Dáil debates

Wednesday, 8 July 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 John Connolly - To discuss...
• Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Hospital Services (4 speeches)
    Mar a dúirt an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach, táim ag iarraidh ábhar a ardú, is é sin, an gá le hionad gortuithe beaga do dhaoine i nGaillimh. Le tamall fada,...
  • Childcare Services (4 speeches)
    I raise an issue brought to me by my constituents in Dublin Fingal West, primarily in north County Dublin, namely, the rising costs of summer camps and the impact this is having on middle and...
  • Disability Services (8 speeches)
    I highlight the serious case of a ten-year-old called Poppy, whose experience is a compelling example of a wider service failure for children in my constituency of Wicklow-Wexford, which covers...
  • Information and Communications Technology (4 speeches)
    The issue I want to raise today is the national semiconductor plan. A lot of people wonder what exactly semiconductors are and what exactly that means because it can be a catch-all name in...
• A Place Called Home for Adults with an Intellectual Disability: Motion [Private Members] (47 speeches)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann: agrees that: — every adult with an intellectual disability has the right to live as independently as possible in their own community, with the...
• Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (57 speeches)
  During the 1960s, young boys suffered horrific daily sexual abuse at the hands of former Christian Brother, Seán Drummond, at Creagh Lane national school in Limerick. Some of the survivors...
• Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (6 speeches)
  I wish to address the ongoing need for the repair of the Fermoy Weir in my constituency of Cork East. I brought the matter to the Taoiseach's attention as recently as March, so I know he will be...
• Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (75 speeches)
  The former Carlton Cinema site, which is at the heart of Dublin's historic 1916 battlefield and, of course, is core to the regeneration of the north inner city, has been bought at a cost of...
• Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (33 speeches)
  I call on the Taoiseach to make his opening statement. Under Standing Order 133, he has 15 minutes.
• Teachtaireachtaí ón Seanad - Messages from Seanad (1 speech)
  Seanad Éireann has passed the Insurance (Disregard of Certain Medical History and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill) 2025, changed from the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025, without amendment....
• Postal and Telecommunications Services (Amendment) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 speeches)
  Does the Minister of State wish to speak to the sections?
• Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (8 speeches)
  The Dáil went into Committee to consider amendments from the Seanad.
• Finance Bill 2026: From the Seanad (10 speeches)
  We welcome Deputy Callaghan's mother-in-law and father-in-law, Edie and Cyril Callaghan, from Churchill in Donegal, who are in the Public Gallery with the Deputy's husband, Dean. Go raibh maith...
• Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (1 speech)
  Seanad Éireann has passed the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 without amendment.
• Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages (92 speeches)
  Amendments Nos. 1 and 8 to 11, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.
• Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages (45 speeches)
  Sections 1 to 3, inclusive, agreed to.
• Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Against Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Ivana Bacik on Thursday, 25 June 2026: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Childcare Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Claire Kerrane on Wednesday, 30 June 2026:
• Cost of Living: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Peadar Tóibín on Wednesday, 1 July 2026:
• Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
  I must now deal with a deferred division relating to the Second Reading motion on the Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill 2020. On Thursday, 2 July 2026, on the question, "That...
• Planning for Constitutional Change Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
  I must now deal with a deferred division relating to the Second Reading motion on the Planning for Constitutional Change Bill 2026. On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, on the question, "That the Bill be...