Dáil debates
Thursday, 23 March 2023
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9 a.m.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Naval Service (7 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence given that the ceremonial handover of two inshore patrol vessels from New Zealand has taken place, the estimated additional crew, by rank,...
- Military Neutrality (11 speeches)
2. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has any concern regarding Irish military neutrality following the decision for Irish troops to be withdrawn from the United Nations...
- Naval Service (9 speeches)
3. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on efforts to address difficulties within the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14311/23]
- Defence Forces (8 speeches)
4. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline any updates in relation to the mandatory retirement age within the Defence Forces for post-1994 privates and corporals; the...
- Defence Forces (9 speeches)
5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the efforts being made to implement the working time directive for members of the Defence Forces; if he will address concerns from serving...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Defence Forces (27 speeches)
6. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the report carried out by the independent review group into allegations made by a group (details supplied); when...
- Defence Forces (14 speeches)
8. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action being taken on the recommendation of the Commission on the Defence Forces that the future disposition and structures of the Army be...
- Defence Forces (15 speeches)
9. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if it is intended to review the ages at which members of the Defence Forces have to retire, particularly taking into account specialist skills...
- Defence Forces (9 speeches)
10. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps that have been taken to date regarding the Workplace Relations Commission ruling in December 2020 to roll out anti-discrimination...
- Defence Forces (9 speeches)
11. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the implementation of the working time directive in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- School Accommodation (7 speeches)
53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision was taken to reduce school hall sizes in new school buildings, the reason this decision was taken and if she is satisfied that...
- School Patronage (8 speeches)
54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene in the flawed process for school reconfiguration in the Raheny area and if she will restart the process with a wider...
- Special Educational Needs (7 speeches)
55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the parts of the country where there are inadequate numbers of spaces in special classes and special schools; if...
- State Examinations (7 speeches)
56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update regarding the review of the eligibility criteria of the deferred leaving certificate examinations; when the criteria...
- Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (7 speeches)
57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén dul chun cinn atá déanta chun Gaelcholáiste an Chláir neamspleách a fhorbairt in Inis; agus an ndéanfaidh...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
Question No. 58 taken with Written Answers.
- School Patronage (7 speeches)
59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the model being piloted for the transfer of patronage in schools; and if modifications in that approach are planned....
- School Curriculum (7 speeches)
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has undertaken a study to determine if the increase in those failing ordinary level maths is attributable to the removal of...
- Schools Building Projects (11 speeches)
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the concerns of a school (details supplied); if she has taken steps to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement...
- School Accommodation (30 speeches)
64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will expedite the building process for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14310/23]
- Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (9 speeches)
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aici an t-éileamh i mBaile Átha Cliath 2, 4, 6, agus 8 a shásamh agus Gaelcholáiste a bhunú sa...
- Special Educational Needs (7 speeches)
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will develop a centralised application system to schools for children with ASD and additional needs; and if she will make a statement on...
- Special Educational Needs (3 speeches)
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made by her Department in establishing a special school in the east Cork area; her further plans in this regard; and if she will make...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (143 speeches)
Aréir, chaith an Rialtas vóta a chinntigh go mbeidh níos mó saoránach sa tír seo gan dídean sna míonna amach romhainn. Cinneadh dochrach a bhí ann,...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (60 speeches)
Two of the largest supertrawlers and factory ships in the world have been hoovering up vast amounts of fish in Irish waters over the past two weeks. The 470-foot Annelies Ilenaand the 470-foot...
- Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2023: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to make emergency provision to defer the termination dates of certain tenancies that fall, or would fall, during the period...
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, pursuant to Standing Orders 95 and 181.
- Safe Staffing Levels in Hospitals: Statements (53 speeches)
I welcome the opportunity today to contribute to Dáil statements on safe staffing in our hospitals. Safe, in hospital terms, means much more than numbers of staff - it refers to safety for...
- 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 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett - to...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- School Accommodation (4 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue matter. We are increasingly a country of waiting lists. We have shocking waiting lists for social housing of up to 20 years in my...
- School Accommodation (4 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important Topical Issue matter for debate. It has recently been announced that four school building projects have been delayed in the...
- Primary Care Services (8 speeches)
I am disappointed that neither the Minister for Health nor any of the Ministers of State at the Department of Health are here because this is an important issue. I am sorry the other Minister of...
- Water Services (5 speeches)
Since I became involved in politics and especially since I went to live in rural Ireland, having grown up in a city where water, street lights, pavements, sewerage and all these services were...
- Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 speeches)
We move on.
