Dáil debates
Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9 a.m.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Aviation Industry (8 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he is taking to support the aviation sector (details supplied); the discussions he has held with the Minister for Health and...
- Transport Policy (9 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will extend the ten-year rule for taxis, acknowledging the severe financial pressure taxi drivers remain under as a result of the...
- Rail Network (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he is undertaking to expand access to rail services for south County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Rail Network (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the ongoing review of the Navan rail line; the date on which the review will be completed; the date on which the results of...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- National Development Plan (11 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he intends including the western rail corridor from Athenry to Claremorris as a project in the forthcoming revised NDP; and if he will...
- Road Projects (7 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the infrastructure projects of the Killeagh and Castlemartyr bypasses and the Cobh access road under the review of the...
- Driver Test (9 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to clear the backlog of driver theory tests and driving tests due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on...
- Tax Reliefs (8 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans in place to introduce a part-time TaxSaver commuter ticket in the wake of the Covid pandemic; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Budgets (12 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to reallocate capital funding within the Estimate of his Department in circumstances in which there is slower than projected...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 speeches)
13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for sector specific supports for the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31503/21]
- Public Service Obligation (7 speeches)
19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the inconsistencies in pricing for regional public transport services whereby public service obligation...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Capital Expenditure Programme (7 speeches)
99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will commit to doubling capital expenditure in order to solve the housing crisis in view of the recent report by the Economic and...
- Capital Expenditure Programme (7 speeches)
100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans he is putting in place to increase capacity in relation to a recent report by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC, which...
- Health Services (7 speeches)
101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the continuance of the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme, formerly the cross-border directive, will be placed in law here...
- Construction Industry (7 speeches)
102. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to the increased capital expenditure set to take place in the coming years and the current delays in commencing capital...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
Question No. 103 replied to with Written Answers.
- Earcaíocht san Earnáil Phoiblí (7 speeches)
104. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform an bhfuil sé i gceist aige dlús a chur le hearcú tuilleadh státseirbhíseach chuig an státseirbhís, a...
- Data Centres (11 speeches)
105. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the development of a shared public sector or Government data centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32337/21]
- Capital Expenditure Programme (10 speeches)
106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if capital expenditure was on or within profile at the end of May 2021; if he expects expenditure to come in on profile in 2021; if not,...
- Civil Service (11 speeches)
107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the Civil Service Renewal 2030 strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31971/21]
- Public Expenditure Policy (8 speeches)
108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if public expenditure for 2021 is within profile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32332/21]
- Public Expenditure Policy (7 speeches)
110. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has studied the ESRI study which suggests that Exchequer investment could be increased by 50% provided borrowing is confined...
- Equality Proofing of Budgets (7 speeches)
111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way his Department is pursuing equality budgeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32361/21]
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 speeches)
Before we start, I ask Members to be conscious of the time limits.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (42 speeches)
An important report on the deaths of single people experiencing homelessness was published earlier this month. The interim report by Dr. Austin O’Carroll found an increase in the number...
- Fisheries and Coastal Communities: Statements (31 speeches)
We, as a nation, have endured many challenges over the past year and a half, from the disruption stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic to the upheaval caused by Brexit. Ireland's seafood sector...
- Regional Airports and Aviation: Statements (27 speeches)
I am delighted to have the opportunity to update the House this evening on what the Government is doing to support our regional airports and aviation in general. As an island nation, Ireland is...
- Impact of Covid-19 on People with Disabilities within the Education and Health Sectors: Statements (26 speeches)
The Ministers of State, Deputy Madigan and Deputy Rabbitte, are sharing time. I call the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan.
- 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)
- Construction Industry (4 speeches)
The issue I raise relates to the construction sector. I thank the Minister of State for being here. He will be aware of this because we have spoken of it. I understand the Tánaiste has...
- Environmental Investigations (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State of taking the matter. I know he is not the line Minister for the Department but I want to draw his attention to the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, catchments...
- Employment Support Services (4 speeches)
This year, there will be two important developments for the jobs club networks and local employment service networks across the country. One is that we will have an extension of the services to...
- Health Services (4 speeches)
Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach as seasamh isteach dom chun deis a thabhairt dom an cheist seo a ardú. Hesed House provided a valuable counselling service in...
- Regulation of Lobbying (Post-Term Employment as Lobbyist) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the opportunity to advance the Regulation of Lobbying (Post-Term Employment as Lobbyist) Bill 2020. I sincerely hope that the...
