Mary Butler
Waterford · Fianna Fáil · Ireland
“Major improvements are happening across services: enhanced access to proactive and preventive healthcare to support a better quality of life; the embedding and upscaling of women's health initiatives put in place through the implementation of the previous women's health action plans, including, as the Senator knows, free contraception, sp…”
“In relation to any proposal, a proposal for a new location requires a detailed business case, a premises, support from the regional HSE management, and the necessary funding to resource the staffing of the service. That is where I come into it and what I will be trying to do.”
“We are currently working closely with it to support the expansion of Jigsaw services to Waterford and the south east, as well as to County Clare. The location of Waterford was picked because we have no services in the south east at all. It is great that we will have the hub and spoke model the Senator spoke about.”
“That is where I do not agree with the Senator. I believe €180 million of funding ring-fenced for women's health, when we have come from a low base, is absolutely unbelievable.”
“The plan will build on our knowledge of women's health through research and innovation and will spotlight important areas such as endometriosis and cardiovascular health. Recently, the Minister announced €2 million in funding for women's health research.”
“This plan will continue to focus on how we can improve access to specialist endometriosis care and treatment. As the Senator knows, we have established two super-regional specialist centres, one in Tallaght University Hospital and another in Cork, alongside the development of five regional endometriosis hubs.”
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“I will do more in next year's budget and I will make sure that those 15 posts are recruited this year. I thank the Senator for his advocacy.”
“It is difficult when it comes to recruitment but I have not had push-back from any of the regional executive officers when they are told they have this ring-fenced funding to recruit. They can do more under their own budgets and we have seen that in areas. I am aware, especially in relation children with intellectual disabilities, that we are trying to smooth the pathway for children. Whether they belong in a CAMHS team, a children's disability network team, CDNT, primary care psychology or the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, they are being pushed from Billy to Jack. I accept that 100%. That is an area we have a strong focus on. All that parents want, whether for an adult child or a younger child who is dependent on them, is for them to get the services.”
“I have the HSE's back on this. I will tell the Senator why. In budget 2026, I was able to fund 300 new posts. The difference between the mental health budget and the rest of the budget is that funding for those 300 posts is ring-fenced. I wrote to the six regional executive officers across the six regions to say I had secured this funding under the mental health budget. Three hundred whole-time equivalents is quite a significant number; it is the most I have got in the six years. There were 15 posts for intellectual disabilities. Their funding is ring-fenced and recurring, and they have to be recruited. I have monthly meetings with the HSE and the Department to make sure this happens. I break my back to get as much funding as I can. I have increased the budget for mental health by 60% in the past six years.”
“Fifteen posts this year would have cost in excess of €2.5 million. It is recurring funding. It is not if and when; it is embedded in the base.”
“It is great to have the multidisciplinary approach and that is what I am trying to get to, but I have funded consultant psychiatrists in starter teams. I will get three consultant psychiatrists for €1 million. I will get a whole team for €1 million but I want to get the services into as many areas as possible. That is why we have 20 teams in place for adults and ten for children. I am conscious of the challenges for children with intellectual disabilities and for adults living at home with intellectual disabilities. I funded 15 posts this year. I will fund, please God, more posts next year. I have to build the models of care not only across intellectual disabilities but across six or seven definitions at the same time. That is what I try to do. I try to do a little every year.”
“There are now 30 teams of various sizes in place: 20 adult teams and ten child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS, teams. Parallel to that, I have put in place clinical programmes for ADHD, with 11 teams funded across the country; eating disorders, with 14 teams funded across the country; dual diagnosis; early intervention in psychosis; and mental health with intellectual disabilities. One of the decisions I took over the past two years was to look at the postcode lottery and, instead of putting a full team into one area, having starter teams in two different areas. I speak to clinicians, consultants and the college of psychiatry, and we all know that the most important part of that team is the consultant psychiatrist, with the admin supports.”
“It is a specialist adult mental health service, with clinicians who have the appropriate training and experience to assess and treat people with mental health intellectual disability, taking into account their specific needs. As per the model, teams should include psychiatrists, clinical nurse specialists, speech and language therapists, social workers and occupational therapists. All professionals on each team work with the individual and family or caregiver to develop holistic care plans that meet their wishes and needs and provide evidence-based interventions to achieve the best outcomes. The mental health intellectual disability national clinical programme is being implemented through the development of multidisciplinary teams on a phased or incremental basis.”
