Dáil debates

Tuesday, 5 March 2024

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 speeches)
    Our hospitals are under massive pressure. Record waiting lists, a year-round trolley crisis and embedded problems in recruitment and retention mean the health service is creaking at the seams....
  • An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (63 speeches)
    I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between...
  • Law Reform (Contracts) Bill 2024: First Stage (5 speeches)
    I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for third party rights in relation to enforcement and performance of contracts; to provide for orderly consequences...
  • Prohibition of Fossil Fuel Advertising Bill 2024: First Stage (5 speeches)
    I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to ban advertising of fossil fuels and fossil fuelled vehicles, including commercial sponsorship, by corporate entities and to...
  • Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation: Motion (1 speech)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann, pursuant to Article 29.5.2° of Bunreacht na hÉireann, approves the terms of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation...
  • Strategic Partnership Agreement: Motion (1 speech)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann, pursuant to Article 29.5.2° of Bunreacht na hÉireann, approves the terms of the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its...
  • Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2024: Motion (1 speech)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2024, copies of which have been laid in...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
    • Cabinet Committees (20 speeches)
      1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and public services will meet next. [7768/24]
    • National Economic and Social Council (15 speeches)
      9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, a statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [7770/24]
    • Cabinet Committees (19 speeches)
      16. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [7873/24]
  • International Women's Day: Statements (34 speeches)
    I begin by welcoming all present to the Chamber and wishing everyone, especially my female colleagues, a happy International Women's Day. As Minister with responsibility for gender equality,...
  • Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (1 speech)
    Seanad Éireann has passed the Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023 without amendment.
  • Supporting People with Disabilities and Carers: Motion [Private Members] (39 speeches)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — the State signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in 2007 and ratified the...
  • Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Housing Schemes (7 speeches)
      42. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on her Department’s plans to address dereliction and vacancy in rural towns and villages. [10548/24]
    • Water Safety (7 speeches)
      43. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development with regard to her responsibility for Water Safety Ireland what measures she intends to take to reduce the number of drownings; and if...
    • Community Development Projects (7 speeches)
      44. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development how she is supporting communities across the country to develop local strategies in communities that have significant pressures, and if...
    • Island Communities (7 speeches)
      45. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 30 January 2024, the status of the monitoring committee for the implementation of the new...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Island Communities (5 speeches)
      46. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has engaged with Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann since the publication of its report on the housing needs of...
    • Departmental Schemes (12 speeches)
      47. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline the analysis her Department is conducting on investments made under the town and village renewal scheme; and if she will...
    • Departmental Funding (11 speeches)
      48. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has given consideration to convening a working group to include sector representatives and relevant Departments to develop a...
    • Island Communities (7 speeches)
      49. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 26 September 2023, for a status update on the transfer to her Department of land on...
    • Control of Dogs (8 speeches)
      50. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development what efforts are being made by her Department to ensure that local authorities are enforcing the legislation to collect fines under dog...
    • Harbours and Piers (11 speeches)
      52. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 30 January 2024 for a status update on the development of Inis Oírr pier; and if she...
    • Legislative Process (4 speeches)
      54. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023. [10550/24]
    • Transport Costs (5 speeches)
      55. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to address the challenges that rural communities are facing in relation to increased costs with transport. [10553/24]
  • Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (1 speech)
    An Cathaoirleach Gn?omhach: 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:...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Medicinal Products (4 speeches)
      I want to discuss a rare and uniquely Irish disease. Hereditary ATTR amyloidosis is a genetic condition. The disease was brought to my attention by a lady who lives in County Longford. There...
    • Mental Health Services (6 speeches)
      I thank Deputy Connolly for facilitating the swap. I want to talk to the Minister of State about a young woman in my constituency by the name of Rebecca. Rebecca has ADHD and she is a also a...
    • Hospital Facilities (4 speeches)
      Faraor géar, tá orm an t-ospidéal sa Chlochán a ardú arís. Tá a fhios ag an Aire Stáit go bhfuil sé faoi bhagairt agus i mbaol le beagnach dhá...
    • Sports Facilities (4 speeches)
      Applications are eagerly anticipated for the large-scale sports infrastructure fund by regional sporting organisations. I am trying to find out when the Minister expects this fund to open....