Dáil debates

Thursday, 5 June 2008

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (4 speeches)
  Before coming to the Order of Business I propose to deal with a notice under Standing Order 32. I call on Deputy Seymour Crawford to state the matter.
• Order of Business (299 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. a9, motion re membership of committees; No. 9, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of a Council decision on the improvement of co-operation between the...
• Membership of Committees: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That Deputy M. J. Nolan be discharged from the Select Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher be appointed in...
• European Council Decisions: Motions (4 speeches)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion provided by Article 1.11 of the Treaty of Amsterdam to take part in the adoption of the following...
• International Agreements: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the agreement between Ireland, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Spain, the Italian Republic, the Portuguese Republic, the French...
• Referral to Joint Committee: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That the Order of 27 May 2008 referring the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the development of a prison in the District Electoral Division of Kilsallaghan in the County of Fingal to...
• Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
• Carbon Allowances: Motion (Resumed) (93 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Simon Coveney on Wednesday, 4 June 2008:
• Ceisteanna — Questions (0 speeches)
• Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  Health Services.
  • Health Services. (36 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason dedicated palliative care funding announced by her in 2006 and 2007 was not expended on palliative care services; if she has...
  • Hospital Services. (10 speeches)
    Question 2: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has planned for the effect of the transfer of private patients from public hospitals where co-location is to proceed;...
  • Health Services. (25 speeches)
    Question 3: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the primary care strategy has not been rolled out in line with the commitments given in the social partnership agreement,...
  • Health Service Staff. (16 speeches)
    Question 4: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken to ensure administrative staffing levels within the Health Service Executive will be reduced so that resources...
  • Mental Health Services. (22 speeches)
    Question 5: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her view on the findings of the Inspector of Mental Health Services who stated in her 2007 annual report that she has serious concerns...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  Special Educational Needs.
  • Special Educational Needs. (24 speeches)
    Question 6: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will establish a national working group comprising children with specific speech and language impairments and their parents and...
  • Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme. (24 speeches)
    Question 7: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the nursing homes repayment scheme; the reason only one appeals officer has been appointed to deal with the large number of...
  • Health Services. (14 speeches)
    Question 8: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason no action has been taken on foot of the Health Service Executive expert advisory group on diabetes report which was completed...
• 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 Joan Burton — the...
• Adjournment Debate (0 speeches)
  Health Services.
  • Health Services. (11 speeches)
    I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for selecting this matter for the Adjournment debate. I want the record of the House to show that the Minister for Health and Children, who was present for...
  • Private Transport Operators. (7 speeches)
    I want to talk today about the Patton Flyer, which is the magic bus of the 21st century. The Minister may be old enough to remember the song of that name released by The Who back in 1968. It is...
  • Water Pollution. (4 speeches)
    This matter relates to an April 2007 incident of phenol-contaminated drinking water in five group schemes in counties Cavan and Monaghan. It was discovered following complaints by consumers of...