Dáil debates
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (53 speeches)
I understand the Government Chief Whip has a business proposal to put to the House.
- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (1 speech)
Before we proceed to Leaders' Questions, I wish to make a brief statement concerning the correspondence between the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Frank Clarke, and Mr. Justice Séamus Woulfe...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 speeches)
I am sure the Taoiseach will join with me in sending our sympathies to the Palestinian people on the loss of Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization, who died this...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 speeches)
The House has agreed that for the duration of the Covid-19 emergency only, the rapporteur's report of the Order of Business shall not be read out but shall be taken as read. There are three...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (46 speeches)
Safe Ireland has published new data on first-time contacts with domestic violence services for the first six months of this pandemic and the study's findings are very alarming. Three and a half...
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral...
- Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2020: Referral to Joint Committee (1 speech)
I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2020, copies of which have...
- Appointment of Members of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That Dáil Éireann, noting that the Government agreed on 28th October, 2020, to propose, for the approval of Dáil Éireann, the appointment or re-appointment, as the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
- Census of Population (17 speeches)
23. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the decision to delay the census. [31753/20]
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Motion (47 speeches)
I move: That Dáil Éireann has confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar T.D. The decision by Sinn Féin to table a motion...
- 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 Kieran O'Donnell - to...
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Workplace Safety (7 speeches)
27. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many content moderators for social media platforms are being subject to serious...
- Job Losses (7 speeches)
28. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 61 of 15 October 2020, the steps he is taking to replace the job losses in Ballinasloe, County...
- Employment Rights (7 speeches)
29. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if legislation will be brought forward to ensure workers have a legal right to remote working following on from the publication of...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 speeches)
30. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if grant aid will be provided to livestock marts to update equipment and assist with online costs; and, if so, if the grant scheme...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Employment Support Services (7 speeches)
31. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to secure alternative employment opportunities to the former workforce at a company (details supplied) which closed in 2020....
- Brexit Supports (10 speeches)
32. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the status of Brexit preparations by his Department particularly for businesses in the Border region; and if he will make a statement...
- Brexit Preparations (7 speeches)
33. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the status of his Department’s Brexit preparations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35044/20]
- Beef Industry (7 speeches)
34. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the requests he has received in the past 12 months from his ministerial colleagues to carry out a market study under section 10(4) of...
- Departmental Communications (7 speeches)
35. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his Department will actively promote shopping locally to retain money in local economies and sustain them during this very...
- Covid-19 Pandemic (7 speeches)
36. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the position regarding the sale of seasonal goods such as seasonal or religious decorations for Christmas; if it will be ensured such...
- Covid-19 Pandemic (7 speeches)
37. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he has had discussions with business representative groups since the move to level 5 in the living with Covid-19 framework; and if...
- Small and Medium Enterprises (7 speeches)
38. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his Department will promote, through Enterprise Ireland and other State funded bodies, the need to strengthen the connections and...
- Local Authority Funding (5 speeches)
39. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the recoupment schedule for local authorities to receive in full moneys paid out under the restart and restart plus grants; and if he...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Drug and Alcohol Testing (4 speeches)
Unfortunately, this issue is becoming more prevalent. It was raised at joint policing committee, JPC, briefings by Garda Superintendent Gerard Roche in the Limerick city division. He stated...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (6 speeches)
I thank the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys, for being here to take this Topical Issue. This matter is of crucial importance for many people who have applied for the pandemic...
- National Broadband Plan (10 speeches)
I wish to highlight the lack of delivery on the part of Eir in rural Ireland. The people I represent are extremely disappointed with the customer service Eir is providing and its approach to the...
- School Transport (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister for taking the opportunity not only to be here tonight but for re-arranging the session we were supposed to have last week. We all agree the restrictions have been hard on...
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Proposed Legislation (7 speeches)
95. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the concerns and suggestions brought forward by stakeholders and experts at the...
- International Agreements (6 speeches)
96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the response by Ireland to the withdrawal of the United States of America from the Paris climate agreement; the impact...
- Fuel Poverty (7 speeches)
97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the rolling out of green infrastructure, including smart meters, EV charging points and home retrofitting, have been...
- Warmer Homes Scheme (10 speeches)
98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the warmer homes scheme and its effectiveness in view of the fact there is a two-year delay in Sustainable...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- National Broadband Plan (7 speeches)
99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in County Cork. [35090/20]
- Data Centres (7 speeches)
100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of plans to develop efficiency standards of data centres as outlined in the programme for Government under...
- Electric Vehicles (12 speeches)
102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of his plans to support the development of infrastructure for electric vehicles. [35091/20]
- Landfill Sites (9 speeches)
103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if additional funding is being made available through the landfill remediation programme at the landfill site at...
- Post Office Network (7 speeches)
104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if supports will be put in place for the post office network in view of the significant financial challenges facing the...
- National Broadband Plan (8 speeches)
105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address the broadband deficit in the areas of east County Kildare particularly Eadestown, Rathmore and...
- Warmer Homes Scheme (3 speeches)
108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of and position regarding energy upgrades as part of the better energy warmer homes scheme planned for 2020...
