Dáil debates

Thursday, 28 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 (5 speeches)
  Anois, iarratais chun tairiscint a dhéanamh an Dáil a chur ar athló faoi Bhuan-Ordú 32. Before coming to the Order of Business I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order...
• Order of Business (119 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 9, motion re the proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2006,...
• Local Elections Bill 2008: First Stage. (9 speeches)
  I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to repeal the Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act 1999, to amend the Electoral Act 1997 and to provide...
• Overseas Missions: Motion. (1 speech)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2006, copies of which were laid before Dáil...
• Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (239 speeches)
  I welcome the opportunity to update the House on the pharmacy reform programme, which one cannot isolate from the overall health transformation programme that has been under way for the past...
• Student Support Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Ceisteanna — Questions. (0 speeches)
• Priority Questions. (10 speeches)
  Before we begin Priority Questions, I wish to ask a question. I submitted a question, which I thought was legitimate, regarding my concerns about the new arrangements with the US. However, the...
  • EMERGE Project. (11 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take to implement the key recommendations of the EMERGE programme run under the EU EQUAL programme; and if...
  • Employment Rights. (33 speeches)
    Question 2: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the main provisions of the primary legislation aimed at enhanced compliance and enforcement of employment rights generally,...
  • Employment Action Plan. (21 speeches)
    Question 5: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to encourage people in receipt of unemployment assistance to take up work in the community, social or voluntary...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  Planning Issues.
  • Planning Issues. (13 speeches)
    Question 6: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the links that exist between his Department and the local authorities and the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local...
  • Groceries Order. (4 speeches)
    Question 7: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has discussed with the Competition Authority their submission to the Government's Alcohol Advisory Group that there...
  • Job Creation. (65 speeches)
    Question 8: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of Industrial Development Authority created jobs in the border midland western region in the past 12 months;...
• 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 Martin Ferris —...
• Adjournment Debate (0 speeches)
  Hospital Services.
  • Hospital Services. (2 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Jimmy Devins, to the House. He will fully appreciate the current problems with a number of services in Kerry General Hospital as he has a close relative,...
  • Health Services. (3 speeches)
    I have raised on a number of occasions the issue on home helps in the Kildare-west Wicklow area. A total of 800 home helps do not receive travel expenses. I have tabled numerous parliamentary...
  • Courts Service. (5 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for this opportunity to raise the issue of the Kentstown bus crash. As we all know, almost three years ago five beautiful girls from County Meath lost their lives in...
  • Citizenship Applications. (8 speeches)
    I want to raise the general issue of citizenship applications and to illustrate the difficulties by referring to a specific case. It is my information that at this stage there are more than...