Dáil debates

Thursday, 18 May 2023

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy Marian Harkin) i gceannas ar 9 a.m.
  • Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Tourism Industry (7 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of any concerns she has communicated on behalf of the tourism sector regarding tourist accommodation availability for...
    • Tourism Policy (7 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the provision that her Department is making to introduce financial supports to the tourism sector for the development of sustainable...
    • Artists' Remuneration (7 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of cases in which individuals are, as a result of participating in the basic income for artists scheme, being...
    • Údarás na Gaeltachta (7 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht maidir le Ceist Uimh. 76 ar an 26 Eanáir 2023, cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis an tríú...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Tax Code (10 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what discussions her Department is currently engaged with in respect of extending the special 9% vat rate for the hospitality sector...
    • Culture Policy (9 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 21 February 2023, the status of the legacy framework arising from Galway 2020; when the...
    • Sports Funding (7 speeches)
      7. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports that are in place for the Shamrock and Olive Tree Boxing Project to assist them in bringing a small group of...
    • Departmental Funding (7 speeches)
      8. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports, if any, that are made available by her Department to encourage and promote poetry on a national basis; her views on...
    • Tourism Industry (11 speeches)
      9. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what measures are being taken to address the shortfall in tourist accommodation; what effect is being seen by the tourism industry...
    • Coláistí Samhraidh (7 speeches)
      10. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil aon athrú eile beartaithe ag an Roinn ó thaobh deontais nó tacaíochta de chun tacú leis na...
    • Sports Funding (14 speeches)
      11. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update as to when the next round of the sports capital and equipment programme will open to applicants; and if she...
    • Commemorative Events (10 speeches)
      12. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when planning for the famine remembrance days will be incorporated into her Department (details supplied). [12876/23]
  • Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Housing Provision (29 speeches)
      74. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes he intends to deliver in 2023 and 2024 via the affordable housing fund, the cost rental equity...
    • Housing Schemes (9 speeches)
      75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has plans to ensure that residents who are selected from the social housing list to join a new-build co-operative home...
    • Defective Building Materials (13 speeches)
      76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the redress scheme for defective buildings, including when emergency funding for interim measures will be...
    • Housing Policy (7 speeches)
      77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of flexibility that local authorities have when considering a tenant in situ purchase; and if he will make a...
    • Grant Payments (9 speeches)
      78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the review of the maximum grant allowed under the adaptation grants schemes. [23926/23]
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • House Prices (10 speeches)
      79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to reduce the cost of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23068/23]
    • Housing Schemes (23 speeches)
      80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the period for which the waiver of development levies (details supplied) will apply; if he will provide an exact outline of how...
    • Housing Policy (12 speeches)
      81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered grants for mid-to-low-income households that wish to expand their bedroom space through extensions or...
    • Housing Schemes (12 speeches)
      82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how he is financing the construction of affordable apartments under cost rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Housing Policy (10 speeches)
      83. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what actions he intends to take to close the gap between HAP thresholds and market rents; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Housing Policy (5 speeches)
      85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government given the increasing demand and pressure for housing, the extent, if any, to which he might look at the housing requirements on...
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 speeches)
    Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil uafás léirithe ag muintir na hUaimhe agus léirithe ag daoine ar fud na tíre faoin ionsaigh ar an mbuachaill a bhí ceithre bliain déag...
  • Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (75 speeches)
    I am sure the House will join me in sending best wishes to Ireland's finest, the undisputed world champion, as she makes her homecoming on Saturday in her bid to be world champion in two weight...
  • Ban Private Jet Aircraft from Irish Airspace Bill 2023: First Stage (6 speeches)
    I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to Ban Private Jet Aircraft from Irish Airspace Bill 2023. I noted the Tánaiste's earlier response to Deputy Bacik,...
  • Consultative Forum on International Security Policy: Statements (47 speeches)
    Cuirim fáilte roimh an ócáid seo agus an chaoi seo labhairt faoi pholasaithe gnóthaí eachtracha, polasaithe a bhaineann le cúrsaí cosanta agus na...
  • Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (2 speeches)
    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 Verona Murphy - to discuss...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Family Law Cases (8 speeches)
      We welcome our first contributor, Deputy Durkan, to address his Topical Issue matter. This is an important topic for the Deputy.
    • Special Educational Needs (9 speeches)
      I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for allowing me to go ahead. I am doing clinics in north Country Kildare later, so I need to progress matters. I thank the Minister of State for being here to take...
    • Hospital Facilities (4 speeches)
      I thank the Minister of State for taking this Topical Issue on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Donnelly. As the Minister of State knows, St. Stephen's Hospital in Glanmire, County Cork, is the...
  • Dog Welfare Report: Motion (11 speeches)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann shall take note of the Report of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine entitled "Issues impacting Dog Welfare in Ireland", copies of which...