Dáil debates

Wednesday, 25 June 2008

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Leaders' Questions (25 speeches)
  One thing we can be sure of is that the stamp of Fianna Fáil's failure in Government over the past ten years has been an obscene waste of public money. Yesterday's ESRI report confirms in its...
• Ceisteanna — Questions (0 speeches)
  European Council Meetings.
  • European Council Meetings. (85 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the German Chancellor, Ms Angela Merkel on 14 April 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15231/08]
• Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (6 speeches)
  Anois, iarratais chun tairiscint a dhéanamh an Dáil a chur ar athló faoi Bhuan-Ordú 32. We will now deal with requests to move the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32.
• Order of Business (225 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 20, statements on European Council, Brussels; No. a11, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of an agreement between the European Union and Australia on the...
• European Council: Statements (52 speeches)
  I attended the meeting of the European Council in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, 19 and 20 June. I was accompanied at the meeting by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Micheál Martin,...
• Ceisteanna — Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
• Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  Price Inflation.
  • Price Inflation. (13 speeches)
    Question 68: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her contribution to the Government strategy to address fuel poverty in light of the rising cost of fuel; and if she will make a...
  • Anti-Poverty Strategy. (11 speeches)
    Question 69: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to recent research undertaken by the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice, which indicates...
  • Industrial Disputes. (6 speeches)
    Question 70: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the contingency plans in place to ensure that customer services are not affected by the ongoing industrial dispute within her...
  • Employment Rights. (9 speeches)
    Question 71: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the work that has been carried out by her Department in relation to the commitment in the programme for Government to examine the...
  • National Carers' Strategy. (8 speeches)
    Question 72: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress made to date on the development of a national carers' strategy, which was due to be completed by the end of 2007; when...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  Social Welfare Benefits.
  • Social Welfare Benefits. (53 speeches)
    Question 73: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the guidelines in place to advise community welfare officers on the way to act in the best interests of the tenant once the CWO...
  • Pension Provisions. (22 speeches)
    Question 76: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the timeframe she envisages for taking and implementing decisions on pension reform. [24787/08]
  • Social Welfare Code. (11 speeches)
    Question 77: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if it is intended to offer assistance to families who might find themselves in difficulty with mortgage or rent repayments arising...
  • Advocacy Services. (10 speeches)
    Question 78: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress to date on appointments to the personal advocacy service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24766/08]
• 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 Thomas McEllistrim — to...
• EU-Australia Agreement: Motion (40 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 notify the President of the Council that it...
• Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
  I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
• Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (46 speeches)
  I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, line 34, after "text" to insert "in the English language". Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are contextual, while amendments Nos. 3 and 4 are more substantive. However,...
• Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
• Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (105 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Adjournment Debate (0 speeches)
  Hospital Staff.
  • Hospital Staff. (16 speeches)
    We want to know what is happening in Cork University Hospital in terms of the relationship between management and consultants. We also want to know whether the contents of a leaked e-mail are...
  • Child Abuse. (2 speeches)
    An extension of time was recently agreed to allow the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse to fulfil its statutory mandate to publish its report. I hope the report will be published as soon as...
  • Literacy Levels. (2 speeches)
    "Written Off" is a series I have watched over the past number of weeks. It was a joint project between RTE and the National Adult Literacy Agency, NALA, and it was well worth watching. It...