Author: Ben Ryan
WATCH: Our Lady of Hope PE Hall
Transcript: Deputy Patrick Costello Our Lady of Hope school in Crumlin caters for children with autism and general learning disabilities. It was opened after a long and gruelling campaign by local parents. However, when capital funding was made available for the establishment of the school, it did not provide for any indoor physical education, PE,…
WATCH: Statement on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Full transcript: In 2014, I spent some months in occupied Palestine as a human rights observer. In these dark days, the people and activists I met both in Israel and in Palestine are never far from my thoughts. What was perpetrated against innocent civilians in the attacks by Hamas was horrendous. Nothing can justify it….
WATCH: Raising Abortion Services in the Dáil
Full Transcript: We have had an independent review of the operation of our abortion legislation. Indeed, it is being debated this morning at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Health and there will also be votes in this regard this evening. While these aspects have highlighted the challenges and the need for reform of…
WATCH: Nature Restoration Law Debate in the Dáil
Full Transcript: I thank Deputy McAuliffe for speaking as fast as he could in order to fit it all in and leave me with a bit of time. I too will try to speak as quickly as I can. We have very serious work to do. Many people have spoken about the silence of our…
STATEMENT: Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023
Full Transcript: Like previous speakers, I underline that access to justice is a fundamental cornerstone of our democracy, as it is for any democracy. Delays undermine that. I have stood in the Chamber quite a bit in recent weeks to talk about access to justice, how we need to look at the failings in criminal…