Dáil debates
Thursday, 5 October 2023
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.00 a.m.
- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (1 speech)
Táimid réidh chun tosú le Ceisteanna chun an Aire Iompair. We are ready to start with Questions to the Minister for Transport but chuir cúrsaí tráchta bac ar...
- Estimates for Public Services 2023: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
Fad agus a táimid ag fanacht, tá teachtaireacht ó roghchoiste. The Select Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has completed its consideration of the...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Road Safety (7 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on road safety measures being considered and implemented, including a reduction in speed limits. [43058/23]
- Road Tolls (17 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he supports the proposal by a group (details supplied) to abolish the M50 and East Link tolls so as to incentivise motorists not to pass...
- Road Projects (14 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the funding structure for TII projects; how funding is drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43059/23]
- Rail Services (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the negative affect the increase in the number of suburban DART services on the Intercity services from Belfast, Dundalk...
- Road Projects (15 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on any engagement he or his officials have had with stakeholders in relation to the A5/N2 upgrade plans. [43065/23]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Rail Network (11 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what plans there are for improved bike security measures, turning points for buses, electric vehicle, EV, charging points, and car parking...
- Road Safety (9 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on running a national communications campaign to address driving to, and engine idling at, school gates, to help improve...
- Active Travel (8 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to enhance the impact of the work of smarter travel workplaces and campus programmes in relation to workplaces located in...
- Rail Network (7 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which it might be possible to ensure the availability of extra carriages to meet commuter demands affecting the towns of...
- Road Projects (7 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the N4 upgrade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43166/23]
- Public Transport (8 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with discussions between the NTA and other agencies and a private developer in relation to privately developed...
- Bus Services (17 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the promised bus routes and improved services for students attending TU Blanchardstown in Dublin 15 will be...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Mortgage Interest Rates (7 speeches)
78. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce temporary and targeted mortgage interest relief to support struggling households with rising mortgage costs; and if he will make a...
- Tax Code (9 speeches)
79. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned at the low numbers who pay the domicile levy; if he plans to reform the levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43387/23]
- Fuel Prices (7 speeches)
80. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his Department are considering tax measures to support households with the rising cost of home heating oil; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Housing Provision (10 speeches)
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vacant properties upon which the vacant homes tax will be levied; the source of this calculation; his plans, if any, to expand the cohort of...
- European Union (7 speeches)
82. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department’s position on the European Commission’s own resource proposal based on company profits; the estimated additional contribution the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Tax Code (7 speeches)
83. To ask the Minister for Finance to confirm that consideration would be given to increasing the small gift exemption for capital acquisitions tax from €3,000 to €5,000 from each...
- Banking Sector (7 speeches)
84. To ask the Minister for Finance his views, and the Department's analysis, of the capacity and number of borrowers eligible to switch from lenders to the mainstream mortgage market under the...
- Mortgage Interest Rates (7 speeches)
86. To ask the Minister for Finance what his engagement to date has been with the Central Bank of Ireland and the Irish banking sector to increase the availability of long-term, fixed-rate...
- Tax Yield (15 speeches)
88. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount the State has taken in for tax receipts for income tax, corporation tax and VAT to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Economic Policy (5 speeches)
89. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the progress being made on the funds review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43169/23]
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (67 speeches)
I want to raise with the Tánaiste a long-standing issue that stretches back almost 15 years, namely, the pay dispute involving thousands of section 39, section 10 and section 56 workers who...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (68 speeches)
I am sure the Tánaiste will join me in welcoming the imminent announcement that the British and Irish bid to host the UEFA Euro 2028 competition is set to be successful. We all look forward...
- Estimates for Public Services 2023 (1 speech)
I move the following Supplementary Estimate: Vote 40 — Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Supplementary Estimate) That a supplementary sum not exceeding...
- Finance (State Guarantees, International Financial Institution Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (11 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the opportunity to address Dáil Éireann on this Bill, which was published on Monday, 18 September 2023. It is important...
- Visit of UK Delegation (1 speech)
Before proceeding with business, I wish on my own behalf and on behalf of the members of Dáil Éireann to offer a céad míle fáilte, a most sincere welcome, to Lord Caine,...
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (1 speech, 1 comment)
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 Darren O'Rourke - To discuss...
- Finance (State Guarantees, International Financial Institution Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 speech)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Finance (State Guarantees, International Financial Institution Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions) 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).
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Family Law Cases (5 speeches)
I raise this issue again on the basis of its seriousness and the severe impact it has on those whom I call the victims, and indeed are the victims, of the situation that prevails in family law....
- Special Educational Needs (5 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter and I thank the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for coming to the Chamber to deal with it. I understand...
- Youth Services (7 speeches)
The Finglas Youth Resource Centre has been a force in the Finglas area for almost 20 years, during which time the centre has been empowering young people in the Finglas community by giving them...
- Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Environment and Climate Action has completed its consideration of the Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023 and has made no...
- Seller's Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 speeches)
The Government has indicated it is not opposing the Second Reading of his Bill. It would be preferable to have a Minister present.