“I launched that model of care in 2021 with the objective of improving mental health service experiences and outcomes for people with intellectual disabilities. I stand here as the Minister of State who has had responsibility for mental health since 2020 and as a Minister of State for whom the glass is always half full as opposed to half empty. In 2020, there were 220 teams across Ireland for mental health. There are now 285. By any yardstick, funding of 65 additional teams has to be acknowledged. There were services for mental health intellectual disability in place already but the process of developing teams began with the formation of several small teams around the country. Under the model of care, there should be 31 adult teams and 16 children’s teams nationally.”
“I also issue a céad míle fáilte roimh páistí na Gaelscoile. They are very welcome here today with Senator Shane Curley. I thank Senator Clonan for raising this important matter in the House. I also thank him for his constant advocacy for people with disabilities, including intellectual disabilities. Expanded access to specialist mental health services, including the national clinical programme for mental health intellectual disability, is a priority for me. It is estimated that four in every ten people with intellectual disabilities can experience a mental illness in their lifetimes. The HSE developed the national clinical programme for mental health intellectual disability to better support people with intellectual disabilities with their mental health.”
“I thank the Deputy for his advocacy in relation to ADHD, for the way he speaks openly about it and also for forming a cross-party committee on ADHD. As he knows, the model of care was launched in 2021 for adults with ADHD. We look after children with ADHD through the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS. There was a recommendation to have 14 funded adult teams. All 14 teams have been funded. Eleven are in place and we are working to get the last three under recruitment. However, when the model of care was devised we did not anticipate the number of referrals that would be made to it. It is under review again. I can talk to the Deputy about it. I thank him for his advocacy.”
“In relation to Report Stage amendments, I will have a word with the Minister after this session and we will look at that to see about the timelines. In relation to everything else that was raised, we can discuss it at the Business Committee on Thursday. We had a very solid Business Committee meeting last week. We have a lot of legislation to get through this week so the Order of Business stands.”
“Gov SF SD Gov SF Mins 20 20 20 12 4 Lab Gov SF IPTG Gov Mins 20 12 4 20 12 SF ITG Gov SF OM Mins 4 20 12 4 20 Total: 3 hours 24 mins”
“the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at the end of the first speaking round and the following arrangements shall apply thereto: (a) the first-round speeches shall be in accordance with the table below (to be read across); (b) on the conclusion of the first speaking round or where speeches conclude before the 3 hours and 24 minutes have elapsed and no other member is offering, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes, whereupon proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion; Provided that any division claimed on the Second Stage proceedings shall be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage on Tuesday, 30th June 2026; and (c) members may share time.”
“In relation to Thursday's business, it is proposed that: 1. notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, topical issues may be taken earlier than 7.24 p.m. with consequential effect on the commencement time for Second Stage of the Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Against Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025, and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; 2.”
“the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026 shall commence no earlier than 8 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 30 minutes by one question, which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Health; and 5. the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the National Treasury Management Agency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 1 hour by one question, which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Finance.”
“the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at the end of the first speaking round and the following arrangements shall apply: (a) the first-round speeches, not including the Ministerial response, shall be in accordance with the table below (to be read across); (b) on conclusion of the first speaking round, or where speeches conclude before the 3 hours and 24 minutes have elapsed and no other member is offering, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes, whereupon proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion; and (c) members may share time; Gov SF SD Gov SF Mins 20 20 20 12 4 Lab Gov SF IPTG Gov Mins 20 12 4 20 12 SF ITG Gov SF OM Mins 4 20 12 4 20 Total: 3 hours 24 mins 4.”
“the Statements on Pride shall not exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (a) the statements, not including the Ministerial response, shall be in accordance with the sequence contained in the table immediately below (to be read across); (b) following the statements, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes; and (c) members may share time; Gov SF SD Gov SF Mins 25 15 10 10 3 Lab Gov SF IPTG Gov Mins 10 10 3 9 10 SF ITG Gov SF OM Mins 3 9 10 3 5 Total: 2 hours 15 mins 3.”
“In relation to Wednesday's business, it is proposed that: 1. notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders: (a) the time allotted for Government Business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for that business and the Dáil may sit later than 9.30 p.m.; (b) the SOS pursuant to Standing Order 25(1) shall be taken immediately following Taoiseach’s Oral Parliamentary Questions pursuant to Standing Order 47(1), which shall be taken at the time when the SOS would normally be taken; and (c) in the event proceedings on the Second Stage of the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026 conclude before 8 p.m., the sitting shall stand suspended until 8 p.m. when the order of business shall resume with the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2026; 2.”
