Dáil debates
Thursday, 11 July 2024
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9 a.m.
- Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (1 speech)
Seanad Éireann has passed the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024 without amendment.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Industrial Development (7 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the work of both his Department and the IDA on the issue of the planned closure of a plant (details supplied); and if...
- Industrial Relations (7 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will commit to supporting a campaign (details supplied) and its six asks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30132/24]
- Business Supports (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific measures and initiatives his Department intends to implement to support and enhance the business environment in Dublin...
- Job Creation (5 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the proposed decision of a company to transfer its manufacturing activities from its site in Balbriggan to Britain by...
- Renewable Energy Generation (7 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to ensure the enterprise sector can harness the potential of offshore wind and wave energy. [30882/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Low Pay (20 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is planning to abolish sub-minimum wage rates in light of recent recommendations by the Low Pay Commission and the ESRI report;...
- Renewable Energy Generation (15 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the work his Department is undertaking to engage with other agencies to leverage support programmes and funding...
- Film Industry (11 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is considering to ensure full compliance with EU copyright directives and copyright legislation, given the issues...
- Industrial Development (10 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on progress in acquiring an IDA Ireland purpose-built facility in Longford town; and if he will make a statement on the...
- EU Programmes (10 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the benefits for the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics, NUTS, 2 eastern and midland region arising from its recent...
- Grant Payments (10 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Longford, Westmeath, Offaly and Laois that registered for the increased cost of business grant;...
- Renewable Energy Generation (8 speeches)
15. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on developments pertaining to the Powering Prosperity strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30285/24]
- Corporate Governance (5 speeches)
14. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work of the Corporate Enforcement Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30031/24]
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Special Educational Needs (7 speeches)
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions being taken to ensure that deaf and hard of hearing students can reach their full academic potential. [29924/24]
- School Funding (7 speeches)
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she intends to increase core funding for primary schools and special schools to ensure that these schools meet their operational costs; and if...
- School Funding (7 speeches)
63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will conduct a full and independent analysis of the level and effectiveness of primary and post primary school funding. [29925/24]
- Special Educational Needs (9 speeches)
64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to raising this issue on Leaders' Questions in May, what steps have been taken to amend assault leave entitlements to ensure that SNAs...
- School Transport (7 speeches)
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be extra funding for school transport for the 2024-25 school year. [30880/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Special Educational Needs (9 speeches)
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with special needs, to date, who have no school place for September 2024, by catchment area; her plans to ensure these...
- Special Educational Needs (9 speeches)
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who will be left without a place on the summer programme this year; if her attention has been drawn to the practice of...
- Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (10 speeches)
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider establishing an independent Gaelcholáiste in Ennis, County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29938/24]
- School Staff (8 speeches)
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will reinstate the assistant principal role to primary and special schools which was cut during the period of austerity; and if she will...
- Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (7 speeches)
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the progress of granting independence to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Irish Language (8 speeches)
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a progress update on the programme for Government commitment to provide a comprehensive policy for the Irish language from pre-primary...
- School Accommodation (8 speeches)
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 330 of 21 May 2024 and 95 of 29 May 2024, and Topical Issue No. 4 of 2 July 2024, if she is aware of the...
- Visit of Northern Ireland Delegation (1 speech)
Díreach roimh Cheisteanna ó Cheannairí, before Leaders’ Questions, is mian liom céad míle fáilte a chur roimh an toscaireacht ón Tuaisceart, go...
- Minute's Silence to Mark Anniversary of Srebrenica Massacre (1 speech)
Before Leaders' Questions we will have a minute's silence to commemorate the Srebrenica massacre. We will now, as agreed, pause to mark the anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. I commend the...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (80 speeches)
Iarraim ar an Teachta Doherty cloí leis na srianta ama.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (133 speeches)
On the same issue, workers and families are continuing to struggle under the cost of living crisis. In three weeks time, the Government plans to increase the price of petrol and diesel for those...
- Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (1 speech)
Seanad Éireann has passed the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2024 without amendment.
- Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I thank the Business Committee for putting this legislation on the schedule today. I am delighted to introduce the Agriculture Appeals...
- Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine pursuant to Standing Orders 95 and 181.
- Teachtaireacht ó Roghchoiste - Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its detailed scrutiny of the Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023 in accordance with...
- Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (31 speeches)
Tairgim: "Go léifear an Bille an Dara hUair anois." Cuirim fáilte roimh mo chuid oifigigh atá tagtha anseo ó Chonamara inniu. Tá lúcháir mhór orm, mar...
- Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Tarchur chuig Roghchoiste (1 speech)
Tairgim: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Irish-speaking Community pursuant to Standing Orders 95 and 181.
- Deputies Elected as MEPs: Statements (6 speeches)
I thank my colleagues who, on our last day, on a Thursday, stayed the course to be here. I appreciate that. It really represents teamwork, that is for sure. I want to mention my...
- 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 Violet-Anne Wynne - To...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- An Teanga Gaeilge (6 speeches)
An bhfuil an tAire Stáit ag tógáil na ceiste seo?
- Building Regulations (4 speeches)
I thank the office of the Ceann Comhairle and the Minister of State, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, for facilitating this debate as it is the last Topical Issue debate before the recess and we will not...
- Water Services (4 speeches)
According to Irish Water-Uisce Éireann's 2023 annual report, published last month, there was €10.57 million paid in bonuses to the company's staff, a 7% increase on 2022. We know...
- Waste Management (6 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue. Much has been said on waste management services, bin collections and the services that are provided. There are very significant...
- National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an bhfoireann in the Office of Parliamentary Legal Advisers, OPLA. The work...
