Dáil debates

Wednesday, 20 November 2019

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Proposed Legislation (17 speeches)
    1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in introducing legislation to criminalise hate crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Garda National Immigration Bureau (7 speeches)
    2. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on passport checks taking place on the Border at Garda checkpoints and on public transport, the reason for same and if...
  • Law Reform Commission Reports (7 speeches)
    3. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a response will issue to the call from the Law Reform Commission for a change in the way consent is considered in rape trials;...
  • Garda Deployment (7 speeches)
    4. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times the Garda air support unit has been used in each of the years from 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the...
  • Asylum Seeker Accommodation (7 speeches)
    5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the fact that 35% of residents of direct provision centres have been there for more than two years will be addressed; and if...
• Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Closed-Circuit Television Systems (16 speeches)
    6. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the roll-out of community-based CCTV schemes nationwide. [47678/19]
  • Legal Advice (9 speeches)
    7. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the low uptake of legal advice under section 26(3) of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 (details supplied) has been investigated;...
  • Law Reform Proposals (8 speeches)
    8. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which he plans to respond to the report by the Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality calling for reform of the...
  • Wards of Court (9 speeches)
    9. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been made wards of court since the passing of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015;...
  • Drugs Dealing (7 speeches)
    10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the operations in place by An Garda Síochána to deal with the issue of public and on-street drug dealing; and if he...
  • Asylum Seeker Employment (8 speeches)
    11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will extend the right to work to all asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47834/19]
• Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (47 speeches)
  There is a growing sense that the Government is losing the battle against crime. People now regularly complain of the lack of gardaí on our streets, the easy tolerance of drug abuse, the...
• Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (83 speeches)
  It is a pity the Taoiseach is not here. My understanding is that he is attending a party-political event in Europe.
• An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Sláinte) 2019: An Chéad Chéim - Thirty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Health) Bill 2019: First Stage (5 speeches)
  Tairgim: Go gceadófar go dtabharfar isteach Bille dá ngairtear Acht chun an Bunreacht a leasú. I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the...
• 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 John Brassil - to...
• Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Pharmacy Services (4 speeches)
    I welcome the opportunity to raise this issue with the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris. Every pharmacist in the country has been up in arms since it first came to light last week. I will cut...
  • Waste Management (4 speeches)
    This is a critical issue. What is at stake is that the polluter pays principle would apply. One could see in these documents which have been released, uncovered by Mr. Juno McEnroe in the Irish...
  • Family Support Services (4 speeches)
    I welcome the children and teachers of Our Lady of Lourdes national school in Ballinlough who are in the Visitors Gallery. It is pure coincidence that I happen to be in Chamber at this time. It...
  • Air Ambulance Service Operations (4 speeches)
    The emergency aeromedical service, EAS, is an air ambulance service that helicopters from the Air Corps have been providing since 2012. We heard only this week that the service is being...
• Hospital Overcrowding: Motion [Private Members] (85 speeches)
  I move: “That Dáil Éireann: notes: — that so far this year, more than 100,000 patients have gone without a hospital bed, waiting on trolleys in emergency...
• Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Bill 2019: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
  I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
• Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (3 speeches)
  I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(4) In proceedings for an offence under this Act, a weapon or other explosive device capable of...
• Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (153 speeches)
  Debate resumed on amendment No. 13: -(Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett)
• Finance Bill 2019: Order for Fifth Stage (4 speeches)
  When is it proposed to take Fifth Stage?
• Finance Bill 2019: Fifth Stage (1 speech)
  Question put: "That the Bill do now pass." The Dáil divided: Tá, 45; Níl, 19; Staon, 18. Tellers: Tá, Deputies Seán Kyne and Tony McLoughlin; Níl, Deputies Denise...
• Mental Health: Statements (4 speeches)
  I thank the Dáil for giving me the time to speak on the issue of mental health. As Members will know, mental health continues to be a priority area for the Government. We recognise that...
• Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
  The Select Committee on Justice and Equality has completed its consideration of the Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019, and has made amendments thereto.