Dáil debates
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 14.00 p.m.
- Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Hospital Services (20 speeches)
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Health the public hospitals that he considers suitable to be turned into hospital trusts; if the introduction of external management consultants represents...
- Banned Substances (6 speeches, 2 comments)
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to grit weed (details supplied) and the health epidemic that this will cause, including cancer and other fatal...
- Health Services (10 speeches)
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the crisis that a number of hospitals face in their budgets this year; the actions he will take to address the...
- Accident and Emergency Services (18 speeches)
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding his plans to alleviate the escalating trolley problem in accident and emergency units here; if it is his intention to review...
- Visit of Haitian Delegation (1 speech)
Before moving to Question No. 43, I formally welcome to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery the members of a delegation from the Haitian Senate. They are most welcome.
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Health Services (9 speeches)
The Department of Health, the HSE and the Department of Education and Skills co-operate on a regular basis in progressing disability issues. In 2006 a cross-sectoral team was established to...
- European Court of Human Rights Judgment (16 speeches)
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed timeframe for the expeditious implementation of the European Court of Human Rights judgment in the A, B and C case...
- Accident and Emergency Services (20 speeches)
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Health if he will put in place an emergency plan for hospitals to accommodate the predictable surge in activity that occurs every winter; and if he will...
- Health Service Administration (22 speeches)
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Health the relationship and chain of command between his advisors and the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33003/11]
- Accident and Emergency Services (15 speeches)
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the reconfiguration of health services in south county Dublin; if a decision to downgrade the Loughlinstown...
- Leaders' Questions (58 speeches)
On 3 November, the new President of the European Central Bank, Mr. Mario Draghi, announced a cut in the bank's main policy rate from 1.5% to 1.25%. This was as result of what he described as a...
- Cabinet Sub-Committees (25 speeches)
Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if the Cabinet Sub Committee on Health has met since its establishment. [28544/11]
- Chief State Solicitor's Office (2 speeches)
Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach whether staffing levels in the Chief State Solicitor's Office are sufficient to meet the demands of Departments in a timely manner, if he will review the...
- EU Summits (105 speeches)
Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement regarding the European Council Summit. [31034/11]
- Order of Business (229 speeches)
It is proposed to take No. 1, Access to Central Treasury Funds (Commission for Energy Regulation) Bill 2011 [Seanad] - Second Stage; No. 5, Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011 - Order for Second...
- 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 Aodhán Ó Ríordáin -...
- Topical Issues Debate (0 speeches)
- Cross-Border Projects (4 speeches)
The cross-Border geopark straddles counties Cavan, Fermanagh, Leitrim and Sligo. Recognised by UNESCO, the geopark contains a fine array of geological, geomorphological and biodiversity features...
- Fuel Laundering (8 speeches, 1 comment)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating my request for a discussion on the topical issue of fuel laundering. I have tried to raise the matter on several occasions. The criminal activity of...
- Community Employment Schemes (6 speeches)
I wish to raise the issue of the revised points for eligibility for ring-fenced projects agreed by FÁS. In particular, I wish to zero in on one such project, the community after schools project...
- Hospice Services (4 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle and the Minister of State, Deputy Shortall, for facilitating me in raising the issue of public funding for the Galway Hospice Foundation. The matter of how the State...
- Access to Central Treasury Funds (Commission for Energy Regulation) Bill 2011 [Seanad] : Second Stage (6 speeches)
I move:"That the Bill be now read a Second Time." While this is a short Bill, it is nevertheless important to ensure the delivery of a stronger overall regulatory framework governing exploration...
- Access to Central Treasury Funds (Commission for Energy Regulation) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a).
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
Bill entitled an Act to provide protection from civil liability or penalisation to employees who make certain protected disclosures in relation to the affairs of their employers and to provide...
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (9 speeches)
Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (164 speeches, 2 comments)
Tairgim: That Dáil Éireann, noting that: — following the transfer of its assets to the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) in 2010, Anglo Irish Bank was left with toxic debt of €30.6...
