time equivalent (FTE) staff working in…
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Sinéad Gibney
Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has plans to expand the number of spaces on the basic income for the arts scheme; and if his Department will provide further support to the arts in 2027.
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Sinéad Gibney
Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on his Department's proposed culture card.
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Sinéad Gibney
Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason TG4 was not allocated additional funding in budget 2027; and the engagement his Department has had with the broadcaster since the budget announcements.
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Sinéad Gibney
Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on his Department's plans to ensure a more proactive approach to online safety, particularly regarding the use of recommender systems and their impact on social media users.