Dáil debates
Thursday, 11 April 2019
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy Eoghan Murphy) i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (1 speech)
I wish a good morning to the staff of the House, the Minister of State and Teachtaí. It is a glorious morning outside and I am sure it will be one inside as well. I remind all Deputies...
- Defence Forces Personnel (7 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether the 8.1% turnover or churn in the Defence Forces is crippling the service; if the Defence Forces are struggling to fill...
- Defence Forces Remuneration (14 speeches)
2. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the Public Service Pay Commission's meeting with management parties following the joint submission from military authorities and his...
- Defence Forces Recruitment (13 speeches)
3. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of former officers who previously left the Defence Forces and have returned to service; when a scheme for former enlisted members to...
- European Defence Capabilities (7 speeches)
5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the remit of the European peace facility, EPF; the way in which it will be financed; and the way in which it will contribute to conflict...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Defence Forces Recruitment (9 speeches)
6. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the fact that the Defence Forces had a net gain of just three members in 2017 despite a recruitment and training campaign costing in...
- Cyber Security Policy (12 speeches)
7. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the work of the Defence Forces computer incident response team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16839/19]
- UN Missions (9 speeches)
8. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when a decision will be taken on whether to deploy the Army Ranger Wing to the MINUSMA mission in Mali. [16806/19]
- Defence Forces Remuneration (7 speeches)
9. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps being taken to ensure better pay and working conditions for members of the Defence Forces; the further steps being taken to ensure...
- Defence Forces Strength (8 speeches)
10. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the strength of the Defence Forces throughout the Army, the Naval Service and the Air Corps continues to be augmented; and if...
- UN Missions (11 speeches)
11. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason 150 members of the Defence Forces had their return from Lebanon delayed and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16838/19]
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 speeches)
Across the country there are many thousands of people who wish to buy their own homes or apartments. They are working, multiple jobs in some cases, and many of them have moved home to have the...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (69 speeches)
The former President of the High Court, Mr. Justice Nicholas Kearns, made some stinging remarks recently about insurance costs. He said that we have an immediate and urgent problem with a...
- EU Regulations: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion, provided by Article 4 of Protocol No. 19 on the Schengen Acquisintegrated into the Framework of...
- EU Regulations: Motion (8 speeches)
I move: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 respect of the area of...
- Estimates for Public Services 2019 (1 speech)
I move the following Revised Estimates:
- Vote 1 — President’s Establishment (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €4,434,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 2 — Department of the Taoiseach (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €34,337,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 3 — Office of the Attorney General (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €15,592,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 4 — Central Statistics Office (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €54,714,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 5 — Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €42,809,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 6 — Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €34,616,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 7 — Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €39,716,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 8 — Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €8,657,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 9 — Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Further Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €378,580,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 10 — Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €3,208,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 11 — Public Expenditure and Reform (Further Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €58,993,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 12 — Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €371,297,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for pensions,...
- Vote 13 — Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €439,738,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 14 — State Laboratory (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €9,795,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 15 — Secret Service (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €1,250,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for Secret Service.
- Vote 16 — Valuation Office (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €12,730,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 17 — Public Appointments Service (Further Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €14,858,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 18 — National Shared Services Office (Further Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €50,324,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 19 — Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €11,718,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 20 — Garda Síochána (Revised Estimate) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €1,654,808,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 21 — Prisons (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €349,536,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 22 — Courts Service (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €90,624,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for such of the salaries...
- Vote 23 — Property Registration Authority (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €30,449,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 24 — Justice and Equality (Further Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €423,714,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 25 — Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €6,662,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 26 — Education and Skills (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €9,800,656,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 27 — International Co-operation (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €543,826,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for certain Official...
- Vote 28 — Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €212,499,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 29 — Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Further Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €421,990,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 30 — Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €1,303,683,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 31 — Transport, Tourism and Sport (Further Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €2,316,869,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 32 — Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €896,965,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 33 — Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Further Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €335,195,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 34 — Housing, Planning and Local Government (Further Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €3,937,303,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 35 — Army Pensions (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €244,133,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for retired pay,...
- Vote 36 — Defence (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €735,313,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 37 — Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €10,599,773,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 38 — Health (Further Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €16,692,260,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 39 — Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €18,031,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 40 — Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €1,482,676,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 41 — Policing Authority (Revised) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €3,324,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- Vote 42 — Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (8 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €260,682,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2019, for the salaries and...
- An Bille um an Ochtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2018: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
We must deal with a postponed division relating to the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2018.
- Building the Housing of the Future: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 speeches)
The following motion was moved by Deputy Jan O’Sullivan on Wednesday, 10 April 2019:
- Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (Resumed) (1 speech)
The following motion was moved by the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy John Paul Phelan, on Wednesday, 10 April 2019.
- Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 speech)
I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019 taken on Wednesday, 10 April 2019. On the question,...
- Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Health pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1).
- Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 speeches)
I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019 taken on Wednesday, 10 April 2019. On the question, "That...
- Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice and Equality pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1).
- Message from Seanad (1 speech)
Seanad Éireann has passed the Thirty-Eight Amendment of the Constitution (Dissolution of Marriages) Bill 2016 without amendment.
- A Better World: Ireland's Policy for International Development: Statements (16 speeches)
Some six weeks ago the Government launched Ireland’s new policy for international development, known as A Better World. A Better World represents the culmination of over 16 months of...
- Treatment of Cancer (Advertisements) Bill 2018: Second Stage (5 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I thank Deputy O’Connell for introducing her Bill and I welcome the opportunity to address the House on behalf of the Minister for...
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - 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 29A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - to...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Community Healthcare Facilities (6 speeches)
I will say what I said before, that the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, is always pushed into these positions and I feel somewhat sorry for her.
- Industrial Disputes (8 speeches)
Ambulance personnel who are members of the Psychiatric Nurses Association, PNA, mounted a sixth day of action yesterday in their continuing campaign to be able to join and be represented by the...
- Illegal Dumping (20 speeches)
Deputy Broughan wishes to address and bring to an end the very serious illegal dumping in densely populated residential areas in the north of Dublin city.
- Electricity Generation (5 speeches)
My question concerns the future of Moneypoint electricity power station on the Shannon Estuary in west Clare. It is the only coal burning station in Ireland. It opened over 40 years ago and is...
- Finance (Office of Tax Simplification) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am happy to speak on the Finance (Office of Tax Simplification) Bill 2018. The principal purpose of this Bill is to simplify the tax code...