Dáil debates

Thursday, 30 June 2022

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.00 a.m.
• Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • School Transport (7 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that she intends to take to ensure increased capacity in school transport in the next school year. [34952/22]
  • Special Educational Needs (7 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a recent report (details supplied) from the Ombudsman for Children that states that children with special...
  • Special Educational Needs (7 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of proposed emergency legislation to shorten the section 37A process. [34948/22]
  • Schools Building Projects (7 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the present procurement schedule and timelines for a new build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • School Staff (7 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the agreement of improved pay and conditions for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the...
• 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 John Brady - to discuss...
• Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Special Educational Needs (8 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the ongoing training that will be provided to current teachers to deliver appropriate education and supports to autistic children entering their...
  • Special Educational Needs (8 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department plans to establish a new special school in Midleton, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34894/22]
  • School Admissions (8 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current situation with respect to secondary school places in the east Cork area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34891/22]
  • State Examinations (8 speeches)
    10. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the delay in the publication of leaving certificate examination results until early September 2022, which will...
  • School Accommodation (4 speeches)
    11. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision to not re-evaluate a school (details supplied) and its grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • School Transport (7 speeches)
    14. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expand the eligibility criteria for school transport in answer to the demonstrated need as a response to the need for climate action...
  • State Examinations (7 speeches)
    16. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the eligibility criteria for the deferred leaving certificate examinations to ensure that students who have a unforeseen...
• Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Bus Services (4 speeches)
    Will the Minister of State indicate what measures have been taken to address the serious mess that has developed in my constituency over the past three and half years, since the privatisation of...
  • Tax Code (4 speeches)
    The cost of living in Ireland is a massive hardship for so many families and the cost of motoring is proving particularly difficult. The Minister of State will be aware that as she drives around...
  • Abortion Services (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for including this Topical Issue matter. Before I get into it, I would like to say that for anyone who needs an abortion, the HSE's MyOptions service will help them...
  • Housing Provision (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, for being present in the Chamber. I ask for a progress update on the ongoing house building targets for 2022. We have seen some reports in the...
• Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 speeches)
  Before we take Leaders' Questions, I ask all Deputies for their co-operation in showing a little respect for the dignity of the Chair and proceedings in the Dáil. Deputies might please keep...
• Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (34 speeches)
  The Mental Health Commission's annual report published today shows that there is a gap in the quality of care for people who are presenting with mental health issues, between private and public...
• Rent Reduction Bill 2022: First Stage (5 speeches)
  I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to reduce rents to affordable levels by limiting them to a maximum of a quarter of...
• Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (32 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The defective concrete block disaster has haunted lives in Donegal, Mayo and beyond for too long. People who built and bought family homes...
• Report of the Committee of Public Accounts: Motion (6 speeches)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann shall take note of the Report of the Standing Committee of Public Accounts, entitled "Examination of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board 2019...
• Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (1 speech)
  Seanad Éireann has agreed to the amendment made by Dáil Éireann to the Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022, consequential upon its...