Dáil debates
Thursday, 29 May 2025
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy Mairéad Farrell) i gceannas ar 8.47 a.m.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Financial Services (18 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline Ireland’s role in facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds across the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28803/25]
- Insurance Industry (14 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the situation where insurance companies for multiple consecutive years are recording profit margins two or three times the...
- Financial Services (6 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on postal orders as a means for making payments for bills with State agencies and local authorities, especially among those with limited IT skills and...
- Fiscal Data (18 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Finance in the context of rising costs and higher prices hitting households, to outline the surplus that the State will run in 2025; and if he will make a statement on...
- Housing Schemes (7 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the review of the help to buy scheme; if consideration is being given to adjusting the eligibility criteria or value thresholds...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Fiscal Policy (6 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 18 February 2025, to provide an update on his Department’s consideration of the Funds Sector 2030 report...
- Tax Code (17 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered tax policy measures to reduce the cost of electricity relative to fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28216/25]
- Tax Reliefs (8 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Finance if in cases where buildings are provided for childcare as a condition for planning permission for residential developments, a mechanism could be found through...
- Housing Schemes (8 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the help to buy scheme to first-time buyers purchasing second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28039/25]
- Tax Yield (7 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount by which he intends to increase the carbon tax, by category, in each year until 2030. [28015/25]
- Fiscal Policy (7 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Finance how the Future Ireland Fund is being used and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27604/25]
- Fiscal Policy (7 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Finance to report on the progress of ensuring access to cash and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28047/25]
- Job Creation (8 speeches)
13. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which he and his Department intend to help ensure that employment growth continues, given the increased global uncertainty; and if he will make a...
- Personal Apology by Member (2 speeches)
I wish to advise the House that the Ceann Comhairle has agreed to a request from Deputy Cathal Crowe to make a personal explanation. I call Deputy Crowe.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Departmental Bodies (7 speeches)
79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide some details on the work his accelerating infrastructure task force will be undertaking; what we can expect by way of the...
- Departmental Staff (7 speeches)
80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff in his Department's new infrastructure division; the respective grades and areas of responsibility of staff; and if...
- Office of Public Works (7 speeches)
81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reform the OPW following the latest report from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Services Provision (7 speeches)
82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the increased level of privatisation and outsourcing in the provision of public services, its effect on cost overruns and...
- Public Sector Pay (9 speeches)
83. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will examine providing pay incentives to public sector workers where there are acute recruitment and retention issues; and if he...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Ethics in Public Office (13 speeches)
84. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on reform of the ethics in public office legislation, given that the review of the statutory framework was...
- Data Centres (8 speeches)
85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the progress of a State data centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27731/25]
- Flood Relief Schemes (7 speeches)
86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the up-to-date position for a flood relief scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27806/25]
- Childcare Services (6 speeches)
87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the immense challenges facing the childcare sector, including a lack of spaces, will be considered by the new infrastructure division...
- Flood Relief Schemes (7 speeches)
88. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the flood relief schemes in progress or in planning for Kilkenny and Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the...
- National Development Plan (13 speeches)
89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the review of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27337/25]
- Expenditure Reviews (8 speeches)
90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will detail the way in which the new accelerating infrastructure task force will address persistent delays and cost overruns in...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (93 speeches)
Éireoidh teipeanna tithíochta an Rialtais níos measa mar níl sé in ann infreastruchtúr bunúsach a phleanáil agus a bhainistiú i gceart. Tá...
- Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (4 speeches)
I raise the critical issue of whether we are getting value for money from our infrastructural investment. As public representatives, we have a responsibility to ensure that every euro of...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (35 speeches)
On the Tánaiste’s watch, the Irish Air Corps traffic control at Baldonnel is moving to five days per week. It does not have the personnel to provide full seven-day cover. The air...
- Flood Relief: Statements (28 speeches)
I very much welcome the opportunity to address the House matters relating to flooding. As Deputies are aware, this is a priority issue for the Government. We are focused on the delivery of...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Ukraine War (7 speeches)
163. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his Department's recent engagements with the Government of Ukraine in respect of the ongoing conflict and efforts made to...
- Middle East (7 speeches)
164. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will call for an emergency special session of the UN General Assembly and table a resolution calling for collective measures to allow...
- Middle East (7 speeches)
165. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his engagements with the EU-Israel Association Council, following the recent meeting of the council; and if he will make a...
- Trade Agreements (7 speeches)
166. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement he has had with his “like-minded” European counterparts on the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement; and if he will...
- Trade Relations (7 speeches)
167. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on Ireland's engagements with the EU regarding draft reciprocal trade tariffs. [27401/25]
- Passport Services (6 speeches)
168. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the increase, if any, in staff numbers in the Passport Office this year; the staff positions in the Passport Office that were...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Middle East (27 speeches)
169. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 11 February 2025, the timeline for the passage of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied...
- Ukraine War (6 speeches)
172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any recent discussions with his Ukrainian counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26984/25]
- Trade Agreements (8 speeches)
174. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason he or a representative from the Government did not attend the meeting organised by France of EU member states with concerns...
- Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (7 speeches)
175. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent engagement with the British Government regarding the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a...
- Northern Ireland (7 speeches)
177. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made by his Department and the Government to put pressure on the British Government to get a public inquiry in place...
- 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 (4 speeches)
I wish to raise water infrastructure and, in particular, issues that have been experienced by residents in Dargle Wood, Knocklyon. There has been a marked increase in water outages over the last...
- Education Schemes (4 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue. I have put it in for a number of days now. I thank the junior Minister, Deputy Moynihan, for being here. It is prompted by a...
- School Transport (5 speeches)
Bogfaidh muid ar aghaidh go Saincheist Tráthúil Uimh. 3 to the Minister for Education and Youth, Deputy McEntee, to discuss the review of the school transport scheme ahead of the new...
- Transport Policy (4 speeches)
Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle as ucht m’ábhar a roghnú le haghaidh an mhír seo ar an gclár. Mo bhuíochas freisin leis an Aire Stáit as a...
- Water Quality (4 speeches)
A public consultation on redesignating 433 rivers, streams and lakes as "heavily modified water bodies", closed last week. If the redesignation goes ahead, it will mean a massive increase in the...
- Competition and Consumer Protection (Unfair Prices) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I will be sharing time with my colleague Deputy Bacik. I am pleased to speak on the Competition and Consumer Protection (Unfair Prices)...
