Dáil debates
Tuesday, 28 September 2021
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (46 speeches)
Hospital waiting lists have spiralled out of control. We have more than 900,000 people waiting for vital medical care as we speak. I want to focus on just one of the very alarming aspects of...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (70 speeches)
We will move straight on to the Order of Business. The report of the Business Committee will be taken as read. Are the proposed arrangements for this week's business agreed?
- Housing (Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability) Bill 2021: First Stage (6 speeches)
I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to make provision for ease of access to a housing adaptation grant for people with a disability for those applicants qualifying...
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (6 speeches)
I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and to provide for related matters. Tá an-áthas orm labhairt faoin...
- Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Authorisation to instruct Legal Representatives: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That Dáil Éireann, pursuant to section 4(2)(f) (iv) of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Acts 2003 to 2018, hereby authorises the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission to...
- 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...
- Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Statement of Estimates: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That Dáil Éireann take note of the Statement of Estimates of moneys required in respect of ongoing expenditure for the period beginning on 1st January, 2022 and ending on 31st...
- Report of Committee of Selection: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the Tenth Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 34, copies of which were laid before Dáil...
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (1 speech)
I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage pursuant to Standing Order 180.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
- Cabinet Committees (31 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education last met; and when it will next meet. [43261/21]
- Cabinet Committees (35 speeches)
10. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met; and when it will next meet. [43262/21]
- Cabinet Committees (34 speeches)
21. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health last met; and when it will next meet. [43263/21]
- Housing for All: Statements (55 speeches)
I am thankful for the opportunity to speak to the House today about Housing for All. This Government and I are keenly aware of the housing challenges facing people right across this island. We...
- 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 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy John Lahart - to discuss...
- Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (40 speeches)
I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises that: —there was an alarming rise in healthcare waiting lists from 461,908 in 2014 to 740,712 in January 2020; —waiting lists...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Rental Sector (7 speeches)
88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the changes he plans to make to the rent pressure zones if the harmonised index of consumer prices hits and breaches 4%. [46715/21]
- Wastewater Treatment (7 speeches)
89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will make separate funding available to Irish Water to install wastewater treatment plants in towns and villages in which...
- Defective Building Materials (7 speeches)
90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is committed to introducing some form of redress mechanism for homeowners with defective homes in Budget 2022 arising out...
- Approved Housing Bodies (7 speeches)
91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department conducts any oversight or reviews with respect to the way funding provided to approved housing associations...
- Housing Provision (29 speeches)
92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason his Department is using the public spending code as an excuse for not directly funding Dublin City Council to...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Local Authorities (8 speeches)
93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied with the current allocation of resources and staffing levels in planning departments at a local authority...
- Vacant Properties (16 speeches)
94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress that has been made in bringing vacant homes back into use in Cork city and county; and if he will make a statement...
- Housing Provision (7 speeches)
95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the progression of social housing developments in County Carlow. [46445/21]
- Housing Policy (10 speeches)
96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the development of serviced sites in towns and villages across the country for persons to build private homes,...
- Housing Provision (7 speeches)
98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes that will be delivered in County Monaghan in 2021 and in each of the years 2022 to 2025; and the...
- Departmental Reviews (10 speeches)
100. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the proposed review of the income thresholds for social housing. [45979/21]
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Postal Services (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for his attendance. I had tabled this matter last week and, as happens with some Topical Issues, time moved on and it became a little less topical. However, over...
- Medicinal Products (4 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for allowing this very important issue to be raised here tonight. I have previously raised it by means of parliamentary questions but it is very important to...
- Hospital Services (18 speeches)
I welcome the opportunity to discuss this incredibly important issue. I can say on behalf of the staff of Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, that there is serious concern about the future of critical...
- Road Network (6 speeches)
Deputy Sherlock, you only want half your time, do you?
