Dáil debates

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (43 speeches)
    Before I begin, I offer my condolences to the family and friends of Máire Mhac an tSaoi, Brendan Kennelly, Paddy Moloney and Tony MacMahon, all pillars of Irish arts and culture for so many...
  • Death of Sir Davis Amess MP: Expressions of Sympathy (10 speeches)
    Time has been set aside for expressions of sympathy for the late Sir David Amess MP. We were all profoundly shocked to hear of his death and the manner of it last Friday. He spent more than...
  • An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (74 speeches)
    Are the proposed arrangements for the week's business agreed to?
  • Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: Restoration to Order Paper (1 speech)
    I move: "That, pursuant to Standing Order 198, the Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018, which lapsed on the dissolution of the 32nd Dáil,shall be restored to the Order Paper at Order for...
  • Broadcasting (Amendment) (Protection of Journalism) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 speech)
    I refer to No. 49 on the Order Paper, the Broadcasting (Amendment) (Protection of Journalism) Bill 2019. Second Stage of the Bill, sponsored by Deputy Cullinane, was taken in the Dáil on...
  • Property Services (Land Price Register) Bill 2021: First Stage (5 speeches)
    I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 to provide for transparency regarding transactions involving...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
    • Cross-Border Co-operation (20 speeches)
      1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [43771/21]
    • Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 speeches)
      12. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to Oxford to meet with the British-Irish Association, BIA. [43741/21]
    • Cabinet Committees (62 speeches)
      15. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe will next meet. [43742/21]
  • Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore: Motion (17 speeches)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of...
  • Access of Competent Authorities to Centralised Bank Account Registries: Motion (15 speeches)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area...
  • Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
    The Select Committee on Justice has completed its consideration of the Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021 and has made amendments thereto.
  • 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 29A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Marc MacSharry - to...
  • Rental Sector: Motion [Private Members] (46 speeches)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — average rents increased by 7 per cent in the last year according to the Q2 2021 Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) rent index report;...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Hospital Waiting Lists (7 speeches)
      86. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on hospital waiting lists, including lists not reported by the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, such as diagnostic lists; his plans...
    • Disability Services (7 speeches)
      87. To ask the Minister for Health his intended approach to spending the funding for disability services as committed to in budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50818/21]
    • Emergency Departments (7 speeches)
      88. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to prevent emergency department overflows from interrupting scheduled care this winter; if he will provide additional resources to the National...
    • General Practitioner Services (7 speeches)
      89. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the shortage of general practitioners; and the specific timescale to which he is working. [51198/21]
    • Budget 2022 (7 speeches)
      90. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the €24 million announced for new measures funding for mental health will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50784/21]
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Mental Health Services (10 speeches)
      91. To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the staffing levels and range of services being provided currently in a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Services (18 speeches)
      92. To ask the Minister for Health if the emergency department at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan will be downgraded from 24 hours to 12 hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Mental Health Services (7 speeches)
      93. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of work to improve the responsiveness of the HSE to reports regarding the conditions of mental health facilities and to provide oversight and...
    • Health Services (7 speeches)
      94. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the chronic waiting lists within the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49955/21]
    • Health Services (8 speeches)
      95. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 in each local health office area in CHO 5; the corresponding...
    • Home Care Packages (9 speeches)
      96. To ask the Minister for Health the number of older persons on the waiting list for home care support in each local health office area in CHO 7; the corresponding figures for each area at the...
    • Hospital Overcrowding (11 speeches)
      97. To ask the Minister for Health the contingency plans in place to deal with the severe lack of capacity at University Hospital Limerick (details supplied) as the winter season approaches; and...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • International Protection (4 speeches)
      Nadim Hussain is a 34-year-old man from India. He is from a Muslim background. In 2018, both of his parents were killed in anti-Muslim violence. Nadim came to Ireland. He currently lives in...
    • Fishing Industry (4 speeches)
      Earlier this year, representatives of the fishing sector from across Ireland sailed to the ports of Cork and Dublin and called for fair quotas. They called for protection of the future of the...
    • Insurance Industry (6 speeches)
      I thank the Minister of State with responsibility for insurance, Deputy Fleming, for taking the debate. An ice rink operator in Limerick city, Fran O'Donnell, has gone public. He was on Newstalk...
    • Legislative Measures (4 speeches)
      I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for including this important issue in today's Topical Issue debate. This is pregnancy and infant loss remembrance month, a time to mark loss in pregnancy or...