Dáil debates
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 14:00
- Toghadh Uachtaráin - Election of President (1 speech)
Before we proceed to Leaders' Questions, I have a short announcement to make to the House. It is the first time since 1973 that a sitting TD has successfully contested a presidential election...
- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (2 speeches)
I would also like to take this opportunity, and I am sure Members will join me, in extending condolences on the death of Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy yesterday. We all know what an extraordinary...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (77 speeches)
Déanaim comhghairdeas ó chroí lenár gcara, an iarTheachta Catherine Connolly. It is a truly historic achievement. Our warmest congratulations go to our Uachtarán-elect,...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (54 speeches)
I move: Tuesday's business shall be: -Finance Bill 2025 - Financial Resolutions (without debate) (to be moved together and decided by one question; any division claimed to be taken...
- Finance Bill 2025: Financial Resolutions (1 speech)
I move: 1. THAT section 531AM of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997), which contains the main charging provisions for Universal Social Charge (USC), be amended in the manner and...
- Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (33 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to address the House on the Second Stage of the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025. The Bill will provide the legal...
- Education (Affordable School Uniforms) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I will be sharing time with colleagues. It is clear that the cost of sending children school is rising and pushing more and more parents...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Early Childhood Care and Education (6 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to increase the number of early intervention classes to meet current and projected demand across the State; and if she will...
- Educational Disadvantage (6 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the roll out and funding of DEIS plus, as of November 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59395/25]
- Irish Language (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her position in relation to the exemptions system for the Irish language as it stands; her views on whether it is fit for purpose; her plans to...
- School Staff (18 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has carried out an assessment of the impact that the current teacher shortages are having on students, particularly in rural...
- Schools Building Projects (9 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a new school building project (details supplied); if she is aware that planning permission was granted for these schools in...
- Education Policy (7 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the survey of primary school parents and guardians and parents and guardians of children not yet in school on their preferences on...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- School Facilities (7 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding opportunities for primary schools to provide new outdoor recreation facilities and upgrade existing outdoor spaces;...
- Special Educational Needs (11 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on staffing issues in a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58318/25]
- Schools Building Projects (8 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the number of school building projects currently delayed across the State; the reasons for these delays; and the steps...
- Public Sector Pensions (7 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an expert report described by an assistant principal officer as significant medical evidence was not acted upon, considering it...
- Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (7 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the importance of promoting the provision of Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Schools Building Projects (9 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the extension of a school (details supplied). [59597/25]
- Departmental Funding (9 speeches)
14. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money that has been granted per school for ICT equipment for the school year 2025-26; and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Funding (4 speeches)
15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to address the growing financial pressures facing schools, particularly in relation to the rising costs of...
- 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 Erin McGreehan - To discuss...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Naval Service (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, for coming to the House to deal with this important issue, which relates to the progression of a naval base at Dún Laoghaire. The Minister of...
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for taking this Topical Issue. There is a comprehensive network of CCTV cameras in Limerick. It was established as a direct response to a number of public order...
- Bus Services (4 speeches)
It is with huge regret that I raise the issue of the organisation of bus routes in my area here in the Dáil Chamber with the Minister of State. It is something that, between the NTA and the...
- Hospital Staff (6 speeches)
I thank everyone who facilitated me to do this. I have just made my way up from the civic reception in Dundalk to celebrate the Louth Ladies Gaelic Football Association, the Louth senior team...
- Turf Cutting (4 speeches)
I raise the situation in Ardgraigue, Barroughter and Clonmoylan bogs in south-east Galway. The local turf cutting contractor was served with a High Court injunction to cease cutting turf earlier...
