Dáil debates

Thursday, 3 December 2009

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (4 speeches)
  Before coming to the Order of Business I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 32 dealing. I will call on Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to...
• Order of Business (266 speeches, 1 comment)
  It is proposed to take No. 45 - Statements on the report by the Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin (resumed); No.16 - Motion re: proposed approval by Dáil...
• Report by Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin: Statements (Resumed) (23 speeches)
  The Murphy report concludes with the telling words of Mrs. Marie Collins. Mrs. Collins told the commission she no longer trusts her church. Judge Murphy wrote: After years spent trying to get...
• Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) Scheme 2009: Motion (197 speeches)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the draft scheme entitled Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) Scheme 2009 a copy of which draft scheme was laid before Dáil...
• Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (67 speeches, 2 comments)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The purpose of the Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill is to transfer certain foreshore functions from the Department of Agriculture,...
• Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (48 speeches)
  Section 1 agreed to.
• Estimates for Public Services 2009: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
  The Select Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending 31 December...
• Civil Partnership 2009: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
  Bill entitled an Act to provide for the registration of civil partners and for the consequences of that registration, to provide for the rights and obligations of cohabitants and to provide for...
• Civil Partnership Bill 2009: Second Stage (8 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The commitment to civil partnership is shared by all parties in this House. It is a core Government commitment and is contained explicitly in...
• Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
• Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  National Assets Management Agency.
  • National Assets Management Agency. (24 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the comments made by senior bankers to the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service that the transfer of...
  • Fiscal Policy. (21 speeches)
    Question 2: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the latest Exchequer figures; their implications on the fiscal position here moving into 2010; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Tax Code. (2 speeches)
    Question 3: To ask the Minister for Finance the price difference in euros between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in respect of a standard bottle of wine, a half litre can of beer...
• Cross-Border Differentials (25 speeches)
  The Euro exchange rate used on the survey date was 0.9302 sterling. Small differences in calculation are due to the rounding of figures.
  • Tax Yield. (6 speeches)
    Question 5: To ask the Minister for Finance the latest estimate of the revenue to be earned from the air travel tax; his assessment of its impact on foreign visitors; and if he will make a...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  Departmental Agencies.
  • Departmental Agencies. (38 speeches)
    Question 6: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate the start-up date for the transfer of assets to the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Tax Code. (6 speeches)
    Question 8: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce measures to ensure that persons living here, but who are non-resident for tax purposes, make some contribution to the Exchequer;...
• Adjournment Debate Matters (1 speech)
  I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Joe Costello - the...
• Adjournment Debate (4 speeches)
  I appreciate the Ceann Comhairle choosing my motion for debate this evening. In recent weeks, we have experienced the worst floods in living memory. The south and west have been inundated and...
  • Job Protection. (3 speeches)
    I am pleased to have an opportunity to raise this important matter in the House tonight. I have raised the long-term future of Dell in Limerick on a number of occasions since the closure of...
  • Schools Building Projects. (3 speeches)
    Listeners to "Morning Ireland" today may have heard an item towards the end of the programme featuring parents from the suburb of Tyrellstown who were very upset. Tyrellstown is a very large...