Dáil debates
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (80 speeches)
Today, front-line emergency workers are on strike. Paramedics, advanced paramedics, specialist paramedics, emergency medical technicians, EMTs, and supervisors are all on strike. People who...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (83 speeches)
I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Statements on International Nurses Day (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Second Stage of the...
- Visit of Barbadian Delegation (1 speech)
I ask colleagues to join me in extending a warm céad míle fáilte to Senator The Honourable Christopher Sinckler, Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados,...
- National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Apprentices and Young Workers) Bill 2026: First Stage (6 speeches)
I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 to provide for apprentices and young workers to be paid at least the National...
- Comptroller and Auditor General (Due Diligence Complicity Audit) (Amendment) Bill 2026: First Stage (11 speeches)
I move: That leave be granted to introduce Bill entitled an Act to amend the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993 to require the Comptroller and Auditor General to conduct a due...
- Flood Insurance Bill 2021: Order for Committee Stage [Private Members] (1 speech)
I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 187.
- Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Order for Committee Stage [Private Members] (1 speech)
I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Agriculture and Food pursuant to Standing Orders 187.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
- Cabinet Committees (64 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [9931/26]
- Cabinet Committees (65 speeches)
22. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [9935/26]
- International Nurses Day: Statements (39 speeches)
I am sharing time with the Minister of State, Deputy Butler. Today, which is International Nurses Day, I would like to recognise the presence in the Public Gallery of Caroline Gourley,...
- Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage [Private Members] (42 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." In Ireland we have huge potential for a hopeful vision and we have a natural gift of 540 GW of renewable energy in offshore wind. We can...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Third Level Costs (7 speeches)
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider additional financial supports for students on a temporary basis due to increasing travel costs that students are currently...
- Third Level Fees (7 speeches)
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he and his Department have considered not proceeding with the planned reduction in student contribution fees for the 2026-27 academic year, in...
- Student Accommodation (6 speeches)
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the framework or protection he will put in place to ensure that any service charge will be included in the rent charge for students in student...
- Third Level Education (6 speeches)
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the progress in providing third level courses through the medium of Irish across the country; and if he will make a statement on...
- Grant Payments (7 speeches)
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views regarding the holiday earnings disregard for students applying for Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, grants; his views on...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Further and Higher Education (7 speeches)
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way his Department is aligning higher education courses with current and projected skills shortages in Ireland; if he will provide details of...
- Student Accommodation (7 speeches)
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement he has had with University College Cork and Munster Technological University Cork on the housing crisis and the impact on student...
- Third Level Admissions (11 speeches)
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has carried out any analysis of university courses in which maximum leaving certificate points did not guarantee admission due...
- Education Schemes (8 speeches)
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his priorities in relation to Erasmus+ in the current negotiations for the EU’s multi-annual financial framework from 2028 to...
- Veterinary Services (10 speeches)
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the veterinary course at Kildalton College will have its first intake of students in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Further and Higher Education (6 speeches)
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions being taken to improve access to higher education in regional areas, particularly in the midlands; and if additional funding is being...
- Further and Higher Education (6 speeches)
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that there are sufficient higher education places in STEM disciplines in Cork to meet projected regional demand over the next...
- Student Accommodation (6 speeches)
163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to address the accommodation difficulties at ATU Sligo; to provide an update on the purchase of a 16 acre site near the ATU...
- Artificial Intelligence (7 speeches)
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the newly launched AIReady.ie platform will specifically support workers who are at immediate risk of job losses due to AI; the plans...
- 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: Deputies Dessie Ellis and Paul...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Schools Building Projects (6 speeches)
It was with great disappointment that the príomhoide, staff, pupils and parents discovered that Gaelscoil Uí Earcáin was not included in the list of prioritised projects for...
- Rail Network (4 speeches)
I will raise with the Minister of State the issues my constituents are facing in relation to the Limerick to Ballybrophy rail line, which travels through north Tipperary and stops in Birdhill,...
- Nursing Homes (6 speeches)
I am glad to get the opportunity to raise with the Minister of State the proposed opening of the new Killarney community nursing home, which has been completed for over 12 months. There is a lot...
- Hospital Overcrowding (4 speeches)
The medical board at University Hospital Limerick has, as the Minister of State is aware, warned that the risks to patient care at the hospital remain intolerable and unacceptable. I have spoken...
