Dáil debates
Wednesday, 9 September 2020
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
Note: Ministerial and Departmental titles have been updated in the Question text in anticipation of the relevant Government orders to give legal effect to the Taoiseach’s announcement in...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Third Level Fees (7 speeches)
20. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is fair to expect students to pay the highest fees in the EU at a time when many students have lost work and many...
- Higher Education Institutions (7 speeches)
21. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on providing targeted funding for colleges and universities to establish hubs or micro-satellite campuses to enable rural students to...
- Third Level Admissions (8 speeches)
22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is fair to expect students to pay the highest fees in the European Union at a time when many students have lost work and...
- Third Level Costs (7 speeches)
23. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason full fees are applicable for students in third level institutes when full services are not available to the students, for example,...
- Mental Health Services (7 speeches)
24. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding which will be made available to each of the third level colleges and institutions to address potential mental health issues that may...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Technological Universities (7 speeches)
25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the amalgamation of Institute of Technology Carlow and Waterford Institute of Technology to form the Technological University for...
- Mental Health Services (8 speeches)
26. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide additional mental health supports to students returning to higher and further education. [22632/20]
- Student Support Schemes (8 speeches)
27. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the dilemma for candidates applying to the SUSI system for doctoral funding as an independent candidate who...
- Student Support Schemes (8 speeches)
28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports being put in place to support third level students returning to education to ensure their health and well-being during these...
- Third Level Fees (7 speeches)
29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to abolish third level registration fees in view of the fact that many students will not be attending lectures as normal, will have...
- Third Level Education (8 speeches)
30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to incentivise young persons typically excluded from higher education due to socioeconomic status to engage in education past school in...
- Technological Universities (7 speeches)
31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress of the Connacht and Ulster alliance of Sligo Institute of Technology, Galway and Mayo Institute of Technology and...
- Further and Higher Education (6 speeches)
32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the number of suitably qualified science and technical graduates to meet the...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (56 speeches)
I raise with the Taoiseach the issue of the British Government's clear intention to renege on the Irish protocol. As the Taoiseach will know, the protocol was secured after a very long...
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
- Constitutional Amendments (10 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to hold referendums in 2020 and 2021. [18559/20]
- Cabinet Committees (17 speeches)
2. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [18560/20]
- Cabinet Committees (11 speeches)
3. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Europe last met; and when it is next expected to meet. [18561/20]
- 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: (1) Deputy Paul McAuliffe - to...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Autism Support Services (5 speeches)
I will clarify for Deputy Nash that he has four minutes to speak or two minutes if he is sharing time, and one minute each afterwards for final reply if he is sharing. The first Topical Issue...
- Maternity Services (6 speeches)
This is such a serious issue for expectant parents that it requires us to choose the terms we use very carefully, but the only word that comes to mind to describe the position is "bonkers". It...
- Industrial Disputes (9 speeches)
Workers who are members of Unite the Union and SIPTU have been on strike action at Premier Periclase in Drogheda for almost a month now. This dispute has already gone on for longer than is...
- Aviation Policy (14 speeches)
We have five speakers on the final Topical Issue debate to whom I will allocate one minute each and, therefore, I ask for the co-operation of all Deputies. The normal time for a debate is four...
- Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020: Motion [Private Members] (49 speeches)
I move: “That Dáil Éireann resolves that the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 326 of 2020) be and are...
- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (56 speeches)
I welcome this opportunity to update the House on Ireland's ongoing response to Covid-19. I start by expressing my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of all those who have lost their...
- Mental Health and Older People: Statements (40 speeches)
I thank Members for the opportunity to update them on developments in my area of responsibility, which covers mental health and services for older people. The protection of the vulnerable...
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
