Dáil debates

Thursday, 16 February 2023

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.00 a.m.
  • Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
    The Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has completed its consideration of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 and has made amendments thereto.
  • Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Courts Service (7 speeches)
      1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of the staggering waiting times facing victims of crime and victims of domestic violence in the Courts Service,...
    • Public Inquiries (7 speeches)
      2. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate his support for a public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) who was killed in a...
    • An Garda Síochána (14 speeches)
      3. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps his Department is taking in relation to the current Garda retention crisis; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (12 speeches)
      4. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the rise in attendance at sexual assault treatment units. [8031/23]
    • Courts Service (7 speeches)
      5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he can provide an update on the courts modernisation programme. [8001/23]
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    Question No. 6 taken with Written Answers.
    • Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (7 speeches)
      7. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm the progress to date under the €363 million strategy to tackle domestic, sexual and gender-based violence...
    • Prison Service (7 speeches)
      9. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to action the recommendations arising from the Irish Prison Service attendance management review published...
    • Drug Dealing (9 speeches)
      10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the additional measures that will be implemented at an early date by his Department and agencies under its remit to tackle the...
    • An Garda Síochána (8 speeches)
      11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, will publish the investigation report into the killing of a person...
    • An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
      12. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the Bandon, Bantry and Clonakilty districts. [7512/23]
    • Public Inquiries (10 speeches)
      14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has concluded his deliberations in relation to the report into the death of a person (details supplied) and if he will...
    • Legal Aid (8 speeches)
      15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the work of the legal aid review group; if he will confirm that income limits for those seeking...
  • Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Disability Services (7 speeches)
      83. To ask the Minister for Health if he will put in place a redress scheme for residents of long-term residential disability services who were wrongfully charged for their care; and if he will...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 speeches)
      84. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the roll-out of the pandemic recognition payment to front-line workers not directly employed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists (9 speeches)
      85. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish a multi-annual capacity and wait time reduction plan to tackle overcrowding, cancellations, extreme patient experience times in emergency...
    • Departmental Staff (15 speeches)
      86. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the inordinate number of senior staff who left his Department in 2022; the analysis, if any, of the reasons for these high...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
    • Mental Health Services (7 speeches)
      87. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out a timeframe for completing a review of all open and lost to follow up cases in child and adolescent mental health services to address matters...
    • Bereavement Counselling (7 speeches)
      88. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of bereavement counselling services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7764/23]
    • Cancer Services (7 speeches)
      89. To ask the Minister for Health when oncology services in University Hospital Kerry will have a permanent location. [6697/23]
    • Home Care Packages (20 speeches)
      90. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the expected timelines on the establishment of a new statutory home support scheme; the way he intends to scope and plan for such a...
    • Medicinal Products (7 speeches)
      91. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting, hyperemesis gravidarum, can obtain the drug Cariban; the reason the drug cannot be...
    • Medicinal Products (11 speeches)
      93. To ask the Minister for Health the measures his Department are taking to ensure our competitiveness in securing medicines that are currently experiencing supply issues; and if he will make a...
    • Disability Services (9 speeches)
      94. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish an implementation plan for the disability capacity review; when he intends to transfer functions for specialist disability services to the...
    • Dental Services (7 speeches)
      95. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to alleviate the backlog for patients of all ages to access dental services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7725/23]
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (44 speeches)
    Tá oibrithe agus teaghlaigh ar fud an Stáit seo ag streachailt leis an ngéarchéim costas maireachtála agus tá daoine ag fulaingt. Feicimid ón staidéar a...
  • Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (77 speeches)
    Yesterday's report by the National Economic and Social Council shows that under Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, homeownership has gone in one direction, that is, down. The level of homeownership...
  • Co-ordination of International Protection Services: Statements (70 speeches)
    In the darkest days of our country's history, faced with famine, violence and the loss of our independence and freedom, we clung to a single hope. We endured, fought for, dreamed of and died for...
  • Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
  • Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
    I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(a) and 181(1).
  • 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 Pat Buckley - To discuss the...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Medical Cards (7 speeches)
      We are here to discuss just exactly what this enhanced medical card will be for the survivors of mother and baby homes. I know the issue has been ongoing for a long time. Unfortunately, when I...
    • Hospital Services (10 speeches)
      I am raising this matter because of the lack of clarity I received in reply to a parliamentary question about a 60-bed unit that was supposed to be built in St. Patrick’s Hospital, Cashel....
    • Water Services (4 speeches)
      I am disappointed that the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is not here. The issue I tabled relates to the referendum on the public ownership of our water services. I asked...
    • National Asset Management Agency (6 speeches)
      The Poolbeg strategic development zone, SDZ, is the last major strategic site for residential development in Dublin city. It has the potential to deliver 3,500 homes, including 10% Part V social...
  • Health (Amendment) (Dual Diagnosis: No Wrong Door) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am sharing time with my co-sponsor, Deputy Gould. The Health (Amendment) (Dual Diagnosis: No Wrong Door) Bill 2021 is important...