Dáil debates

Thursday, 4 February 2010

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (4 speeches)
  Before coming to the Order of Business I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 32. I call on the Deputies who are offering.
• Order of Business (222 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 18, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2010, which is back from committee, No. 4, Employment Agency...
• Sports Funding: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2010, a copy of which Order in draft was laid before Dáil Éireann on 15 December 2009.
• Employment Agency Regulation Bill 2009: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
  Bill entitled an Act to provide for the licensing of employment agencies that carry on business in the State; to provide for the recognition of employment agencies that are permitted to carry on...
• Employment Agency Regulation Bill 2009: Second Stage (22 speeches)
  I am pleased to bring the Employment Agency Regulation Bill 2009 before this House for debate. I propose to make some general observations on the rationale and principles informing the content...
• Special Ombudsman's Report: Statements (124 speeches)
  The Ombudsman has submitted a special report, dealing with the Lost at Sea scheme, to the Dáil and Seanad in accordance with sections 6(5) and 6(7) of the Ombudsman Act 1980. The 1980 Act does...
• Ceisteanna _Questions (0 speeches)
• Priority Questions. (0 speeches)
  Gangland Killings.
  • Gangland Killings. (36 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the five gangland gun murders in the first three weeks of 2010; his further views on the effectiveness of...
  • Garda Síochána Inspectorate. (9 speeches)
    Question 2: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the recent report of An Garda Síochána Inspectorate on resource allocation; if he will implement the...
  • Crime Levels. (8 speeches)
    Question 3: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the dramatic decrease in rape cases which came before the Central Criminal Court in 2009, particularly in the...
  • Garda Vetting. (17 speeches)
    Question 4: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to address the significant backlog in the area of the Garda vetting, with particular reference to...
  • Visa Applications. (34 speeches)
    Question 5: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the new immigration regime for full-time non-European Economic Area students will come into effect; and if he will make...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  Temporary Release of Prisoners.
  • Temporary Release of Prisoners. (47 speeches)
    Question 6: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners who were given temporary release at Christmas 2009 who are still at large; and if he will make a...
  • Prison Drug Treatment Services. (12 speeches)
    Question 7: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the drug rehabilitation programmes available in each of the prisons here, including St. Patrick's Institution; and if he will...
  • Garda Investigations. (6 speeches)
    Question 8: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he has taken following a recent incident whereby a Slovakian national entering the jurisdiction unwittingly...
  • Legal Services Ombudsman. (32 speeches)
    Question 9: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in appointing the Legal Services Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5748/10]
  • Proposed Legislation. (19 speeches)
    Question 10: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the changes he proposes in the matter of the operation of the Office of the Wards of Court; and if he will make a statement...
• 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 Leo Varadkar - the...
• Adjournment Debate (0 speeches)
  Child Care Services.
  • Child Care Services. (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for being present. I also thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this important matter. I was prompted to bring forward the issue by a constituent...
  • Crime Levels. (2 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this matter. The right to feel safe in one's own home is a basic entitlement. Article 40.5 of the Constitution states specifically:...
  • Waste Licensing. (2 speeches)
    Without wishing to be disrespectful to the Minister of State, Deputy Andrews, I regret that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has not taken the trouble to come into...
  • Flood Relief. (10 speeches)
    It is unsatisfactory that the Minister, to whom this Adjournment matter is personally addressed, has prepared a script without knowing what I have to say. It is not acceptable and I hope the...