Full Transcript: Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the witnesses for appearing today and I thank Mr.O’Donnell for the opening statement. It is unfortunate that no board members are here today,but that is where we find ourselves. This organisation is receiving €27 million in Exchequerfunding but does not have a functioning board in place. The…
Full Transcript: I met recently with an ecologist I know who works very closely with developers as part of her role. She gave me a very simple message, and I think it is one the Minister of State will appreciate. We are just gone three years in government. We spend a lot of time up…
Full Transcript: This had and still has all the ingredients of a good scandal. There are public personas, a public fall from grace, and some messy payments being made, which would be a generous description of how these transactions were conducted. It has dragged out over the course of weeks as we get the continual…
Great news for businesses with the unveiling of a new grant scheme for businesses of all sizes. There is good news for business today with the announcement of a new grant scheme which will help businesses install solar panels with grants ranging from €2,700 to €162,600. The Green Party secured cabinet approval today (July 4th)…
Green Party TD for Waterford, Marc Ó Cathasaigh highlights the urgency of Climate Action as Met Éireann announce that Ireland has experienced the hottest June on record. Met Éireann, has announced that June 2023 will be recorded as the hottest June in history. With average temperatures surpassing 16+°C, this milestone breaks an 83-year-old record, signaling…
Green Party TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Ireland’s Nature Following European Court of Justice Ruling Green Party TD for Waterford, Marc Ó Cathasaigh has called for urgent action to protect Ireland’s nature following a European Court of Justice ruling. His call follows the verdict which was passed on the position…
Transcript of Question Round 1 Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh It is an appalling vista we are facing. We have to acknowledge there has been huge damage done to public trust in a public broadcaster at a time when high-quality public broadcasting has arguably never been more important for countering the misinformation and disinformation that social…
Full Transcript: Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh I know Mr. O’Loughlin finds himself in a difficult situation on this. I wish to ask about the voluntary leave aspect, because this is, of course, analogous to some of the drip feed we heard concerning the matter we will be dealing with later this afternoon. Did Mr. O’Brien…
Full Transcript; We have had a number of opportunities to speak about skills and further and higher education recently in the context of the European Year of Skills. It is really welcome and shows a renewed focus on this area. It actually vindicates the idea of having a stand-alone Ministry to deal with further and…
Full TranscriptDeputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I am representing the Joint Committee on Social Protection,Community and Rural Development and the Islands. The Cathaoirleach, Deputy Naughten, isnot available today and I am delighted to appear on his behalf and on behalf of the committee.I will start first by referencing the long-awaited policy on the islands that was…
