Dáil debates

Tuesday, 30 March 2010

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2.30 p.m.
• Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
  Departmental Committees.
  • Departmental Committees. (47 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if his Department is represented on the national emergency response committee; if so, the level at which it is represented; if he is satisfied with the role...
• Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  Passport Security.
  • Passport Security. (8 speeches)
    Question 69: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the use of stolen Irish passports in the United Arab Emirates in January 2010; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Middle East Peace Process. (7 speeches)
    Question 70: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he plans to recommend to his colleague ministers at the General Affairs and External Relations Council following his visit to...
  • Passport Applications. (14 speeches)
    Question 71: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to address delays in the passport office as a result of ongoing industrial action; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Revised Estimates. (4 speeches)
    Question 73: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs why the Revised Estimate volume published by the Department of Finance reveals that Vote 29 covering international co-operation details that...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  Haiti Earthquake.
  • Haiti Earthquake. (10 speeches)
    Question 74: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of personnel, including those from the Rapid Response Corps, that he has sent to assist with the relief effort in Haiti; the...
  • Overseas Development Aid. (12 speeches)
    Question 75: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way the implementation of the recommendations of the hunger task force report will be affected by the reduction of 16% in spending on...
• 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 Michael Ring - the...
• Leaders' Questions (34 speeches)
  Today, we are expecting what amounts to the fourth bailout of the Irish banking sector. We had the announcement of the bank guarantee, the recapitalisation announcement and the NAMA...
• Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (5 speeches)
  Before coming to the Order of Business, I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 32. I will call on the Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my...
• Death of Former Clerk Assistant to the Dáil: Expressions of Sympathy (1 speech)
  Before proceeding to the Order of Business, I ask the House to join me in conveying our sympathy to the family of Aidan Doyle, a former clerk assistant to the Dáil who died at the weekend....
• Order of Business (31 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 1, Finance Bill 2010 - Recommendation from the Seanad and No. a8, motion re Stability of Banking System. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders,...
• Finance Bill 2010: From the Seanad (2 speeches)
  A message was received from the Seanad that it had accepted the Finance Bill 2010, in respect of which it had made the following recommendation:
• Banking System: Motion (303 speeches)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann: — notes that the Government has taken bold and successful action to address funding problems in the Irish financial system through the introduction of the Bank...
• Adjournment Debate (0 speeches)
• Departmental Properties (2 speeches)
  I congratulate Deputy Connick on his appointment as Minister of State. I served with him on a number of committees and I am delighted he has been promoted. The issue I raise is causing...
  • Litter Pollution. (2 speeches)
    I warmly congratulate my colleague and good friend, the Minister of State, Deputy Connick, on his appointment. I assure him that Deputy Thomas Byrne and I have had words with a certain...
  • Fishing Quotas. (3 speeches)
    I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Connick, on his appointment. He is entering a Department that requires a bit of common sense and persistence. Above all, leadership is required....
• School Accommodation (6 speeches)
  I should like to share time, with the permission of the House, with Deputy Michael D'Arcy.