Dáil debates
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
- Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (7 speeches)
We will now have expressions of sympathy on the death of the late Deputy Séamus Brennan. Tributes will be confined to party leaders and all other Members will have an opportunity to pay tribute...
- Leaders' Questions (82 speeches)
Yesterday, the Government announced cutbacks of €440 million in public services. At the press conference, neither the Taoiseach nor the Minister for Finance would give any breakdown of these...
- Ceisteanna — Questions (0 speeches)
Dialogue with Faith Communities.
- Dialogue with Faith Communities. (12 speeches)
Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the progress to date in regard to the structured dialogue with churches, faith communities and non-confessional bodies; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Expenditure. (16 speeches)
Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he plans to retain the communications unit in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17132/08]
- Public Service Pay. (28 speeches)
Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the projected cost to his Department of the implementation of the recommendations of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service; and if he...
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (4 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 (56 speeches)
It is proposed to take No. a10, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Council Decision 2008/381/2008 of 14 May 2008 establishing a European migration network, to be decided without...
- European Council Decisions: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option, provided by Article 4 of the fourth Protocol set out in the Treaty of Amsterdam, to notify the Council and the...
- National Development Plan: Motion (14 speeches)
I move: That Dáil Éireann: commends the Government on the progress made under the NDP as evidenced by the 2007 NDP Annual Report, particularly the substantial investment made in consolidating...
- Ceisteanna — Questions (Resumed). (0 speeches)
- Priority Questions (0 speeches)
Waste Management.
- Waste Management. (45 speeches)
Question 37: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the sites that are subject to investigation and report by his Department that require remediation; the date he...
- Planning Issues. (4 speeches)
Question 39: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the effect the recent European Court of Justice decision on environmental impact assessments will have on...
- Environmental Policy. (23 speeches)
Question 40: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding proposals for carbon credits on flights by Government Ministers and officials; the way...
- Waste Management. (22 speeches)
Question 41: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his policy on incineration and its role in the national waste strategy; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
Electronic Voting.
- Electronic Voting. (26 speeches)
Question 42: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on electronic voting; the cost of storing electronic voting equipment for 2007 and to date in 2008;...
- Services for People with Disabilities. (6 speeches)
Question 43: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the obligation there is on local authorities to ensure easy access to public buildings for the elderly and...
- Social and Affordable Housing. (28 speeches)
Question 44: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the impact that the downturn in the construction industry will have on the provision of social and affordable...
- Local Government Elections. (19 speeches)
Question 46: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to introduce spending limits for candidates in the 2009 local government elections; and if he...
- Special Areas of Conservation. (26 speeches)
Question 47: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will implement the commitment to review the derogation on turf cutting on designated bogs with the...
- 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 Aengus Ó Snodaigh —...
- National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (84 speeches)
The following motion was moved by the Taoiseach today:
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
Public Private Partnerships: Motion (Resumed).
- Public Private Partnerships: Motion (Resumed). (52 speeches)
I welcome the Labour Party motion. Since the announcement in May that five public private partnership projects — including St. Michael's Estate in Inchicore, where I live — were not going...
- National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (104 speeches)
The following motion was moved by the Taoiseach today:
- Message from Seanad. (1 speech)
Seanad Éireann has passed the Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008, without amendment.
- Adjournment Debate (0 speeches)
Hospital Services.
- Hospital Services. (6 speeches)
Is maith an rud é go bhfuil deis agam an cheist rí-thábhachtach seo a ardú. Baineann an cheist le páistí atá faoi chúram Ospidéal Mhuire do Leanaí, Cromghlinn. The children we are...
- School Accommodation. (4 speeches)
I thank the Acting Chairman and the Ceann Comhairle's office for giving me the opportunity to raise this important matter for Dublin South-West. I appreciate the attendance of the Minister of...
