Dáil debates
Thursday, 22 February 2007
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannasar 10.30 a.m.
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (10 speeches)
Before coming to the Order of Business, I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 31 and will call on Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my office.
- Order of Business (191 speeches)
It is proposed to take No. 18a, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of a proposal that section 17A of the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 shall continue in...
- Visit of Ivory Coast Delegation (1 speech)
Before proceeding with the Order of Business, I wish on my own behalf and on behalf of the Members of Dáil Éireann to offer céad míle fáilte, a most sincere welcome, to a delegation of...
- Order of Business (Resumed) (36 speeches)
If there is still time, Sir, I hope you might look favourably on a special notice question to pursue aspects of this matter with the Minister. He has now told us that he assented in the...
- Diseases of Animals Regulations: Referral to Joint Committee (1 speech)
I move: That the proposal 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...
- Presentation of Estimates: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That, notwithstanding Standing Order 152(1) or (2) of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to public business, Revised Estimates for the Public Services for the year ending 31st...
- Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (59 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Health Bill 2006: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Health and Children, in accordance with Standing Order 120(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Orders of Reference of that committee.
- Message from Seanad (1 speech)
Seanad Éireann has passed the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2007, without amendment.
- Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Finance and the Public Service has concluded its consideration of the Finance Bill 2007 and has made amendments thereto.
- European Communities Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 speeches)
The following motion was moved by the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Deputy Treacy, on Thursday, 8 February 2007:
- European Communities Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on European Affairs, in accordance with Standing Order 120(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Orders of Reference of that committee.
- Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (94 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This Bill has two major goals. The first is to allow RTE to provide a television and radio service to Irish communities living outside the...
- Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources in accordance with Standing Order 120(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Orders of Reference...
- Ceisteanna — Questions (0 speeches)
- Priority Questions (0 speeches)
Crime Levels.
- Crime Levels. (9 speeches)
Question 1: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the fact that a recent crime survey concluded Ireland has the highest rate of crime of the 18...
- Child Protection. (9 speeches)
Question 2: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the investigation that has been held into the circumstances in which the Garda Síochána failed to act on...
- Criminal Assets Bureau. (7 speeches)
Question 3: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the expansion and localisation of the activities of the Criminal Assets Bureau to target the assets of...
- Garda Training. (25 speeches)
Question 4: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is possible for members of the Garda Síochána to use PSNI indoor firing ranges for training purposes;...
- Garda Operations. (10 speeches)
Question 5: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cases he was referring to in regard to statements he made in which he referred to 24 associates of a...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
Prison Literacy Rates.
- Prison Literacy Rates. (4 speeches)
Question 6: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the information his Department holds on the rates of literacy amongst the prison population here; and if he...
- Private Notice Questions (0 speeches)
Waste Management.
- Waste Management. (60 speeches)
I will call on the Deputies who tabled questions to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government regarding the proposed incinerator at Poolbeg in the order in which they...
- 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 Broughan — the status...
- Adjournment Debate (0 speeches)
Post Office Network.
- Post Office Network. (10 speeches)
Late last week, RTE reported the alarming news that up to 500 post offices could be closed by An Post after a review of the network to be completed this year. If so, we could be left with a...
- Languages Programme. (2 speeches)
I understand, following my receipt of notice to speak in this Adjournment Debate, that the Minister's office has phoned various principals in Dublin West to say that the cap on English language...
- Social and Affordable Housing. (2 speeches)
I can speak from experience of the social and affordable housing scheme only in County Kildare and I do not know how the mix of affordable housing units is panning out in other parts of the...
