Dáil debates
Thursday, 28 April 2022
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.00 a.m.
- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (1 speech)
Before we start, ba mhaith liom comhbhrón na Dála a chur in iúl don Aire Airgeadais, an Teachta Donohoe, os rud é gur cailleadh a mháthair. I would like to extend the...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Tax Code (8 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Finance the categories of energy for which he sought flexibility in relation to VAT in his written correspondence with Commissioner Gentiloni on 10 March 2022 and any...
- Tax Code (10 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to introduce a windfall tax on the extraordinary profits of energy companies to fund measures to combat the rising cost of energy for households...
- Tax Credits (16 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the research that has been carried out in his Department on the introduction of refundable tax credits; his views on the benefits of such a...
- Energy Prices (7 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered reducing excise duty as it applies to home heating oil in accordance with the excise directive; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
Question No. 6 replied to with Written Answers
- Insurance Industry (10 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Finance the work that he is carrying out to ensure that the benefits of the insurance reform agenda are passed on to customers; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Credit Unions (18 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Finance the way he plans to support credit unions in the expansion of services to encourage community development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21411/22]
- Research and Development (8 speeches)
31. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department’s plans, if any, to encourage greater take up of the R&D tax credit by small domestic companies; and if he will make a statement on...
- Cost of Living Issues (5 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cumulative cost of the measures that he has taken since and including budget 2022 to help address cost of living issues; and if he will make a...
- Banking Sector (9 speeches)
18. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the current status of the withdrawal of banks (details supplied) from the Irish market and the closure of accounts and migration of their...
- Inflation Rate (8 speeches)
58. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce further targeted measures to support lower- and middle-income families in response to the level of inflation projected for 2022; and if he...
- Tax Code (15 speeches)
15. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is proposing any further reforms to section 481 film and tax relief to protect the employment status and rights of workers in the film industry,...
- Fiscal Policy (12 speeches)
22. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he intends taking in 2022 in relation to direct and indirect taxes to lessen the burden on people due to the very large increase in the cost of...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- National Development Plan (7 speeches)
78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the national development plan; the impact of cost inflation on same; the projects which might now need to go back out for...
- Ethics in Public Office (7 speeches)
79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of his review of the ethics framework; the work that has been carried out to date examining the specific issue of tackling...
- Public Sector Pay (7 speeches)
80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address the unfair anomaly that persists for some public sector workers, including teachers as a result of the two-tier pay...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Local Authorities (7 speeches)
81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities have adequate flexibility in the recruitment of the multidisciplinary...
- Cost of Living Issues (7 speeches)
82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he expects that there will be Supplementary Estimates in view of recent measures to tackle the cost of living; and if he will make a...
- Cost of Living Issues (8 speeches)
84. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if additional supports will be introduced to support families most impacted by the increases in the cost of living; and if he will make a...
- Heritage Sites (7 speeches)
85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Question No. 9 of 23 September 2021, the further progress that has been made on works to repair a property (details supplied)...
- Departmental Funding (16 speeches)
86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department takes a macro view of the funding allocation across Departments to ensure fair distribution geographically. [21482/22]
- Departmental Funding (8 speeches)
88. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proposals relating to financial assistance packages for first-time buyers or renovators that have been brought to his Department for...
- Capital Expenditure Programme (11 speeches)
89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the new external assurance process for major capital investment projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Flood Risk Management (9 speeches)
90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 1 March 2022, the status of the Coirib go Cósta flood relief works; and if he will make...
- Budget Targets (7 speeches)
92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expected growth in Government expenditure in 2022 compared to 2021; if this is in line with the budget day forecast; and if he will...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (138 speeches)
Tá géarchéim costas maireachtála ar fud na tíre. Tá billí fuinnimh ag dul in airde agus ag cur fíor-bhrú ar oibrithe agus ar theaghlaigh ar fud an...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (73 speeches)
Before we proceed, I wish to point out that if the Members first up, that is, the leaders of the groups, take more than the allocated one minute per person, they are taking time from the people...
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(a) and 181(1).
- Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The purpose of the Bill is to reform the existing guardian ad litemsystem. At present, guardians ad litem, GALs, are appointed by the court for...
- Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has completed its consideration of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2022 and has made...
- 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 37A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Louise O'Reilly - to...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla – Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Domestic Violence (5 speeches)
I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, to the House to deal with this Topical Issue matter.
- School Curriculum (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Education. This week we heard reports of a school that, in correspondence with the parents its students, stated...
- Traveller Accommodation (4 speeches)
The Traveller community faces many challenges and inequalities in employment, in education and in health in particular. Irish Travellers' level of access to healthcare and life expectancy...
- Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Prohibition of Winter Disconnections) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
