Dáil debates
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 14:00
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Student Grant Scheme Reform (6 speeches)
42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the Student Universal Support Ireland review report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25859/13]
- Special Educational Needs Services Provision (4 speeches)
43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give consideration to amending the home tuition grant for children with Autism attending preschool when there is an option so that 20...
- Traveller Community Issues (6 speeches)
44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way he proposes to lift the educational attainment levels within the traveller community in view of the fact that many cutbacks in education...
- Special Educational Needs Services Provision (6 speeches)
45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement in full the recommendations of the recent National Council for Special Education Policy Advice Paper on Supporting Students...
- Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (10 speeches)
46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the reduction in teaching allocation at a college (details supplied) in Dublin 10 will result in the loss of specialised award winning courses;...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- School Funding (6 speeches)
47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assessment he has carried out of the indebtedness levels of primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25489/13]
- Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (7 speeches)
48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list, in tabular form, the accredited A Level qualifications that have been obtained at post-primary level in the six counties in the...
- Special Educational Needs Services Provision (9 speeches)
49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the possible implications arising from changes to the criteria for the 2013 July provision scheme that are...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio (10 speeches)
50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received impact assessments in relation to the likely impact of the PTR change planned this September for the further education sector;...
- Official Engagements (7 speeches)
51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that he visited in person in 2013; the number of secondary schools that he has visited in person in 2013; and if he...
- Student Grant Scheme Payments (9 speeches)
52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Student Universal Support Ireland grants that were paid to students in advance of the Christmas break; the number that have been...
- 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 Jim Daly - the need to...
- Leaders' Questions (111 speeches)
The office of the Minister for Justice and Equality is probably the most sensitive office in Government. This sensitivity arises from the roles and relationships that he or she must have with...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
- Departmental Staff Numbers (8 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach the number of part time workers employed in his Department [14640/13]
- Appointments to State Boards (8 speeches)
2. To ask the Taoiseach the number of appointments to State boards he has made in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22130/13]
- EU Presidency Engagements (58 speeches)
3. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to discuss concerns regarding the 26 million persons who are unemployed across Europe; the actions that need to be taken at the next EU Council meeting; and if...
- Order of Business (85 speeches)
It is proposed to take No. a11, motion re referral to select committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of an EU-Israel aviation agreement; and No. 2, Financial Emergency Measures...
- Seanad (No. 2) Bill 2013: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to reform the system of electing the elected members of Seanad Éireann as provided for in Article 18.10 of the Constitution...
- Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement: Referral to Committee (1 speech)
I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves under Article 29.5.2º of the Constitution the terms of the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Union and...
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Public Sector Pensions Issues (3 speeches)
I appreciate the opportunity to raise this issue. It concerns an individual case in which I believe an injustice is being done, whereby a person's public service pension is erroneously being...
- Cost of School Textbooks (4 speeches)
The Minister and I, and everyone else in this House, is aware of the expensive nature of education in terms of school buildings, salaries, pensions etc. Primary and secondary education in...
- Road Network (6 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing this important question. The bypass of the N80 on the eastern and western sides of the town of Portlaoise would mean that traffic, of which there is a...
- Teachers' Remuneration (4 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this most important issue, the need for the Government to address the position of 17 teachers employed by the International School of...
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (8 speeches)
Bill entitled an Act in the public interest, to provide for-- (A) the reduction of the remuneration of certain public servants (including members of the Houses of the Oireachtas, the Judiciary...
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Bill is one of a series of measures the Government is required to take in the public interest. The context is the continued priority given...
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (186 speeches)
I understand Deputy Niall Collins is sharing with Deputies Eamon Ó Cuív and Charlie McConalogue.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
