Dáil debates

Tuesday, 16 April 2024

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
  • Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State (5 speeches)
    I wish to announce for the information of the Dáil that having informed the President that Dáil Éireann had approved my nomination of Deputies to be members of the Government, the...
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (40 speeches)
    Scoliosis is a debilitating and painful condition for a person's spine twists and curves. It can cause the ribcage to press against the lungs and internal organs making it increasingly difficult...
  • An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (105 speeches)
    I move: Tuesday's business shall be: -Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the proposal for Regulations and a Directive of the European...
  • Fair Procedures in the Administration of Justice Bill 2024: First Stage (5 speeches)
    I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide and guarantee that administrative decision makers operating under Article 37 of Bunreacht na hÉireann are...
  • Commission on the Future of the Family Farm Bill 2024: First Stage (6 speeches)
    I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to establish a body to be known, in the Irish language, as An Coimisiún um Thodhchaí na Feirme Teaghlaigh or, in the...
  • EU Regulations on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Referral to Joint Committee (2 speeches)
    I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann, having regard to Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
    • Cabinet Committees (21 speeches)
      1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will meet next. [7944/24]
    • Cabinet Committees (19 speeches)
      11. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy and investment will next meet. [8206/24]
    • Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 speeches)
      22. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the 60th annual Munich Security Conference. [8364/24]
  • Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (34 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Auto-enrolment has been spoken about in Ireland for 25 years. I believe it was the late Seamus Brennan who first raised it. I am delighted...
  • National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (54 speeches)
    Is the Minister for Health coming?
  • Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (3 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 Steven Matthews - To...
  • Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (3 speeches)
    I congratulate the new Minister of State, Deputy Naughton. I do not think I got an opportunity to do so. Go n-éirí léi ina ról nua agus.
    • State Examinations (7 speeches)
      54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address the concerns raised by organisation (details supplied) in relation to the 2023 draft specifications in leaving certificate biology,...
    • Public Sector Pay (7 speeches)
      55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will support the introduction of a Dublin allowance for teachers to help to address the teacher retention crisis in the Dublin...
    • School Accommodation (7 speeches)
      56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to tackle the oversubscription of secondary schools across Ireland. [16256/24]
    • School Staff (12 speeches)
      57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her current and future actions to tackle the recruitment and retention crisis in primary and secondary schools in the wake of Ireland’s...
    • School Admissions (7 speeches)
      58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure that no child is left without an appropriate school place. [16257/24]
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Grant Payments (7 speeches)
      59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the minor works grant; when she expects this to be paid this year for schools in Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Schools Building Projects (7 speeches)
      60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on when construction will commence on new school buildings (details supplied). [16349/24]
    • Special Educational Needs (8 speeches)
      61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with a school (details supplied) regarding the urgent need for an ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Education Schemes (8 speeches)
      62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason no counsellor is available to a school in north Leitrim under the Counselling in Primary Schools pilot (details supplied); and if she...
    • School Accommodation (7 speeches)
      64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to establish a new second level school in the east Cork area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16461/24]
    • Disadvantaged Status (9 speeches)
      66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the proposal to introduce a DEIS plus scheme for the most acutely disadvantaged schools in the country. [16367/24]
    • Teaching Qualifications (5 speeches)
      76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to remove the Catholic certificate that is required to teach in most schools in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Land Issues (4 speeches)
      I want to discuss the issue of public rights of way in the country. I expect this is a matter for the Department of Justice but I nonetheless want to thank the Minister of State, Deputy Butler,...
    • Road Projects (4 speeches)
      This has been a saga for the people of Lehenaghmore and Lehenagh Beg. To give the Minister of State some context, since she might not be familiar with the locality, this is an area just south of...
    • Museum Projects (5 speeches)
      I thank the Minister of State for taking the question. There seems to bit of a Cork contingent here tonight, for a change. I wish to read into the record a statement from the Sinn Féin...
    • Customs and Excise (4 speeches)
      I thank the office of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue and the Minister of State for being here this evening. The Port of Cork plays a key strategic role in the...