Dáil debates
Thursday, 21 May 2026
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh) i gceannas ar 8.47 a.m.
- Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy has completed its consideration of the Air Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2025 and has made no amendments thereto.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Trade Agreements (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of concerns regarding the investor court system established in the CETA deal, particularly the potential need for EU-wide...
- Irish Prisoners Abroad (11 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether she is aware of very serious concerns about the fairness of the prosecution and trial of an Irish citizen (details supplied) in...
- Middle East (13 speeches)
Le cead ón Dáil, bogfaimid siar anois go dtí Ceisteanna Uimh. 1 agus 2, atá á dtógáil le chéile. Glaoim ar an Teachta Ó Laoghaire ar dtús.
- Foreign Policy (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her view on the need for international pressure to vindicate the right of Western Sahara to self-determination, and the Government's relations...
- Foreign Conflicts (7 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the level of support being offered by her Department to the ongoing situation in Sudan; and if she will make a statement on...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Cybersecurity Policy (7 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on the discussion on efforts to tackle hybrid threats and disinformation at the EU General Affairs Council on 11 May 2026. [37994/26]
- Passport Services (7 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she intends to open a passport office in the North of Ireland. [37792/26]
- Trade Agreements (40 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on the political agreement at the recent EU Foreign Affairs Council to move forward with targeted sanctions vis-à-vis...
- Trade Promotion (10 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the Government trade forum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37942/26]
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Rural Schemes (7 speeches)
89. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he shares concerns regarding the unprecedented rate of rural pub closures across Ireland; if he accepts the role rural pubs play...
- Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (7 speeches)
87. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad é an dáta faoina ndéanfar na seirbhísí go léir a sholáthraíonn comhlachtaí...
- Road Projects (7 speeches)
88. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to review the level of funding for local improvement roads schemes for the current year, in view of the level of demand; and if he...
- Cúrsaí Tithíochta (7 speeches)
90. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil comhaontú bainte amach aige féin agus an tAire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Rural Schemes (11 speeches)
91. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role his Department plays in tackling dereliction, vacancy and underuse of buildings in rural towns and villages; the way in...
- Road Network (8 speeches)
92. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are plans to increase local improvement scheme, LIS, funding in Kerry; the reasons the funding was cut between 2025 and...
- Urban Development (7 speeches)
93. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the commitment to resource the town centre first model and establish a town regeneration team in every local...
- Departmental Policies (10 speeches)
96. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the public consultation process for the successor to the Our Rural Future policy; the way the...
- Departmental Programmes (7 speeches)
97. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 518 of 26 March 2026, if he will outline when the new programme will launch to succeed the...
- Pleanáil Teanga (9 speeches)
98. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfeiceann sé acmhainn i bhforbairt líonraí nua pobail Ghaeilge agus i dtabhairt aitheantais fhoirmiúil do...
- Departmental Funding (9 speeches)
100. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures being taken by his Department to alleviate the burden of community services programme funding recipients being...
- Social Isolation (8 speeches)
101. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is familiar with the farmers' yards initiative; if he sees potential for the initiative as part of wider rural regeneration...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (36 speeches)
Before I turn to energy costs, I welcome the release this morning of Irish citizens who were illegally detained on the Gaza aid flotilla. Their illegal detention and treatment by Israeli forces...
- Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (4 speeches)
This week we remember Garret FitzGerald, 15 years on from his death, and 2026 marks 100 years since his birth. I think we can all agree that the leadership he showed has shaped our national...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (74 speeches)
At a time ordinary workers and families are counting every euro, the Government continues to be a serial waster of public money. There is the €127,000 designer bike shed at the Kerry...
- Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage (14 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am very pleased to introduce the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2026. This Bill upholds a fundamental principle that those...
- 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 Michael Collins - To...
- Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be read a Second Time."
- Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2026: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration pursuant to Standing Orders 103(2)(b) and 188(1).
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Family Resource Centres (4 speeches)
I would like to highlight the vital role family resource centres play in communities across the country, particularly at a time when more and more families are struggling and looking for support...
- Postal Services (4 speeches)
I am absolutely sick and tired of coming into this Chamber to complain about basic services not being delivered correctly or being removed to satisfy a corporate need rather than a public...
- Commercial Rates (7 speeches)
In 1826, 200 years ago, King George IV decided to sign into the law the government valuation of Ireland Act. That set in train the process of commercial rates. This was the way in which local...
- Vacant Properties (9 speeches)
The housing crisis continues to affect every town and village across Ireland. It remains one of the biggest challenges facing families, young people, older people and workers. As a TD, I hear...
- Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Motion (5 speeches)
I move: That Dáil Éireann shall take note of the Report of the Joint Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport entitled "Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the...
