🏛️ In the Dáil today, Tuesday 8 November… (🧵)
14.00 - Leaders’ Questions
Micheál Martin is away at COP27 but someone (possibly the Tánaiste) will deputise to take questions from…
🟩 Sinn Féin
🟥 Labour
⬜️ Regional Group of Inds
⬜️ Rural Independent Group
Micheál Martin is away at COP27 but someone (possibly the Tánaiste) will deputise to take questions from…
🟩 Sinn Féin
🟥 Labour
⬜️ Regional Group of Inds
⬜️ Rural Independent Group
14.34 - Order of Business
It’s that moment where TDs usually complain about the rest of the week’s agenda! Followed by party leaders and ten other TDs getting to ask questions about current, forthcoming or potential plans for Govt to address matters of concern.
It’s that moment where TDs usually complain about the rest of the week’s agenda! Followed by party leaders and ten other TDs getting to ask questions about current, forthcoming or potential plans for Govt to address matters of concern.
15.04 - Motions without Debate
Three pieces of housekeeping which will be passed without any debate - one on how public bodies comply with data regulations; one on the rota for ministerial questions; one reassigning TDs between Dáil committees.
Three pieces of housekeeping which will be passed without any debate - one on how public bodies comply with data regulations; one on the rota for ministerial questions; one reassigning TDs between Dáil committees.
15.05 - Statements on Creeslough
A month on from the tragedy in Donegal, leaders and representatives from each of the Dáil’s ten groups will have ten minutes each to reflect on the deaths of ten people.
(Were he not abroad, this would usually be time for Taoiseach’s Questions)
A month on from the tragedy in Donegal, leaders and representatives from each of the Dáil’s ten groups will have ten minutes each to reflect on the deaths of ten people.
(Were he not abroad, this would usually be time for Taoiseach’s Questions)
16.45 - Government Business
The first debate on the Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022, which intends to help SMEs to access low-cost loans to help them overcome the challenges posed by the war in Ukraine (gov.ie/en/press-relea…).
The first debate on the Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022, which intends to help SMEs to access low-cost loans to help them overcome the challenges posed by the war in Ukraine (gov.ie/en/press-relea…).
18:12 - Private Members’ Business
‘Private’ business is anything not being proposed by the government (which is ‘public’). This slot falls to SF who have tabled a motion condemning shortcomings in home care, and its impact on delayed hospital discharges.
‘Private’ business is anything not being proposed by the government (which is ‘public’). This slot falls to SF who have tabled a motion condemning shortcomings in home care, and its impact on delayed hospital discharges.
20:12 - Ministerial Questions
Ministers appear by rota for 90 minutes of questioning on presubmitted questions about their brief. Tonight it’s Eamon Ryan in his capacity as Minister for Environment, with questions on COP27 and climate action (data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/…).
Ministers appear by rota for 90 minutes of questioning on presubmitted questions about their brief. Tonight it’s Eamon Ryan in his capacity as Minister for Environment, with questions on COP27 and climate action (data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/…).
21:42 - Topical Issues
Up to four issues of the day are raised by opposition or backbench TDs, with ministers (or someone else sent in their place) answering them. The topics are chosen by lottery by the Ceann Comhairle and usually indicated in the middle of the day.
Up to four issues of the day are raised by opposition or backbench TDs, with ministers (or someone else sent in their place) answering them. The topics are chosen by lottery by the Ceann Comhairle and usually indicated in the middle of the day.
22:30 - Closing time, until the next batch of Topical Issues at 9:30 tomorrow.
Elsewhere in Leinster House…
🐝 The Seanad debates laws banning the import of non-native species of honey bee
💬 Committees discuss Dublin bus services, mental health services in college, community climate action, living with an autistic person and more oireachtas.ie/en/committees/…
🐝 The Seanad debates laws banning the import of non-native species of honey bee
💬 Committees discuss Dublin bus services, mental health services in college, community climate action, living with an autistic person and more oireachtas.ie/en/committees/…
PS: 22:30 - #TonightVMTV on Virgin Media One - Darragh O’Brien and Eoin Ó Broin square off in a debate on the country’s housing plans
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