Dáil debates

Thursday, 20 January 2022

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9 a.m.
  • Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made to date with the roll-out of the pandemic bonus for front-line staff. [2513/22]
    • Departmental Programmes (8 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to produce a White Paper on an expansion of the digital services offered by the State; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Public Sector Reform Review (7 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the preparations he has made for the unwinding of unpaid hours in the Haddington Road Agreement. [2514/22]
    • Flood Risk Management (7 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the flood relief scheme in Bantry, County Cork. [2543/22]
    • Public Sector Pay (7 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is planning to review public sector pay in view of the current inflation rate of 5.3%; if he has had discussions with the Minister...
  • Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions (0 speeches)
    Question No. 6 answered with Question No. 2.
    • Capital Expenditure Programme (21 speeches)
      7. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the detail of the latest Exchequer figures which showed a record €9.9 billion in gross capital expenditure in 2021; the way the...
    • Departmental Schemes (7 speeches)
      10. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans he has to reopen the home relocation scheme for families impacted by flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Flood Risk Management (7 speeches)
      9. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the catchment flood risk management plan for Donegal town; the progress on the implementation of same that has been made to...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 speeches)
      11. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the national recovery and resilience plan; the steps taken to date to meet the nine reform commitments under the plan; and...
    • Office of Public Works (7 speeches)
      13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the up-to-date position regarding the provision of an improved landing facility on An Blascaod Mór; the progress he hopes to achieve...
    • Irish Language (7 speeches)
      14. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if work has commenced in his Department to implement the provisions of the new Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021, which was passed...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme (7 speeches)
      16. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the external assurance process for major capital investment projects announced in December 2021; if part of the...
    • Flood Risk Management (6 speeches)
      19. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a scheme (details supplied); the reason for the delay in his Department finalising the review, which was expected as...
  • Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Legislative Measures (11 speeches)
      68. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details on the expert group she intends to convene on the matter of an individual complaints mechanism for...
    • Straitéisí Ranna (7 speeches)
      70. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén straitéis atá aici i leith nuachtán Gaeilge clóite a athbhunú agus i leith tacaíocht bhreise...
    • An Ghaeltacht (7 speeches)
      71. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht stádas na tuarascála dar teideal Tuarascáil Taighde do Tuismitheoirí na Gaeltachta agus go háirithe na...
    • Arts Policy (7 speeches)
      72. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the consultation that took place to inform the stakeholder forum on the pilot basic income for the arts; if her...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Sports Funding (37 speeches)
      73. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on the sports capital programme; if additional funding has been secured for the 2022 scheme; when it is expected...
    • Ceisteanna Craolacháin (7 speeches)
      74. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist aici aon dlí a chur i bhfeidhm sa stát seo bunaithe ar mhúnla an dlí DDADUE sa...
    • Online Safety (8 speeches)
      75. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the efforts by her Department to address recommendations from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Culture,...
    • Heritage Sites (9 speeches)
      76. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role her Department can play in ensuring that a vital aspect of Dublin city's culture is preserved, restored and utilised for...
    • Gender Equality (5 speeches)
      77. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way that Sport Ireland and an organisation (details supplied) plan to address the issues of inequality within Irish...
    • Arts Policy (16 speeches)
      78. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the outcome of the recent stakeholder and public engagement for the universal basic income for the arts...
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 speeches)
    Iarraim ar gach duine na srianta ama a chomhlíonadh.
  • Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (48 speeches)
    I want to raise again with the Tánaiste an issue I have raised a number of times. This is the need for the Brandon report to be published in full. It found there were 108 incidents of...
  • Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
  • Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
    I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(a) and 181(1).
  • Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage (20 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to have this opportunity to present the Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022 to the House. Many examples of...
  • 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) Deputy Jennifer Whitmore - to...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Road Projects (4 speeches)
      I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte. I know this is not her area, but I acknowledge that the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, is at an important meeting and could not make...
    • Disability Services (16 speeches)
      The next item is in the name of Deputy Pringle. Before I call him, I need to bring some matters to the attention of the House. His issue relates to the Brandon report. He has given the Ceann...
    • Disability Services (5 speeches)
      I thank the Minister of State for taking this debate. This is an issue I have been trying to raise for some time. Children's disability services in my constituency of Cork North-Central are in...
    • Disability Services (8 speeches)
      I raise the issue of the Cope Foundation facility in Bandon, which is closed at the moment, and the impact this is having on the Cope facility in Clonakilty. As the Minister of State knows well,...
  • National Maternity Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (15 speeches)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — in 2013 a decision was made to move the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) from Holles St to the Elm Park site to co-locate with St....