Dáil debates

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
  • Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Defence Forces Fatalities (6 speeches)
      10. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will meet with the parents of a person (details supplied) to discuss their ongoing concerns regarding the circumstances surrounding the death of their...
    • Defence Forces Medicinal Products (8 speeches)
      11. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on the facts raised on the Prime Time programme regarding the number of suicides associated with the use of Lariam; and if he will make a statement...
    • Defence Forces Investigations (8 speeches)
      12. To ask the Minister for Defence the reasons a person who acted as whistle blower in a case (details supplied) was not interviewed by the military authorities as part of their investigation...
    • Charities Regulation (10 speeches)
      13. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to reform the Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29387/13]
    • Military Neutrality (6 speeches)
      14. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will clarify his views on Irish neutrality following his comments reported in the latest edition of NATO Review on the subject. [29308/13]
  • Other Questions (1 speech)
    Could we please have more co-operation on this and keep within the time limits, which are the same?
    • EU Presidency Priorities (4 speeches)
      15. To ask the Minister for Defence his assessment of Ireland’s EU Presidency with regard to defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29080/13]
    • Defence Forces Operations (4 speeches)
      16. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of incidents for which the services of the army bomb disposal unit were required in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; if he will provide...
    • Defence Forces Recognition (4 speeches)
      17. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will consider awarding a service medal for the military personnel who served this country in a most professional, brave and dedicated manner during the...
    • Defence Forces Personnel (2 speeches)
      18. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of persons that have retired from the armed services in 2010, 2011 and 2012. [29115/13]
    • Defence Forces Representation (15 speeches)
      19. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on PDFORRA taking up associate membership of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29095/13]
    • Defence Forces Personnel Official Visits (5 speeches)
      20. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the recent visit of the Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces to Lithuania. [29112/13]
  • Leaders' Questions (49 speeches)
    As the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Coveney, will realise, the Irish seafood industry is critical to rural coastal communities, providing 11,500 jobs in such peripheral...
  • 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...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
    • Broadband Services Provision (8 speeches)
      1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will estimate the number of small and medium enterprises that do not have access to fibre based broadband across the State. [41606/12]
    • Third Level Participation (8 speeches)
      2. To ask the Taoiseach the numbers of students who are currently studying or hold a degree based on the socio-economic groups as defined in the most recent census; and if he will make a...
    • Dáil Reform (21 speeches)
      3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the progress made on the commitment in his Department's Statement of Strategy 2011-2014 to restrict the use of the guillotine...
  • Order of Business (29 speeches)
    It is proposed to take No. 9, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 10, motion re withdrawal of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill...
  • Regulation of Moneylenders Bill 2013: First Stage (5 speeches)
    I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled Regulation of Moneylenders Bill 2013 and to provide for related matters.
  • Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (1 speech)
    I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 9 March, 2011, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, or in the Order of the...
  • Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2013: Leave to Withdraw (1 speech)
    I move:That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, leave be granted to withdraw the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2013.
  • Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Disability Support Services Provision (8 speeches)
      I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue for discussion. I also welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, to the House. I was here this time last year raising a...
    • Medical Card Applications (6 speeches)
      I thank the Ceann Comhairle and his office for the opportunity to raise this most important issue. It is based on a case in the Louth constituency where both spouses are undergoing treatment for...
    • Living City Initiative (4 speeches)
      I wish to raise with the Minister of State the possibility of using the Finance Act, in particular the Living City initiative contained within the Act, as a blueprint for the regeneration of...
    • Job Creation Issues (4 speeches)
      I thank the Minister for Social Protection for coming to the House to take this Topical Issue matter. The greatest scourge that the country and the economy face are the 190,000 people who have...
  • Development of Cork Prison: Motion (17 speeches)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann: noting: -- that the Minister for Justice and Equality, having considered the need for a new prison in the Cork area, has decided to proceed with the...
  • An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBurnreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 speeches)
    Thairg an Taoiseach an tairiscint seo ar an Déardaoin, 13 Meitheamh 2013:Go léifear an Bille an Dara hUair anois.The following motion was moved by the Taoiseach on Thursday, 13 June...
  • Trade Union Movement and Workers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (42 speeches)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann:on the 100th anniversary of the 1913 Lock-out, salutes the titanic struggle of the working class of Dublin for workers' rights, trade union rights, and a decent...
  • An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 speeches)
    Thairg an Taoiseach an tairiscint seo ar an Déardaoin, 13 Meitheamh 2013:Go léifear an Bille an Dara hUair anois.The following motion was moved by the Taoiseach on Thursday, 13 June...