Dáil debates
Thursday, 27 April 2023
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.00 a.m.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Foreign Policy (12 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the stakeholders that will be invited to participate in the consultative forum on international security policy; the criteria that will be...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA (7 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of recent discussions he had with the President of the United States and the US authorities during the recent visit to Ireland...
- Passport Services (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures in place to ensure that a backlog of passport applications does not emerge in 2023; and the measures he will take to ensure that...
- Ukraine War (15 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the European Council meetings at which Ireland agreed to participate in, and fund, the European Peace Facility and the EU...
- Estimates for Public Services 2023: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has completed its consideration of the following Further Revised Estimates for public services for the service of the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Foreign Conflicts (13 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the measures in place to ensure the safety and protection of Irish citizens in Sudan. [19749/23]
- Northern Ireland Institutions (9 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of his efforts to restore the Northern Ireland institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19926/23]
- International Relations (7 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the situation in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19764/23]
- Passport Services (13 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that passport applications that are unsuccessful are not looked at until the end of the "estimated...
- Good Friday Agreement (9 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he perceives opportunities to advance the letter and the spirit of the Good Friday Agreement in the aftermath of the...
- Ukraine War (7 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his current assessment of the situation with regard to Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Overseas Development Aid (7 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his latest engagement with Dóchas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19765/23]
- British-Irish Co-operation (6 speeches)
Deputy Carthy has the next question but we are literally out of time. There is a minute and a half left. Does the Deputy want 30 seconds to put his question?
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Energy Prices (11 speeches)
70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the engagements, if any, the Commissioner for the Regulation of Utilities has had with energy...
- Energy Policy (7 speeches)
71. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can clarify the position in respect of proposals to build a liquefied natural gas, LNG, terminal in the State; and...
- Waste Management (7 speeches)
72. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how he intends to maximise compost and recyclable waste; if he recognises that charges and increasing charges are a...
- Wind Energy Generation (7 speeches)
73. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of offshore wind turbines he expects to be off the Irish coast by the end of 2024, 2025 and 2026,...
- International Agreements (10 speeches)
74. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Government intends to declare its intent to leave the Energy Charter Treaty, given the widely criticised European...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
Questions Nos. 75 and 76 taken with Written Answers.
- Illegal Dumping (15 speeches)
77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered a re-introduction of public service bin collections to reduce the impact of fly-tipping and...
- National Broadband Plan (9 speeches)
78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the rollout of the national broadband plan to include the number of premises passed; and...
- Energy Policy (8 speeches)
82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how he intends to act on the recommendations of the energy security review; if he has assessed the environmental, social...
- North-South Interconnector (8 speeches)
83. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in view of the inadequacy of the review of the proposed North-South interconnector carried out in 2018, given that it...
- Environmental Schemes (5 speeches)
91. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a person with stone wall cladding can access SEAI retrofitting grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Environmental Schemes (12 speeches)
92. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of retrofits completed under the SEAI one-stop shop and warmer homes schemes in quarter 1 2023, and for the...
- Climate Action Plan (5 speeches)
100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered the policy implications of the Economic and Social Research Institute assessment of the embodied...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (96 speeches)
I welcome Trim's Men's Shed with us in the Gallery. I commend all the Men's Sheds across the State for the work they do. Ó mhí Iúil na bliana seo caite, tá...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (52 speeches)
On Tuesday, the Central Bank's latest motor insurance report was published and it makes clear that the insurance industry is continuing to rip-off its consumers. It is now two years since the...
- Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before...
- Personal Explanation by Minister of State (5 speeches)
The Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, has informed me that he wishes to make a personal statement to the House pursuant to Standing Order 56.
- Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (38 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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 Jennifer Whitmore - to...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Hospital Services (4 speeches)
I raise this issue for obvious local reasons relating to the general hospital, which is pivotally located in an area of rapidly expanding population and is greatly instrumental in assisting the...
- Waste Management (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien, for coming in today. There has been much discussion in this House and also around the country recently since the announcement by Panda that it...
- School Transport (4 speeches)
I will start on a positive note. The dramatic expansion of the school transport scheme in recent years has brought more students into the fold in terms of being able to get a bus to school....
- Rail Network (6 speeches)
The opening of the western rail corridor line would bring huge economic benefits to an entire region, particularly in terms of addressing regional imbalance and bringing economic development to...
- Final Report of the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy: Motion [Private Members] (19 speeches)
There are a good number of speakers, but we should be able to accommodate everybody. If I have to ask Members to drop a minute of speaking time, I will do so. I call the Chair of the committee,...
