Dáil debates

Thursday, 24 March 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. (189 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 9a, motion re establishment of Joint Committee on the Constitution; No. 19, Ráitis maidir leis an nGaeilge — Statements on the Irish Language, to conclude at 12...
• Comhchoiste ar an mBunreacht a Bhunú: Tairiscint. (0 speeches)
• Establishment of Joint Committee on the Constitution: Motion. (1 speech)
  Molaim an rún: "D'ainneoin aon ní sna Buan-Orduithe, de bhrí go bhfuil Coiste Uile-Pháirtí an Oireachtais ar an mBunreacht ag gabháil d'athbhreithniú iomlán ar an mBunreacht ar bhonn...
• Irish Language: Statements (Resumed). (28 speeches)
  Deputy Joe Higgins was in possession when the statements on the Irish language concluded last evening.
• Human Rights Issues: Motion. (16 speeches)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann, —notes with concern the case of Mr. Roy Bennett, the Movement for Democratic Change, MDC, Opposition Member of Parliament, who was sentenced by the Zimbabwean...
• Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (56 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Ceisteanna — Questions. (0 speeches)
• Priority Questions. (0 speeches)
  Rail Network.
  • Rail Network. (10 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Minister for Transport if funding has been set aside by his Department for the development of the western rail corridor; if so, the level of this allocation; when the...
  • Air Services. (42 speeches)
    Question 2: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will set out his case for either the part-privatisation or full-privatisation of Aer Lingus. [9821/05]
  • Dublin Port Tunnel. (9 speeches)
    Question 3: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the conflicting information surrounding the Dublin Port tunnel, he is considering a review of his position on supercube trucks using...
  • State Airports. (16 speeches)
    Question 4: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress to date in the negotiations between Irish and US officials on completing a new bilateral aviation agreement or amending the existing...
• Other Questions. (0 speeches)
  Road Network.
  • Road Network. (21 speeches)
    Question 5: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is committed to open road tolling; the steps he has taken to expedite this matter; when the necessary legislation will be published; the cost...
  • Rail Network. (34 speeches)
    Question 6: To ask the Minister for Transport the work which has been undertaken or is planned by him and his officials to advance a rail connection from Navan to Dublin city centre, via...
  • Air Services. (12 speeches)
    Question 7: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the decision by the European Commission to send letters to those member states which have air service agreements with the United States;...
  • Driving Tests. (7 speeches)
    Question 8: To ask the Minister for Transport the new technical checks that have been introduced as part of the driving test; the reason these technical checks were introduced; if he plans to...
  • Rail Services. (12 speeches)
    Question 9: To ask the Minister for Transport when the 120 new rail carriages that have been ordered by Iarnród Éireann will be operating on the rail system; the precise routes these carriages...
  • Air Services. (32 speeches)
    Question 10: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding recent developments at Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5537/05]
  • Road Safety. (4 speeches)
    Question 11: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has satisfied himself that his Department's road safety strategy is operating successfully; if not, if he is considering introducing...
• 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 Gilmore — the case of a...
• Adjournment Debate. (0 speeches)
  Hospitals Building Programme.
  • Hospitals Building Programme. (2 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this important matter on the Adjournment. The situation in Letterkenny General Hospital is chaotic. Since last January, upwards of 15 patients...
  • Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (2 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this matter. It is particularly appropriate this week when the INTO invited Oireachtas Members to visit schools throughout the country to...
  • School Staffing. (2 speeches)
    Gabhaim buíochas don Cheann Comhairle as deis a thabhairt dom labhairt faoi seo. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit fosta. I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this matter. Many teaching...
  • School Absenteeism. (4 speeches)
    This is a specific issue. I want to know what the Minister intends to do in a general sense in terms of absenteeism. The school to which I refer is a second level college under the auspices of...