Dáil debates

Tuesday, 1 July 2014

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (7 speeches)
    61. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when he will formally establish the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes and publish the terms of reference for same; if...
  • Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (7 speeches)
    62. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will outline the proposed model for the Commission of Investigation for mother and baby homes; its terms of reference and scheduled...
  • Child Care Services Funding (12 speeches)
    63. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will support a child care service (details supplied) and protect this vital community service from closure; and if he will make a...
  • Child Care Services Regulation (7 speeches)
    64. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the fact that a year on from the "Prime Time" investigation into crèches, a new registration process has still not been...
  • Child Poverty (8 speeches)
    65. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will actively support the 375,000 children experiencing deprivation in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28130/14]
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (7 speeches)
    66. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will include Magdalen laundries in the Government inquiry into mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Early Child Care Education (13 speeches)
    67. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a rationale for including only a portion of early years staff as eligible for FETAC level 6 training subsidies through...
  • Adoption Legislation (11 speeches)
    75. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the issues he views as the constitutional impediments to bringing forward comprehensive tracing and information legislation in the area of...
  • Adoption Legislation (5 speeches)
    76. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when he will bring forward adoption information and tracing legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28013/14]
• 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 Sandra McLellan - the...
• Leaders' Questions (55 speeches)
  As the Taoiseach is aware, obesity is a major issue affecting children and adults across the western world. It requires a societal response and full range of interventions. I propose to focus...
• Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
  • Cabinet Committee Meetings (54 speeches)
    1. To ask the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the Cabinet committee on economic infrastructure that have been held in the past three months. [8950/14]
  • Ministerial Meetings (43 speeches)
    3. To ask the Taoiseach the discussions he has had with church leaders. [8951/14]
  • Cabinet Committee Meetings (14 speeches)
    5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Irish and the Gaeltacht last met. [8953/14]
• Order of Business (71 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 8, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) (Exclusion of Workers in the...
• Protection of Young Persons (Employment) (Exclusion of Workers in the Fishing and Shipping Sectors) Regulations 2014: Referral to Joint Committee (1 speech)
  I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Protection of Young Persons (Employment) (Exclusion of Workers in the Fishing and Shipping...
• Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on the Establishment of Eurodac and for the Effective Application of the Dublin Regulation: Referral to Joint Committee (1 speech)
  I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Early Child Care Education (4 speeches)
    I welcome the opportunity to raise this important matter. As we all know, early childhood services in the past were largely informal arrangements between neighbours, families and in some urban...
  • Post Office Network (10 speeches)
    I thank the Minister for coming to the Chamber for this debate. As the Minister probably is aware, there is concern about the threat to the post office network nationwide. There is a particular...
  • Road Improvement Schemes (4 speeches)
    The Minister, Deputy Varadkar, was in Cobh recently at the Irish Open and he visited Fota Wildlife Park where he opened a tropical house and animal care centre. In his speech, the Minister...
  • Local Authority Funding (27 speeches)
    As the Minister of State is aware, next year local authorities will receive 80% of the local property tax raised in their area, most of which will be raised in Dublin. It is estimated that...
• Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
  I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
• Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (65 speeches)
  I move amendment No. 1:In page 9, after line 41, to insert the following: “Establishment and functions of the Office of Radiological Protection 15. (1) The Agency shall establish within...
• Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (20 speeches)
  I move:"That Dáil Éireann: notes that:— mental health is an issue of vital concern to the nation in general and should be of special concern to policy-makers and legislators in...
• Message from Seanad (1 speech)
  Seanad Éireann has passed the Protected Disclosures Bill 2013, without amendment.