Dáil debates

Tuesday, 7 March 2023

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 speeches)
    In four weeks' time the emergency ban on evictions will end. From April, hundreds of people will face the prospect of losing their homes. Single people, couples, parents with children and...
  • An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (68 speeches)
    I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Employment Equality Act 1998 (Section 12) (Reservation of...
  • Employment Equality Act 1998 (Section 12) (Reservation of Vocational Training Places) Order 2022: Referral to Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Employment Equality Act 1998 (Section 12) (Reservation of Vocational Training Places) Order 2022,...
  • Oireachtas Committees: Motion (1 speech)
    I move: That the Orders of Reference of the Special Committee on Autism, contained within the Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform entitled "Orders of Reference for...
  • Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2023: Motion (1 speech)
    I move: That the Order of Dáil Éireann of 21st February, 2023, referring the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section...
  • Twenty First Report of the Standing Committee of Selection and Appointment of Committee Cathaoirligh: Motion (1 speech)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann: (i) approves the Twenty First Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 34, copies of which were laid before...
  • Consideration of Estimates by Committee: Motion (1 speech)
    I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 215A(1) or in the Order of the Dáil of 1st February, the Select Committee on Health may complete its consideration of the Estimates...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
    • Departmental Priorities (44 speeches)
      1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic policy unit of his Department. [9798/23]
    • Cabinet Committees (14 speeches)
      14. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Immigration will next meet. [9799/23]
    • Cabinet Committees (24 speeches)
      20. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [9814/23]
  • Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (46 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I thank the Ceann Comhairle and the Deputies for the opportunity to present the Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity...
  • High Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (40 speeches)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges that: — unsustainably high energy bills continue to put workers and families under significant financial pressure; — average...
  • Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Mortgage Interest Rates (15 speeches)
      58. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of targeted and temporary mortgage interest relief to absorb a portion of increased interest costs since June 2022 on...
    • Tax Code (7 speeches)
      59. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans of his Department with regard to new taxation policies to stem the exodus of private landlords from the private rental sector; and if he will make a...
    • Insurance Industry (10 speeches)
      60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the insurance sector is providing insurance pricing that reflects the fall in the number and value of claims since the introduction of...
    • Motor Industry (7 speeches)
      61. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans, if any, he has regarding the issue of affordability of cars for young families who are dependent on the second-hand car market for transport to...
    • Banking Sector (7 speeches)
      62. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of victims of, and the value of money stolen through, authorised push payment fraud in each of the years 2016 to 2022; the actions his Department...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Insurance Industry (9 speeches)
      63. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the work of the Office to Promote Competition in the Insurance Market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10256/23]
    • Banking Sector (8 speeches)
      68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the retail banking review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11380/23]
    • Tax Code (13 speeches)
      64. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned with the potential impact of the reversal of the 9% VAT rate to 13.5% for enterprises; if his Department has evaluated the number of jobs...
    • Insurance Levy (7 speeches)
      65. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount raised by the various levies and contributions on insurance premiums for each year since their introduction; if he is reviewing the operation of the...
    • Tracker Mortgages (10 speeches)
      71. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will engage with the Central Bank with respect to the sale of tracker mortgages to vulture funds where those mortgages were overcharged as a result of...
    • Tax Code (7 speeches)
      74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish the economic analysis undertaken by his Department regarding the retention of the 9% rate of VAT with respect to the hospitality and tourism...
    • Economic Data (8 speeches)
      75. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate this country’s total debt as a percentage of GDP, GNP and GNI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11302/23]
    • Energy Policy (8 speeches)
      82. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the number of temporary business energy support scheme applications to date; the work being done the improve the scheme; and if he will make a...
  • 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 Bernard J. Durkan - to...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Money Advice and Budgeting Service (4 speeches)
      I commend and highlight the fantastic work of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service, MABS. It provides an invaluable resource to many of my constituents, as I am sure it does to those of the...
    • Water Services (9 speeches)
      I raise with the Minister of State the Kilcummin sewerage scheme where work is now under way to connect residents from Kilcummin to the existing Killarney scheme. I ask that the connection for...
    • Wildlife Conservation (6 speeches)
      I wish to raise an issue about protecting wildlife and keeping a natural balance in wildlife, including fish life, in rural Ireland. Last week, I met representatives of several clubs including...
    • Disability Diagnoses (4 speeches)
      I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, for coming in to take this Topical Issue matter. We have considerable issues in community healthcare area, CHO, 5, especially in County Carlow....