Dáil debates

Thursday, 19 September 2019

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
  • Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Departmental Funding (9 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her budget priorities for budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38133/19]
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (7 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad é an mhoill anois ar fhoilsiú Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) atá geallta aici féin agus ag...
    • Bóithre Gaeltachta (20 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sí chun cuairt a thabhairt ar an cheantar Gaeltachta i nDún na nGall, áit a ndearna tuilte damáiste le...
    • Hedge Cutting Season (11 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the introduction of extensions to managed hedgerow and vegetation cutting; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Maoiniú Comharchumann agus Comhlachtaí Pobalbhunaithe (7 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad atá beartaithe ag An Roinn ó thaobh na n-aighneachtaí práinneacha ar bhonn leanúnach atá faighte...
    • Inland Waterways Development (8 speeches)
      7. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role her Department and Waterways Ireland can play in developing and progressing the proposed Barrow blueway through counties...
    • Culture Night (7 speeches)
      9. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the events planned for Culture Night 2019 in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37429/19]
    • Wildlife Conservation (6 speeches)
      Deputy Durkan has requested permission for Deputy McLoughlin to take his question.
    • National Museum (11 speeches)
      13. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she has taken to fund the National Museum of Ireland plans to reflect fully the history of Ireland in a permanent...
    • Cultural Policy (5 speeches)
      16. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has made observations and or submissions on the protection of cultural spaces in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 speeches, 1 comment)
    Yesterday morning's news of an attack on Mr. Kevin Lunney should stop all of us in our tracks. We read in this morning's newspapers the details of the attack and the injuries suffered by Mr....
  • Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (35 speeches)
    There was much discussion in the context of the local elections about restoring power to local authorities. The housing crisis is continuing, and giving more discretion to local authorities in...
  • Topical Issue Matters (1 speech)
    I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 29A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Barry Cowen - the need...
  • Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Bill 2019: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
  • Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The purpose of the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Bill 2019 is to enable Ireland to become a state party to the 2017 Treaty on the...
  • Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Bill 2019: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
    I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.
  • Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
  • Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
    I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1).
  • Climate Change: Statements (33 speeches, 1 comment)
    I welcome this debate on climate change, which is coming at an appropriate time as thousands of young people in Ireland will mobilise tomorrow in order to raise awareness and demand climate...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Garda Investigations (4 speeches)
      I am glad the Minister for Justice and Equality is present for this important debate. Yesterday morning it was chilling to hear of the barbaric attack on Mr. Kevin Lunney, a decent family man...
    • Road Network (4 speeches)
      In 2018, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, fought hard to get funding for the Ardee bypass. He issued a press release welcoming it. I do not know if the Minister...
  • Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I begin by thanking our researcher, Sinéad Mercier, who has done all the work on this Bill. She did a fantastic job on bringing...