Dáil debates

Tuesday, 9 May 2023

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 speeches)
    Workers and families continue to be fleeced by a cost-of-living crisis that is out of control. People’s finances are being pushed to the very bring. They are being hammered by sky-high...
  • Minute's Silence for Former TD, Mr. Derek Keating (4 speeches)
    A Thaoisigh, I understand that you wish to propose a minute's silence.
  • An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (52 speeches)
    I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion reReferral to Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Planning and Development Regulations 2023 (without debate) -...
  • Planning and Development Regulations 2023: Referral to Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: (i) Planning and Development (Section 181) Regulations 2023, (ii) Planning and Development...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
    • Departmental Policies (22 speeches)
      1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social policy and public service reform division of his Department. [19138/23]
    • Commissions of Investigation (14 speeches)
      13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the publication of the fifteenth interim report of the IBRC Commission of Investigation. [19244/23]
    • Cabinet Committees (18 speeches)
      15. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on European Union and international affairs will next meet. [19385/23]
  • Europe Day: Statements (23 speeches)
    Tá tábhacht bhreise ag baint le Lá na hEorpa i mbliana do mhuintir na hÉireann. Táimid ag comóradh 50 bliain mar bhall den Aontas Eorpach. Bhí ról...
  • Food Costs and High Grocery Bills: Motion [Private Members] (20 speeches)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges that: — unsustainably high grocery and food bills continue to put workers and families under significant financial pressure; and...
  • Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (1 speech)
    Seanad Éireann has accepted the Finance Bill 2023, without recommendation. Tá an Bille Airgeadais glacadh ag Seanad Éireann gan athrú, gan mholadh.
  • Food Costs and High Grocery Bills: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 speeches)
    The following motion was moved by Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire on Tuesday, 9 May 2023:
  • Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Interest Rates (7 speeches)
      51. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce temporary and targeted mortgage interest relief for mortgage holders impacted by rising interest rates; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Tax Code (11 speeches)
      52. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the recent examination of the section 481 film tax credit by the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight, and in particular the concerns...
    • Defective Building Materials (7 speeches)
      53. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with mortgage lenders with respect to forbearance measures and solutions in place for mortgage holders where their loan is with respect to,...
    • Small and Medium Enterprises (8 speeches)
      54. To ask the Minister for Finance the initiatives his Department is considering in terms of tax measures to stimulate access to investment capital given that access to start-up and scaling...
    • Housing Schemes (11 speeches)
      55. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 7 March 2023, his plans for the phasing out of the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    Questions Nos. 56 and 57 taken with Written Answers.
    • Tax Code (7 speeches)
      61. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a windfall tax on banks and vulture funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21569/23]
    • House Sales (9 speeches)
      59. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of homebuyers in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary who have availed of the enhanced help-to-buy scheme since 23 July 2020; and if he will make...
    • Tax Collection (7 speeches)
      60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the debts under tax warehousing can be successfully wound down by businesses; and if he has evolved methods for Revenue of working with...
    • Departmental Schemes (6 speeches)
      58. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the second three-month assessment of the temporary business energy support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21489/23]
    • Budget 2024 (21 speeches)
      66. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to make further tax changes in budget 2024 to address the issue of vacant and derelict properties, given the current housing emergency; and if he...
    • Tax Code (8 speeches)
      68. To ask the Minister for Finance if the current tax rules regarding the importation of vehicles from the North, including the charge of VAT and 10% customs duty, are required under European...
    • Banking Sector (9 speeches)
      69. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will stop the sell-off of two banks (details supplied) and use the State's majority stake as the basis for a publicly owned non-profit banking system;...
  • 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 Danny Healy-Rae - to...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Planning Issues (10 speeches)
      I raise the issue of telephone masts that are being erected throughout this country and particularly in my constituency. There have been one, if not two, egregious incidents in Kingswood in...
    • Fire Stations (6 speeches)
      Fire brigade staff in Cork have raised concerns with me, Deputy Ó Laoghaire and local councillors on the ground about their ability to ensure there is a proper fire service in Cork. There...
    • Disability Services (6 speeches)
      I thank the Minister of State for coming in. We have talked about some of the cases over the last few months and she has been very helpful. I want to put that on the record. The Minister of...