“the proceedings on the Motion re Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act and Motion re Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 80 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply thereto: (a) the two motions shall be debated together, with separate questions put on proceedings thereon; (b) the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:- — opening speech by a Minister or Minister of State – 15 minutes; — speeches by representatives of Sinn Féin - 12 minutes — speeches by representatives of the Social Democrats, the Labour Party, Independent and Parties Technical Group, and Independent Technical Group – 9 minutes per party or group; — speeches by non-party/group members – 9 minutes in total; and (c) speech in response by the Minister – 8 minutes; and (d) members may share time.”
“the proceedings on the Second Stage of the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at the end of the first speaking round and the following arrangements shall apply thereto: (a) the first-round speeches shall be in accordance with the table below (to be read across); (b) on the conclusion of the first speaking round or where speeches conclude before the 3 hours and 24 minutes have elapsed and no other member is offering, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes, whereupon proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion; and (c) members may share time; and Gov SF SD Gov SF Mins 20 20 20 12 4 Lab Gov SF IPTG Gov Mins 20 12 4 20 12 SF ITG Gov SF OM Mins 4 20 12 4 20 Total: 3 hours 24 mins 4.”
“the proceedings on the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 51(3)) and (Section 60(6)) (Commission of Investigation into the Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools) Regulations 2026 shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; 3.”
“notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders: (a) the time allotted for Government Business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for that business, and the Dáil may sit later than 10.48 p.m.; (b) Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Order 47(1) shall not be taken, and Government business shall commence at the time when Parliamentary Questions to the Taoiseach would normally be taken; and (c) private members' business may be taken later than 6.12 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of proceedings on Motion re Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Motion re Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009, with consequential effect on the commencement time for the items following in the ordinary routine of business; 2.”
“Thursday's business shall be: - Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026 (Second Stage) (to conclude after the first round, not to exceed 3 hours and 34 minutes and any division claimed to be taken immediately prior to Committee Stage on Tuesday, 30th June, 2026) Thursday evening business shall be the Second Stage of the Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Against Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025, sponsored by Deputy Ivana Bacik. Proposed Arrangements for this week’s business: In relation to Tuesday’s business, it is proposed that: 1.”
“Wednesday's business shall be: - Statements on Pride (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes) - Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026 (Second Stage) (to conclude after the first round, not to exceed 3 hours and 34 minutes) - Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026 (Report and Final Stages) (to commence no earlier than 8 p.m. and to conclude within 30 minutes) - National Treasury Management Agency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 (Report and Final Stages) (to conclude within 1 hour) Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re State Responsibility for Risk in Defective Concrete Homes, selected by Independent and Parties Technical Group.”
“I move: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 51(3)) and (Section 60(6)) (Commission of Investigation into the Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools) Regulations 2026 (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 (Second Stage) (to conclude after the first round, not to exceed 3 hours and 34 minutes) - Motion re Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 - Motion re Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Dental and Orthodontic Services, selected by Sinn Féin.”
“During Covid things changed in relation to fundraising and volunteers. People are not as keen to get on boards now because there is a lot of governance involved and a lot of forms to be signed. I thank the Senator for raising this really important issue, which affects every single constituency in Ireland.”
“I thank Senator Scahill very much for raising this topic. I agree that there continues to be a need for LEP funding to support the excellent work our community groups deliver nationwide. It must be acknowledged that €72.9 million has been provided by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht since 2018. The Minister, Deputy Calleary, was in Waterford last Monday week and he attended 16 events. A lot of money is being delivered but I take on board what the Senator says. The Minister of State, Deputy Buttimer, is fully committed to delivering this funding. They are his words, not mine. Every day, as Minister of State in the Department, he has the pleasure of meeting the people and groups that benefit from grants under the LEP. I understand exactly where Senator Scahill is coming from.”
“The point he makes relates to the pressure on community groups due to expenditure on electricity bills and other running costs. As the Minister of State outlined in his response, this will be considered in the context of the 2027 budgetary Estimates process. I will speak to him about this.”
“The Government is aware of the pressure on community groups regarding current expenditure items such as electricity bills and maintenance. This will be considered in the context of the 2027 budgetary Estimates process. The funding allocation is calculated using a resource allocation model that takes population levels and deprivation indices into account. Using this methodology, a baseline amount of funding of €100,000 is provided to each local authority to ensure a minimum level of funding intervention in each area, sufficient to deliver tangible improvements. Senator Scahill has welcomed the funding that has been provided over many years. It is equitably distributed across all the local authorities. LCDCs do great work.”
