Dáil debates
Thursday, 5 March 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)
- Hospital Services (8 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Health her current policy on the colocation of the Rotunda Hospital; the amount spent to date on colocation planning, including any preliminary stages; and if she will...
- Health Services (7 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Health whether she will commission a study on the health impacts of prolonged exposure to mould and damp in homes impacted by defective concrete; and if she will make a...
- Dental Services (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to bring forward legislation to enhance the powers of the Dental Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17628/26]
- Cancer Services (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for a new cancer strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17629/26]
- Hospital Equipment (7 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Health the number of linear accelerators currently in use for radiotherapy services in the State; their age profile, including the number over 20 years old; the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Medical Register (9 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Health her views on whether gender-based violence should be ground for disqualification of a medical professional; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17502/26]
- General Practitioner Services (12 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for a new GP contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17324/26]
- Healthcare Policy (7 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding any analysis or action plan currently being considered in terms of additional healthcare capacity in the midlands, in particular elective...
- Primary Care Centres (6 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GP practices or primary care centres that have been introduced in north Kildare since 2020; the number due to be opened in 2026 that are known;...
- Disease Management (9 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Health the Government strategy to raise awareness of haemochromatosis. [17294/26]
- Home Help Service (7 speeches)
13. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will allow the home support service in Donegal to resume recruitment for healthcare assistants to address the growing waiting list for the service...
- Healthcare Policy (4 speeches)
14. To ask the Minister for Health the strategies in place to tackle the high levels of osteoporosis and fracture falls in Ireland. [17293/26]
- Healthcare Policy (12 speeches)
15. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who have applied for and who have travelled abroad under the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme; and if she will make a statement...
- Health Services (11 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people in the south Lee area awaiting paediatric and juvenile primary care psychology; the number waiting over six months, 12 months and two...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Housing Provision (9 speeches)
146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to do to address the month on month rises in homelessness. [18167/26]
- Housing Provision (31 speeches)
147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he proposes to take to address the growing housing deficit given that Government never met their targets for social...
- Housing Schemes (12 speeches)
148. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the unaffordability of cost rents. [18168/26]
- House Sales (7 speeches)
149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to ensure transparency in the home-buying process, to curb ghost bids and gazumping, and to curtail bidding wars...
- Housing Policy (19 speeches)
150. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if plans by local councils to increase rents for council and HAP tenants reflect the commitment in the Delivering Homes,...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Rental Sector (9 speeches)
152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to reduce unaffordable rents in the private sector. [17818/26]
- Vacant Properties (13 speeches)
154. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications received and approved under the vacant property refurbishment grant and the croí cónaithe...
- Regeneration Projects (16 speeches)
155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the funding for inner-city flat complex regeneration in Dublin. [17587/26]
- Further and Higher Education (6 speeches)
157. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the development of the national centre of excellence for traditional skills; and if he will make a statement...
- Housing Provision (7 speeches)
158. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the direction to local authorities will issue to allow victims and survivors of domestic abuse to move from one local...
- Defective Building Materials (7 speeches)
159. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will request that the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, SCSI, draft a follow-up report on construction costs for...
- Defective Building Materials (5 speeches)
163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will advance the plans to relocate the families at a location (details supplied), living in defective concrete block...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (83 speeches)
Across the State, households are watching the price of fuel surge in real time. In the days since the US-Israel strikes on Iran, the cost of home heating oil has skyrocketed. We are hearing...
- Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (4 speeches)
The Government's primary care strategy, which includes Sláintecare and the primary care infrastructure programme, aims to significantly expand primary care centres across the country. The...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (105 speeches)
It was revealed this morning that the Minister for housing, Deputy James Browne, will jet off to an event on the French riviera paid for by developers, large corporate landlords and vulture...
- An Bille um Ainm agus Seoladh Gaeilge an Duine (Síneadh Fada), 2026: An Chéad Chéim (6 speeches)
Tairgim: Go gceadófar go dtabharfar isteach Bille da ngairtear Acht chun cruinneas in úsáid ainmneacha agus seoltaí i nGaeilge, lena n-áirítear síneadh fada...
- Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2026: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move: Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to give the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) the legislative remit to monitor wholesale and retail...
- Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Standing Charges) Bill 2026: First Stage (8 speeches)
I move: Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to give the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) the legislative remit required to effectively monitor and...
- Situation in the Middle East: Statements (25 speeches)
We meet at a critical moment for the Gulf and the wider Middle East. We are all deeply concerned by the outbreak of conflict since Saturday, the scenes of death and destruction we are...
- 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 Jen Cummins - To discuss...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Electricity Grid (4 speeches)
I wish to raise a serious issue relating to electricity connections in the Cappincur area of Tullamore, County Offaly, where two important projects are currently stalled due to ESB capacity...
- Regeneration Projects (4 speeches)
I raise an important issue in my constituency, most particularly in Dublin 8, where I live. For many centuries, there has been a market in Newmarket. There is also the Iveagh Markets. There...
- Road Projects (7 speeches)
I ask the Minister for Transport what progress will be made towards the much-needed northern distributor road and Cork city northern transport project in 2026, given that only €400,000 was...
- Road Projects (4 speeches)
The Athenry ring road is a key infrastructural project for our town. It is fair to say that progress has been quite slow. While parts of the road have been completed, we need to see this full...
- Traveller Community (4 speeches)
I am very grateful for the opportunity to raise the issue of the closure and liquidation of the Southside Traveller Action Group, STAG. STAG has provided support to the Traveller community in my...
- Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am very proud to stand here this evening to introduce the Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill to the Dáil. This is...
