Dáil debates

Wednesday, 19 October 2005

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Leaders' Questions. (86 speeches)
  Yesterday in this House, Opposition Deputies exercised their rights to ask questions about the death of a man in Monaghan General Hospital last Friday. In doing so, Deputies reflected the outrage...
• Ceisteanna — Questions. (0 speeches)
  Chief State Solicitor's Office.
  • Chief State Solicitor's Office. (22 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the Nally report on the reorganisation of the Chief State Solicitor's office; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Regulatory Reform. (58 speeches)
    Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the recommendations of the OECD Report on Regulatory Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24233/05]
• Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (6 speeches)
  Before coming to the Order of Business, I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 31. I will call on Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my...
• Order of Business. (126 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. a11, motion re report of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges on definition of parliamentary activities; No. 16, statements on quarterly national household survey,...
• Report of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges: Motion. (1 speech)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann adopts the Report of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges on Definition of Parliamentary Activities, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 18 October...
• Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (41 speeches)
  I welcome the opportunity to address the House on the quarterly national household survey results. It is important sometimes to reflect on our achievements and to pause for a moment to understand...
• Ceisteanna — Questions (Resumed). (0 speeches)
• Priority Questions. (0 speeches)
  Airport Development Projects.
  • Airport Development Projects. (16 speeches)
    Question 79: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received the business plans from three State airports to date; if not, if he views the immediate completion of such plans as a priority;...
  • Traffic Management. (52 speeches)
    Question 80: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposals for management of the estimated 7,000 additional heavy goods vehicles which will be obliged to use the Westlink toll bridge following...
  • Public Transport. (84 speeches)
    Question 81: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will publish the ten-year transport investment plan for the country; and if contractual commitments on the major public transport projects...
• Other Questions. (0 speeches)
  Road Safety.
  • Road Safety. (14 speeches)
    Question 84: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which he has examined the cause or causes of the various fatal traffic accidents that have occurred over the past 12 months; if he...
  • Driver Testing. (33 speeches)
    Question 85: To ask the Minister for Transport if the recruitment process under way for new driver testers will fill all vacancies in the driver testing service; if he will increase the number of...
  • State Airports. (45 speeches)
    Question 86: To ask the Minister for Transport the transition period he envisages for Shannon Airport maintaining its stopover arrangement following the introduction of any open skies agreement...
• 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 Walsh — the provision...
• Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements (Resumed). (11 speeches)
  In my earlier contribution I took issue with some points raised by the Opposition and I will continue in that vein. Deputy Burton referred to a necklace of large towns around west Dublin, naming...
• Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage. (1 speech)
  I move: "That Report Stage be taken now".
• Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (74 speeches)
  I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, line 29, to delete "2004" and substitute "2005". This amendment arises from Committee Stage. The amendment is self-explanatory and proposes to remove the figure...
• Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (64 speeches)
  I move amendment No. 6: In page 4, lines 33 and 34, to delete all words from and including "an" in line 33 down to and including "adopter)" in line 34 and substitute "one employed adopting parent".
• Private Members' Business. (0 speeches)
• Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion (Resumed). (131 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Naughten on Tuesday, 18 October 2005:
• Adjournment Debate. (0 speeches)
  Decentralisation Programme.
  • Decentralisation Programme. (3 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing this important question to be addressed in the House tonight. I also thank the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local...
  • Schools Building Programme. (5 speeches)
    I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this important matter. Gaelscoil na Cruaiche is doing a wonderful job and is a great success. In September 2005, 197 pupils were enrolled, there were...
  • Water and Sewerage Schemes. (6 speeches)
    I hope that, when the Minister of State replies, he will not refer to land initiative programmes in the area of Doneraile. The estimated cost of the sewer length is €173,340 excluding VAT and...