Jack Chambers
Dublin West · Fianna Fáil · Ireland
“We have been clear about the absolute necessity to protect the huge ecosystem of digital and infrastructure investment in Ireland over the past ten to 20 years. Part of that has been the wider and ongoing discussion on the security of subsea cables.”
“Progress in achieving balanced regional development and detailing the delivery of the NDP is monitored through regular updates on the capital investment tracker and the MyProjectIreland interactive map viewer.”
“The tax strategy group examines the different options that are available to the Government during the summer. That informs the respective tax package that will advance. We have to honest about the measures we take in terms of taxation. They have to be sustainable and affordable in the long term. USC brings in about €5.5 billion per year.”
“I am not privy to the interaction the Deputy had with the Minister for housing on this, but the Local Government Fund distributes the respective funding across different local authorities, and Galway County Council and Galway City Council would receive allocations through that. I was clear in my initial response to Deputy O'Hara.”
“My Department has taken a proactive and co-ordinated approach to supporting the responsible and effective adoption of AI across the public service.”
“More broadly, the achievement of balanced regional development is a key priority of this Government and is at the heart of Project Ireland 2040, which includes the national planning framework, which sets out the wider spatial strategy for the next 20 years, along with the national development plan, NDP.”
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“That is why we commit to recruiting additional doctors, nurses, dentists and healthcare professionals, as well as reducing waiting times, massively increasing bed capacity and opening many new elective hospitals and surgical hubs across our country. We have also placed enhancing supports for people with disabilities front and centre in our commitments in the programme for Government. I believe a society should be judged by how it treats its most vulnerable. As a country, while we recognise a lot has been done, we have significantly more to do in the context of supporting people with disabilities. Ambitious proposals to radically transform services and to better support and assist people who care for those with disabilities are included across the document.”
“It is a great honour for me to have been appointed by the Taoiseach as Minister for public expenditure, infrastructure, public service reform and digitalisation and I will outline some of the key area of focus for me shortly. I also wish to highlight some of the key commitments in other areas which speak to the ambition of this Government to deliver for people, families and businesses across every aspect of life and society. Key commitments such as extending free GP care, supporting carers and protecting core social welfare payments are all contained in the section of the document dedicated to developing a more caring society. The document is incredibly ambitious about transforming our healthcare services and recognises that staffing and workforce are key to that goal.”
“While each party came to the talks with differing perspectives, I want to acknowledge all colleagues' dedication and commitment to delivering the best outcome for the people they represent This programme for Government sets out an important agenda to protect and grow our economy, transform and scale up delivery of public infrastructure and provide enhanced public services to our people, with ambition and reform at the centre of everything we do. The document runs to more than 160 pages, with more than 40,000 words, and is grouped across 11 key areas of delivery. Everyone will have the opportunity to set out for Ministers and Deputies what they want to see delivered.”
“The programme for Government ensures that we can set about delivering on the policies we set out in the general election. The parties that form this Government took on the responsibility in the context of the mandate we were given. Parties that excelled at diagnosing the problems but were not brave enough to deliver the antidote got their message. As a lead negotiator for my party in the Government formation talks, I want to thank all those involved in the process, which began shortly after the election and concluded last month with the publication of this document.”
“From my own perspective, I travelled across the country engaging with people from all walks of life who outlined their concerns and their hopes for the future - the young couple looking to buy their first home, the business owners trying to expand their operations, the farming families looking to hand over to the next generation, the parents trying to secure affordable childcare and ensuring better access for people with disabilities. These were some of the issues I encountered. Throughout the campaign, the Irish people listened carefully to what they were being told. They considered what the different parties were offering and they gave a mandate for different parties. That is now reflected in the context of the Government that has been formed by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Independents.”
“Similar to the situation more than a century ago, election 2024 was fought at a time of profound global and economic uncertainty, as well as deep political upheaval, all of which pose significant risks for our people, our communities and our country. The Irish people faced a choice in the election and they chose stable, responsible Government with progress across the key areas that matter: public services, infrastructure delivery, helping workers and families with the cost of living and supporting businesses.”
“I congratulate all Deputies who were elected by their constituents, particularly those who were elected for the first time. It is the greatest honour of my lifetime to continue to represent the people of Dublin West. I have no doubt it is the same for everyone else here in the House. Serving and representing the people who voted for us and those who did not is why we are all here. The people should always be at the centre of all of the decisions we make in this House. Delivering for people is at the centre of this programme, which I am proud to have worked on with colleagues in recent weeks. Election 2024 came about more than 100 years after the first election in the new Irish Free State.”
“The measures contained in the programme give effect to the outcome of the 2024 general election. The American author Simon Sinek once said that leadership is not about the next election; it is about the next generation. That philosophy is clearly at the heart of this document. The measures reflect what the Irish people voted for and the direction in which they want to see our country progress into the future. When fully implemented, the measures in the programme for Government will also set about a step change in how we deliver essential public services to our citizens, how we scale up our public infrastructure investment and how we fully utilise the rapid change in technology to improve living standards, cut costs and decarbonise our society for the decades and generations to come. This is my first time to address the Thirty-fourth Dáil.”
“Before I start, I, too, want to acknowledge and thank Tony for his incredible public service over so many years as an usher and also as a member of An Garda Síochána. I wish him well in his retirement with his family. I appreciate everything he has done in his contribution to the Houses of the Oireachtas over so many years. I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on the programme for Government. It is an ambitious, detailed and progressive document which recognises the challenges our country faces but also clearly sets out the opportunities we have to transform our economy and society and to fundamentally improve the living standards for the more than five million people in our country. Crucially, it sets out how this Government will deliver for families, businesses and communities all over Ireland through the next five years.”