Dáil debates
Thursday, 8 February 2007
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannasar 10.30 a.m.
- 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.
- Order of Business (126 speeches)
It is proposed to take No. 16a, motion re membership of committees; No. 1, European Communities Bill 2006 [Seanad] — Second Stage; and No. 24, Health Bill 2006 — Second Stage, resumed. It is...
- Biofuels (Blended Motor Fuels) Bill 2007: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to ensure that all motor fuels that comprise mineral oils shall be made up, in part, of bio fuel.
- Membership of Committees: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That Deputy Máire Hoctor be discharged from the Select Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights and Deputy Niall Blaney be appointed in substitution for her; that...
- European Communities Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (143 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to bring the European Communities Bill 2006 before the Dáil. It is a short and technical Bill in one sense, but it has an...
- Ceisteanna — Questions (0 speeches)
- Priority Questions (0 speeches)
Middle East Peace Process.
- Middle East Peace Process. (8 speeches)
Question 1: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent visit to the Middle East; the topics raised with the Israeli Foreign Minister during his recent meeting with...
- International Agreements. (19 speeches)
Question 2: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position Ireland proposes to take at the next meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group in relation to such amendment of the guidelines as...
- Foreign Conflicts. (13 speeches)
Question 3: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will highlight the nature of terrorist groups based in and around Miami, Florida, which have been involved in terrorist actions against...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
EU Accession Negotiations.
- EU Accession Negotiations. (7 speeches)
Question 6: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of the EU accession negotiations with Turkey; the most pressing issue needing to be addressed before accession; and if he will...
- Territorial Waters. (15 speeches)
Question 7: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of the Government in relation to the vindication of Irish entitlements under the law of the sea and related instruments to the...
- Foreign Conflicts. (18 speeches)
Question 8: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures considered practical to address the ongoing genocide in Sudan; the progress by the UN or EU to try to find measures that will...
- 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 Gogarty — the need for...
- Adjournment Debate (0 speeches)
Nursing Home Placements.
- Nursing Home Placements. (2 speeches)
Over the past few days a number of constituents have come to me to complain that their close family members are about to be moved to nursing homes outside the Dublin area. A 34-year-old man, who...
- Job Losses. (2 speeches)
I am grateful to have the opportunity to raise this issue on the Adjournment, though I am saddened by the fact that issues of this type are becoming more frequent in the Cork region and in the...
- School Transport. (2 speeches)
I am delighted to have the opportunity to address the urgent need for a school bus for the primary school children who must travel each day from their homes in Ballina in County Tipperary to the...
- EU Directives. (3 speeches)
It used to be the case that people discussed the performance of their cars in terms of miles per gallon, but a new topic of conversation concerns the energy performance of one's home and the cost...
