Dáil debates
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (75 speeches)
We are just three weeks away from the Government's carbon tax hike on 1 May. This is the same day that the latest round of energy price hikes from providers will kick in. The carbon tax will...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (108 speeches)
The report of the Business Committee has been circulated and can be taken as read. Are the proposed arrangements for this week's business agreed to?
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Instruction to Committee (1 speech)
I move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 187, it be an instruction to the Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022, that the Committee has...
- Proposed Authorisation by Dáil Éireann for Houses of the Oireachtas Commission to Instruct Legal Representatives: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That Dáil Éireann, pursuant to section 4(2)(f)(iv) of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Acts 2003-2021, hereby authorises the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission to...
- Protocol and Arrangements for President Zelenskyy's Address to Joint Sitting of both Houses of the Oireachtas: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That Dáil Éireann resolves— (1) (a) a joint sitting of both Houses of the Oireachtas shall be held in the Dáil Chamber on Wednesday 6th April, 2022, at 9.50...
- Report of Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Standing Orders: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business be amended as recommended in the report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform dated 4th...
- Report of Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Leaders' Questions: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That, notwithstanding the Orders of the Dáil of 16th December, 2020, and 14th December, 2021, the sequence in which Leaders shall be called upon to put questions between 26th...
- Council Recommendation on the Conversion of Hryvnia Banknotes: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
- Commissions of Investigation (24 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach the number of commissions of investigation under the remit of his Department that are currently ongoing; the cost of each commission to date; and the projected costs of...
- Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (25 speeches)
5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the most recent European Council meeting on 10 and 11 March 2022. [13968/22]
- Taoiseach's Communications (48 speeches)
21. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent conversation with the Prime Minister of Ukraine. [13969/22]
- European Union Regulation: Motion (17 speeches)
I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area...
- Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am glad to have the opportunity to outline the provisions of the Bill, which will deliver on the ambitious electoral reform agenda set out in...
- Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (35 speeches)
I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises that the cost of childcare fees, which now range from an average of €800 to highs of €1,350 per month per child are causing a...
- 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 Emer Higgins - to discuss...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Departmental Policies (7 speeches)
68. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the development of a rural-proofing mechanism, as outlined in Our Rural Future: Rural Development...
- Ukraine War (7 speeches)
70. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the engagement by her Department regarding the arrival of Ukrainian refugees; the role her Department...
- Island Communities (12 speeches)
71. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps that have been taken to address action 136 of Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 to, progress vital...
- Ukraine War (7 speeches)
72. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the additional supports that will be provided to community and voluntary groups, including local partnerships that have stepped up to...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Island Communities (11 speeches)
74. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the current contracts for the ferry and air services to the Aran Islands and Inishbofin in County Galway will expire and new...
- Community Development Projects (9 speeches)
73. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an update will be provided on the provision of a community centre to the Ballyvolane area; if officials in her Department have met...
- Digital Hubs (11 speeches)
75. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of remote working hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18041/22]
- Harbours and Piers (7 speeches)
76. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the full foreshore application for Inis Oírr pier has not been lodged and may be...
- Departmental Schemes (7 speeches)
78. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to increase funding and resources to local development companies that administer schemes such as the Social Inclusion and...
- Urban Development (7 speeches)
79. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update regarding the placement of town regeneration officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Strategies (7 speeches)
80. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the forthcoming progress report on the Our Rural Future strategy considering the strategy commits to reporting every six...
- Bus Services (7 speeches)
82. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagement between her Department and other Departments in respect of the local transport services for communities not served by...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Local Authorities (6 speeches)
I am glad of the opportunity to raise this at such short notice. Recently, I met a family from Killarney, Steve O'Mahony, his wife, Teresa, and their daughter, Alexis. I want to raise an issue...
- Wastewater Treatment (4 speeches)
Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil suim faoi leith ag an Aire Stáit san ábhar seo. Is é an t-ábhar atá faoi chaibidil agam ná an ionad cóireála...
- Coroners Service (4 speeches)
I wish to raise a very difficult issue that has affected many families over the last number of months in the north Dublin region. I refer to the remains of loved ones being released from the...
- School Enrolments (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, for coming to the House to take this Topical Issue matter on how we will expand our school capacity to accommodate Ukrainian students coming to...
