Dáil debates

Thursday, 6 October 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)
    • Middle East (7 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the speech by the Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid to the United Nations Security Council; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Middle East (14 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to the Israeli ambassador to Ireland on the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Brexit Issues (29 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide the details of the latest development in relation to talks between the European Union and the British Government in respect...
    • Ukraine War (13 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide the details of the Government’s response to the Russian annexation of areas of Ukraine; and if he will make a...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Human Rights (20 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action that is being taken to ensure that the Iranian authorities abide by the principles enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil...
    • Irish Communities Abroad (8 speeches)
      7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will be advising any Irish citizens currently in Russia to leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48983/22]
    • Foreign Policy (8 speeches)
      8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the current situation in Myanmar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48912/22]
    • Ukraine War (17 speeches)
      9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the up-to-date position in relation to the provision of military aid to Ukraine to assist its efforts in defeating the illegal Russian...
    • Diplomatic Representation (12 speeches)
      10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact that his Department has had with the Russian Embassy in Dublin since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a...
  • Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Naval Service (19 speeches)
      68. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the engagement that he has had with military management and his Department regarding a report that five apprentice electrical artificers who upon...
    • Defence Forces (19 speeches)
      69. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the capital provision in budget 2023 is sufficient to meet the needs of the Defence Forces in 2023; if he will outline the way in which the...
    • Defence Forces (9 speeches)
      70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will initiate the recording of hours worked by members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49411/22]
    • Maritime Jurisdiction (7 speeches)
      72. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline the concerns he as, if any, in relation to whether Ireland has the capacity to ensure that undersea data cables passing...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Departmental Budgets (9 speeches)
      73. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which the extra €67 million budget allocation will be spent in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48988/22]
    • Departmental Funding (8 speeches)
      74. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the projects to be financed by the increased defence capital allocation announced in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
    The Select Committee on Justice has completed its detailed scrutiny of the Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022 and, in accordance with Standing Order 178, has recommended that for the reasons outlined...
  • Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
    • Defence Forces (7 speeches)
      75. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the anticipated future role of the Defence Forces, Army, Naval Service and Air Corps in future national and-or European defence measures; and if...
    • Energy Infrastructure (15 speeches)
      76. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is confident that Ireland's submarine cables are safe and protected in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48903/22]
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (33 speeches)
    Ba mhaith liom ceist a ardú leis an Tánaiste faoi na costais atá ag cur isteach go mór ar theaghlaigh. Tá an geimhreadh ag bualadh linn agus tá imní ar...
  • Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (59 speeches)
    One of the most basic functions of a Government is to keep a roof over somebody's head and keep the lights on. Yet, as we speak, after 12 years of the Tánaiste being at Cabinet, there are...
  • Traveller Culture and History in Education Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (1 speech)
    I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science pursuant to Standing Order 180.
  • Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
  • Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
    I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Transport and Communications pursuant to Standing Orders 95 and 181.
  • 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: Deputy Emer Higgins - to discuss the...
  • National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Dlí tábhachtach is ea an An Bille um Fhorais Chultúir Náisiúnta (An Ceoláras Náisiúnta)...
  • National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
    I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media pursuant to Standing Orders 95 and 181.
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (8 speeches)
      I raise the need for an elective hospital in Limerick. It is already Government policy that Cork, Galway and Dublin will get elective hospitals, and it is completely illogical that Limerick and...
    • Home Care Packages (4 speeches)
      I thank the Minister of State for being here. This Topical Issue matter is practically self-explanatory. For the past number of weeks I have been making representations on behalf of some...
  • Report of the Joint Committee on Justice on GDPR: Motion [Private Members] (17 speeches)
    The proposer of the motion has 15 minutes, the Minister of State has 15 minutes and other speakers have ten minutes, with the exception of the penultimate speaker, who will be a Government...