Dáil debates

Thursday, 18 September 2025

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy David Maxwell) i gceannas ar 08:47
• Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Defence Forces (7 speeches)
    1. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to ensure sufficient funding is provided to resource Joint Induction Training Centre, JITC, Gormanston, Baldonnel, Haulbowline and DFTC...
  • Pension Provisions (7 speeches)
    2. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if pension entitlements will be transferred to the widow of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49022/25]
  • Maritime Jurisdiction (8 speeches)
    3. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the national maritime security strategy; and the level of funding that has been committed for 2026 and 2027. [49299/25]
  • Defence Forces (30 speeches)
    4. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the consultation he has had with rank and file members of the Defence Forces in relation to the potential changes to their terms and conditions in...
  • Defence Forces (7 speeches)
    6. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will, in the interests of equity, seek an increase in cadets' pay to bring it in line with the starting pay of a three-star private given...
• Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Military Neutrality (35 speeches)
    7. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to clarify the precise change to the triple lock that recently announced legislation will result in; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Departmental Strategies (7 speeches)
    8. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the development of a national strategy for the resilience of critical entities; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Defence Forces (7 speeches)
    9. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on plans for a properly resourced office of veterans' affairs. [48992/25]
  • Middle East (9 speeches)
    10. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the engagements there have been with the Lebanese authorities following the re-examination of the case against individuals charged in Lebanon in...
  • Defence Forces (6 speeches)
    13. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount of funding allocated for the development of Defence Forces infrastructure in each of the past five years, the number of projects...
  • Defence Forces (7 speeches)
    15. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of residential Defence Forces buildings that are currently not habitable, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49304/25]
• Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Energy Prices (7 speeches)
    82. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to address the fact that 300,000 households are in arrears on their energy bills; and if he will...
  • Energy Policy (7 speeches)
    83. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he or his Department have been lobbied with regard to the promised increase in the quantity of oil and gas which is to...
  • Data Centres (7 speeches)
    84. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to address the concerns raised by senior Government officials regarding the impact of data...
  • Just Transition (9 speeches)
    85. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding provided to projects and initiatives in County Laois from the national and European just transition...
  • Recycling Policy (7 speeches)
    86. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proportion of plastics collected under the deposit return scheme that are processed overseas; and if he will make a...
• Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Environmental Schemes (6 speeches)
    87. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for an expansion of the funding of the circular economy innovation grant scheme in 2025. [49232/25]
  • Environmental Schemes (6 speeches)
    88. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the operation of the home energy upgrade loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48877/25]
  • Recycling Policy (9 speeches)
    90. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the deposit return scheme has been a success to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Wind Energy Generation (7 speeches)
    91. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proposed timeline for auctions for the delivery of the three other sites identified in the designated maritime area...
  • Solar Energy Guidelines (7 speeches)
    92. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will expand the warmer homes scheme to include solar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48994/25]
  • Wind Energy Generation (14 speeches)
    93. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total capacity output available under existing wind generation schemes; the projected output if all wind farms...
  • Nuclear Plants (21 speeches)
    97. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has assessed the potential role of nuclear energy in Ireland's future energy mix; and if he will make a...
  • Energy Policy (7 speeches)
    95. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline his plans for a new policy on private wires. [49010/25]
  • Energy Conservation (7 speeches)
    94. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage of grant applications to SEAI that are withdrawn. [49212/25]
• Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 speeches)
  Tá praghsanna leictreachais le hardú arís agus tá sé seo chun níos mó ná 500,000 teaghlaigh a bhuaileadh. Is cinneadh uafásach é an cinneadh...
• Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (4 speeches)
  I appreciate that this issue has very much been in the media over the past month, but I wish to raise the very serious matter of the recent pollution incident on the River Blackwater. It passes...
• Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (39 speeches)
  To add to the sentiments expressed earlier, there is no doubt serious sadness, shock and disbelief at the discovery of the remains in Donabate yesterday of the young boy, Daniel Aruebose. I...
• Migration: Statements (53 speeches)
  The Minister of State, Deputy Brophy, and I very much welcome that we will have statements on migration this afternoon. With the permission of the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach, the Minister of...
• Antisocial Behaviour: Motion [Private Members] (9 speeches)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann: — recognises that anti-social behaviour continues to be a major problem in Ireland for people of all ages; — noting that the factors...