Dáil debates
Thursday, 5 February 2026
- 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)
- Community Development Projects (9 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures in place to support community centres with ongoing operational pressures such as energy, insurance, and staffing costs,...
- Community Development Projects (7 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a new programme for community centre investment will be announced given the urgent need of many community centres; and if he...
- Scéimeanna Teanga (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an nglacann sé le focail an Bhreithimh Humphreys san Ard-Chúirt sa bhreithiúnas maidir le cás Wild Ireland...
- An Ghaeltacht (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline the way in which he is supporting Údarás na Gealtachta to address an ghéarchéim tithíochta sna...
- Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (7 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad iad na tacaíochtaí maoinithe caipitil atá ar fáil óna Roinn do naíonraí chun áitribh...
- Sports Organisations (7 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the findings of the recent report by the GAA national demographics committee; the measures his Department will...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Departmental Policies (7 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when he intends to publish the successor to Our Rural Future for the period beyond 2025; and whether that new strategy will include...
- Údarás na Gaeltachta (7 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht nuashonrú a thabhairt maidir leis na hiarrachtaí atá Údarás na Gaeltachta ag déanamh chun tacú le...
- Departmental Funding (7 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available through his Department for community festivals such as a festival (details supplied) in County Meath; and if...
- Departmental Budgets (7 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the cut in the rural development spend in budget 2026 is a trend he sees persisting throughout the lifetime of the current...
- Voluntary Sector (9 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the development of the new strategy to support the community and voluntary sector in Ireland for 2026-2030...
- Rural Schemes (7 speeches)
13. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the implementation of rural proofing. [8717/26]
- Rural Schemes (7 speeches)
14. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to reopen the shovel ready community centre scheme. [8050/26]
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (7 speeches)
56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position regarding the situation in Sudan, in particular the need to ensure access to appropriate aid; her position...
- Consular Services (7 speeches)
57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens her Department has been advised of as being detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, agency of...
- Proposed Legislation (14 speeches)
58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current progress of the drafting of the Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory (prohibition of importation of goods)...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Education Policy (8 speeches)
60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on the support she is providing the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation’s Holocaust education programme; and if she will...
- Foreign Policy (7 speeches)
61. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action Ireland is taking in relation to the repression of civil society and democratic opposition, and the undermining of democracy and...
- International Relations (9 speeches)
64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which she is developing our links with Canada; if her Department is providing to a school (details supplied) to support this work;...
- European Union (12 speeches)
65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has concerns regarding the ability of citizens to exercise their rights under GDPR and the EU AI Act being undermined...
- Foreign Conflicts (10 speeches)
66. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her assessment of the current situation in Belarus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8282/26]
- Trade Agreements (14 speeches)
67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on her Department’s stance on the amendments to the EU-Morocco trade deal; the use of provisional application for...
- EU Presidency (7 speeches)
79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department will prioritise overseas aid and development as a key topic during the EU presidency, particularly in the context of...
- EU Meetings (6 speeches)
77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the recent engagement her Department and the Government has had with the European Union and the EU Commission; and if...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (46 speeches)
Is iomaí pobail atá ag ullmhú do thuilte anois agus arís uile ina dtithe agus ina gcomhlachtaí. Tá imní orthu ar fud an Stáit agus tá siad ag...
- Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (4 speeches)
Ireland's greatest asset is us. It is our people - our hard-working, skilled and educated women and men. For this country to continue to prosper, we must invest in us for the future, which...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (33 speeches)
The new contract about to be signed by the Government for public service obligation, PSO, flights from Donegal to Dublin will mean a loss of afternoon flights. This is a public service...
- Road Safety: Statements (59 speeches)
I welcome the opportunity to address the House this afternoon to update it on road safety matters. I will be sharing my time with the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, and the Minister of State,...
- Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Cost-of-Living Crisis: Motion (17 speeches)
I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — a cost-of-living crisis exists in this State; — Budget 2026 was predicated on an inflation rate of 2 per cent, but it...
- 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 Naoise Ó Cearúil...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Schools Building Projects (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for being here this evening. I do not mean this disrespectfully when I say it but I would have appreciated if the Minister for education could have made herself...
- Flood Relief Schemes (4 speeches)
I raise the issue of the Blackpool flood relief scheme. Blackpool has had 15 major floods since 1974. Three of them were in 2010, 2012 and 2013. It was decided in 2013 that a flood relief...
- Employment Rights (8 speeches)
We are living in an extreme weather event right now in that there has been flooding all over the country. These events are becoming much more normal and routine. What is not normalised are what...
