Dáil debates

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2.00 p.m.
  • Creeslough Community: Expressions of Sympathy (12 speeches)
    Díreach agus muid tagtha le chéile le gnó na Dála a dhéanamh, tá Jessica Gallagher á cur i gcré na cille i reilig Chaisleán na dTuath, agus tús...
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 speeches)
    Every political issue is put into perspective by our previous conversation and contributions. Focus Ireland has published its annual report on homelessness and it makes for alarming reading....
  • An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (77 speeches)
    I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion reSeventeenth Report of the Committee of Selection (without debate) - Motion reFinancial Resolution for Tailte Éireann Bill 2022 (without...
  • Report of the Standing Committee of Selection: Motion (1 speech)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the Seventeenth Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 34, copies of which were laid before Dáil...
  • Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Financial Resolution (1 speech)
    I move: THAT provision be made in the Act giving effect to this Resolution for the charging of, in accordance with an order made by the Minister under section 25 of the Act, the fees payable to...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
    • Commissions of Investigation (14 speeches)
      1. To ask the Taoiseach his views on the report on the transaction in relation to a company (details supplied) and the principles and policies within a corporation on interest rates published by...
    • Cabinet Committees (59 speeches)
      6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [44839/22]
    • Cabinet Committees (27 speeches)
      17. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinetcommittee that deals with matters relating to justice will next meet. [44843/22]
  • Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (32 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." As we are only too well aware, energy prices have continued to rise to unprecedented levels. The Government is keenly aware of the impact...
  • 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 David Stanton - to discuss...
  • Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
  • Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (29 speeches)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges that: — Budget 2023 has failed to resource and fund disability support services and infrastructure that the Government itself has...
  • Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    Question No. 55 taken with Written Answers.
    • State Examinations (7 speeches)
      56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date for the release of the 2022 junior certificate results; and if a date cannot be provided, the reason that a date cannot be confirmed; and...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • School Transport (11 speeches)
      60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that are in place to review the operation of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49709/22]
    • School Curriculum (8 speeches)
      57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the leaving certificate reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49684/22]
    • Special Educational Needs (7 speeches)
      58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the assistive technology scheme; if she will provide an update on the review of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Education Schemes (10 speeches)
      59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that formal recognition will be given to teachers working in the Cork Life Centre and that funding will be provided by her...
    • Education Welfare Service (7 speeches)
      62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to bringing school completion officers back under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Special Educational Needs (8 speeches)
      63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if staff from the early years sector are eligible to work on the summer programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49872/22]
    • Special Educational Needs (10 speeches)
      64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the number of special class places that have been sanctioned in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Home Schooling (7 speeches)
      71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to sanctioning the post of home school community liaison officers to special schools; and if she will make a...
    • School Transport (8 speeches)
      79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the additional funding received in budget 2023 for school transport; the way in which additional school transport...
    • National Educational Psychological Service (8 speeches)
      83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacancies at graduate level in the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, by county; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Educational Disadvantage (7 speeches)
      87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has completed the final stages of refinement of the new DEIS identification model; if so, if her Department will carry out a...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Schools Building Projects (4 speeches)
      I thank the Minister for taking this Topical Issue at this late hour. It concerns the need to progress the delivery of new school buildings for schools in my constituency. Dublin Mid-West is a...
    • Housing Policy (4 speeches)
      This Topical Issue matter deals specifically with the issue of the income limits in place for social housing applicants. Many people are surprised to learn that social housing income limits are...
    • An Garda Síochána (4 speeches)
      I thank the Minister for Education for attending but I am disappointed the Minister for Justice is not here. I know it is late but it is not good enough that she is not prepared to take this...
    • Arts Policy (4 speeches)
      In Carlow town, we are so very fortunate to have the VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art & The George Bernard Shaw Theatre, one of Ireland's leading contemporary arts spaces. It opened in...