Dáil debates
Thursday, 4 December 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)
- Pleanáil Teanga (7 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén stádas atá ag na pleananna teanga i ngach Limistéar Pleanála Gaeltachta agus Baile Seirbhíse...
- Departmental Schemes (7 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if budget 2026 allocated any additional funding to the senior alerts scheme; if so, if this includes an expanded list of equipment...
- Cúrsaí Tithíochta (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist aige aon deontais a chur ar fáil arís de réir Acht na dTithe (Gaeltacht) (Leasú),...
- Rural Schemes (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider granting funding to homecoming festivals in various locations in the country in the interest of promoting...
- Foras na Gaeilge (9 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht , cé go bhfuil sé le moladh as an ardú suntasach a baineadh amach i mBuiséad 2026 don Ghaeilge agus don...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- EU Funding (9 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will report on his engagements regarding the LEADER programme under the next EU budgetary cycle. [68487/25]
- Irish Language (9 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the indicators his Department will use to measure progress on the Clondalkin Irish Language Network and the Gaeilge 365 initiative...
- Departmental Schemes (6 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he plans to increase the funding allocation for the local improvement scheme for County Cork in 2026 given the large number of...
- Irish Language (9 speeches)
13. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the projects developed by Gaois in DCU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68148/25]
- Rural Schemes (7 speeches)
15. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to give a detailed report in regard to the CLÁR funding approval process (details supplied); if further funding will be...
- Women's Sheds (8 speeches)
14. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the facilitator’s work plan with women’s sheds representatives will be completed; the way in which his...
- Offshore Islands (7 speeches)
16. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current and planned supports for Mayo’s offshore islands, including Inishturk, Clare Island, and Achill Island; and if...
- Cúrsaí Tithíochta (8 speeches)
17. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cé na féidearthachtaí atá ann d'Údarás na Gaeltachta obair le hUisce Éireann agus le...
- Community Development Projects (2 speeches)
18. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the projects under way in Counties Sligo and Leitrim that are receiving funding under different schemes with financial support from...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- International Protection (13 speeches)
73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made to secure a bilateral agreement with Britain to ensure those international protection applicants...
- An Garda Síochána (14 speeches)
74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the full details of the remuneration packages and any other financial costs to the State related to the appointments and terms...
- Refugee Resettlement Programme (7 speeches)
75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on pathways to resettlement for Palestinians in Gaza who wish to come to Ireland. [68957/25]
- Coroners Service (6 speeches)
76. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the urgent discussions referenced in his written reply of 22 October 2025 regarding the planned...
- Legal Aid (7 speeches)
77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has initiated an immediate review of the Legal Aid Board’s capacity to administer the current civil legal aid...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
Questions Nos. 78 and 79 taken with Written Answers.
- An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
80. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda recruits that have entered Templemore in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68340/25]
- Naturalisation Applications (7 speeches)
82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of naturalisation applications received, rejected, and approved from 2021 to 2024 inclusive, and to date in 2025, in...
- An Garda Síochána (6 speeches)
86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he is taking in response to increased incidents and thefts in the north west; the way in which his Department is...
- International Protection (7 speeches)
87. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a strategy to spread the location of IPAS accommodation and avoid having large clusters in one area; and if he will...
- An Garda Síochána (7 speeches)
89. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures in place to ensure timely Garda statements and preservation of evidence where a victim is incapacitated; the...
- Domestic Violence (7 speeches)
90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will seek greater supports for counties where there are difficulties in acquiring domestic violence refuges; and if he...
- Housing Schemes (13 speeches)
91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he will introduce changes to the accommodation recognition scheme in the light of its impact on the private rental market...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (43 speeches)
I welcome to the Visitors Gallery the group of women, including Patricia Walsh, from Rock Street, Tralee, which I am told is the street of champions. They are very welcome to Teach Laighean...
- Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (4 speeches)
All Members hold constituency meetings with constituents and issues that affect them are presented to us. In the case of Galway East, one issue that has repeatedly come to the attention of my...
- Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (1 speech)
Seanad Éireann has passed the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2025 without amendment.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (91 speeches)
Confidence in the Government's stated opposition to the EU Mercosur agreement has been further undermined in recent days by the withdrawal of Brazilian beef from sale across Europe and the fact...
- Gender Recognition (Amendment) (Prisons) Bill 2025: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Gender Recognition Act 2015 to make provision for single-sex accommodation in prisons; and to provide for related...
- Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2025 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time". I am pleased to introduce the Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2025 to the House. It was initiated in the Seanad on 14 November and passed...
- 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 Marie Sherlock - To discuss...
- Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2025 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 speech)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (3 speeches)
Is the Minister of State taking the Topical Issues?
- School Facilities (6 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State. Fair play to anybody who is going to sit through ten Topical Issues. It is a matter of actually getting delivery on some of these issues. This issue is one where...
- Schools Amalgamation (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for taking this question. I want to raise the issue of the proposed amalgamation of Shanbally and Ringaskiddy national schools in County Cork. They are two...
- Special Educational Needs (6 speeches)
Today I want to raise issues in relation to special education needs in Wicklow. I am really concerned about children who have special education needs. I have been trying to raise this with the...
- Special Educational Needs (4 speeches)
I suspect I will be raising a lot of the issues Deputy Whitmore raised. I am coming to this from a position of enormous frustration because of the lack of co-ordination and planning within the...
- Bus Services (4 speeches)
I want to raise the issue of capacity on the E1 and E2 bus routes, on the E-spine of BusConnects. The E1 and E2 routes go between Northwood and Bray, and between Harristown and Dún...
- Public Transport (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for being here on behalf of the Minister for Transport. I congratulate her on her recent elevation. The matter I am raising affects families, especially in rural...
- International Protection (3 speeches)
First, I congratulate the Minister of State on her appointment to her new role as Minister of State with responsibility for disability at Cabinet. It is a very important and challenging role. ...
- Water Services (8 speeches)
The people of west Cork are genuinely at the end of their tethers. Since July, they have had 14 water breakages. It has led to the local crèche and school having to close because if they...
- Renewable Energy Generation (6 speeches)
In my constituency, we have a huge number of energy developments at various stages of planning and development, between wind energy, solar farms, gas plants, etc. These are causing a lot of...
- Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I really welcome the opportunity to bring the Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2021 to Second Stage and have...
