Dáil debates

Thursday, 18 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)
    • EU Funding (7 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the decision by the European Union to grant €100 million in funding to Cyprus for the construction of the Euro-Asia...
    • Humanitarian Access (13 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action taken to address the humanitarian crisis developing on the Belarus-Poland and Belarus-Lithuania borders in particular to bring...
    • Foreign Birth Registration (9 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the foreign birth registration system will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56751/21]
    • Overseas Development Aid (7 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will reaffirm the commitment to reaching a spend of 0.7% of GNI on official development assistance by 2030; the status of a roadmap to...
    • Foreign Conflicts (8 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts that are being made at EU level and the United Nations Security Council to bring an end to the conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Foreign Policy (7 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the recent election in Nicaragua. [56373/21]
    • Foreign Policy (7 speeches)
      8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Belarus. [56375/21]
    • Foreign Policy (7 speeches)
      9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to Lithuania. [56489/21]
    • Middle East (8 speeches)
      10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to Palestine and Israel. [56374/21]
    • Passport Services (18 speeches)
      11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average length of time it is currently taking to process passport applications and issue passports; when he plans to increase the number...
    • Brexit Issues (17 speeches)
      12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the ongoing issues regarding implementation of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement; and if he will make a...
  • Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Naval Service (7 speeches)
      73. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent of the subsurface surveillance capabilities of the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56757/21]
    • Defence Forces (7 speeches)
      74. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action he has taken to address the service limits that apply to personnel who enlisted in the Permanent Defence Force after 1 January 1994;...
    • Climate Action Plan (7 speeches)
      75. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way the emissions from the Defence Forces are accounted for under the carbon budgets and sectoral emissions ceilings given the increasing...
    • Defence Forces (7 speeches)
      76. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if qualified members of the Defence Forces are available to help medical teams in hospitals, to operate additional ambulances or to help with...
    • Defence Forces (7 speeches)
      77. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress that has been made towards the resolution of the situation in respect of post-1994 contracts, particularly given the impact on...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Defence Forces (18 speeches)
      78. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the future development of the Curragh military camp; the capital funding allocated for this purpose in each of the coming five...
    • Defence Forces (38 speeches)
      79. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent and detail of military co-operation with Israel, including the purchase of military equipment; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Defence Forces (28 speeches)
      81. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the fourth independent monitoring group for the Defence Forces which should have been initiated in 2019; and if he will make...
    • Defence Forces (9 speeches)
      82. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the efforts to ensure the target of reaching 9,500 members of the Defence Forces is achieved; and if he will make a...
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (32 speeches)
    Le cúpla seachtain anuas, agus ag deireadh an tsamhraidh, bhíomar ag déileáil leis an dóigh atá an Rialtas ag láimhseáil ceapacháin go dtí boird...
  • Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (81 speeches)
    There will be one minute maximum for the question, and one minute per answer. I call Deputy Pearse Doherty.
  • Temporary Rota for Parliamentary Questions Nominated for Priority: Motion (1 speech)
    I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the report adopted by Order of the Dáil of 30th July,2020, the sequence of allocation to parties and groups of Parliamentary Questions nominated...
  • Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 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 Alan Farrell - to...
  • Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
  • Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
    I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Transport and Communications, pursuant to Standing Orders 95 and 181.
  • Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
  • Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
    I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice pursuant to Standing Orders 95 and 181.
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Home Care Packages (4 speeches)
      I have sought to discuss the crisis in staffing in the home care sector and Government proposals to address it. The reason I raise this matter is because I have been contacted by a number of...
    • Hospital Facilities (4 speeches)
      University Hospital Limerick, UHL, caters for the medical needs of the entire mid-west, including my constituency of Limerick City. The region also has St. John's, Ennis and Nenagh hospitals, as...
    • Housing Provision (6 speeches)
      I was reading back on interesting articles to do with the State's investment in property and housing. It is clear the State is one of the biggest players in the property market, but one would...
    • Residential Institutions (5 speeches)
      I am raising this issue on behalf of the survivors of mother and baby homes and county institutions across the country, who are outraged, deeply upset and insulted at the provisions made in the...
  • Disability Funding Report: Motion (20 speeches)
    The next item of business is the motion regarding the report of the Joint Committee on Disability Matters. I understand the committee Chairman, Deputy Michael Moynihan, is indisposed and unable...
  • Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
    The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the Finance Bill 2021 and has made amendments thereto.