Dáil debates

Thursday, 7 February 2008

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (9 speeches)
  Before coming to the Order of Business I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 32. I will call on Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my office.
• Order of Business (96 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 15, statements on killing of Paul Quinn; and No. 16, Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007 — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages. It is proposed,...
• Ethics in Public Office Bill 2008: First Stage (5 speeches)
  I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to enable the appointment by the Standards in Public Office Commission of an inquiry officer to carry out a preliminary inquiry...
• Killing of Paul Quinn: Statements (17 speeches)
  I once again condemn unreservedly the killing of Paul Quinn. This brutal assault, resulting in the death of a young man, has been properly condemned by all right-thinking people on both sides of...
• Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (88 speeches)
  Amendment No. 1 arises out of committee proceedings.
• Ceisteanna — Questions (0 speeches)
• Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  Legislative Review.
  • Legislative Review. (6 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the review of the Competition Act 2002 in view of the completion of the public consultation stage of this...
  • Live Register. (18 speeches)
    Question 2: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the steady increase in the number of people out of work, as recorded in the monthly live register figures and...
  • Industrial Development. (8 speeches)
    Question 4: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way he will reverse the low level of research and development activity carried out by Irish owned companies; and if he...
  • Alcohol Advisory Group. (6 speeches)
    Question 5: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the Competition Authority submission to the Government's alcohol advisory group recommending there should be no...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  Job Creation.
  • Job Creation. (14 speeches)
    Question 6: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken to ensure employment growth in the life sciences sector; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Skill Shortages. (10 speeches)
    Question 7: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to meet the target of upskilling 500,000 people as laid out in the national skills strategy; and if he...
  • Business Regulation. (13 speeches)
    Question 8: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has set a national target for the reduction of regulation in business as was promised to Dáil Éireann; and if he will...
  • Telecommunications Networks. (6 speeches)
    Question 9: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the communication he has had with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to ensure next generation...
  • FÁS Training Programmes. (10 speeches)
    Question 10: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether his Department has a strategy in respect of the training bodies, such as FÁS, to respond to the downturn in the...
  • Employment Rights. (8 speeches)
    Question 11: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that were taken to promote employment rights, obligations and entitlements to employers and employees and to...
• 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 Michael D'Arcy — the...
• Adjournment Debate (0 speeches)
  Hospital Services.
  • Hospital Services. (4 speeches)
    I wish to a raise an issue of considerable importance, namely, the death of a young woman of 39 in tragic circumstances in the accident and emergency unit of the Mater Hospital two weeks ago....
  • Site Acquisitions. (6 speeches)
    While the issue I raise may not be as vitally important as the life and death ones my colleagues who spoke before me raised, the biggest issue in my area is the lack of schools. A public private...
  • Special Educational Needs. (2 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this serious issue. Achieve ABA school in Donaghmede was established to provide education for autistic children. It was founded by a...