Dáil debates

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (34 speeches)
    At the weekend, the Taoiseach stated that housing is the number one crisis facing young people. This morning, a report published by the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, has...
  • An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (98 speeches)
    We have already agreed that the report of the Business Committee will be taken as read but arising from it there are three proposals to be considered by the House. Is the proposal for dealing...
  • Protection of Young Persons (Employment) (Exclusion of Workers in the Fishing and Shipping Sectors) Regulations 2021: Motion (1 speech)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Protection of Young Persons (Employment) (Exclusion of Workers in the Fishing and Shipping Sectors) Regulations...
  • Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform: Motion (1 speech)
    I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders and until further notice in the 33rd Dail, the schedule for the Dail sitting week, as contained in the report of the Committee on...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
    • Northern Ireland (10 speeches)
      1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his latest communications with the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. [23062/21]
    • Northern Ireland (6 speeches)
      6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland last met. [23211/21]
    • Departmental Functions (13 speeches)
      8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department. [21617/21]
  • 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 Bernard J. Durkan - to...
  • Europe Day: Statements (25 speeches)
    It gives me great pleasure to open this debate to mark Europe Day. Europe Day is a celebration of peace and unity in Europe. It marks the birthday of what is today the European Union, the...
  • Residential Property Market: Motion [Private Members] (44 speeches)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — the housing crisis continues to spiral out of control; — residential property prices have increased by 3 per cent in the 12...
  • Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Foreign Conflicts (7 speeches)
      47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he plans to take on the international stage to put a halt to the support being offered to the Ethiopian Government and Eritrean...
    • Foreign Conflicts (7 speeches)
      48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the situation in the area Sheikh Jarrah used to resettle expelled Palestinian refugees in 1956, that 28...
    • Foreign Conflicts (15 speeches)
      49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government response to the report by an organisation (details supplied) that accuses Israel of the crime of apartheid. [24639/21]
    • Diplomatic Representation (7 speeches)
      50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if private security firms have been appointed to secure Irish embassies and diplomats in unstable regions abroad; if so, the cost of such...
    • United Nations (7 speeches)
      51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions Ireland will take as co-chair of the UN Security Council Informal Expert Group on Women Peace and Security along with Mexico to...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • EU Meetings (13 speeches)
      52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 10 May 2021. [24134/21]
    • Tourism Industry (8 speeches)
      53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the return of North American international travel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • International Relations (11 speeches)
      54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the initiatives that Ireland is pursuing unilaterally at European Union level and through Ireland's membership of the UN Security Council to...
    • Humanitarian Access (7 speeches)
      55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the work of his Department to ensure that the remaining international crossing between Turkey and Syria stays open, given that more than 2.7...
    • Historical Conflicts (11 speeches)
      56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will formally recognise that genocide was committed against the people of Armenia during World War 1 by the Ottoman Turkish...
    • Northern Ireland (8 speeches)
      58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of discussions he had with members of the Northern Ireland Executive and the UK Government on the need to implement the Stormont...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Human Rights (4 speeches)
      I am delighted to have the opportunity to raise this important issue, coming as it does after the debate we have just had during Question Time. It is very appropriate and I thank the Minister...
    • Middle East (25 speeches)
      Apartheid is defined as "inhuman acts committed for the purpose of establishing and maintaining domination by one racial group of persons over any other racial group of persons and systematically...
    • Housing Issues (4 speeches)
      During Covid-19, more than ever, we have all seen life-changing things happen. In that regard, a home is so important for people, and there is the saying that your home is your castle. In that...
    • Vaccination Programme (4 speeches)
      I would like to thank the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, for coming to the House to reply to this issue. It is most disappointing that the Minister for Health is not present to take it,...
  • Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
    The Select Committee on Justice has completed its consideration of the Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018 and has made amendments thereto.