Dáil debates

Wednesday, 3 May 2023

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 speeches)
    Ashbourne Community School is with us in the Gallery. It is very welcome. As we speak, hundreds of nurses are meeting in Killarney in the middle of a prolonged and ongoing crisis in our...
  • An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (98 speeches)
    I move: Wednesday's business shall be: - Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Qualifying...
  • Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
    The Select Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022 and has made amendments thereto.
  • Urban Tree Protection and Sites Locally Important for Ecology Bill 2023: First Stage (5 speeches)
    I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to establish a new designation for the protection of nature sites, the Sites Locally Important for Ecology Order, to improve...
  • Social Welfare Regulations 2023: Motion (1 speech)
    I move: That Dáil Éireannapproves the following Regulations in draft: Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Qualifying Conditions)...
  • Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2023: Motion (1 speech)
    I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2023, a copy of which...
  • Twenty-Fourth Report of the Committee of Selection: Motion (1 speech)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the Twenty Fourth Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 34, copies of which were laid before Dáil...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2023 (1 speech)
    I move the following Revised Estimates: Vote 38 — Health (Further Revised Estimate) That a sum not exceeding €20,920,049,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
    • Good Friday Agreement (11 speeches)
      1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the Queen's University Belfast conference to mark 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement. [19259/23]
    • Northern Ireland (23 speeches)
      3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the working of the shared island unit in his Department. [19262/23]
    • Constitutional Amendments (8 speeches)
      10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [19137/23]
  • Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Second Stage (29 speeches)
    I move: “That the Bill be now read a Second Time.”
  • Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (50 speeches)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises that unsustainably high energy bills continue to put workers and families under significant financial pressure; notes that: — the...
  • 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 Aengus Ó Snodaigh - to...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Hospital Facilities (12 speeches)
      We have had this discussion on numerous occasions in recent months. I want answers from the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, this evening because a public meeting is being held in Cashel...
    • Water Services (6 speeches)
      For well over ten years, the wastewater treatment plan in Cluain na Croise in Crossbarry has been malfunctioning and it is causing huge difficulty for locals. As far back as 2016, the plant was...
    • Disability Services (4 speeches)
      I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle and the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for selecting this matter and I thank the Minister of State for being here. I have raised this matter on a few occasions...
    • Social Welfare Benefits (4 speeches)
      I wish to speak on the household benefits package, in particular the energy allowances aspect. As the Minister of State knows, the household benefits package is a set of allowances to help with...