Dáil debates
Thursday, 2 May 2024
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9 a.m.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Health Service Executive (9 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Health when he will end the health service recruitment embargo; when the HSE will publish its pay and numbers strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use (7 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the report conducted by the Health Research Board that informed his Department of the current status of the medical cannabis access programme,...
- Hospital Services (9 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit funding to 288 additional acute inpatient beds at University Hospital Limerick, UHL; the timeline for the full implementation of the coroner's...
- Hospital Services (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to achieve a maximum of four months waiting time for paediatric spinal surgeries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19774/24]
- Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (2 speeches)
Seanad Éireann has passed the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023, without amendment.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Health Services Staff (13 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a severe shortage of public health nurses in Dublin Mid-West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19873/24]
- Nursing Homes (10 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Health if a new capital funding stream to support the voluntary nursing home sector in meeting HIQA requirements and upgrading facilities can be considered; and if he...
- Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (10 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Health the reason youth service workers employed through the City of Dublin ETB channel of funding in the drugs and alcohol task forces have not received the October...
- Dental Services (11 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is currently no orthodontic treatment in Carlow; when he expects it to be provided; and when it will be implemented. [19782/24]
- Dental Services (7 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand public dentistry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19778/24]
- Medical Aids and Appliances (8 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the review under way into the funding and provision of post-mastectomy products; when the review will be completed; if...
- Cancer Services (7 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Health if a governance structure exists in the HSE to oversee the provision of care for people genetically predisposed to cancer; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Services Staff (7 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Health when he will meet with the Donegal branch of an organisation (details supplied) to address its concerns regarding broken promises to improve diabetes services...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Budget Process (7 speeches)
72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out how he plans to limit the deployment of so-called "non-core" expenditure as he develops plans for budget 2025; and if he will...
- Legislative Measures (10 speeches)
73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on reform of the ethics in public office legislation, given that the review of the statutory framework was completed...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
Question No. 74 taken with Written Answers.
- Public Sector Pensions (7 speeches)
75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to explain the different pension arrangements that are in place for members of An Garda Síochána who joined the force pre-and...
- Ethics in Public Office (7 speeches)
76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on planned reforms to strengthen standards in public office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19844/24]
- Budget Process (7 speeches)
77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will list the occasions over the past 18 months on which Government Departments have requested additional funds from his...
- Budget Targets (8 speeches)
80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which expenditure trends are overstepping their targets; whether particular areas have come to notice in this regard; if...
- Flood Risk Management (7 speeches)
81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to the visit of the Office of Public Works, OPW, Minister to Pilmore, Youghal and the Womanagh River, Ballymacoda, County Cork in...
- National Development Plan (11 speeches)
82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under national strategic outcome 10 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he...
- National Development Plan (9 speeches)
85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which progress on the national development plan remains within expectations; whether any measures are needed to ensure the...
- Capital Expenditure Programme (6 speeches)
89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide detail on the non-core spending allocation of approximately €4.5 billion for each year from 2025 to 2027 outlined in...
- Flood Relief Schemes (15 speeches)
91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to list all interim flood prevention measures currently being proposed across the east Cork area; the status of the progression and...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (102 speeches)
"It was crazy. People sitting on the floor. A long queue winding its way up to reception. People lying across chairs. This was Tuesday morning. Some had been there since Sunday. Staff under...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (85 speeches)
A freedom of information request that I received showed that 15,000 people applied for just 75 homes in Cork city in a seven-week period. That is an average of 200 families for every home that...
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to present this Bill that will play a key role in driving the necessary transformation of the Defence Forces to the House. A...
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Referral to Select Committee (2 speeches)
I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence pursuant to Standing Orders 95 and 181.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Special Educational Needs (15 speeches)
I am very disappointed that neither the Minister for Education nor the Minister of State with responsibility for special education is here today. This goes to the heart of the way Scoil Eoin in...
- Schools Building Projects (6 speeches)
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as a bheith anseo. Scoil Chiaráin was founded in 1970 and educates boys and girls of primary and post-primary age with mild to moderate special needs....
- Business Supports (5 speeches)
Earlier this week, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage made another big announcement with little substance behind it. The Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, said he was going...
- Prison Service (4 speeches)
It was confirmed to me in recent weeks that the progression unit within Mountjoy Prison has been closed and that it is being used to deal with excessive numbers of sex offenders. My concern is...
- Report of the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Motion (8 speeches)
I move: That Dáil Éireann shall take note of the Report of the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment entitled "Report on Offshore Renewable Energy", copies of which were...
