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fáilte roimh an ambasadóir chuig Tithe an Oireachtais. Cuirim fáilte roimh na páistí chuig Tithe an Oireachtais fosta. As we approach the last Leaders' Questions, I want to wish you, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, and all the staff of the House a happy Christmas. Nollaig shona daoibh agus … fheicimid ná i gcúrsaí tithíochta. Tá méadú de €31,000 tagtha ar phraghsanna tithe le bliain anuas. This is the final Leaders' Questions of 2025. It brings us to a moment of reckoning. When the Tánaiste became the leader of Fine Gael, he spoke directly to parents

Before we commence Leaders’ Questions, I ask colleagues to join me in extending a warm welcome to H.E. Ms Kara Owen, the British ambassador to Ireland, who has joined us in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. Ambassador Owen, who has recently commenced her role, is accompanied in the Chamber … House and that your continued study of the history of this House will give you great interest in politics for the future. On Leaders' Questions, I call Deputy Doherty

Members’ Bill to the Order Paper (without debate) - Motion re Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Rota for Leaders’ Questions pursuant to Standing Order 38 (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Appropriation Bill 2025 (Second Stage) (to conclude within … taken without debate; 6. the proceedings on the Motion re Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Rota for Leaders’ Questions pursuant to Standing Order 38 shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; and 7. the proceedings

Before proceeding to Leaders' Questions we will have a minute's silence in memory of the late little Tadhg Farrell and the late Mary Holt, who died in Edenderry on 6 December

representatives, I very much welcome what the Minister has announced today. It is very rare that somebody in opposition will stand up in Leaders' Questions and say that but it needs to be said. In principle, what has been announced today is very welcome, and the engagement

amount of other time that is available. I remind all Whips from the Opposition parties that they can use their time on Leaders' Questions, Private Members' business, Topical Issues and Questions on Policy or Legislation to raise the myriad of important issues outlined. I wish everyone a very

move: That Dáil Éireann adopts the Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform entitled, "Rota for Leaders' Questions pursuant to Standing Order 38", copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 12th December

Bill we have put forward has been accepted in a year. At the same time, Ministers and the Taoiseach in particular, especially at Leaders' Questions, come in and say the Opposition has no ideas, solutions or proposals. When serious proposals are put forward, they are just dismissed

thank the Deputy for raising the issue. I discussed it earlier during Leaders' Questions. European security and defence is a live issue in Europe. From the onset of the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine, there has been an exponential growth in cyberattacks, both on private sector installations, companies

that regular Thursday pantomime at the end of the first part of Leaders' Questions. I want to focus on an issue that is important to the Labour Party, which is Garda resources and Garda recruitment. Specifically, I want to raise with the Tánaiste the lack of new Garda

Deputy, please. This is not musical chairs; it is Leaders' Questions. Do not try to talk over

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) Leaders’ Questions pursuant to Standing Order 38 shall not be taken; (c) there shall be no Questions on Policy or Legislation pursuant to Standing Order