Dáil debates

Wednesday, 7 May 2025

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
• Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 speeches)
  Now we take Leaders' Questions under Standing Order 38.
• Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (4 speeches)
  We have all read of the heartache endured by a mother in Cork last week as she witnessed people callously filming her son's final moments. I extend sympathy to this woman and her family at this...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (57 speeches)
  I move: Wednesday’s business shall be: -Motion re First Report of the Committee of Selection and appointment of Cathaoirligh (any division claimed to be taken immediately) -Motion re...
• First Report of Committee of Selection and Appointment of Cathaoirligh: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann: (a) approves the First Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 33, copies of which were laid before Dáil...
• Appointment of Ordinary Members to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann, in accordance with section 8(3)(a) of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Acts 2003 to 2024, appoints the ordinary members of the Commission as follows:...
• Dissolution of Select Committee on Subsidiarity (European Union Legislative Scrutiny): Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That the Order of the Dáil of 23rd January, 2025, in relation to the Select Committee on Subsidiarity (European Union Legislative Scrutiny) is hereby rescinded and the Committee is...
• Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
  • Central Statistics Office (7 speeches)
    1. To ask the Taoiseach to report on any ongoing or planned negotiations for the introduction of a new NACE code, designed for classifying businesses and used for statistical purposes, a subset...
• Europe Day: Statements (63 speeches)
  I am glad that Europe is still as popular as ever. I am sure the Members who are due to arrive will arrive very soon. I suppose, given the order of the Dáil, I must go ahead. I am glad...
• Report of the Farrelly Commission: Statements (Resumed) (20 speeches)
  This is one of the most upsetting things that has happened in this country that anyone here is likely to be speaking on for a long while. Grace, as she has been called, was intellectually and...
• Childcare: Motion (41 speeches)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises: — the challenges that exist in the Early Years Sector, including for parents trying to afford and access childcare places and for...
• 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 Michael Cahill - To discuss...
• Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Family Resource Centres (4 speeches)
    I want to raise an issue I have raised on previous occasions, namely, the community I am very proud to represent, one that has its challenges but is always flourishing and has a deep history. It...
  • Traffic Management (9 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State who I am sure is familiar with the N11 road which runs through my constituency of Wicklow. It is gridlocked most days - both northbound and southbound - with...
  • Driver Test (4 speeches)
    I am glad to get the opportunity to ask about the problem we have in Kerry with the delay in youngsters getting their driving tests. This is an important issue. Boys and girls have to wait for...
  • Medicinal Products (4 speeches)
    The Minister of State has sat in a lot of parliamentary party meetings with me and I know this is an issue she is very familiar with because I have raised it every second week. I appreciate the...
  • Education Policy (4 speeches)
    This afternoon, I attended an event in Buswells Hotel hosted by Engineers Ireland, where it was stated that 65% of the children in our primary schools today will work in jobs that do not exist...