Dáil debates

Tuesday, 12 December 2023

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
• Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 speeches)
  I begin by saying hello to Lorcan and Harry and their mum Karen Keely. They are in the Visitors' Gallery and are from Ratoath in the royal county of Meath. They are very welcome. I understand...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (76 speeches)
  I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions (without debate) - Appropriation Bill 2023 (Second Stage) (to conclude within 1 hr 57 mins and...
• Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 29th March, 2023, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for...
• Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
  • Cabinet Committees (27 speeches)
    1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Services will meet next. [52551/23]
  • British-Irish Co-operation (19 speeches)
    14. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent meeting of the British-Irish Council. [53188/23]
  • Climate Change Negotiations (18 speeches)
    20. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at COP28. [53276/23]
• Appropriation Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to introduce this Bill to the House. It is a critical piece of annual financial legislation that needs to be enacted before...
• Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Instruction to Committee (8 speeches)
  I move: That Standing Order 187 is modified in accordance with Standing Order 233(2) to provide that it be an instruction to the Committee in relation to the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick)...
• Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." As the Minister knows, this Christmas morning more than 4,000 children will wake up in emergency accommodation. They will not wake up in a home...
• Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
    39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the public order disturbance and riots of 23 November 2023 in Dublin city centre, especially with regard to what...
  • Social Media (7 speeches)
    40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on her engagement with social media companies about far-right content, the spreading of misinformation, and...
  • An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
    41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the average number of gardaí on "ordinary absence" and "absent due to injury on duty"...
  • An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
    42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she acknowledges the current retention crisis facing An Garda Síochána; what measures her Department is taking to...
  • An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
    43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how the priorities and performance targets (including consultation with the Garda Commissioner) pursuant to section 20 of the...
• Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Legal Aid (8 speeches)
    45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she intends to launch a review of the legal aid system, including a review of how legal aid is paid, and to whom; and if she...
  • An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
    46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what equipment and technology is being introduced to support members of An Garda Síochána in their roles; and if she...
  • Work Permits (5 speeches)
    44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline in detail the progress that has been made to date in respect of having a single application process for employment...
  • An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
    47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of gardaí in north Kildare; and the number in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [54635/23]
  • Paramilitary Groups (7 speeches)
    48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made in discussions with the British Government on the recommendation made by the Independent Reporting Commission...
  • An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
    49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the shortage of Irish-speaking gardaí working in County Donegal and in Gaeltacht regions; if any plans...
  • An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
    50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what progress has been made on the development of the Garda station in Dublin 13-Dublin 17; and if she will make a statement on...
  • An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
    51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a comparison in community gardaí numbers in the Dublin area between pre-pandemic and those available currently;...
  • An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
    52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline what plans are in place increase the number of community policing gardaí in the Limerick policing area; and if...
• 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 Michael Ring - To discuss the...
• Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Fire Stations (4 speeches)
    While I welcome the fact that Clara fire station has now been placed on the Department's construction project list, I have proceeded with this Topical Issue matter to obtain as much clarity as...
  • Sports Facilities (4 speeches)
    Shelbourne Park greyhound track is in the heart of the inner city, not too far from here, between the Ringsend and South Lotts communities. Both these communities, along with communities right...
  • Farm Costs (8 speeches)
    Tonight, I raise an incredibly serious issue that has emerged over recent times. There are several essential farm items for which farmers can no longer reclaim or get a refund on VAT. This is a...
  • School Accommodation (4 speeches)
    Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle and I thank her for allowing me to raise this issue again. There is a serious problem throughout north Kildare at the present time. It is...