Dáil debates

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy Aindrias Moynihan) i gceannas ar 9 a.m.
• 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 Robert O'Donoghue - To...
• Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Postal Services (8 speeches)
    We are here today to register our strong disapproval of the proposed move of an An Post sorting office from Edmondstown to Lucan across the city. This is an issue of serious concern across...
  • Rare Diseases (5 speeches)
    Since this relates to an individual, I am conscious that we should be mindful of their privacy and their family.
  • Mental Health Services (10 speeches)
    There is a deeply concerning and worrying direction of travel here. We have around 50% of the recommended beds nationally for CAMHS. That recommendation is contained in the Department's own...
  • Proposed Legislation (4 speeches)
    We should all recognise the value of short-term letting to rural economies. Of course, the Government should also recognise this. I appreciate the work that has been done in this regard by the...
  • Budget 2027 (4 speeches)
    The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland, VFI, AGM took place last week at Mount Wolseley in my constituency. The message coming directly from publicans is that rural pubs are under enormous...
• Defence and Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (46 speeches)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — Irish Neutrality has been central to the sovereignty and independence of the State, that it was first enunciated by Theobald...
• Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
  The Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration has completed its consideration of the Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026, changed from the...
• Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (164 speeches)
  The latest daft.ie rent report was published this morning. The consequences of the Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil rent hike Bill are now laid bare. Rents have hit their highest level in 25 years...
• Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (5 speeches)
  I warmly welcome the latest Garda recruitment campaign. It is encouraging that we are on track to surpass 15,000 gardaí by the end of this year. As the State recruits more gardaí, I...
• Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (106 speeches)
  The budget last October left disabled people €1,400 per annum worse off in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis. For months, disabled people and their advocates have painstakingly and...
• National Treasury Management Agency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage (50 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to introduce, on behalf of the Tánaiste, Second Stage of the National Treasury Management Agency (Miscellaneous...
• National Treasury Management Agency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Referral to Select Committee (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 Orders 103 and 188.
• Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages (45 speeches)
  Before we go through the amendments, I want to acknowledge and thank Deputies for their engagement on the Bill on Committee Stage and now on Report Stage. I have noted and considered the issues...
• Health (Amendment) (Home Support Providers) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages (15 speeches)
  I move amendment No. 1: In page 7, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “Insertion of section 12B in Principal Act 8. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the...
• Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025: Instruction to Committee (7 speeches)
  I move: That Standing Order 194 is modified in accordance with Standing Order 241(2) to provide that it be an instruction to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public...
• Sanctions against the State of Israel Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
  I must now deal with a deferred division relating to the Second Reading motion on the Sanctions against the State of Israel Bill 2025. Last Thursday, on the question, "That the Bill be now read...
• Evictions and Rent Hikes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Eoin Ó Broin on Tuesday, 19 May 2026:
• Defence and Neutrality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Brian Stanley on Wednesday, 20 May 2026: