Dáil debates

Tuesday, 20 May 2025

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 14.00
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (61 speeches)
    I extend a céad míle fáilte to the students of Coláiste Eoghain from Buncrana and to the women from the Breaffy walking group in Castlebar. They are all very welcome. At...
  • An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (114 speeches)
    I move: Tuesday's business shall be:- Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of a Carbon Budget Programme (to be taken without debate) - Motion re...
  • An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Daichead ar an mBunreacht (An Aois Vótála a Laghdú go Sé Bliana Déag), 2025: An Chéad Chéim - Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Reduction of Voting Age to Sixteen Years) Bill 2025: First Stage (6 speeches)
    Tairgim: Go gceadófar go dtabharfar isteach Bille dá ngairtear Acht chun an Bunreacht a leasú. I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the...
  • Carbon Budget: Referral to Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann hereby refers the carbon budget prepared pursuant to section 6A of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, copies of which were...
  • Presentation and Circulation of Revised Estimates: Motion (1 speech)
    I move: That, notwithstanding Standing Order 222 of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business or the Resolution of the Dáil of 1st April, 2025, the...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
    • Cabinet Committees (34 speeches)
      1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will meet next. [16803/25]
    • Ukraine War (20 speeches)
      13. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his recent discussions with President Zelenskyy. [16742/25]
    • Cabinet Committees (31 speeches)
      20. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with rural affairs and community development will meet. [18744/25]
  • Assessment of Need: Statements (79 speeches)
    I understand the Minister is sharing her time. Deputy McGuinness spoke to me just before I came in and he is not available. I see he is listed to share the Minister's time. He is speaking...
  • Assessment of Need: Motion [Private Members] (36 speeches)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — children are legally entitled to an assessment of their health and education needs under the Disability Act 2005, and that the...
  • Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Fisheries Protection (7 speeches)
      109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the need to urgently review the relevant parts of Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 that cover the...
    • Common Agricultural Policy (7 speeches)
      110. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Ireland's position on the emerging proposals from the European Commission to allow payments for compliance with good agricultural and...
    • Agriculture Supports (12 speeches)
      111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had discussions with his counterparts in the EU on the future of the CAP budget; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Water Quality (7 speeches)
      112. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider the nitrates stocking rate map and make an adjustment to the Timoleague catchment stocking rate (details...
    • Animal Diseases (7 speeches)
      113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the TB summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25996/25]
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    Questions Nos. 115 and 116 taken with Written Answers.
    • Trade Promotion (9 speeches)
      117. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the number and type of trade promotion events he has participated in since his appointment; and if he will make a...
    • Livestock Issues (9 speeches)
      118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on a proposal to restrict the sale of dairy cows in marts from herds that have had an outbreak of TB in the previous...
    • Agriculture Schemes (6 speeches)
      119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if TAMS 3 is facilitating investment in farms to help make them more resilient in the face of severe storms such as Storm Éowyn;...
    • Common Agricultural Policy (8 speeches)
      121. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on negotiations taking place at EU level on the Common Agricultural Policy 2027+. [25604/25]
    • Agriculture Industry (7 speeches)
      122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any analysis has been carried out to date on potential new markets for agrifood produce, exports of which to the US currently...
    • Agriculture Supports (7 speeches)
      124. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports his Department is providing to help farmers meet national and EU climate targets, particularly regarding emissions...
    • Animal Diseases (7 speeches)
      125. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his Department's recent discussions with the TB forum to address the increase in the incidence of...
    • Agriculture Schemes (5 speeches)
      128. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in payments under ACRES; when the issues are expected to be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (0 speeches)
    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 Claire Kerrane - To discuss...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Housing Policy (4 speeches)
      The development levy waiver was a powerful initiative introduced by the Government to bolster housing supply and ensure a pipeline of housing delivery. We saw some of our largest commencement...
    • Pension Provisions (5 speeches)
      I thank the Minister of State for being here at this ungodly hour. I have recently been in contact with a number of dedicated school secretaries across my constituency of east Cork who are...
    • Flood Relief Schemes (5 speeches)
      I am raising again the Blackpool flood relief scheme. We had three major floods there in 2010, 2012 and 2013. A decision was taken that a flood relief scheme would be put in place to make sure...
    • Patient Transport (4 speeches)
      Ar an gcéad dul síos, gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue, albeit to be taken after midnight. There is a concerning issue affecting the...
    • Hospital Procedures (4 speeches)
      I am speaking on behalf of the families whose lives have been turned upside down by the hip dysplasia scandal, particularly those who have sat in my constituency office in Dundalk over the past...