Dáil debates

Thursday, 24 February 2005

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
  • Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (5 speeches)
    Before coming to the Order of Business I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 31.
  • Order of Business. (62 speeches)
    It is proposed to take No. 11, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of a proposal that section 17A of the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 shall continue in force for the period ending 8...
  • Diseases of Animals Act 1966: Motion. (1 speech)
    I move: That Dáil Éireann resolves that section 17A (inserted by section 2(1) of the Diseases of Animals (Amendment) Act 2001, (No. 3 of 2001)) of the Diseases of Animals Act 1966, (No. 6 of...
  • Finance Bill 2005: Allocation of Time Motion. (1 speech)
    I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders: (1) The proceedings in the Select Committee on Finance and the Public Service on the Finance Bill 2005 shall be brought to a conclusion...
  • Finance Bill 2005: Financial Resolutions. (1 speech)
    I move the following resolutions: 1. That Chapter 4 of Part 42 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (Nos. 39 of 1997), which provides for the collection and recovery of income tax under the PAYE...
  • Presentation of Estimates: Motion. (1 speech)
    I move: That, notwithstanding Standing Order 152(1) or (2) of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business, Revised Estimates for the Public Services for the year ending 31st...
  • Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (39 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
  • Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee. (1 speech)
    I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, in accordance with Standing Order 120(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the...
  • Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (4 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am delighted to present the Land Bill 2004, which was passed by Seanad Éireann last October. This Land Bill is designed to achieve several...
  • Ceisteanna — Questions. (0 speeches)
  • Priority Questions. (0 speeches)
    Job Losses.
    • Job Losses. (12 speeches)
      Question 1: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he intends to take to stem the tide of job losses in the manufacturing sector; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Job Protection. (11 speeches)
      Question 2: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by a number of trade unions regarding alleged abuse of immigrant...
    • Newspaper Industry. (22 speeches)
      Question 3: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the Government has failed to ensure the enforcement of the Competition Authority's ruling that a company (details...
    • Industrial Development. (8 speeches)
      Question 4: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for the future of Shannon Development. [6383/05]
    • Live Register. (13 speeches)
      Question 5: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to address the notorious unemployment problem in County Mayo, particularly north Mayo; if his attention...
  • Other Questions. (0 speeches)
    Job Losses.
    • Job Losses. (14 speeches)
      Question 6: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he intends to take to bring alternative employment to Tallaght in Dublin on foot of the impending closure of a...
    • Job Creation. (12 speeches)
      Question 7: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the recent initiatives which have been undertaken to promote job growth in Clare and the mid-west region; and if Shannon...
    • Work Permits. (11 speeches)
      Question 8: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in order to prevent exploitation of migrant workers, the Employment Permits Bill which is due for publication, will...
    • Prices Acts. (17 speeches)
      Question 9: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it will be possible for him to issue regulations requiring the public display of doctors' and dentists' prices; and if he...
    • National Minimum Wage. (8 speeches)
      Question 10: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is considering changes to the sub-minimum rates of the national minimum wage and to the structure of these rates. [6201/05]
    • Job Losses. (9 speeches)
      Question 11: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he intends to take to bring alternative employment to Clondalkin in Dublin following the closure of a company...
  • Adjournment Debate Matters. (1 speech)
    I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Cowley — the need for...
  • Adjournment Debate. (0 speeches)
    Road Safety.
    • Road Safety. (5 speeches)
      I am grateful to have the opportunity to discuss this important matter on the Adjournment. All Deputies are aware of Ireland's horrific number of road deaths, which take place on a daily basis....
    • Garda Investigations. (2 speeches)
      I have raised on several occasions in this House the murders of Sylvia Shiels and Mary Callinan in Grangegorman in March 1997. The murders shocked the country and caused great anxiety and concern...
    • School Staffing. (2 speeches)
      I thank you the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise the matter of the additional teaching staff required for Urlingford national school, County Kilkenny. Urlingford national school has ten...