Dáil debates
Thursday, 20 February 2025
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy Catherine Connolly) i gceannas ar 9 a.m.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Weather Events (7 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will put financial support in place for businesses affected by Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Employment Rights (7 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will intervene to protect employment rights and jobs in an institution (details supplied), which provides courses for TU Dublin...
- Employment Rights (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has been made aware of potential job losses in the software sector; if he has asked the IDA to intervene; and if he will make a...
- Regional Development (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of the employment opportunities created by his Department since 2024 in Cork South-West, specifically in the...
- Regional Airports (7 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the programme for Government commitment to develop strategic development zones; and how this will relate to additional...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Human Rights (9 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on the progress of the business and human rights stakeholder forum; the number of times and dates on which the forum has met;...
- Enterprise Support Services (6 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs supported by Enterprise Ireland in Sligo and Leitrim in 2024; how this compares to the end of 2020 for each county;...
- Enterprise Policy (8 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the discussions that have taken place between the IDA and Cork County Council with regard to increasing the land available to the...
- Military Exports (10 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of and value related to dual-use export licences granted to end users based in Israel, by quarter, since Q3 2023; and his...
- Business Supports (7 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of small and medium enterprises, SMEs, that have successfully applied for and received funding through the digital...
- Low Pay (7 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will abolish subminimum wages for young workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6496/25]
- Artificial Intelligence (11 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for the up-to-date position on the implementation of the new AI strategy; whether this new AI strategy will reflect the fast moving...
- Business Supports (11 speeches)
15. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in Cork that received the power up grant; the number of businesses that received the increased cost of...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Bord na Móna (18 speeches)
72. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of the proposed sale of Bord na Móna Recycling; if he has met with it to discuss this sale; the...
- Energy Policy (7 speeches)
74. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding model for supporting the roll-out of renewable energy and for supporting the grid; if he has plans to reform...
- Energy Infrastructure (9 speeches)
76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware that the emissions impact of imported liquefied natural gas, LNG, is worse than that of coal; and if he...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Departmental Contracts (7 speeches)
77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the minimum standards contractors engaged by his Department and its agencies are expected to comply with in terms of...
- Renewable Energy Generation (7 speeches)
83. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the implementation of the national biomethane strategy; and if he will make a statement...
- Energy Policy (7 speeches)
82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the national hydrogen strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6406/25]
- Departmental Schemes (7 speeches)
84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes in the constituency of Carlow-Kilkenny currently on the waiting list for the warmer homes scheme;...
- National Broadband Plan (7 speeches)
85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the roll-out of the National Broadband Ireland, NBI, broadband service for the deployment area...
- Energy Conservation (7 speeches)
86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is taking to increase the number of homes retrofitted as part of the Government's retrofitting scheme;...
- Electricity Supply Board (4 speeches)
87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the engagement there has been with ESB Networks and other relevant State agencies on the issue of...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 speeches)
Nuair a bhí an tAire ina Aire Dlí agus Cirt, dúirt sí go raibh Baile Átha Cliath sábháilte. Bhí sé seo in ainneoin go bhféadfadh duine ar bith a...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (51 speeches)
I remind Deputies that they have 60 seconds each. If they take 70 seconds each, they are encroaching on other Members' time.
- Energy Poverty Reduction (Use of Surplus Renewable Energy) Bill 2025: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to require the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to develop and publish a strategy to ensure that...
- Importance of Agrifood to the Irish Economy: Statements (44 speeches)
We now have statements on the importance of agrifood to the Irish economy. I call on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Martin Heydon.
- 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 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh - To...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Foreign Direct Investment (6 speeches)
I want to speak about Ireland's position as a leading destination for foreign direct investment and, more importantly, our competitiveness. Over the past decades Ireland has built a strong...
- Air Safety (4 speeches)
I wish the Minister of State a good afternoon. I am not sure how familiar he is with drones, but in Dublin 15 in my constituency they are something we are very familiar with at the moment. For...
- Tourism Policy (4 speeches)
I thank the Minster of State and wish him well in his new brief. The context of this discussion about an accommodation levy in Dublin is really straightforward. It relates to the funding of the...
