Dáil debates
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2.30 p.m.
- Visit of Chinese Delegation (1 speech)
Before proceeding with business, I wish on my own behalf and on behalf of the Members of Dáil Éireann to offer a cead mile fáilte, a most sincere welcome, to a delegation of the Chinese...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
Agreements with Members.
- Agreements with Members. (21 speeches)
Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the estimated staff costs to his Department since May 2008 associated with supports and liaison provided to the Independent Members of Dáil Éireann who support...
- Northern Ireland Issues. (15 speeches)
Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his discussions since 4 June 2009 with the First and Deputy First Minister and with the British Prime Minister regarding the ongoing...
- Priority Questions (0 speeches)
Employment Support Services.
- Employment Support Services. (10 speeches)
Question 31: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on the proposed job subsidy scheme which is proposed to form part of the national...
- Small Businesses Report. (10 speeches)
Question 32: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the recent report published by ISME which found that 50% of firms surveyed...
- Science and Technology Education. (10 speeches)
Question 33: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the fact that the standard of Irish science, engineering and technology graduates is high enough...
- Departmental Programmes. (10 speeches)
Question 34: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she is satisfied her financial and policy-related oversight of FÁS in the past ten years was sufficient in...
- Redundancy Payments. (12 speeches)
Question 35: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average time taken by her to pay out redundancy payments upon receipt of an application for support; and...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
Redundancy Payments.
- Redundancy Payments. (6 speeches)
Question 36: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will honour the commitment to allow employers to offset against tax, a redundancy scheme refund, that...
- Proposed Legislation. (16 speeches)
Question 37: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended to publish the Industrial Relations Bill which is required to provide for the continued...
- National Minimum Wage. (9 speeches)
Question 38: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has made a submission in regard to the review of the national minimum wage currently being carried out...
- Job Losses. (4 speeches)
Question 39: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the announcement of the loss of 160 jobs at a company (details supplied) in...
- 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 Joe Costello - the need...
- Leaders' Questions (8 speeches)
I am sure every Member is extremely concerned with regard to the situation in respect of industrial relations at present. We must ask ourselves how, in July 2009, we have arrived at a point...
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (7 speeches)
Anois, iarratais chun tairisceana a dhéanamh an Dáil a chur ar athló faoi Bhuan Ordú 32. We now come to requests to move the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32.
- Order of Business (47 speeches)
It is proposed to take No. 23, Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009 - Committee and Remaining Stages and No. 24, Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008 [Seanad] - Order for Report, Report and Final...
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 speeches)
A division was challenged last Friday on the question that the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009 be read a Second Time. In accordance with an Order of the Dáil of 2 July 2009, that...
- Private Notice Questions (0 speeches)
Electricians' Strike.
- Electricians' Strike. (23 speeches)
I will call on the Deputies who tabled questions to the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in the order in which they submitted their questions to my office. Deputy James...
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 speeches)
Sections 1 and 2 agreed to.
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Institutional Child Abuse Bill 2009: Second Stage (32 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I wish to share time with Deputies Jan O'Sullivan and Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin.
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (85 speeches)
SECTION 3.
- Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (90 speeches)
On a point of order, I understand that, on Committee Stage, the Minister undertook to table two amendments, but they have not appeared yet. Will the Minister clarify the position, please?
- Adjournment Debate (0 speeches)
- Drug Treatment and Prevention (2 speeches)
I thank the Chair for the opportunity to raise the concerns of the community in Cork about the escalating use of heroin. There has been some very high profile media coverage of the problem in...
- Rural Transport Scheme. (2 speeches)
I was prompted to raise this issue in response to calls to my office and to Deputy Brian O'Shea's office with regard to the probable cessation of the rural bus service between Waterford and Cork....
- Flood Relief. (2 speeches)
I welcome an opportunity to raise this matter. Last Monday in County Mayo I spent five hours going around looking at the serious damage caused by a flood. This happened as a result of...
- Disability Services. (2 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this matter. We all take the Ombudsman's report very seriously. When the Ombudsman addresses the issues I am about to raise we should take...
