Dáil debates

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
• Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (53 speeches)
  The Government plans to lift the eviction ban in ten days. If it does this, where are the working families, single people and pensioners at risk of losing their homes meant to go? This question...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (57 speeches)
  I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination...
• Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: First Stage (5 speeches)
  I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to regulate the sale of nitrous oxide gas by prohibiting its sale in a reusable cylinder or disposable cartridge to a person...
• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2023: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2023, a copy of which was laid in draft form before...
• Estimates for Public Services 2023 (1 speech)
  I move the following Revised Estimates: Vote 1 — President’s Establishment (Revised Estimate) That a sum not exceeding €5,091,000 be granted to defray the charge which will...
• Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
  I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation, done at Paris on 27th January, 2021,...
• Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
  • Northern Ireland (23 speeches)
    1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [11112/23]
  • Departmental Meetings (21 speeches)
    12. To ask the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the climate action delivery board, co-chaired by his Department, that have taken place to date in 2023. [10768/23]
  • Health Strategies (15 speeches)
    19. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland overseen by his Department. [10825/23]
• Finance Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 speeches, 1 comment)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I appreciate the opportunity to speak on the Bill, which is relatively short and provides for some of the cost-of-living measures announced...
• Finance Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
  I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(a) and 181(1).
• Eviction Ban: Motion [Private Members] (152 speeches)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — the State remains in the midst of a housing emergency; — the Government has chosen to end the emergency ban on evictions on...
• 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 Steven Matthews - to discuss...
• Eviction Ban: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Eoin Ó Broin on Tuesday, 21 March 2023:
• Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Foreign Conflicts (11 speeches)
    71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the ongoing illegal settler violence in the occupied Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Foreign Conflicts (17 speeches)
    72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the approach he is taking to the actions of the new Israeli government on its ongoing efforts to destroy a two state...
  • State Visits (10 speeches)
    73. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline details of the planned visit by US President Joe Biden to Ireland in April; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Undocumented Irish in the USA (17 speeches)
    74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to the United States and efforts he made to regularise the status of the undocumented Irish living...
  • Passport Services (23 speeches)
    75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will establish a process to allow public representatives from the North to make representations to the Passport Office to assist in the...
• Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Good Friday Agreement (17 speeches)
    76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he continues to promote the concept of power sharing and the continuation of working at and improving the peace process...
  • Northern Ireland (16 speeches)
    79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the recent Council of Europe decision on Northern Ireland legacy issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13508/23]
  • Middle East (10 speeches)
    80. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the engagement that Ireland's representatives on the UN Security Council have had regarding Palestine; and if he will make...
  • United Nations (7 speeches)
    82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will respond to a UN report that argues that socio-economic conditions are driving young Africans into extremist militant groups, given...
• Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Schools Building Projects (5 speeches)
    I am delighted the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, is here to answer this question regarding solar panels for schools. Last October, we announced in the budget that we would roll out solar...
  • School Enrolments (4 speeches)
    In recent weeks I have been contacted by a number of parents who have been driven demented trying to find primary school places for their children who are due to commence their formal education...
  • School Accommodation (4 speeches)
    Stunned, shocked, appalled, frustrated and let down; this is how parents and teachers in my constituency are feeling after projects relating to their local schools were put on pause because of a...
  • Housing Schemes (4 speeches)
    We have just had an intense and emotional debate on a Sinn Féin Private Members' motion that called for an extension of the eviction ban to protect tenants and ensure they will have...