Dáil debates
Thursday, 15 May 2025
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy David Maxwell) i gceannas ar 8.47 a.m.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Housing Provision (7 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the delayed Department approvals for social and affordable housing. [24903/25]
- Housing Provision (8 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is concerned that housing delivery is at risk because of an inability of new houses to be connected to the electricity...
- Local Authorities (43 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will reverse the decision to cut funding for social housing acquisitions, including housing first and the tenant in situ...
- Local Authorities (13 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline of the completion of the stock audit across all local authorities. [24904/25]
- Housing Provision (7 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for his expectations for the delivery of affordable housing this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24902/25]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Homeless Accommodation (7 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding he has provided to housing authorities for the provision of emergency accommodation in 2024 and 2025, in...
- Vacant Properties (10 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce a new voids programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24659/25]
- Housing Provision (7 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his expectations for the delivery of affordable housing in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24661/25]
- Planning Issues (7 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how quickly the new housing national planning framework targets will be given to the county councils so that they can amend...
- Housing Schemes (8 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount allocated to Roscommon County Council for the tenant in situ scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Housing Policy (10 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to expand the provision of modular housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24654/25]
- Derelict Sites (9 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the derelict sites levy collection in 2024. [24896/25]
- Housing Provision (7 speeches)
13. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for increasing the housing options available to older people to facilitate ageing in place with dignity and...
- Housing Schemes (10 speeches)
14. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to urgently review the cut in funding for the social housing acquisition programmes, given its negative impact on key homeless...
- Local Government Reform (7 speeches)
15. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will immediately establish the local democracy task force promised in the programme for Government 2025 with a view to...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the selection competition for identifying and recommending to the Government a person for appointment as Garda Commissioner...
- International Protection (10 speeches)
118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount that was spent on IPAS accommodation in 2024; the projected spend on IPAS accommodation in 2025; the plans he...
- Prison Service (7 speeches)
119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in light of the worsening crisis of prison overcrowding, where over 350 people are reportedly sleeping on floors and prison...
- Family Reunification (7 speeches)
120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he will publish the review of the family reunification process that his Department recently undertook; and if he will make...
- Legislative Measures (7 speeches)
121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will commit to the removal of the provision that allows counselling notes to be used in all legal proceedings in the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Legislative Measures (7 speeches)
122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the heads to be prepared for the criminal justice (disregard of certain convictions related to consensual...
- International Protection (9 speeches)
123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for the up to date position on the roll-out nationally of distinct family law courts; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Courts Service (9 speeches)
124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for the up-to-date position on the roll-out nationally of distinct family law courts; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Family Reunification (7 speeches)
125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the review taking place of family reunification policy, and whether this review will examine the difference in...
- An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new class intakes that will enter Templemore this year; the expected overall number of students to enter...
- An Garda Síochána (8 speeches)
127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the number of gardaí who have resigned from the force in each of the past three years, broken down...
- Crime Prevention (7 speeches)
129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase funding for and expand youth diversion programmes in County Meath and more generally; and if he will make...
- Local Community Safety Partnerships (5 speeches)
131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline any engagement there has been between his Department and any other agency on the preparation of the...
- Local Community Safety Partnerships (5 speeches)
132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the roll-out of local community safety partnerships in Dublin West; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 speeches)
Fuaireamar amach inné gur seoladh litreacha chuig 2,260 teaghlach faoin scannal tubaisteach maidir le hobráidí chromán na leanaí. Tá tuismitheoirí fós...
- Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (12 speeches)
The programme for Government seeks to build 300,000 homes by 2030. It is an ambitious task and one that will need every tool available to Government to deliver. Every week I hear from local...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (41 speeches)
This month the Department of Finance published its economic projections. The State will run a combined surplus this year and next of €15 billion. At the same time, the Government tells...
- Common Agricultural Policy and Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan: Statements (29 speeches)
I am grateful to the Whip's office for making time in the Dáil schedule to discuss what is a really important topic, namely Ireland's national plan under the CAP. The CAP is one of the EU's...
- 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)
- Disability Services (4 speeches)
An Saol Foundation is a charity that supports individuals who are unlikely to recover fully from their traumatic injuries and will therefore require life-long support. It also supports families...
- Wastewater Treatment (4 speeches)
I raise this in the context of a very live issue. Dublin City Council recently went out to public consultation on a brownfield site known as Ballyboggan where more than 6,000 homes could be...
- Visit of Chinese Delegation (1 speech)
I ask Members to join me in offering a warm céad míle fáilte to a delegation from the People's Republic of China led by Mr. Li Hongzhong, who is a member of the political bureau of...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed) (0 speeches)
- Coast Guard Service (8 speeches)
This is a long-running saga impacting on the Coast Guard station in Courtown. The Coast Guard at this station serves the coast of north Wexford and south Wicklow. More than 20 individuals...
- Local Authorities (4 speeches)
I will illustrate the point I wish to make to the Minister of State by using an example from my constituency. I will talk to him about a lady who I will call her Janet because I do not want to...
- Arts Policy (4 speeches)
This matter relates to the basic income for those involved in the arts. This is a ground-breaking scheme that threw a lifeline to 2,000 artists in 2022. I wish to get assurances from the...
- Information on Repairability of Certain Products Bill 2024: Second Stage (7 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Title to the Bill states that it is: "An Act to provide that information relating to the repairability of certain products be made...
