During the TV election debate the Tánaiste said the Fine Gael manifesto was proposing that within 100 days of being in Government capping monthly childcare costs per child at €200 per month. However, the Tánais…

I would like to speak to the needs of towns in Kildare, and the many projects needed to ensure Kildare, which has such a rapidly growing population each year, is not left behind in terms of implementing key inf…

I know what a worrying time this is for people, as do the Minister, Deputy Heydon, and the Minister of State, Deputy Dooley, who has specific responsibility for the area. Specifically on the period from here to…

In addition to our major focus on crisis supports and suicide reduction, budget 2026 will also include investment in funding to implement the new digital mental health strategy, a new talking therapies fund for…

On the social protection budget, while the Minister, Deputy Chambers, was on his feet announcing a €2 billion increase in measures for the social protection budget, his colleague in government, the Minister for…

• Crime Prevention — Séamus McGrath FF
• An Garda Síochána — Ruth Coppinger PBP
• Schools Building Projects — Marie Sherlock LAB
• Grant Payments — Barry Ward FG
• Fisheries Protection — John Connolly FF

• Q1 Homeless Accommodation — Eoin Ó Broin SF
• Q2 Land Development Agency — Conor Sheehan LAB
• Q3 Compulsory Purchase Orders — Thomas Gould SF
• Q4 Housing Schemes — Rory Hearne SD
• Q5 Rental Sector — Eoin Ó Broin SF
• Q6 Wind Energy Guidelines — Carol Nolan IND

• Tourism Industry — Manus Boyle FG
• Electricity Grid — Gareth Scahill FG
• Disability Services — Eileen Lynch FG

We started today with Senator Rabbitte, who spoke about Portumna Forest Park, which is a beautiful place, in the context of Storm Éowyn. The Senator was right to say that we need to have a debate in this House …

While people are entitled to protest outside the Parliament, it was asked that the permanent problem we have in relation to protests be addressed in a permanent manner because we have rolling security measures …

• Q7 Housing Provision — Sean Fleming FF
• Q8 Housing Provision — Darren O'Rourke SF
• Q9 Housing Provision — Mark Ward SF
• Q10 Housing Policy — Rory Hearne SD
• Q11 Housing Provision — John Paul O'Shea FG
• Q12 Housing Provision — Louise O'Reilly SF
• and 2 more

I acknowledge the publication of The Budget in Brief: Your Guide to Budget 2026.…

I thank the Senator for tabling the motion and giving us the opportunity to discuss oncology-related dental services and head and neck cancer.…

On disability, there is substantial funding gone into the disability budget plus the domiciliary care allowance is up significantly. Will the Government reconsider introducing a cost of disability payment to re…

I want further investment in our two hospitals in County Louth, namely, Louth County Hospital in Dundalk and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. As the Taoiseach knows, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Dro…

This budget should have been a cost-of-living budget, a budget to end the rip-off and make life affordable. This budget provides an increase of 19% in the disability budget. What has the Government done for the…

• Prison Service — Cathal Byrne FG
• Legal Aid — Joanne Collins SF
• School Accommodation — Robbie Gallagher FF

The Government comes in here every single year and says that this is the budget that is going to fix the housing crisis, that this is a housing budget and all the rest. It is telling that all we have heard from…

The increase amounts to 50 cent, VAT inclusive, on a pack of 20 cigarettes in the most popular price category together with the pro rata increases for other tobacco products. The price of a pack of 20 cigarette…

It is a survivor-led national breast cancer awareness campaign from Breast Cancer Ireland.…