Dáil debates
Tuesday, 29 September 2020
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 1.30 p.m.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 speeches)
Yesterday was a very bad day for tens of thousands of families and businesses that need breathing space in respect of their mortgages. The announcement that mortgage breaks will come to an end...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (106 speeches)
I remind the House that we have agreed not to read out the Order of Business, but instead take it as read. Arising from its circulation, there are four proposals to put the House. First, is the...
- Ministerial Power (Repeal) (Ban Co-Living and Build to Rent) Bill 2020: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 and to repeal the Build to Rent and Shared Accommodation sections of the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
- Citizens' Assembly (16 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his plans for a new citizens' assembly in 2021. [25030/20]
- Shared Island Unit (42 speeches)
3. To ask the Taoiseach the financial and staff resources that will be made available to the shared island unit. [25179/20]
- Broadcasting Sector (9 speeches)
9. To ask the Taoiseach if he is in a position to finalise the membership of the Media Commission. [16500/20]
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Motion (1 speech)
I move: "That the Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, relating to the reporting date of the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response, be amended by the deletion of '30th September, 2020'...
- Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 speeches)
I call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to move the Second Reading.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) (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)
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 speeches)
29. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he has taken to address the prospect of mortgage distress for Covid-19 impacted borrowers as a shareholder in banks (details supplied); and if he...
- Primary Medical Certificates (7 speeches)
30. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the primary medical certificates; his plans to expand the criteria for eligibility for persons to receive this assistance; and if he will make a...
- Insurance Industry Regulation (7 speeches)
31. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on phase 1 of the Central Bank’s review of differential pricing in the insurance market; his views on legislation to prohibit its operation in...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (10 speeches)
32. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has assessed the advice of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council on the shape of the future budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26405/20]
- Tax Credits (10 speeches)
33. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will use budget 2021 to extend eligibility for the home carer tax credit to include single working carers and allow carers to claim tax relief on the...
- Banking Sector (11 speeches)
34. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had discussions with a company (details supplied) in relation to the need to retain a bank and its network of branches here; and if he will make a...
- Banking Sector (8 speeches)
37. To ask the Minister for Finance the effect the reclassification of future Covid-related payment breaks as non-performing loans would have on the capitalisation requirements of the banks and...
- Financial Services Sector (8 speeches)
38. To ask the Minister for Finance the strategy for the financial services sector here. [26676/20]
- Tax Collection (7 speeches)
39. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a report on European Union digital taxation plans. [26733/20]
- Tax Reliefs (12 speeches)
42. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to the tax reliefs currently available for those working from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26654/20]
- EU Issues (7 speeches)
44. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of progress towards a capital markets union. [26677/20]
- European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 318 of 2020): Motion [Private Members] (34 speeches)
I move: That Dáil Éireann resolves that the European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 318 of 2020) be and are hereby annulled. On behalf of...
- 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 Éamon Ó...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla -Topical Issue Debates (0 speeches)
- Alcohol Pricing (4 speeches)
Tá áthas orm deis a fháil labhairt ar an ábhar seo. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as ucht teacht isteach anocht agus éisteacht leis an gcás...
- Speech and Language Therapy (6 speeches)
Some three-quarters of speech and language therapists in counties Roscommon and Galway are currently involved in contact tracing. Before the lockdown, there was a four-year waiting list to...
- Road Projects (4 speeches, 1 comment)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this matter this evening and the Minister for being here at this late hour to take the debate. As the Minister will probably be aware, there...
- Housing Regeneration (4 speeches)
Inner city Dublin has a large working class community. This is probably forgotten when people look at its skyline and see sparkling six, eight and ten storey apartment buildings and plenty of...
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) (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)
- Capital Expenditure Programme (7 speeches)
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the emergency measures in budget 2021 will increase capital expenditure in 2021 to €9.1 billion as per the July...
- Ministerial Advisers (9 speeches)
95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the appointment of ten special advisers for Ministers of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26735/20]
- Public Sector Pay (7 speeches)
96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a commitment will be given to remove FEMPI legislation. [26636/20]
- Public Sector Pay (15 speeches)
97. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the forgoing of the pay rise for all public representatives as part of a Covid-19 solidarity measure will be agreed to; and if he will...
- Public Sector Pay (9 speeches)
98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the foregoing of the pay rise for all public representatives will be agreed to as part of a Covid-19 solidarity measure; and if he...
- Public Sector Pay (7 speeches)
99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects to be in a position to continue with outstanding issues relating to the FEMPI legislation in the course of...
- Garda Stations (7 speeches)
100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent of his engagement over the past year with other State agencies regarding the new Garda station for Macroom, County Cork; and...
- Public Sector Staff (18 speeches)
101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider the call from trade unions and civil society for a four-day week across the public sector; and if he will make a...
- Garda Stations (7 speeches)
103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress to date in carrying out refurbishment works at the Garda station in Bawnboy, County Cavan, to enable it to reopen as...
- Public Sector Reform Review (9 speeches)
104. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for a new drive for public service reform as mentioned in the programme for Government; if this will not include a slowdown in...
- Flood Prevention Measures (6 speeches)
Tagaimid anois go dtí Ceist Uimh. 105 ón Teachta Griffin. Deputy Griffin received an honourable mention earlier today.
- Civil Service (6 speeches)
106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the additional budgetary amounts that have been assigned to facilitate working from home or flexible working hours across the Civil...
- Flood Relief Schemes (10 speeches)
108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of flood relief schemes in Limerick city and environs, including Coonagh, King's Island and Castleconnell; and if he will...
- eGovernment Services (4 speeches)
109. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the eGovernment strategy. [26680/20]
