Dáil debates
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 14:00
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (63 speeches)
The credit union consumer sentiment index for April has been published and it lays bare the severity of the cost-of-living pressure on people, especially when it comes to soaring energy costs....
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 speeches)
I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Motion re Proposed approval...
- Visit of Albanian Delegation (1 speech)
I wish to welcome some people in the Gallery. I welcome the Albanian speaker, Niko Peleshi, and his delegation who have come to Ireland at the request of the speaker. I hope they are enjoying...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (Resumed) (58 speeches)
Children with additional needs are being failed by the State. Some 7,860 children will need special class or school places for this September but the Government has planned for only 5,500...
- Reproductive Rights (Amendment) Bill 2026: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to enact recommendations of the Marie O’Shea report into the operation of legislation on the termination of pregnancy,...
- Local Government (Cities) Bill 2026: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide that the municipal district area that includes the Local Electoral Area of Drogheda Urban shall be known in the...
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 5th February, 2025, or in the Order of the Dáil of 15th April, 2026, setting out the rota in which Questions to...
- Meeting of the Joint Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy in Wexford: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That Dáil Éireann, in accordance with Article 15.1.3° of the Constitution, hereby determines that the Joint Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy may meet in...
- Committee Consideration of Estimates: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That, notwithstanding the Orders of the Dáil of 3rd day of March, 2026, and 25th day of March, 2026, and pursuant to Standing Order 223(1), the following Committee may complete its...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
- Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (48 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. [6014/26]
- Renewable Energy Generation (64 speeches)
14. To ask the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the Cabinet offshore energy clearing house. [7890/26]
- Our Rural Future: Statements (40 speeches)
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teach as an deis seo chun labhairt faoi Ár dTodhchaí Thuaithe and the consultation process that is coming to an end in relation to the development of Our...
- Strengthening Workers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (47 speeches)
I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises that the ongoing cost-of-living crisis is putting significant pressure on workers and their families as inflation continues to increase, eroding...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Legislative Reviews (7 speeches)
123. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department intends to review legislation on remote working arrangements in the context of the current fuel crisis; and if he...
- Business Supports (7 speeches)
121. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures his Department is taking to address the increasing number of shop closures in towns and villages across the State...
- Business Supports (7 speeches)
122. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional measures he will put in place to support small and medium-sized enterprises facing increased operating costs arising...
- Departmental Policies (7 speeches)
124. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measurable improvements in national competitiveness that have been achieved since the publication of the Government’s...
- Business Supports (7 speeches)
125. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider targeted supports for family-run and seasonal businesses in Mayo that are particularly vulnerable to economic...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (1 speech)
Táimid críochnaithe le Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain dóibh. Anois beidh Ceisteanna Eile faoi choinne an Aire Fiontar, Turasóireachta agus Fostaíochta. Ar...
- Business Supports (7 speeches)
126. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to support the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30062/26]
- Industrial Development (7 speeches)
128. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current position regarding the IDA-owned lands at Ballingarrane in south Tipperary, including the extent to which IDA Ireland is...
- Business Supports (8 speeches)
129. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the initiatives he or his Department or associated State agencies have taken to encourage prospective new owners to establish a...
- Fuel Prices (10 speeches)
130. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the assessment his Department has made of the impact of recent fuel price increases on small and medium-sized enterprises,...
- Artificial Intelligence (7 speeches)
131. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which his Department is ensuring that small- and medium-sized enterprises can move from AI awareness initiatives into...
- Tourism Industry (8 speeches)
132. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his assessment of the likely impact of current aviation challenges on the number of overseas visitors to Ireland in 2026; and if he...
- Crime Prevention (6 speeches)
133. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his assessment of the recent escalation in retail crime, including theft, organised shoplifting and related antisocial behaviour; the...
- Wage-setting Mechanisms (6 speeches)
153. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce legislation to raise the minimum wage for workers under the age of 20 and for apprentices in their first two...
- 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 Richard Boyd Barrett - To...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Consular Services (6 speeches)
Daniel Tatlow-Devally has been in prison in Ulm in Germany since September. He is incarcerated for 23 hours a day, effectively in solitary confinement, in pretty shocking conditions in prison....
- Children in Care (6 speeches)
I acknowledge that the Minister is here tonight to take this Topical Issue. I am sure she will agree that last week's "RTÉ Investigates" was appalling. It gave us just a glimpse into the...
- Water Services (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for being here this evening to take this question. I appreciate that. The Minister of State will not need me to tell him that the people of Kildare and the eastern...
- Heritage Projects (4 speeches)
Eleven years ago, a reply was given by a Minister of State in this Chamber that the works at Rattoo Round Tower in Ballyduff in north Kerry, which were being undertaken at that time, included...
- Greenways Provision (4 speeches)
This has been an ongoing for a long time. Back in 2014 when the compulsory purchase order, CPO, was being mooted and talked about, the management in Kerry County Council at the time were...
