Dáil debates

Thursday, 19 January 2023

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.00 a.m.
• Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • National Car Test (8 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement that he has had to date with the operators of the National Car Test Service, NCTS, regarding long wait times for tests and...
  • Aviation Industry (7 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that he is taking to ease the concerns of residents in north County Dublin in the Dublin Airport flight path who have had a...
  • Public Transport (7 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that he will take to ensure the safety of public transport workers and passengers; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • National Car Test (8 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that he will take to address the difficulties that persons are having in obtaining an appropriate date on which to put their...
• Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
  Question No. 6 taken after Question No. 7.
  • Public Transport (9 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if discussions have taken place between his Department and transport services regarding safety and public order onboard their services....
  • Driver Test (9 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons who are awaiting a driving test appointment by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1919/23]
  • Road Network (7 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the proposed N4 upgrade and bypass works for Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, and for the eastern...
  • Road Tolls (7 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the payment of tolls in circumstances (details supplied); and the steps that can be taken to prevent same occurring in the...
  • Public Transport (7 speeches)
    10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline his engagement with Local Link operators in the context of their increased role in providing rural public transport...
  • Departmental Funding (7 speeches)
    11. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the establishment of a small capital grant for mountain and sub-aqua rescue and recovery groups; and if he will make a...
  • Rail Network (15 speeches)
    12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's views on the need to provide rail infrastructure to the north west; the current status and future plan for the all-island...
• Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Public Procurement Contracts (61 speeches)
    106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for reforming public procurement legislation to allow the procurement system to be used in a more strategic way. [63831/22]
  • Defence Forces (7 speeches)
    107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount that was returned unspent by the Department of Defence from 2022; if any of this money was from pay savings due to the...
  • Construction Industry (30 speeches)
    108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to increase construction sector capacity in order to better deliver on the targets of the national development plan. [63832/22]
  • Flexible Work Practices (7 speeches)
    109. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps that are being taken to implement the right to work from home in the Civil Service; the systems that are in place to ensure...
  • Departmental Expenditure (7 speeches)
    110. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Department of Rural and Community Development was allocated voted capital and current expenditure of only €331...
• Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • National Development Plan (7 speeches)
    111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects to be in a position to continue to implement the national development plan in all of its aspects; and if...
  • Capital Expenditure Programme (7 speeches)
    112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions he will take to ensure fewer cost overruns in major public works contracts going forward; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Flood Risk Management (9 speeches)
    113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made in relation to flood risk management at Annagassan and Termonfeckin in County Louth; and if he will make...
  • Freedom of Information (12 speeches)
    114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will publish legislation informed by the recent review of the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 2014; and if he will...
  • Electric Vehicles (7 speeches)
    116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider developing a scheme, separate to grants provided by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, to support...
  • Civil Service (5 speeches)
    117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the criteria which are applied for promotion relating to interdepartmental staff in the civil service; if any concerns have been...
  • Flood Risk Management (8 speeches)
    118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the selection of a contractor for the Glashaboy flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Capital Expenditure Programme (7 speeches)
    119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total underspend of capital across all Departments, including capital allocations deferred to 2023; the steps that he intends on...
  • Capital Expenditure Programme (7 speeches)
    120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total additional cost to the Exchequer in 2022 of the inflation co-operation framework in respect of the delivery of projects under...
• Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (50 speeches)
  Tá an tAire, an Teachta Donohoe, i lár conspóide mar gheall gur briseadh rialacha síntiúis thoghcháin. In olltoghchán 2016, fuair an tAire, an Teachta Donohoe,...
• Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (120 speeches)
  Before I ask about promised legislation, I want to raise an issue on a point of order.
• Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
  I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Environment and Climate Action pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(a) and 181(1).
• Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Second Stage (7 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." As Deputies will be aware, the programme for Government included a commitment to ensure fairness, equity and transparency in the food chain...
• Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - 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 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh - To...
• Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
  I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(a) and 181(1).
• Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Drug Dealing (5 speeches)
    I am glad that this matter has been selected. I could have raised this issue at any stage in recent months or years but the situation in the Oliver Bond flats in the historic Liberties area, in...
  • Disability Services (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this Topical Issue matter and I thank the Minister of State for being here. I recognise the huge efforts and work she is doing in this area....
  • Electric Vehicles (7 speeches)
    I am assuming that this is Deputy Carroll MacNeill’s first contribution as a Minister of State.
  • Schools Building Projects (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for attending. I appreciate this is not his area, so I hope he has been well briefed. It is a pity the Minister for Education is not here to take this issue...
• Public Dental Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 speeches)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges that: — most oral health conditions are largely preventable and can be treated in their early stages; — oral diseases share...