Dáil debates

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 speeches)
    For more than 30 years, the State and successive governments have ripped off hundreds and thousands of elderly citizens and their families by unlawfully charging them for nursing home care....
  • An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (75 speeches)
    I move: Tuesday's business shall be: -Motion reProtocol and arrangements for President Metsola’s address to a Joint Sitting of both Houses of the Oireachtas (without debate) -Statements...
  • Commission for Future Generations Bill 2023: First Stage (5 speeches)
    I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a body, to be known in the Irish language as an Coimisiún um Ghlúnta sa...
  • President Metsola's Address to the Houses of the Oireachtas: Motion (1 speech)
    I move: That the following arrangements shall apply in relation to any meeting of the Dáil on Thursday 2nd February, 2023: (a) the ordinary routine of business shall be interrupted after...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
    • Citizens' Assembly (23 speeches)
      1. To ask the Taoiseach when it is expected that the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs will take place. [3275/23]
    • Cabinet Committees (20 speeches)
      8. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Equality will next meet. [61817/22]
    • Child Poverty (17 speeches)
      18. To ask the Taoiseach his views on the creation of a new division within his Department focusing on child poverty [1634/23]
  • Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (46 speeches)
    I attended a meeting of the European Council on Thursday, 15 December in Brussels. The agenda covered Ukraine, energy and economic issues, security and defence and external relations issues. In...
  • Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (1 speech)
    Seanad Éireann has passed the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022 without amendment.
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (40 speeches)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges: — the commitment, dedication and hard work of staff within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), children's...
    • Middle East (12 speeches)
      63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether efforts to further the search for peace in Palestine have been further hampered as a consequence of the inflammatory...
    • Ukraine War (8 speeches)
      64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts he intends to make to try to prevent further escalation of the war in Ukraine in his new role as Minister for Foreign Affairs of...
    • Passport Services (19 speeches)
      65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures being put in place to ensure that there will be no unnecessary backlog in the issuing of passports in 2023; and if he will make...
    • Brexit Issues (7 speeches)
      66. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the ongoing discussions regarding possible changes to the Brexit protocol that can assist the movement of...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Middle East (10 speeches)
      68. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the new Israeli Government’s policy of expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, using the means of ethnic...
    • Northern Ireland (8 speeches)
      69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the latest information regarding the Northern Ireland protocol and related negotiations; and if he will make...
    • Ukraine War (11 speeches)
      71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he believes the Russian Federation should be designated as a terrorist state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4332/23]
    • International Relations (8 speeches)
      72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a report on his recent call with the United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Foreign Conflicts (7 speeches)
      73. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he supports calls for a special tribunal to prosecute Russian war crimes in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4334/23]
    • North-South Implementation Bodies (7 speeches)
      74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an overview on the shared island civic society fund he announced on 12 January 2023; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Middle East (5 speeches)
      76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he proposes to take or is willing to support against Israel following the destruction of aid supplied by the EU and Ireland to...
  • 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 Mattie McGrath - To discuss...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Employment Support Services (4 speeches)
      I am glad the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond, is here to discuss this issue. In recent days, the announcement that the dairy company Corman Miloko, which employed 31 people at its...
    • Child Abuse (4 speeches)
      Since November we have waited for the publication of Dr. Geoffrey Shannon's report on his investigation of abuse into St. John Ambulance. While it is important to state that I and my party,...
    • Medicinal Products (6 speeches)
      I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. I will raise the issue of hyperemesis. As she is aware, it is a condition whereby pregnant people suffer from severe nausea and vomiting....
    • Water Quality (4 speeches)
      They say that they always save the best for last, so we will see. I have raised this issue in the Chamber numerous times. It is the boil water notices in east Cork, specifically in Whitegate....