Dáil debates
Thursday, 9 July 2026
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy David Maxwell) i gceannas ar 8.47 a.m.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Inshore Fisheries (7 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will work with the representatives of inshore fishermen to introduce an inshore fisheries stabilisation and climate adaptation...
- Horticulture Sector (7 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to support the growth of Ireland’s horticulture sector in budget 2027 (details supplied). [52390/26]
- Common Agricultural Policy (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on CAP negotiations and specifically in relation to coupled payments and the future of entitlements. [52240/26]
- Defective Building Materials (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he will consider introducing supports for farm buildings or agricultural buildings impacted by defective concrete; and if he...
- Bord Bia (19 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with the board of Bord Bia in relation to the report on the review of governance procedures at Bord Bia; and if he...
- Food Industry (7 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the current policy governing the production and sale of raw milk in Ireland; whether his Department is considering...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Food Industry (7 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to support the growth and international expansion of Irish-owned food and agrifood businesses; and if he will...
- Agriculture Schemes (7 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the valuation ceilings applied to reactors under the bovine TB eradication scheme, to ensure farmers are...
- Agriculture Supports (7 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on measures to support farm succession. [51677/26]
- Animal Breeding (7 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to improve the inspection regime of dog breeding establishments. [52127/26]
- Agriculture Supports (7 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional measures he is considering to support farm incomes in light of rising input costs and challenges facing the...
- Common Agricultural Policy (7 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the progress of CAP negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50992/26]
- Greyhound Industry (6 speeches)
13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider decoupling funding for greyhound and horseracing industries; if he will commission a report on the economic...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Hospital Services (6 speeches)
85. To ask the Minister for Health the data collected on private practice in public hospitals; the level of private activity occurring in public hospitals; her plan for removing this in its...
- Mental Health Services (9 speeches)
86. To ask the Minister for Health her views on whether child and adolescent mental health services in intellectual disability, CAMHS-ID, services remain significantly underdeveloped nationally;...
- Health Services Waiting Lists (9 speeches)
87. To ask the Minister for Health her plan for tackling primary and community care waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52168/26]
- Oireachtas Committees (9 speeches)
88. To ask the Minister for Health to commit to setting out a written detailed response and implementation plan to each of the 161 recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Drugs Use...
- Departmental Data (7 speeches)
89. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have presented to accident and emergency departments with injuries arising from incidents involving e-scooters, whether as riders or...
- Hospital Facilities (7 speeches)
90. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the progression of the master plan for the redevelopment of University Hospital Galway; the timelines for the first phase; and if she...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Hospital Waiting Lists (7 speeches)
91. To ask the Minister for Health if children who are private patients have been prioritised over public patients for surgery in our public hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Waiting Lists (6 speeches)
92. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting elective surgery at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, broken down by specialty and waiting time bands; the measures being taken to...
- Health Services Staff (9 speeches)
93. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to increase clinical training capacity across health professions in the south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52161/26]
- Nursing Homes (7 speeches)
94. To ask the Minister for Health the action she is taking to address the dearth of nursing home beds and increase the number of step-down facilities in response to the crisis in delayed...
- Hospital Facilities (7 speeches)
95. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the plan to increase capacity by between 4,000 and 4,500 new and refurbished inpatient hospital beds across the country; and if she will make a...
- EU Directives (8 speeches)
96. To ask the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address delays in processing reimbursement applications submitted under the cross-border directive; and if she will make a...
- Healthcare Policy (7 speeches)
99. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the national lipoedema working group is proposing to exclude surgical intervention from its guidelines on the management of lipoedema; and if she...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 speeches)
The abuse and trauma suffered by women and children at Bessborough Mother and Baby Home in Cork city is not a matter of history. That suffering is hardwired into the present day lives of...
- Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (4 speeches)
I am immensely proud to represent the constituency of Tipperary South, a constituency blessed with extraordinary strengths, great history, strong employment, great outdoors, an outstanding...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (43 speeches)
There is chaos in our courts as a result of the justice Minister's mishandling of the criminal legal aid scheme review. We now see solicitors resigning from the criminal legal aid panel,...
- Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to prohibit U.S. military aircraft, or civil aircraft carrying munitions of war, from landing in the State. I am very...
- Dementia: Statements (30 speeches)
I acknowledge the attendance of Deputy Carrigy who has brought the FTD brothers, Jordan and Cian Adams, into the Public Gallery. I welcome them to the Dáil.
- Health (Provision of Contraception Prescribing Service in Retail Pharmacy Businesses) Bill 2026: Second Stage (9 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to introduce the Health (Provision of Contraception Prescribing Service in Retail Pharmacy Businesses) Bill 2026 to the...
- 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 Shane Moynihan - To discuss...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Road Safety (11 speeches)
A lot of us have submitted Topical Issue matters on related issues. I want to focus on the number of children presenting in Temple Street Hospital with head injuries from the use of e-scooters....
- Bus Services (4 speeches)
I raise the issue of improving Local Link services in the east Cork constituency. I highlight specifically the need for better public transport. Thousands of people across the constituency are...
- Animal Breeding (6 speeches)
I am happy to see the Minister, Deputy Heydon, is amending the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and is introducing some stronger regulations for dog breeding. They are long overdue. I am...
- European Union (4 speeches)
There is little doubt about the positivity we associate with membership of the European Union. Some 82% of Irish people favour membership of the European Union, the highest rate of approval of...
- Rental Sector (4 speeches)
My Topical Issue relates to the tenant in situ scheme and the resulting impact on homelessness in Dublin Fingal West. I submitted this Topical Issue because I gave a commitment to two families...
- Social Housing Passport Bill 2026: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The idea behind the social housing passport is a very simple one. It allows people on local authority housing waiting lists or in receipt...
