Dáil debates

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Leaders' Questions (80 speeches)
  The interdepartmental mortgage arrears group report is being published this morning by the Minister for Finance. I understand the report recommends an independent mortgage advice service to...
• Order of Business (74 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 17, statements on the pre-European Council meeting of 23 October; and No. 18, Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011 - Order for Report,...
• Debt Settlement and Mortgage Resolution Office Bill 2011: First Stage (5 speeches)
  I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to reform the law on personal insolvency; to provide for a non-judicial debt settlement arrangement process concerning personal...
• EU Summits: Statements (70 speeches)
  I am pleased to have this opportunity to brief the House ahead of the next meeting of the European Council in Brussels. As the House is aware, this was to have taken place next Monday. However,...
• Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
  I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
• Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (39 speeches)
  I move amendment No. 1: In page 18, line 28, to delete "and" and substitute the following: "(c) shall consult with the Credit Union Advisory Committee (within the meaning of section 180 of the...
• Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
• Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Employment Levels (10 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons employed in the economy at the end of quarter four in 2010; the number employed at the end of quarter...
  • Job Protection (6 speeches)
    Question 2: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the contact he has had with the management and staff of Aviva Ireland; if it is his priority to retain these jobs in the...
  • Job Creation (12 speeches)
    Question 3: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his strategy for job creation in County Waterford in view of the 575 job losses announced at the Talk Talk call centre in the...
  • Industrial Development (8 speeches)
    Question 4: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his plans to introduce the home to export programme, local trade and investment teams to develop better trading relationships...
  • Public Procurement (6 speeches)
    Question 5: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the steps he has taken to reform the public procurement process in order to allow Irish business a better opportunity at...
  • Ministerial Travel (6 speeches)
    Question 6: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the number of civil servants or other staff from his Department who accompanied him on his recent trade mission to the United...
  • Business Supports (9 speeches)
    Question 7: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will develop financial supports to businesses to encourage them to keep staff gainfully employed instead of having to...
  • Job Creation (10 speeches)
    Question 8: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he has had any involvement in the establishment of the New Era in view of its job creation remit; the role he will take...
  • Job Losses (8 speeches)
    Question 9: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the extent, if any, to which he has examined possible reasons for job relocation from this jurisdiction to other areas in...
  • Job Protection (6 speeches)
    Question 10: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the basis on which Industrial Development Agency Ireland engaged with the management of Aviva; his views that it is...
  • Proposed Legislation (6 speeches)
    Question 11: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the proposal to amend the law arising from the decision of the High Court in the case of EMI...
• Order of Business: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the order of the Dáil today, the sitting shall be suspended on the conclusion of the Topical Issue debate; and Private Members'...
• Topical Issue Matters (1 speech)
  I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Derek Keating - given...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • University Rankings (6 speeches)
    My colleague, Deputy Shane Ross, is unable to be in the Chamber for this debate. We are all aware of the serious problems - arguably amounting to a crisis - facing the education sector at both...
• Oibreacha Athchóirithe Scoileanna (8 speeches)
  Mar is eol don Aire Stáit, bhí muid ag caint faoin gceist seo ar 28 Meitheamh. Tá mé ar ais arís anois agus níl aon athrú ar an scéal. Bhí an Teachta romham ag caint ar oideachas triú...
  • Adult Education (6 speeches)
    I thank the Minister for attending the House to debate this issue. I wish to put it in context. A lot of debate on social welfare in recent weeks has centred on eliminating fraud and fraudulent...
  • Grant Payments (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this and I thank the Minister for being here to reply. In recent weeks I have been inundated with calls from farmers on the length of...
• Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
  The Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport has completed its consideration of the Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 and has made no amendments thereto.
• Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
• Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (132 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Brian Stanley on Tuesday, 11 October 2011.