“The local enhancement programme for 2026, which was announced on 5 December 2025, was welcomed by Senator Scahill. It provides €7 million in capital supports to many small community groups and organisations, particularly those which serve disadvantaged communities in rural and urban areas. The fund is administered locally on behalf of the Department by local community development committees, LCDCs, across the country, with support from the local authorities. Each LCDC received an allocation of funding under the programme, which it will distribute to eligible applicants and projects once the appraisal process has been completed. That is all very welcome. It should be noted that the LEP for 2026 provided only capital supports. That is the issue Senator Scahill raises.”
“The community support fund is the latest iteration of the programme, which was formerly known as the community enhancement programme and has been delivered by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht since 2018. The programme continues to be delivered today under the title of the local enhancement programme, LEP. Since 2018, the Department has provided funding of €72.9 million to support projects in more than 36,000 community groups and organisations the length and breadth of the country. The local enhancement programme is targeted towards supporting communities that are impacted by disadvantage, as identified in the local economic and community plan. It provides small capital grants to community and voluntary groups for the improvement or refurbishment of their facilities and for the purchase of equipment.”
“It supported groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas, with their running costs such as utility or insurance bills, as well as with improvements to their facilities. Groups were also able to use the funding to carry out necessary repairs and to purchase equipment such as tables and chairs, tools and signage, laptops and printers, lawn-mowers, canopies and training equipment. They were never more important than when we had Storm Éowyn not so long ago. Community organisations and groups were able to step up and support communities that had no electricity and were not able to heat a bottle for a baby or charge a phone. We recognise how important the groups are.”
“I thank Senator Scahill for raising this issue, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Buttimer. He is not in a position to be here himself but he asked me to take it. We all recognise that volunteers are the backbone of every community. The majority of us who end up in politics have probably come through the community system. If you are on one committee you are on five. There is no doubt that we are involved in so many things locally. That is how I ended up becoming a politician after being involved in the community sector for the majority of my life. That is why community support funds are really important. The fund was first announced in November 2022 and it provided funding of €10 million to support community groups impacted by rising energy costs.”
“I welcome Deputy Conor D. McGuinness and his guests from Waterford to the Visitors Gallery of the Seanad. Senator Cosgrove makes a valid point. When we talk about expanding the chronic disease management programme, there are many issues that have to be addressed. We understand why including chronic diseases like kidney disease at stages 4 and 5 would take precedence over some other conditions. I give the Senator a commitment that I will talk to the Minister’s officials about the GLA:D programme. The Senator is right that we have learned a lot about how to deal with individual conditions. A lot of walks are now taken in the Portlaw Woods on the softer ground as opposed to the hard ground of the roads. We have learned a lot about that. I thank the Senator for raising this issue.”
“The inclusion of additional conditions would also require engagement with the relevant stakeholders, including the GPs delivering the service. Any service expansion must also be considered in the context of GP capacity to deliver the service. It should be noted that an expansion of the CDM programme is already planned for this year to include further conditions under the various CDM programmes, including chronic kidney disease at stages 4 and 5 under the treatment programme.”
“I will take on board what the Senator has said about the GLA:D programme and alternative response group education, and also the national strategy with regard to treatment plans and lifestyle education. Some people are very good at doing that themselves, but others will need support. Self-management support and advice on exercise and muscle strengthening is available through the HSE. Consideration can be given to future expansions of the CDM programme to include additional conditions. However, this would require rigorous clinical assessment to determine whether the condition concerned is suitable for inclusion in the treatment programme, including whether it would be of added benefit to eligible patients who already receive GP care under the GMS scheme.”
“An Irish College of General Practitioners audit of CDM patient records showed a notable reduction in emergency department attendance and inpatient admissions, as well as a reduction in use of GP out-of-hours services, while the third HSE report on the treatment programme showed patient improvements in biometric and lifestyle risk factors, including blood pressure, vaccine status, smoking and vaping habits, and weight and BMI. It is understood that approximately 500,000 people in Ireland live with osteoarthritis. The causation of the condition is complex, and treatment can also be quite complex for patients. Self-management, including maintaining an optimum weight and being physically active, is now viewed as critical in managing the condition.”
