Dáil debates

Wednesday, 26 February 2025

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh) i gceannas ar 9.12 a.m.
• 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 Séamus McGrath –...
• Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Animal Welfare (4 speeches)
    In a Dáil debate on 13 December 1977, the late Mick Lipper, a Deputy from Limerick, raised the issue of wandering horses in Limerick and asked what actions the then Minister for Justice...
  • Forestry Sector (4 speeches)
    The recent storm highlighted the risk to our electrical and utility infrastructure, most obviously within our rural communities, often to our most vulnerable. We have heard calls for electric...
  • Disability Services (4 speeches)
    This issue relates to access to services for children with disabilities. The Government is utterly failing a generation of children with disabilities and their families. We can see this clearly...
  • Coroner Service (4 speeches)
    Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach as ucht an deis seo labhairt ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo a bhaineann leis an moill atá ar oifig na cróinéara...
• Gender-Based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (44 speeches)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes the World Health Organisation (WHO) states that gender-based violence is a global pandemic and the greatest threat to the health of women and girls...
• Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (70 speeches)
  Parents of children with special needs are constantly coming up against brick walls while trying to access essential services for their children. The scandal of children with scoliosis and spina...
• Minute's Silence to Mark the Third Anniversary of the War in Ukraine (1 speech)
  Later, we will have statements relating to the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. To mark that anniversary, I call the numbers to rise in their places for one minute...
• Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (110 speeches)
  We know move to Questions on Policy or Legislation. As usual, Members are asked stick to their times. There is one minute for questions and one minute for responses. We begin with Deputy Doherty.
• Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
  • Economic Data (6 speeches)
    1. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons in employment in County Meath for each of the past ten years. [4460/25]
  • Small and Medium Enterprises (4 speeches)
    2. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department collates statistics on the number of SMEs that have closed down in County Mayo in the past five years; and if so, to outline the figures that reveal how...
  • Legislative Programme (13 speeches)
    3. To ask the Taoiseach for an update on the legislative programme. [7685/25]
• Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Defence Forces (7 speeches)
    4. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence how he will ensure adequate funding for the Defence Forces in line with the report of the commission on the Defence Forces. [6102/25]
  • Air Corps (9 speeches)
    6. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to discuss health and safety measures in the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6440/25]
  • Defence Forces (8 speeches)
    7. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline the proposal to remove the triple lock protection for approving overseas deployment of Irish troops; the protections to be put...
  • Defence Forces (7 speeches)
    5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on a proposed fire station closure at the Curragh Camp; to provide an update on the provision of living quarters for enlisted...
  • Defence Forces (7 speeches)
    8. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to discuss the need to ensure increased recruitment to the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6439/25]
  • Military Neutrality (34 speeches)
    9. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide details of the proposed changes to the triple lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6071/25]
  • Weather Events (10 speeches)
    10. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence in the context of Storm Éowyn, the specific protocols and contingency plans in place to ensure Defence Forces assistance in future natural...
  • Military Neutrality (5 speeches)
    11. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline his proposals to remove the triple lock neutrality protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6108/25]
  • Defence Forces (7 speeches)
    12. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the capital works projects currently under way at Stephen's Barracks, Kilkenny; the estimated cost of each of these projects; when each project...
  • Defence Forces (7 speeches)
    13. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an overview of the procurement of additional assets for the Air Corps and the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Defence Forces (7 speeches)
    14. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether there is a need to enhance the community use of the playing pitches at Cathal Brugha Barracks; and if he will make a...
• Third Anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Statements (58 speeches)
  With the agreement of the House, I will share time with the Minister of State, Deputy Thomas Byrne. A Chathaoirligh Gníomhach agus a Theachtaí, I thank you for the opportunity to have...
• The Future of Healthcare for Longer, Healthier Lives: Statements (53 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister to the House.