Dáil debates

Thursday, 31 March 2022

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9 a.m.
  • Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Health Service Executive (8 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the recommencement of reports by the HSE pursuant to section 13 of the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • National Maternity Hospital (7 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Health the way he plans to reconcile the requirements for full healthcare for women, including termination of pregnancy, in the new national maternity hospital if it is...
    • Health Services Staff (16 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Health if he will offer a job guarantee to health and social care graduates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16793/22]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic (7 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to provide long Covid services across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16430/22]
    • Disability Services (7 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure access to services for children with disabilities; his plans to fully staff children’s disability network teams and to fully establish...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Health Services (7 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to re-establish the provision of transgender child and adolescent healthcare services through a clinic (details supplied) and working with...
    • Ukraine War (8 speeches)
      7. To ask the Minister for Health the supports and plans that his Department has put in place for supporting Ukrainian refugees in the short, medium and long-term; and if he will make a statement...
    • Hospital Facilities (7 speeches)
      8. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to further develop services in Ballina District Hospital. [16770/22]
    • Departmental Policies (7 speeches)
      9. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the Specialist Group on Women’s Mental Health under the Sharing the Vision plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Home Help Service (8 speeches)
      10. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the establishment of the national home support office. [16861/22]
    • Hospital Services (13 speeches)
      11. To ask the Minister for Health the engagements he has undertaken with staff or management in Navan hospital regarding the future of the emergency department in the hospital; and if he will...
  • Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
    The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022 and has made no amendments thereto.
  • Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed). (0 speeches)
    • Hospital Services (7 speeches)
      12. To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has to improve treatment for sickle cell and thalassemia in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16982/22]
    • Departmental Funding (7 speeches)
      14. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the discussion on multi-annual funding for section 38 and section 39 organisations. [8783/22]
  • Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Regulatory Bodies (7 speeches)
      114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to ensure the unfair trading practices enforcement authority will have the necessary powers to improve and secure...
    • Timber Supply (11 speeches)
      115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to issues affecting the supply of quality ash for the makers of hurleys; and if he will make a...
    • Horticulture Sector (13 speeches)
      116. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made to implement the short and medium-term actions of the working paper to address challenges related to...
    • Agriculture Industry (9 speeches)
      117. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made in securing funding to improve national food security. [17313/22]
    • Fisheries Protection (7 speeches)
      118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the serious crisis in the fishing industry due to the huge increase in fuel costs; if he will...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Agriculture Industry (8 speeches)
      119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that he proposes to support farmers who are struggling to meet inflationary input costs. [16788/22]
    • Beef Industry (7 speeches)
      121. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a State-owned and State-controlled beef blockchain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16263/22]
    • Harbours and Piers (8 speeches)
      122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made with the development of the deep-water pier at Ros an Mhíl since the announcement of this project earlier in...
    • Inshore Fisheries (8 speeches)
      123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will approve an advance to new fishing producer organisations of up to 50% for the implementation of production and marketing...
    • Renewable Energy Generation (11 speeches)
      125. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports his Department has put in place to encourage the installation of solar panels on farms; and if he will make a statement...
    • Food Industry (7 speeches)
      126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement his Department has had with food producers in Ireland whose supply chains have been seriously affected by the Russian...
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (59 speeches)
    Iarraim ar gach taobh den Teach cloí leis na srianta ama.
  • Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (60 speeches)
    We have been in the grip of a housing crisis for several years. Prices have skyrocketed and they continue to rise. Rents have spiralled out of control and show no sign of reducing. Workers and...
  • Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2022: First Stage (6 speeches)
    I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Employment Equality Act 1998 and to provide for related matters. I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the...
  • Women's Health Action Plan: Statements (33 speeches)
    I am sharing my time with the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan. I am delighted to discuss this important issue. Improving the outcomes and experiences of women in our healthcare system has been...
  • Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
  • Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
    I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Environment and Climate Action pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(a) and 181(1).
  • 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 Darren O'Rourke - the...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • School Transport (4 speeches)
      I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter, which has to do with the significant challenge facing school bus operators and the wider coach industry. The considerable increase in the...
    • Health Strategies (4 speeches)
      I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this important issue. Where is the neurorehabilitation strategy at within Government? In 2021, the World Health Organization identified...
    • Medicinal Products (4 speeches)
      Last week, following the announcement of the retirement of the Chief Medical Officer, I noted that the list of the CMO's accomplishments included the publication of the previous national rare...
    • Management of Estates (4 speeches)
      There has been a significant growth in recent years of managed estates. The Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011, known as the MUD Act, specifies all new developments must have an owners' management...
  • National Maternity Hospital: Statements (168 speeches)
    I thank the various Deputies for raising this important issue. I acknowledge the strong political and public interest in the development of the national maternity hospital, NMH. First, as I have...