Dep. Marc Ó CathasaighIt has been just over a year since Storm Babet visited severe flooding on communities in east Cork and west Waterford. If we had not been reminded of this by its anniversary, the flooding in Spain will certainly have reminded us in a very visceral way. Replies to freedom of information requests…
Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh I move: That Dáil Éireann shall take note of the Report of the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands entitled “Report on Energy Poverty 2024”, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 24th June, 2024. I am taking this as Leas-Chathaoirleach of the…
Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh I thank Deputy Durkan for taking the Chair to facilitate me in speaking on this matter. We are into open season on hedgerows again with hedgerow trimming or cutting, however we want to term it. It is also about hedgerow removal, which obviously has far more long-term consequences and a greater…
Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD Waterford is unique among the five cities in Ireland for not having a stand-alone university. Other cities have a university and a technological university. The reality is SETU, or WIT as it was, has had to play that role within the region. We made a promise to the people of Waterford,…
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Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh I will slightly recast the Topical Issue that I submitted, which was not to deal with school bus transport in west Waterford. It was specifically on a school transport issue arising between Ardmore and Dungarvan. If the Minister of State does not know that part of the world well, I remind…
Press Release, 11th September 2024 Waterford Green Party T.D. Marc Ó Cathasaigh has welcomed a new funding scheme through the Dept. of Agriculture aimed at supporting small food producers and developing local market opportunities. The call for proposals to optimise short food supply chains, issued by Minister Pippa Hackett this week, is designed to promote…
Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the RSA for taking the time to attend. I am glad Mr.Waide provided clarity as regards the RSA’s openness to attend the committee. The initial response may have struck the wrong tone and was probably ill judged. I am very glad to see theRSA appear before the Committee of…
Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the witnesses for their opening presentations and for the materials provided. I will start with the issue of rapid-build modular housing for Ukrainians, people arriving under the temporary protection directive. I do not know if people remember the kind of mini press furore when Passport Express was renamed Post…
Dep. Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I move: “That the Bill be now read a Second Time.” In doing so, I am moving that the Bill, entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a body to be known in the Irish language as an Coimisiún um Ghlúnta sa Todhchaí or in the English language as…
