Dáil debates

Thursday, 9 March 2023

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9 a.m.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Agriculture Schemes (7 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to support sheep farmers. [11759/23]
  • Agriculture Schemes (10 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will initiate a review of cases where farmers failed to tick the areas of natural constraint, ANC, box, did not receive the...
  • Forestry Sector (11 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of new afforestation in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. [11760/23]
  • Forestry Sector (7 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine noting the deadline for decommissioning of the vessels under the Bord Iascaigh Mhara decommissioning scheme expires in April 2023, and...
• Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Fishing Industry (7 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Government has failed to ensure the reinstatement of access to the 12-mile limit around Rockall for the Irish fishing...
  • Agriculture Schemes (10 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the processes that are in place for farmers, part of whose holding has recently been included as an ACRES co-operation area on the...
  • Hedge Cutting (7 speeches)
    10. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on how farmers should dispose of cuttings from hedge trimming on their land; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Agriculture Schemes (7 speeches)
    11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the latest developments regarding ACRES applications to date; when it is envisaged that ACRES...
  • Agriculture Industry (15 speeches)
    13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to develop domestic and international markets for wool-based products such as insulation and fertilisers. [11631/23]
  • Inshore Fisheries (7 speeches)
    12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 8 December 2022, the status of the programme for Government commitment to ensure that...
  • Agriculture Supports (9 speeches)
    15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is working on any plans to streamline form-filling for farmers on family farms as multiple State and EU agencies...
  • Coillte Teoranta (8 speeches)
    16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte will be able to avail of grants and premia under his proposed new forestry programme; and if he intends to issue a new...
  • Natural Resources (3 speeches)
    17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide additional information on proposals for rewetting lands that have heretofore been drained; and how this might be...
• Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Housing Provision (27 speeches)
    81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the emergency measures he intends to introduce to increase and accelerate the supply of social and affordable housing in order...
  • Housing Policy (10 speeches)
    82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to restrict no-fault evictions here; the number of units purchased by each local authority as part of the tenant in...
  • Defective Building Materials (15 speeches)
    83. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the promised building defects redress scheme and funding for interim measures and emergency...
  • Rental Sector (9 speeches)
    84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will take action to ensure that corporate landlords are not using additional charges on top of rent to circumvent rent...
  • Building Regulations (5 speeches)
    85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the review of Part B of the building regulations. [12136/23]
• Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Housing Provision (9 speeches)
    86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider local authorities’ definition of "adequately housed" whereby grown adults still living in their...
  • Wind Energy Guidelines (7 speeches)
    87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will suspend planning applications for onshore wind turbine developments until the planning guidelines for such...
  • Vacant Properties (24 speeches)
    88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the deterrents he is progressing, or plans to progress, to tackle vacancy and dereliction. [11827/23]
  • Housing Policy (7 speeches)
    89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the work his Department is doing to support and accelerate transit-oriented development, in particular medium-to-high density...
  • Vacant Properties (8 speeches)
    91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are any further plans to amend existing regulations exempting certain types of vacant commercial premises from...
  • Housing Schemes (13 speeches)
    93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of affordable purchase and cost-rental housing; if the targets for 2022 set out in...
  • Local Authorities (5 speeches)
    94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on South Dublin County Council's housing maintenance team only accepting maintenance requests from tenants through...
• Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (142 speeches)
  Táimid ag maireachtáil i lár ghéarchéim tithíochta de bharr pholasaí an Rialtais. Bhí an cinneadh deireadh a chur leis an gcosc ar dhíshealbhú...
• Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (74 speeches)
  It has come as a huge blow to the school communities that the Department of Education has decided to put on hold the construction of 29 new schools that were supposed to go to tender. This is...
• Estimates for Public Services 2023: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
  The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for Public Services for the service of the year...
• Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (1 speech)
  Seanad Éireann has passed the Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023, without amendment.
• Comóradh Sheachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (29 speeches)
  Mar Aire Stáit don Ghaeilge agus don Ghaeltacht, fáiltím roimh an deis labhairt sa Dáil le linn Seachtain na Gaeilge faoi chúrsaí Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta. Is...
• 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 Maurice Quinlivan - to...
• Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Schools Building Projects (16 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me the opportunity to raise this matter and I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, for his presence. It is very much appreciated. This...
  • Schools Building Projects (4 speeches)
    I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State when I say that it is disappointing that a Minister from the Department of Education could not here to take this matter or the preceding one. There...
  • Health Services Staff (6 speeches)
    The need for a discussion on the regulation of psychologists was precipitated by an RTÉ programme by Barry O'Kelly in recent days which raised serious concerns about what is occurring....
  • Wastewater Treatment (5 speeches)
    I would normally complain if the Minister from the relevant Department were not here to take my Topical Issue matter but I am glad to see a Minister of State at the Department of Finance is here...
• Education (Inspection of Individual Education Plans for Children with Special Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." According to census 2016, the level of education completed by disabled people was substantially lower than that of non-disabled people. It...