Dáil debates
Thursday, 26 June 2025
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy David Maxwell) i gceannas ar 8.47
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- National Treatment Purchase Fund (8 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to ensure that Health Service Executive and National Treatment Purchase Fund spending on insourcing initiatives is transparent and...
- Cancer Services (7 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the failure of a number of symptomatic breast disease clinics to see newly referred patients within ten working days (details...
- Health Services (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to improve governance and accountability at Children's Health Ireland, CHI; if she will publish the unpublished review of a department at...
- Departmental Schemes (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Health if she will act to protect front-line healthcare workers impacted by long Covid and who are in receipt of the special scheme of paid leave; if she plans to...
- Health Services (7 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Health the process she is currently undertaking in choosing a location for a surgical hub for the north west, as outlined in the programme for Government; the factors...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Regulatory Bodies (8 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to strengthen the inspection and regulatory regime in HIQA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34932/25]
- Medicinal Products (7 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Health if the Belgian model is being examined in the context of the programme for Government commitment to investigate early access schemes for rare disease treatments;...
- Hospital Procedures (8 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Health the mechanism by which parents whose children were and are deemed to need hip dysplasia surgery at CHI hospitals at Temple Street and Cappagh will be able to...
- Disease Management (4 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the chronic disease Mmnagement programme; the number of patients now enrolled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34666/25]
- Dental Services (6 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made by the orthodontic services waiting list initiative for grade 5 patients; the location and number of successful tenderers; the number of...
- General Practitioner Services (8 speeches)
16. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on increasing the number of GPs and GP practices across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34667/25]
- Hospital Equipment (12 speeches)
13. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a CT scanner and MRI scanner are located within Monaghan Hospital. [34678/25]
- Pharmacy Services (11 speeches)
18. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position on further plans on expansion of the role of community pharmacists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34893/25]
- Hospital Services (6 speeches)
21. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has received a copy of a 2017 report into paediatric urology services, known as the Dickson report (details supplied); if her Department was...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Sports Facilities (6 speeches)
125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his position on the redevelopment of the landmark Ulster GAA stadium, Casement Park; and the steps his Department is...
- Departmental Reviews (7 speeches)
126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he expects to receive the findings from the independent review of the night-time economy pilots; and if he...
- Departmental Schemes (8 speeches)
127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process undertaken for deciding on successful grant applicants for the grassroot music venues support scheme...
- Television Licence Fee (13 speeches)
128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will abolish the TV licence and replace it with a tax on big tech companies to fund public service broadcasting....
- Artists' Remuneration (7 speeches)
129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department plans to expand the basic income for the arts scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Sports Funding (7 speeches)
130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total budget and allocations for elite sport athletes; his plans to enhance that amount in the lead up to the next...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Sport and Recreational Development (7 speeches)
131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made towards meeting the programme for Government commitment to support local authorities in the...
- Post Office Network (6 speeches)
133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures his Department is taking, or plans to introduce in the future, to support the post office network; and if...
- Arts Funding (10 speeches)
134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on his plans for a successor scheme for the basic income for the arts; and if he will make a statement on...
- Culture Policy (7 speeches)
135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to invest in cultural infrastructure in rural counties such as County Laois (details supplied); and if he...
- Swimming Pools (7 speeches)
136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps Monaghan County Council should take to secure funding for a swimming pool in Carrickmacross. [34630/25]
- Expenditure Reviews (7 speeches)
137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has conducted any value-for-money analysis of its spending on Galway 2020; if a breakdown is...
- Arts Funding (21 speeches)
139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of eligible applicants to the grassroots music venue supports scheme who met necessary criteria to...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (56 speeches)
Having got warmed up, does Deputy Doherty want to contribute under Standing Order 38?
- Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (4 speeches)
It will not come as a surprise to the Tánaiste that I am going to use this question to again raise the issue of the rare disease drug reimbursement process we have. I have lost count of the...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (75 speeches)
The public is outraged by the Government's plan to turn the GPO into mainly shopping units and offices. The GPO is the most iconic site of our country's fight for freedom. It is the place where...
- Victims of Sexual Violence Civil Protection Orders Bill 2025: First Stage (6 speeches)
I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide victims of sexual violence with the right to seek civil protection orders. I am pleased to introduce the Bill....
- Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (20 speeches)
I move: “That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to bring the Bill before the House. It marks a significant step forward in ensuring that Ireland’s...
- Estimates for Public Services 2025: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Education and Youth has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2025: Vote 26.
- 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 Mairéad Farrell - To...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Road Projects (5 speeches)
The town of Killarney is choked with traffic almost daily. This is causing mass frustration for residents, local businesses and visitors alike. Members of the public are missing trains and...
- Departmental Funding (6 speeches)
St. Luke's Youth Club and community centre in Kilmore West has been closed since 2023. The centre was used by many groups within the community, from football clubs to ladies groups and summer...
- Public Transport (4 speeches)
I appreciate the Ceann Comhairle giving me the opportunity to raise this important issue. I also appreciate that the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Deputy Canney, is here to...
- Crime Prevention (10 speeches)
In six years of having been here and having been a regulator contributor to Topical Issue debates, this is the first time I have had a senior Minister here to respond. While I will often...
- School Staff (7 speeches)
This Topical Issue is shared by Deputies Ó Muirí and Heneghan.
- Transparency and Social Value in Public Procurement Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This Bill comes at a timely moment, as I am sure the Minister of State will agree, when her Department has launched a review of the public...
