Dáil debates
Thursday, 9 December 2021
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9 a.m.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (1 speech)
Members and all others in attendance are again asked to exercise personal responsibility in respect of protecting themselves and others from the risk of Covid-19. Members are strongly advised to...
- Food Industry (7 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will introduce legislation to establish an enforcement authority as per the unfair trading practices Directive; if the...
- Forestry Sector (8 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation licences that were issued for the entire industry in November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Agriculture Industry (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to provide for an audit of the carbon storage and capture of each farm in the State in order to allow farmers to be...
- Bord Bia (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 4 November 2021, if he will provide the Bord Bia reconciliation figure that it uses to...
- Fishing Industry (7 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify his understanding of the full financial loss to the Irish fishing fleet in 2021 arising from the blocking of access...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Climate Action Plan (16 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the forestry targets in the climate action plan are sufficiently ambitious; his plans to achieve or surpass them...
- Common Fisheries Policy (7 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the share of the fish quota in the Irish exclusive economic zone, EEZ, under the Common Fisheries Policy, CFP, for the Irish fishing...
- Departmental Investigations (9 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of commissions of investigation currently ongoing under the remit of his Department; the duration of each commission of...
- Common Agricultural Policy (7 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the range of measures that were considered for the new CAP farm eco-scheme; if measures such as milk recording and the use of sexed...
- Exports Growth (8 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to expand the number of trading destinations of Irish agrifood exports in view of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on...
- Brexit Issues (7 speeches)
13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work of his Department to mitigate the impact of Brexit on the food and drink industry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Forestry Sector (7 speeches)
14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of timber felling licences issued in each of the past five years to date; the volume of timber involved; and if he will...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Covid-19 Pandemic (7 speeches)
80. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has estimated the number of expected redundancies resulting from the pandemic in 2022; the steps he is taking to...
- Energy Prices (7 speeches)
81. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department has taken to address the volatility and increases in energy costs for the commercial sector, small businesses...
- Enterprise Policy (9 speeches)
82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken to date in 2021 by his Department to implement the recommendations of the Cahill Duffy report; and if...
- Covid-19 Pandemic (7 speeches)
83. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he or his Department have had engagements with business groups or trade unions regarding the new Covid-19 public health...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Brexit Supports (8 speeches)
84. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to mitigate the impact of Brexit on businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Employment Rights (9 speeches)
85. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of his Department’s work on curbing bogus self-employment, especially in the transport and haulage and construction...
- Covid-19 Pandemic (39 speeches)
86. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request that the European Union support a waiver under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property...
- Work Permits (19 speeches)
88. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to widen the sectors that are eligible for work permits; the steps he will take to streamline the system of issuing these...
- Regional Development (7 speeches)
89. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to support regional enterprise in the aftermath of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60792/21]
- Enterprise Policy (10 speeches)
90. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the south-east regional enterprise plan. [60813/21]
- Regional Development (7 speeches)
91. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the identification process for a site for the second advance technology building for Tralee, County Kerry; and if he...
- Regional Development (7 speeches)
92. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to entice businesses into Cork city centre given the recent closures of a number of businesses in the city. [60788/21]
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 speeches)
Tá costais fhuinnimh sa tír seo ag ardú agus tá teaghlaigh amuigh ansin ag streachailt lena gcuid billí a íoc. Tá fíorbhrú ar dhaoine le airgead a...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (47 speeches)
The British Government intends to introduce a requirement for EU citizens who are not Irish citizens to apply for travel clearance if they wish to cross the Border on this island. It is bizarre...
- Seafood Taskforce Final Report: Statements (22 speeches)
I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and colleagues. I apologise for the slight delay in starting. I thank the House for this opportunity to update it on the outcome of the seafood task force...
- 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) Deputies Maurice Quinlivan and...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Mental Health Services (6 speeches)
I did not realise the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, worked for the Department of Justice. I welcome the pilot 24-7 multi-agency mental health de-escalation team, which I understand has...
- Covid-19 Pandemic (4 speeches)
As the Minister of State knows, Drogheda is Ireland's largest town and the population of the borough itself is almost 50,000. The very immediate hinterland of the town brings the population of...
- Disability Services (4 speeches)
This Topical Issue matter is to ask the Minister of State to give an update to the House on the roll-out of the progressing disability services for children and young people, PDS, programme in...
- Employment Support Services (7 speeches)
I welcome the opportunity to raise the issue of the important work being done in communities by local employment services and the great deal of uncertainty within those communities in respect of...
- Regulation of Tenderers Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 speeches)
I move: “That the Bill be now read a Second Time.” Táim chun m'am a roinnt le mo chomhghleacaithe. I am delighted to speak alongside my colleague Deputy Patricia Ryan...
- Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (1 speech)
Seanad Éireann has passed the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021 without recommendation.
