Dáil debates

Wednesday, 9 March 2022

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.12 a.m.
• 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 Chris Andrews - to...
• Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Crime Prevention (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for coming in to take this important issue. There is a real sense of fear among residents in the City Quay area in particular. They are worried about the ongoing...
  • Disability Services (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, for taking this question on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, who I know cannot be here. This is a very important and pressing issue...
  • School Transport (13 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Josepha Madigan, for attending to take this matter. I am back again, as this is my third or fourth time dealing with the issue. The pressure on schools in...
  • Ukraine War (6 speeches)
    If the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and Minister of State remain lawyers despite their current occupation, then I remain a primary school teacher, and I am very much proud to be one.
• Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (1 speech)
  Seanad Éireann has passed the Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 without amendment.
• Teachtaireacht ó Roghchoiste - Message from Select Committee (7 speeches)
  The Select Committee on Justice, in accordance with Standing Order 178, has agreed to waive the requirement for scrutiny on the Proceeds of Crime (Gross Human Rights Abuses) Bill 2020, following...
• Flexible and Remote Work: Motion [Private Members] (48 speeches)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises that legislation to promote a flexible working environment is in the public interest, in order to achieve: — an appropriate...
• Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (1 speech)
  Before moving to Leaders' Questions, I pay tribute to Senator Keogan and her small team of volunteers in the Seanad who organised an excellent, splendid and extraordinary event in support of the...
• Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (118 speeches)
  Yesterday, I told the Taoiseach that surging fuel prices required that the Government take urgent action to relieve the immense pressure people are under. I appealed to him to bring forward a...
• Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (61 speeches)
  We as a team have been raising the issue of the cost of living for a year, I think. The Taoiseach acknowledges and we all know the pressure that people are under; therefore, it is incumbent on...
• Education (Admission to Schools) (Co-Education) Bill 2022: First Stage (5 speeches)
  I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to disapply at separate future dates, in relation to recognised primary and post-primary schools, the exemption provided by...
• Estimates for Public Services 2022 (1 speech)
  I move the following Supplementary Estimate: Vote 29 - Office of the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary Estimate) That a supplementary sum not exceeding...
• Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (2 speeches)
  It is proposed that, notwithstanding yesterday's Order of Business, the following additional arrangements shall apply in relation to today's business: (i) the Dáil shall sit later than...
• Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
  • Brexit Issues (10 speeches)
    1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [11439/22]
  • Departmental Policies (23 speeches)
    4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland overseen by his Department. [11088/22]
  • Economic Policy (47 speeches)
    12. To ask the Taoiseach if he is planning to update the national reform programme for 2022. [11771/22]
• Proposal for a Council Decision on Hate Speech and Hate Crime: Motion (28 speeches)
  I thank the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating the motion. I also thank the House. Yesterday, the Government approved my request to seek the House's approval to opt-in to this EU Commission...
• Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (51 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time". The Bill provides a legislative basis for a number of changes to the main Covid supports that have been announced by the Government and are...
• Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (0 speeches)
  Bill received for final consideration and passed.
• Financial Resolution: Excise (47 speeches)
  On a point of order, earlier today we had a bit of an issue with our networks going down. Such an event causes pressure on days like this when we are trying to introduce a financial resolution...