Dáil debates
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
- Leaders' Questions (87 speeches)
The House is debating a Private Members' motion in the names of Deputy James Reilly and all Fine Gael Deputies on cutbacks at Crumlin hospital. This is a matter of serious concern, particularly...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
European Council Meetings.
- European Council Meetings. (43 speeches)
Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Council meeting in Brussels on 18 to 19 June 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24670/09]
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (5 speeches)
Anois, iarratais chun tairisceana a dhéanamh an Dáil a chur ar athló faoi Bhuan Ordú 32. On the question of the Adjournment I refer to Standing Order 32. I call Deputy Dinny McGinley.
- Order of Business (191 speeches)
It is proposed to take No. b10, motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions; No. 23, Statements on European Council, Brussels; No. 10, Revised Estimates for Public Services 2009 [Votes...
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Resolution of the Dáil of 14th June, 2007, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral...
- European Council Meeting: Statements (54 speeches)
I wish to dissociate myself from the remarks made by Deputy Creighton on the Order of Business. I attended the meeting of the European Council in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, 18 and 19 June....
- Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) (0 speeches)
- Priority Questions (0 speeches)
Environmental Policy.
- Environmental Policy. (9 speeches)
Question 22: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the environment policy priorities which will be considered for inclusion in the new programme for...
- Waste Disposal. (16 speeches)
Question 24: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will clarify his policy on the disposal of hazardous waste generated from incineration; and if he will...
- Local Authority Levies. (18 speeches)
Question 25: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the effect of circular letter Fin 03/2009 of 13 February 2009 on the funding of each local authority,...
- Tax Code. (24 speeches)
Question 26: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views, in the context of funding local government, on a new property tax to allow local government to be...
- Water Pollution. (9 speeches)
I now invite the Minister to deal with Question No. 23 in the name of Deputy Joanna Tuffy.
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
Housing Grants.
- Housing Grants. (17 speeches)
Question 27: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applicants to the home choice loan scheme; his views on opening this scheme up to previously...
- Social and Affordable Housing. (13 speeches)
Question 28: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will request that targets for social and affordable housing be included in the new programme for...
- Litter Pollution. (10 speeches)
Question 29: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 22 April 2008, his views on introducing policy initiatives and...
- Water Pollution. (11 speeches)
Question 30: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce a grant to upgrade septic tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24922/09]
- 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 Bernard Allen - the...
- Estimates for Public Services 2009 (1 speech)
I move the following Revised Estimates:
- Vote 1 — President's Establishment (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €3,422,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and expenses...
- Vote 2 — Department of the Taoiseach (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €32,686,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and expenses...
- Vote 3 — Office of the Attorney General (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €17,500,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and expenses...
- Vote 4 — Central Statistics Office (Revised Estimate) (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €53,640,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and expenses...
- Vote 5 — Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €8,271,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and expenses...
- Vote 6 — Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €68,355,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and expenses...
- Vote 7 — Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €268,735,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for pensions,...
- Vote 8 — Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €603,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and expenses of...
- Vote 9 — Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €403,255,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 10 — Office of Public Works (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €468,745,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 11 — State Laboratory (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €9,465,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and expenses...
- Vote 12 — Secret Service (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €700,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for Secret Service.
- Vote 13 — Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €35,886,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and expenses...
- Vote 14 — Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €41,101,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and expenses...
- Vote 15 — Valuation Office (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €11,344,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and expenses...
- Vote 16 — Public Appointments Service (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €12,655,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and expenses...
- Vote 17 — Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €1,204,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and expenses...
- Vote 18 — Office of the Ombudsman (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €7,958,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and expenses...
- Vote 19 — Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €434,887,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 20 — Garda Síochána (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €1,480,021,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 21 — Prisons (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €363,586,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 22 — Courts Service (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €77,619,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for such of the salaries and...
- Vote 23 — Property Registration Authority (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €41,472,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and expenses...
- Vote 24 — Charitable Donations and Bequests (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €446,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and expenses of...
- Vote 25 — Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €2,661,735,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 26 — Education and Science (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €8,921,349,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 27 — Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €443,872,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 28 — Foreign Affairs (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €206,762,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 29 — International Co-operation (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €570,203,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for certain Official...
- Vote 30 — Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €270,998,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 31 — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €1,599,080,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 32 — Transport (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €2,515,935,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 33 — National Gallery (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €10,934,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and expenses...
- Vote 34 — Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €1,469,387,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 35 — Arts, Sport and Tourism (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €524,076,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 36 — Defence (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €786,253,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 37 — Army Pensions (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €202,000,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for retired pay, pensions,...
- Vote 38 — Social and Family Affairs (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €10,917,009,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 39 — Health and Children (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €491,174,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 40 — Health Service Executive (Revised Estimate). (0 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €11,632,588,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the salaries and...
- Vote 41 — Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised Estimate). (42 speeches)
That a sum not exceeding €441,577,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2009, for the provision of certain...
- Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (48 speeches)
Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are consequential on amendment No. 6. Amendment No. 3 is a technical alternative. Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, and amendment No. 6 may be discussed together. A...
- Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
- Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (22 speeches)
Amendment No. 1 arises from committee proceedings. Amendment No. 38 is related and will be discussed with amendment No. 1.
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (79 speeches)
The following motion was moved by Deputy James Reilly on Tuesday, 23 June 2009:
- Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 speeches)
Debate resumed on amendment No. 6:
- Adjournment Debate (0 speeches)
Milk Prices.
- Milk Prices. (6 speeches)
I met a young farmer last week who showed me his milk returns for last month from his 40-cow herd. He was paid just over 19 cent a litre. This well educated and sensible young man literally had...
- Grant Payments. (3 speeches)
The issue I wish to raise is almost identical to that raised by Deputy Connaughton. It is ironic that he comes from the west and I come from Munster from the heart of what is probably the best...
- School Staffing. (3 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me time to discuss this important matter regarding the convent primary school, Rochfortbridge, County Westmeath, roll number 14603J. There is an urgent...