Speeches: 26 March 2026

They were institutions of brutality and oppression that led, that you know traumatised and stigmatised women, brutalised them and of course led to the deaths of hundreds of children, 923 children.

These fees are a tax on learning and they are hitting most working, struggling families and they are hitting them the hardest.

People are denying themselves the basic heat in their own homes and that's the reality of your decisions, whether you like it or not.

Because at the end of the day, it's not just Dublin 15, there are communities all over who are absolutely baffled as to how they were not selected for Dash Plus.

I fully, fully acknowledge the trauma that must come with not knowing the burial location of one's family members.

It is a sinful, shameful act of treason to the European values.

This so-called honour culture has created a vicious cycle of violence.

If the state cannot tell us how many people miss their interview, how can it claim to understand the system it administers?

What steps will you take to ensure Knock Airport is not penalised for growth?

I can assure you in the next few weeks you'll see action on the ground.

923 children died in Bessborough and that is a very, very stark figure in terms of our past as a country.

The lack of tourist accommodation, be it hotel, be it hostel accommodation or, indeed, other kinds of accommodation, glamping pods and all the rest, is really hampering economic development and economic diversification in rural areas, which come under the remit of your department.

I believe the financial package introduced by the Government will reduce the pressure being experienced by households and communities.

By shutting down the special scheme and not doing the long-term solution which is making it an occupational illness, you're throwing these workers ... to the wolves.

This is not negligence; this is criminal negligence.

The state has obligations under the ECHR to investigate this and it should be responsible for surveying and protecting the site itself.

I would suggest that the omission of the farming community and agri-contractors from meaningful support in that announcement should be addressed as a matter of urgency.

The biggest barrier to getting people to move to electric cars is range anxiety and the access to charging points.