Dáil debates

Tuesday, 7 March 2006

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2.30 p.m.
• Ceisteanna — Questions. (0 speeches)
  Proposed Legislation.
  • Proposed Legislation. (6 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if the Prosecution of Offences Act 1974 establishing the office and functions of the Director of Public Prosecutions will be reviewed to ensure that matters of...
  • EU Summits. (45 speeches)
    Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received an agenda for the March 2006 meeting of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4262/06]
• Priority Questions. (0 speeches)
  Road Traffic Offences.
  • Road Traffic Offences. (6 speeches)
    Question 49: To ask the Minister for Transport if he remains confident that the penalty points system is working effectively; if he is confident that the system can cope with the addition of 31...
  • Air Services. (32 speeches)
    Question 50: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will review the decision to sell the majority State share in Aer Lingus in view of the strategic importance of the national airline to tourism...
  • Road Network. (23 speeches)
    Question 51: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether it will be necessary within the near future to introduce demand management measures on the M50 as was suggested by An Bord...
  • State Airports. (34 speeches)
    Question 52: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has satisfied himself with the delay in the break-up of Aer Rianta; his views on whether this delay is hampering the development of the three...
• Other Questions. (0 speeches)
  Road Traffic Offences.
  • Road Traffic Offences. (23 speeches)
    Question 54: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason there is no mutual recognition of penalty points between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland despite more than five years of...
  • Public Transport. (14 speeches)
    Question 55: To ask the Minister for Transport the date when he will proceed with reform of the bus market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9085/06]
• 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 Lynch — to ask the...
• Leaders' Questions. (164 speeches)
  I am sure Members are of one mind in respect of extending an expression of sympathy following the shooting down of Donna Cleary, a young woman and mother of a young child who was out enjoying...
• Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (3 speeches)
  I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the loss of 40 manufacturing jobs at the Oasis plant in Ballina, County Mayo, which will have a...
• Order of Business. (46 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 8, Finance Bill 2006 — financial resolutions; No. 9, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of a proposal that section 17A of the Diseases of Animals Act 1966...
• Finance Bill 2006: Financial Resolution. (1 speech)
  I move: 1. THAT section 812 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997), which deems the owners of securities to have received income where the owners sells or transfers a right to...
• 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 1996 (No. 6 of...
• Finance Act 2004: Motion. (1 speech)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following order in draft: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91)(Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2006, copies of which have been laid in draft form...
• Finance Bill 2006: Report Stage. (19 speeches)
  I move amendment No. 1: In page 9, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: 1.—The Ombudsman shall include in her annual report a special report on the overpayment of tax by PAYE...
• Private Members' Business. (0 speeches)
• Whistleblowers Protection Bill 1999: Motion. (11 speeches)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann, —recalling calls made by the Irish Nurses Organisation, the Irish Bank Officials Association and the Irish Airline Pilots Association, among others, for...
• Message from Select Committee. (1 speech)
  The Select Committee on Social and Family Affairs has completed its consideration of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006 and has made amendments thereto.
• Finance Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (87 speeches)
  Debate resumed on amendment No. 4:
• Adjournment Debate. (0 speeches)
  Hospital Services.
  • Hospital Services. (2 speeches)
    While I appreciate the presence of a junior Minister from the Department of Health and Children — it is rare that the relevant Minister comes before the House for the Adjournment debate — I...
  • Mental Health Services. (2 speeches)
    I am glad of the opportunity to raise this matter. The east coast catchment has the unhappy distinction of being the mental health service area with the lowest funding in the State. The reason is...
  • General Practitioner Co-operatives. (2 speeches)
    The concept of the general practitioner co-operative has been introduced successfully in Ireland over the past five years. Traditionally, out-of-hours service was provided by general...
  • Schools Building Projects. (2 speeches)
    It has been a longer day than usual. I sat through the entire Report Stage of the Finance Bill 2006, but I am grateful for the opportunity to raise the issue of a group of schools building...