Dáil debates

Thursday, 11 November 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)
    • Real Estate Investment Trusts (7 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to attend the proposed investor roadshows to attract large institutional investors into the Irish residential...
    • Local Authorities (7 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing units to be completed by Tipperary County Council by the end of 2022; and if he will make a...
    • Planning Issues (7 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will initiate a review of An Bord Pleanála in view of the recent High Court decisions against An Bord...
    • Derelict Sites (9 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the support his Department is providing to local authorities in the collection of derelict site levies in view of the fact that...
    • Wind Energy Generation (8 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it will be ensured that the revised wind energy development guidelines will prioritise community consultation and address...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Environmental Policy (7 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the role that biodiversity officers play in local authorities; his views on a nationwide roll-out of these...
    • Housing Policy (9 speeches)
      8. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the establishment of the commission on housing and its terms of reference; when the membership of the commission...
    • Local Authorities (10 speeches)
      9. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities have discretion in their application of the recent changes to the household means policy issued in March...
    • Defective Building Materials (7 speeches)
      10. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the extension of the defective concrete block scheme to County Clare; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Water Services (8 speeches)
      18. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his Department’s policy, in conjunction with Irish Water, on the taking in charge of developer-led sewage treatment...
    • Housing Provision (10 speeches)
      13. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will work with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to ensure that the remaining tenants in a location (details...
    • Wastewater Treatment (7 speeches)
      15. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made on the delivery of a sewage scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55080/21]
  • Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Covid-19 Pandemic (7 speeches)
      104. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding and her views on the reopening guidelines for nightlife and entertainment; and if she will make a statement...
    • Film Industry (9 speeches)
      105. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the recent sale of a studio (details supplied) to a large real estate corporation particularly given that the State...
    • Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (9 speeches)
      106. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sí ar an eolas faoin easpa teiripeoirí urlabhra le Gaeilge a bhféadfadh measúnú a dhéanamh...
    • Departmental Schemes (7 speeches)
      107. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide greater detail on the proposed universal basic income for the arts sector that was announced in budget 2022;...
    • Údarás na Gaeltachta (7 speeches)
      108. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht maidir le Ceist Pharlaiminte Uimhir 12 ar an 5ú Deireadh Fómhair 2021, an dtabharfaidh sí soiléiriú ar an...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Departmental Schemes (7 speeches)
      109. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the criteria and timeline for the pilot scheme for arts and culture workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55224/21]
    • Sports Funding (33 speeches)
      110. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is a date for the announcement of the sports capital grants. [54848/21]
    • Departmental Funding (9 speeches)
      111. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the funding provided by the Ulster-Scots Agency to a festival (details supplied) was used to organise centenary celebrations of...
    • Sports Funding (8 speeches)
      113. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ensure equality in funding for women's and men's Gaelic players' grants; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Pleanáil Teanga (7 speeches)
      114. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht maidir le Ceist Pharlaiminte Uimhir 34 ar an 5ú Deireadh Fómhair 2021, an dtabharfaidh sí soiléiriú ar...
  • Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
    The Select Committee on Justice has completed its consideration of the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021 and has made amendments thereto.
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 speeches)
    Tá teaghlaigh i nDún na nGall ag fanacht go fóill ar fhreagraí maidir le foilsiú thuairisc Brandon. I ndiaidh blianta de mhoill, tá siad go fóill sa dorchadas...
  • Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (49 speeches)
    Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle. A number of weeks ago the Minister, Deputy Ryan, appointed two friends to the Climate Change Advisory Council. This was despite a recommendation...
  • Farrelly Commission of Investigation Substantive Interim Reports: Statements (21 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to update the House on the work being carried out by the commission of investigation into certain matters relevant to disability services in the...
  • Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time".
  • 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 Verona Murphy - to...
  • Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
    The Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021 and has made amendments thereto.
  • Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time".
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Planning Issues (9 speeches)
      Last Friday, a landmark judgment in the case of Cork County Council v. the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Attorney General and the Planning Regulator laid bare the rot...
    • Housing Policy (4 speeches)
      I thank the Minister of State for attending this evening's debate. I have raised this matter previously. Ultimately, we need to build homes, but we also need to ensure the national density...
    • Disability Services (4 speeches)
      I thank the Ceann Comhairle for accepting this Topical Issue matter this evening and the Minister of State for being here. This is a challenging area and I congratulate the Minister of State and...
    • Harbours and Piers (9 speeches)
      The fourth important matter comes from Deputy Cullinane, who wishes to discuss funding for pre-dredging works at Helvick Pier to allow safe passage for the locally-stationed Royal National...
  • Forestry Sector: Motion (26 speeches)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann shall take note of the Report of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine entitled ‘Issues impacting the Forestry Sector in Ireland,’...