Dáil debates

Tuesday, 3 October 2023

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
• Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 speeches)
  The Garda Representative Association, GRA, has started its protest against roster changes that are due to kick in from next month. This action sees gardaí refusing voluntary overtime. It...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (48 speeches)
  I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Statement of Estimates for the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (without debate) - Motion reSittings and Business of the Dáil...
• Statement of Estimates for the Houses of the Oireachtas: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann take note of the Statement of Estimates of moneys required in respect of ongoing expenditure for the period beginning on 1st January, 2024 and ending on...
• Sittings and Business of the Dáil: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, or in the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders, and unless the Dáil shall otherwise...
• Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
  • Climate Action Plan (12 speeches)
    1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the energy summit he convened at Government Buildings in the summer. [36290/23]
  • Cabinet Committees (14 speeches)
    7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination last met. [36398/23]
  • Departmental Programmes (18 speeches)
    12. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on From Poverty to Potential: A Programme Plan for Child Well-being 2023-2025, published by his Department on 1 August 2023. [37563/23]
• School Transport 2023-2024: Statements (53 speeches)
  I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to make a statement to update the House on school transport provision for the current school year. Coming from a rural background, I know,...
• Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (36 speeches)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: - childcare fees are unaffordable for many families and this is made worse by the cost-of-living crisis, which has families' finances on 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 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Carol Nolan - To discuss the...
• Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Defence Forces (7 speeches)
    73. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Reserve Defence Force and its current strength; the number of applicants in 2022 and 2023 and the number...
  • Defence Forces (13 speeches)
    74. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will prioritise, as a matter of urgency, the retention of the fire station at the Curragh, its services being critical not only to our...
• Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Defence Forces (21 speeches)
    76. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline the detail of the Defence Forces' vision statement, mentioned in the Strategic Framework: Transformation of the Defence Forces...
  • Naval Service (7 speeches)
    77. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has considered a retention payment to encourage personnel to remain in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Defence Forces (7 speeches)
    78. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence how it is proposed to strengthen the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42231/23]
  • Ukraine War (25 speeches)
    79. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the Defence Force's training engagement with the EU Military Assistance Mission in Ukraine and if he will make a statement...
  • Defence Forces (9 speeches)
    80. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence what measures are being taken to address the current recruitment and retention issues in the Defence Forces; if career progression can be...
  • Defence Forces (13 speeches)
    81. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures he is taking to support the retention of Defence Forces personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42248/23]
  • Defence Forces (9 speeches)
    82. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the implementation of the Defence Forces infrastructure plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42529/23]
  • Defence Forces (2 speeches)
    83. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of females who applied under the most recent Defence Forces recruitment campaign; how many of these are progressing through the...
• Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Foreign Conflicts (5 speeches)
    On 12 December 2022 we saw the closure of the Lachin corridor, a small humanitarian corridor which was the only route into the Republic of Artsakh, in which ethnic Armenians live. This was...
  • Housing Schemes (13 speeches)
    We move now to our second Topical Issue matter query from Deputies McAuliffe and O'Dowd, who are anxious to discuss the need for additional funding for housing adaptation grants to enable local...
  • Hospital Facilities (15 speeches)
    I stood in this Chamber six years ago, in May 2017, with a different Minister of State sitting opposite, when we in the mid-west region were looking forward to the imminent opening of the new...
  • Business Supports (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond, for his time this evening. We have seen the rapid escalation in the cost of living over the last number of years, much of it driven by inflation...