“Furthermore, patients with an undiagnosed chronic disease or those who are at high risk of developing a chronic disease are identified on an opportunistic basis, for example, when a patient attends the GP for another issue. This is the issue raised by the Senator. Those who are not diagnosed but are at a high risk of cardiovascular disease or diabetes are entered into a preventive programme. The programme has shown very high uptake, with almost all eligible GPs having signed up to provide the CDM programme and provide improved patient care.”
“The specified chronic conditions included in the programme under the 2019 agreement were type 2 diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease. The 2023 GMS GP agreement then expanded the CDM programme to include adult GMS patients with hypertension and all women diagnosed with gestational diabetes or pre-eclampsia. Under the CDM treatment programme, eligible patients are supported in managing their chronic conditions. Each patient receives two scheduled reviews a year with the GP, each preceded by a practice nurse visit. These reviews include patient education, preventative care, medication review, physical examinations, scheduled investigations and individual care planning.”
“I thank Senator Cosgrove for raising this matter, which I am taking on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health, Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. It is something I am very familiar with because my husband has the exact same diagnosis. It is amazing how lived and living experience can come into a lot of the stuff we deal with every day. To look at the Senator, we would never in a million years think she is dealing with a condition that can be very debilitating at times, when the knees start rubbing off each other. As provided for under the 2019 GMS GP agreement, the GP-led chronic disease management, CDM, programme was rolled out to adult medical card and GP visit card holders on a phased basis from 2020.”
“I move: That Dáil Éireann, with effect from 17th June, 2026, appoints— ( a ) Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil to be Cathaoirleach of the Committee on Artificial Intelligence, and ( b ) Deputy Shane Moynihan to be Cathaoirleach of the Committee on the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Irish-speaking Community.”
“I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 5th February, 2025, or in the Orders of the Dáil of 15th April, and 19th May, 2026, and today's, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer following those next set down to the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence, without any change to the allocation of Priority Questions: Tánaiste and Minster for Finance Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister for Further Education, Research, Innovation and Science Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Minister for Health whereupon the sequence established by the Order of 5th February, 2025, shall continue with Questions to the Minister for Rural Community Development and the Gaeltacht.”
“I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 5th February, 2025, or in the Order of the Dáil of 15th April, 2026, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer following those next set down to the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence, without any change to the allocation of Priority Questions: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister for Further Education, Research, Innovation and Science Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whereupon the sequence established by the Order of 5th February, 2025, shall continue with Questions to the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance.”
“I move: That Dáil Éireann approve the following Regulations in draft: Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Scoping Exercise in Response to Requests from Dignity4Patients) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, and Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 51(3)) (Scoping Exercise in Response to Requests from Dignity4Patients) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, copies of which were laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 11th June, 2026.”
“I thank all the various Whips for their commentaries. We can discuss all these matters again on Thursday. To clarify, statements will be held on Irish unification, as the Tánaiste has said previously, very shortly. I can confirm it this on Thursday but the Order of Business stands. We have a huge amount of legislation to get through, as everybody can see.”
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“In relation to Thursday's business, it is proposed that: 1. notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, topical issues may be taken earlier than 7.24 p.m. with consequential effect on the commencement time for Motion re Report entitled ‘Report on Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities’, and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and 2. the Statements on Rare Diseases shall not exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (a) the statements, not including the Ministerial response, shall be in accordance with the sequence contained in the table immediately below (to be read across) ; (b) following the statements, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes; and (c) members may share time.”
“the proceedings on the Motion for the Further Revised Estimate for Public Services 2026 [Vote 26] shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; 9. the proceedings on the Motion re Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (Designation of Meath County Council) Order 2026 shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; and 10. the proceedings on the Motion re Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (Designation of Carlow County Council) Order 2026 shall be taken without debate and any division demanded thereon shall be taken immediately.”
“the proceedings on the Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Directive on combating firearms trafficking and other firearms-related offences and amending Directive (EU) 2024/1260 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply thereto: (a) the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:- — opening speech by a Minister or Minister of State – 10 minutes; — speeches by representatives of Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, the Labour Party, Independent and Parties Technical Group, and Independent Technical Group – 7.5 minutes per party or group; — speeches by non-party/group members – 7.5 minutes in total; and — a speech in response by the Minister – 5 minutes; (b) members may share time; and (c) any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; 8.”
“the proceedings on the amendments from the Seanad to the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 1 hour, and any amendments from the Seanad not disposed of shall be decided by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments to the Seanad amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment; 7.”