• Agriculture Schemes — Seán Kyne FG
• Health Services Staff — Paul Gavan SF
• Legislative Measures — Eileen Flynn IND
• Civil Registration Service — John Cummins FG

The Planning and Development (An Taisce) Bill 2024 is based on widespread concerns about the objections and legal challenges raised by An Taisce to various planning applications across the country.…

I thank Senator Ardagh for her generous remarks and well done, Senator Carrigy. Senator Byrne seconded Senator Dooley’s amendment to the Order of Business. Senator Timmy Dooley proposed an amendment to the Orde…

I meet carers regularly; I meet the carers' groups and the carers themselves. Family Carers Ireland acknowledges budget 2025 brings some welcome measures to alleviate the pressure carers feel every day, such as…

I am not familiar with the specific case but I will ask the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, to engage with the Deputy directly on this. He is buying 120 l of water a week so his children have clean water, but when h…

I understand that, in accordance with Standing Order 180, Deputy Shanahan intends to move the referral to committee of the Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023. I have pleasure today in referring…

As the Minister of State mentioned, the approval of the south coast DMAP will enable a new offshore wind energy auction. Ireland has a target of 5 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and 37 GW of offshore wind by 2050.…

I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to regulate and licence the sale of nitrous oxide to exempted purchasers, to prohibit the sale of nitrous oxide and nitrous oxide products to a …

If the Government wants to help people in the long term to deal with energy security and with the high energy prices people have been seeing in recent years, it must give them the ability to generate their own …

These are, first, a pause in maternity leave for treatment for serious illness and, second, maternity leave for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas. After the period of postponement, the employee can resume…

The resulting regulation, titled "strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movem…

We have had the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy, where we discussed the need for there to be surrogacy leave.…

I move amendment No. 6: In page 8, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following: "(3) Electricity suppliers shall remove any arrears limits placed on prepay meters until the Minister directs otherwise.". El…

There was expertise and lived experience which informed the committee's work from many, including teachers, psychologists, therapists and all professionals who support the autistic community, the families and c…

I have met cost rental tenants, single individuals, who have rented cost rental properties on their own.…

With respect to the amendments the Minister has presented and our amendments, I will speak to amendment No. 2, in the Minister's name, and then I have a query about amendments Nos. 16 to 18, inclusive. Regardin…

I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, lines 9 to 11, to delete all words from and including “to” in line 9 down to and including “1997” in line 11 and substitute the following: “to amend the Fisheries (Amendment) …

I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 34(a) or in the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders, Leaders' Questions pursuant to Standing Order 36 shall be tak…

• Wastewater Treatment — Joe O'Reilly FG
• Coast Guard Service — Malcolm Byrne FF
• Schools Refurbishment — Emer Currie FG
• State Examinations — Tim Lombard FG

Carers must have respect, fairness and certainty, so instead of making carers wait until July will the Taoiseach ensure the Social Welfare Bill delivers the threshold increases for carer's allowance from Januar…