Dáil debates

Thursday, 17 February 2022

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9 a.m.
• Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Rural Schemes (7 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of remote working hubs and the possible impact on uptake given the easing of Covid-19 restrictions and the...
  • Rural Schemes (7 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding is available and if a scheme will be announced for the construction of new community centres; and if she will make a...
  • Voluntary Sector (7 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on the winding down of a company (details supplied) that provided customised data to sections of the community and voluntary...
  • Departmental Funding (7 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has plans, in the context of the CLÁR programme, and having regard to local safety concerns, to allow funding to be used for...
  • Island Communities (7 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 7 December 2021, the status of the new policy for the islands; if she will report on the...
• Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Harbours and Piers (8 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 7 December 2021, the status of the development of Caladh Mór pier on Inis Meáin;...
  • Community Development Projects (7 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures being taken by her Department to support communities and to encourage community activities and events as Covid-19...
  • Regional Development (10 speeches)
    10. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagement her Department has had on the development of new regional enterprise plans; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Philanthropy Initiatives (7 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the work carried out by her Department to encourage and further develop philanthropy in Ireland. [8607/22]
  • Community Development Projects (7 speeches)
    11. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total amount of funding provided to community and voluntary organisations specifically to assist with the impact of Covid-19; and...
  • Harbours and Piers (8 speeches)
    12. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 811 of 14 December 2021, the status of the development of the pier on Inis Oírr; when she...
  • Regional Development (7 speeches)
    13. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the range of schemes and value of same for regional development throughout Ireland in the past two years; and if she will make a...
  • Rural Schemes (7 speeches)
    15. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the new 2023-2027 LEADER programme will be ready for activation at the start of 2023. [8716/22]
• Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • An Garda Síochána (12 speeches)
    82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans for adequate resourcing of frontline Gardaí in the context of the recent upsurge in burglaries and assaults. [8561/22]
  • Legislative Measures (7 speeches)
    83. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider changing the law to make the expression of non-violent protest a defence against a charge of criminal...
  • An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
    85. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans to enhance policing in rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8937/22]
  • An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
    86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will initiate an independent public inquiry into the activities and methods used by the so-called "Heavy Gang" of An...
• Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Data Protection (7 speeches)
    87. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps which she is taking to restrict the right to be forgotten under the general data protection regulation, GDPR, by...
  • An Garda Síochána (5 speeches)
    88. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for Garda recruitment in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8723/22]
  • Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (7 speeches)
    89. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to reports of sex for rent cases as reported in the media (details supplied); if specific...
  • Public Inquiries (9 speeches)
    92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on conducting a public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Insurance Industry (7 speeches)
    94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if proposals have been submitted to the Government to change the Occupiers' Liability Act 1995 and the Civil Liability Act 1961...
  • An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
    95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if budget 2022 provides for additional community gardaí in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
    96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when body-worn cameras will be introduced for An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7770/22]
  • Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (3 speeches)
    97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the review recommendations relating to the provision of accommodation for victims of domestic violence will be included in...
• Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 speeches)
  Cé go bhfuil sé soiléir dúinn uilig faoin am seo go bhfuil géarchéim mhillteanach ann maidir le costais mhaireachtála, níl clue ag an Rialtas cé chomh...
• Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (62 speeches)
  Bogfaimid ar aghaidh go dtí Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh. I dtús báire, beidh cainteoir ó Shinn Féin ann. Arís, de bharr srianta ama, beidh suas le...
• National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements (42 speeches)
  I propose to share some of my time with Deputy Leddin, the chair of the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action. I appreciate the chance to outline some of the measures which...
• 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 Joe McHugh - to discuss...
• Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
  I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(a) and 181(1).
• Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Defective Building Materials (4 speeches)
    Ba mhaith liom aitheantas a thabhairt don Aire Stáit as a dhíograis agus a thiomantas maidir leis an scéim seo. Gabhaim buíochas freisin leis an Aire, an Teachta Darragh...
  • Medicinal Products (4 speeches)
    I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for providing time for this Topical Issue on the urgent need for accessible and affordable medical care for those suffering from hyperemesis. The...
  • Driver Licences (4 speeches)
    Before I discuss my Topical Issue matter I must thank the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, for the fact that her colleague in the Department of Health did visit Cappagh Hospital. I just hope...
  • Special Educational Needs (5 speeches)
    In September, I raised with the Taoiseach the fact that at the time no autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit or classroom was available for primary school children in Carrick-on-Suir. In his...
• Hospital Parking Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am delighted to be able to bring this important Bill on hospital car parking charges to the Dáil on Second Stage. Aontú has...