Dáil debates

Thursday, 18 November 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 will call on Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my office.
• Order of Business (69 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. a17, statements on banking and; No. 17, ráitis faoin tuarascáil maidir le straitéis 20 bliain don Ghaeilge. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing...
• Suspension of Member (171 speeches)
  I move: "That Deputy Alan Shatter be suspended from the service of the Dáil."
• Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (Unclaimed Winnings) Bill 2010: First Stage (8 speeches)
  I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the transfer of moneys that constitute unclaimed winnings to a fund to be known as the Unclaimed Winnings Fund, to...
• Irish Banking: Statements (249 speeches)
  I wish to provide the House with an update on recent developments affecting the Irish banking and financial systems following my discussions with European colleagues both at the euro group and...
• Straitéis 20 Bliain Don Ghaeilge: Ráitis (36 speeches)
  Ar an gcéad dul síos, is mór agam an deis seo a fháil labhairt anseo sa Dáil inniu ar an ábhar seo. Don chéad uair riamh ó bunaíodh an Stát, tá plean gníomhaíochta fadtéarmach ann...
• Ceisteanna - Questions. (0 speeches)
• Priority Questions. (0 speeches)
  Overseas Development Aid
  • Overseas Development Aid (8 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a Human Rights Watch report entitled Development Without Freedom How Aid Underwrites Repression in...
  • Human Rights Issues (8 speeches)
    Question 2: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the large number of trades unionists killed in Colombia and the failure in recent years of the European Union in its negations...
  • Foreign Conflicts (8 speeches)
    Question 3: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the proposed referenda on whether Southern Sudan secedes from Sudan and also whether the Abyei region decide to be part of...
  • EU Membership (6 speeches)
    Question 4: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the EU is facilitating dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo and if so, if he will report on the up to date position regarding these talks...
  • Emigrant Support Services (12 speeches)
    Question 5: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the consultations he has had with the U.S. administration concerning the plight of the undocumented Irish in the U.S. given that the U.S....
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  Foreign Conflicts
  • Foreign Conflicts (24 speeches)
    Question 6: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the EU are involved in any efforts to restart talks between Israel and Palestine and, if so, if he will supply an up to date report on the...
  • Human Rights Issues (15 speeches)
    Question 8: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the recent release of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi [43325/10]
  • Human Rights Issues (8 speeches)
    Question 9: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide details of the most recent contacts between the EU and Colombia on the subject of human rights and the contents of these...
• Messages from Seanad (1 speech)
  Seanad Éireann has passed the Chemicals (Amendment) Bill 2010, without amendment. Seanad Éireann has passed and the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Bill 2010, without amendment.
• 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 Chris Andrews - the need...
• Adjournment Debate (0 speeches)
  Health Services
  • Health Services (2 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to raise this important matter on the Adjournment today. As Members know, dementia is an umbrella term for a group of conditions which...
• Road Network (2 speeches)
  I welcome the opportunity to raise this issue. Last Monday night, I attended a meeting in the Devon Inn Hotel in Templeglantine which was attended by more than 200 local people. The meeting was...
  • Horse Racing Ireland (2 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this matter. I originally tabled it last week. Since then various statements have been released by Horse Racing Ireland, HRI, KPMG...
• Sugar Beet Industry (2 speeches)
  I wish to thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this matter on the Adjournment. At a time of high unemployment and emigration we should examine every single possibly of increasing...