Dáil debates

Thursday, 28 April 2005

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (3 speeches)
  Before coming to the Order of Business I propose to deal with a notice under Standing Order 31.
• Order of Business. (180 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 16, Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005 — Second Stage (resumed); No. 17, Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004 — Second Stage...
• Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Referral to Select Committee. (1 speech)
  I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Education and Science, in accordance with Standing Order 120(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Orders of Reference of that committee.
• Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (46 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Ceisteanna — Questions. (0 speeches)
• Priority Questions. (0 speeches)
  Arms Trade.
  • Arms Trade. (7 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's views on the proposed lifting of the EU arms embargo against China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13859/05]
  • United Nations Reform. (18 speeches)
    Question 2: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his discussions on reform of the United Nations, on behalf of the General Secretary, Mr. Kofi Annan, include dealing with the issue of the...
  • Inter-Country Adoptions. (11 speeches)
    Question 4: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on his Department's involvement in the case of the adoption of a child (details supplied) in Indonesia. [13860/05]
• Other Questions. (0 speeches)
  EU Treaties.
  • EU Treaties. (9 speeches)
    Question 6: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when EU accession treaties with Romania and Bulgaria will be signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13484/05]
  • Human Rights Issues. (15 speeches)
    Question 7: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the European Union should be present at Asia Regional Forum and ASEAN post-ministerial meetings if Burma chairs ASEAN in...
  • EU Constitution. (18 speeches)
    Question 8: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has held discussions with his counterparts in other countries in which referenda on the EU constitution will take place regarding their...
  • Overseas Development Aid. (43 speeches)
    Question 9: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the analysis contained in the World Bank and IMF report on the millennium development goals; and if he will make a statement on...
• 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 Neville — to ask the...
• Adjournment Debate (0 speeches)
  State Pathologist.
  • State Pathologist. (3 speeches)
    It is extraordinary that the State Pathologist, Dr. Marie Cassidy's entitlement to a Garda-driven car has been withdrawn due to cutbacks in the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The...
  • School Staffing. (3 speeches)
    I welcome the fact my colleague, Deputy O'Connor, has tabled a similar motion. We both live in the area — I in Raheen and he in Springfield. We are concerned that a school in which many in the...
  • School Accommodation. (2 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this matter on the Adjournment. Scoil Eoin in Balluanach, Tralee, was established in 1890 and extended in 1929 and 1960. It is a Mercy...