Dáil debates
Thursday, 16 October 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)
- Education and Training Provision (7 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for clarification on local training initiative operating guidelines, which state that any income received towards the running costs of an LTI ,...
- Technological Universities (15 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects specific capital funding to be allocated and announced to establish a new constituent campus in Wexford town for the Southeast...
- Student Accommodation (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills research, innovation and science the details of the missed targets in the last accommodation strategy; the reason this occurred; the reason no...
- Third Level Costs (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assessments that were carried out in relation to the impact the €500 increase in third level fees would have on accessibility to third...
- Apprenticeship Programmes (6 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the further actions he intends to take to increase craft apprenticeship participation given the additional funding announced in budget 2026 and the...
- Oideachas Tríú Leibhéal (7 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad iad na beartais agus gníomhartha atá á ndéanamh ag a Roinn chun cur le líon agus raon na gcúrsaí trí...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Research and Development (11 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills given the value he places on clusters of third level institutions and innovation hubs, if there are clear pathways and supports in place for...
- Education and Training Boards (7 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role of the ETBs in higher education, and where they sit in the education hierarchy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56040/25]
- Third Level Fees (7 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of third level fees in 2024 and 2025. [54973/25]
- Education Schemes (7 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new resources from budget 2026 allocated specifically to further education and training provision, community education, Youthreach...
- Student Accommodation (7 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his proposals to ensure the adequate provision of accommodation for students. [54974/25]
- Apprenticeship Programmes (7 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to expand apprenticeship and skills training opportunities in rural areas such as County Galway, where access to approved...
- Grant Payments (7 speeches)
13. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the method used to calculate commuting distance for the SUSI adjacency grant eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Forbairt na Gaeilge (7 speeches)
77. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an féidir leis a dheimhniú nach bhfuil sé beartaithe aon airgead breise caipitiúil a dheonú do Rannóg...
- Housing Policy (7 speeches)
79. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to detail his formal engagements with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and the outcomes of those...
- Rural Schemes (7 speeches)
80. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the new RAPID programme announced in budget 2026; and when he expects the programme to be operational by. [55400/25]
- Rural Schemes (7 speeches)
81. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are plans to move panic alarms administered by Pobal under the seniors alert scheme from copper phone lines to more robust...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Rural Schemes (7 speeches)
82. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total funding available for the CLÁR programme in 2026, the funding available for each measure under the programme; and if...
- Community Development Projects (7 speeches)
84. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the future funding plans for the community recognition fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Irish Language (9 speeches)
85. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps his Department is taking to promote the Irish language in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51547/25]
- Vacant Properties (6 speeches)
86. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports made available by his Department to address rural vacancy and dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Funding (9 speeches)
87. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider increasing the LEADER allocation for County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54825/25]
- Departmental Schemes (8 speeches)
89. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on his Department’s plans to streamline and accelerate the approval process for local...
- Irish Language (11 speeches)
90. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available for primary school children to attend the Gaeltacht; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55893/25]
- Departmental Programmes (5 speeches)
91. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the announcement of allocation of funding under the LEADER programme will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- EU Programmes (5 speeches)
93. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress to date in the roll-out of the PEACEPLUS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55959/25]
- Men's Sheds (7 speeches)
96. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the merits of providing multi-annual funding for men’s and women’s sheds to allow them to plan longer...
- Personal Explanation by Member (2 speeches)
Before taking Leaders' Question, permission has been given to Deputy Michael Cahill to make a short personal statement.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (41 speeches)
People are really worried about their electricity bills. On Monday, the SSE Airtricity price hike is going to kick in. That is hundreds of thousands of households that are going to be hit with...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (45 speeches)
Three years ago, I raised the story of a couple who had been scammed of €4,000 they had saved in their Revolut account for their wedding. They had huge issues at the time in trying to...
- Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2021: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Children and Equality pursuant to Standing Orders 103(2)(b) and 184(a).
- National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (22 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the House and present the National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill. This Bill, as is evident...
- 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...
- National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science pursuant to Standing Orders 103(2)(b) and 188(1).
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Bus Éireann (4 speeches)
I wish to address the ongoing issue of communication, or more accurately the lack thereof, from Bus Éireann with public representatives. Numerous emails from my office and from colleagues I...
- Employment Support Services (4 speeches)
Sinn Féin introduced Private Members’ business this week in relation to the lack of a cost-of-disability payment. There were many organisations in Leinster House on the day,...
- Social Welfare Code (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for being here to deal with this issue. We made a big leap forward in last week's budget with the raising of the income disregard for carers, both in single...
- Vaccination Programme (4 speeches)
This comes issue under the Department of Health. My question on whether consideration will be given to putting in place a shingles vaccination programme to be made available to people over 65 or...
- Cycling Facilities (5 speeches)
I wish to raise the S2S, which is a coastal promenade and cycleway around Dublin Bay, from Sutton to Sandycove, which is where the name comes from. I am particularly concerned about the bit...
- Education (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Where do I start?
