Dáil debates

Tuesday, 27 September 2011

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2.00 p.m.
• Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Health Service Staff (10 speeches)
    Question 47: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total number of additional social workers that were to be employed in 2011 under the Ryan Report Implementation Plan that...
  • Child Welfare (8 speeches)
    Question 48: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the resources and systems to implement the promised Children First legislation, when enacted, are in place or in preparation;...
  • Ministerial Responsibilities (6 speeches)
    Question 49: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on that of the Ombudsman for Children that the role of the National Council for Special Education should be included in...
  • Child Abuse (10 speeches)
    Question 50: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the details of any analysis she has carried out in relation to the resource implications of the...
  • Adoption Records (5 speeches)
    I have been advised by the Adoption Authority of Ireland that it only holds records of adoptions effected since the introduction of statutory adoption in 1952. It holds no records relating to...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Ministerial Orders (9 speeches)
    Question 52: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the further primary and secondary legislation required for the establishment of and transfer of powers to her Department; when...
  • Referendum on Children's Rights (8 speeches)
    Question 53: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current state of preparations for the promised referendum on children's rights; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Child Care Services (12 speeches)
    Question 54: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase qualification requirements for staff working in child-care facilities, particularly those participating in...
  • Youth Services (8 speeches)
    Question 56: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she has entered into dialogue with youth organisations with a view to identifying the extent to which...
• Leaders Questions (68 speeches)
  In March and July the leaders of eurozone countries held two special summits to agree urgent measures to tackle the financial and economic crisis. After both meetings, announcements were made...
• Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
  • Ministerial Transport (12 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he will set out the protocols and procedures for use of the Government jet. [21199/11]
  • Cabinet Committees (131 speeches)
    Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if the Cabinet Sub Committee on Health met during the summer recess; and the number of occasions on which it met and the dates of same. [23765/11]
  • EU Affairs (141 speeches)
    Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he has had any contact with EU leaders during the summer recess. [23766/11]
• Order of Business (74 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 10, Supplementary Estimate for Public Services [Vote 42] (back from committee); No. 10a, motion re Supplementary Statement of Expenditure for Houses of the Oireachtas...
• Estimates for Public Services 2011 (1 speech)
  I move the following Supplementary Estimate:
• Supplementary Statement of Estimates for Houses of the Oireachtas: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann take note of the Supplementary Statement of Estimates not exceeding €13,963,000 required by the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission to defray the charge which will...
• Topical Issue Matters (1 speech)
  I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Michael Healy-Rae - the...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Illicit Trade in Fuel (9 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important topic. I have raised the issue of fuel laundering and fuel abuse on many occasions. Fuel smuggling and fuel laundering has been a...
  • Product Safety Standards (10 speeches)
    Do I read the topical issue into the record or is it recorded automatically?
  • Ambulance Service (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue for debate this afternoon. I also thank the Minister for being here in person to take it. A curtailment of the ambulance service in west Cork...
  • Industrial Action by Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (8 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister to the House to take this issue. It is very topical, given the threatened industrial action in the mid-west region. Earlier this year, the Minister addressed the annual...
• European Defence Agency Projects: Motion (11 speeches)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann approves Ireland's participation in an EDA Category A Project on Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Protection and an EDA Category B Project on...
• Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the opportunity to address Dáil Éireann today on the Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011, which was published on Tuesday, 13 September...
• Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
  • Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (51 speeches)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises: — the unacceptable fact that the current rate of unemployment is 14.5%; — the crushing toll that persistent job losses, mounting unemployment and...