Dáil debates

Thursday, 24 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)
    • Housing Policy (7 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the latest data from the Residential Tenancies Board that indicated almost 4,000 rent warning letters and 1,100...
    • House Prices (7 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the latest CSO residential property price index report that shows that house prices have risen by 4.5% over the...
    • Housing Provision (7 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his target of 33,000 new home completions a year will not be met until 2025. [34153/21]
    • Housing Schemes (9 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount provided by his Department to Tipperary County Council for 2020 in respect of housing supports (details supplied)....
    • Construction Industry (7 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has consulted the construction sector regarding the growing impact on housing construction on the shortage of...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Local Authorities (11 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will urgently review and increase the table of maximum net income limits in social housing assessments regulations...
    • Housing Provision (9 speeches)
      7. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the progression of social housing developments in County Clare. [33609/21]
    • Referendum Campaigns (10 speeches)
      8. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the referendum on the right to housing as set out in the programme for Government; and if he will make a...
    • Vacant Properties (10 speeches)
      10. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his engagement with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council with regard to vacant homes; and if he will make a...
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service (9 speeches)
      11. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of conservation ranger vacancies nationwide over the past two years by region; the length of time the positions...
    • Homeless Accommodation (7 speeches)
      14. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homeless services that are operating to the national quality standards framework; and if he will make a statement...
    • Derelict Sites (8 speeches)
      18. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will engage with the Minister for Finance to consider a comprehensive package for first-time buyers to incentivise the...
  • Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (1 speech)
    We move now to questions to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The first question is in the name of Deputy Brady, who has 30 seconds to introduce it.
    • Middle East (8 speeches)
      91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the measures that constitute an appropriate response at both a national and an EU level to assist in bringing an end to...
    • Middle East (13 speeches)
      92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on recent Israeli air strikes and their effect on children in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34137/21]
    • International Relations (7 speeches)
      93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the urgent measures he will take on the UN Security Council and at EU level to bring pressure to bear on the Ethiopian and Eritrean...
    • International Relations (7 speeches)
      94. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the situation in Belarus and the status of persons (details supplied). [33991/21]
    • Shannon Airport Facilities (7 speeches)
      95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has been in contact with the new US Administration under President Joe Biden in relation to the continued use of Shannon Airport for...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Human Rights (21 speeches)
      96. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he will engage with Hungarian elected representatives in the wake of the legislation that was passed by the Hungarian...
    • Diplomatic Representation (7 speeches)
      97. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any engagement with the Egyptian authorities in relation to the detention of Irish cargo following the recent blockage in the...
    • EU Meetings (8 speeches)
      98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33704/21]
    • Middle East (7 speeches)
      99. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement he has had to date with the new coalition government in Israel and in particular with regard to Israel’s ongoing de...
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (53 speeches)
    I ask Members for their co-operation with regard to the time limits.
  • Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (46 speeches)
    Yesterday we heard that the Tánaiste's Cabinet colleague, the Minister, Deputy Harris, suggested that alternative sites were being examined for the future national maternity hospital....
  • Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (44 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am very pleased to be here today to speak on Second Stage of the Affordable Housing Bill 2021. This has been the culmination of nearly a...
  • 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 Martin Browne - to...
  • Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Environmental Policy (4 speeches)
      I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me the opportunity to raise this very important matter, which is the balance between achieving our carbon reduction targets on one hand and retaining our...
    • Road Network (4 speeches)
      As the Minister of State is aware, I come from a constituency that has a particular strategic location in the context of transport routes. We have the N24 that, despite being in very poor...
    • Equality Issues (4 speeches)
      I bring this Topical Issue matter to the House because it is a good news story, but I also see it as a series of events in which we witnessed quite foul attacks on Pride over the past couple of...
    • Further and Higher Education (4 speeches)
      I thank the Minister of State for attending to discuss this important issue, namely, the urgent need for a new building at Cavan Institute. As he will probably be aware, Cavan Institute provided...
  • Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 speeches)
    I move: “That the Bill be now read a Second Time.” I am pleased to be allowed to present the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021 to the Dáil. The urgent need for this...