Dáil debates

Thursday, 10 November 2011

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Leaders' Questions (88 speeches)
  I welcome the call by the Tánaiste and the Taoiseach on the banks to cut interest rates in line with the cut to the ECB rate. It is fair to say, however, that without actions words do not do...
• Order of Business (99 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 11, Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 - Second Stage (resumed), and No. 12, Health (Provision of General Practitioner Services) Bill 2011 - Second Stage (resumed).
• Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: 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)(6)(a).
• Business of Dáil: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, or rulings of practice of the House in relation to matters pertaining to the Office of President, or the Order of the Dail of this day,...
• Health (Provision of General Practitioner Services) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Visit of Northern Ireland Delegation (1 speech)
  On behalf of the Members of Dáil Éireann, I offer céad míle fáilte, a most sincere welcome, to the Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment. I...
• Health (Provision of General Practitioner Services) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Business of Dáil (2 speeches)
  I move that: Notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the Order of the Dáil of this day, the Dáil shall sit later than 5.45 p.m. today and shall adjourn on the conclusion of oral...
• Tributes to President Mary McAleese (11 speeches)
  The House will now hear tributes to President Mary McAleese. Before the proceedings commence, I feel obliged to remind Members that in the ordinary course, the President is above and beyond...
• 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 Luke 'Ming' Flanagan -...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Hospital Services (8 speeches)
    I wish to address the urgent matter of Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown which serves 331,000 people. There are some 35,000 attendances at the emergency department each year and I welcome the...
  • Self-Harm Incidence (4 speeches)
    I welcome the opportunity to raise the issue of the report of the national registry of deliberate self harm, which is under the auspices of the National Suicide Research Foundation, on the level...
  • Harbours and Piers (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this topic for debate as it is of vital importance to the 125 residents of Oileán Chléire - Cape Clear island - in going about their daily work. There...
  • Water and Sewerage Schemes (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this most important issue and I welcome the Minister to the House to respond. Over the past few weeks, the communities of north County...
• Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Diplomatic Representation (6 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reasons he closed the Irish embassies to the Holy See, Iran and Timor Leste; the measures he has taken to...
  • Human Rights Issues (10 speeches)
    Question 2: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the profound concerns of international human rights organisations regarding the...
  • Overseas Development Aid (6 speeches)
    Question 3: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he sees a role for Irish parliamentarians in Ireland and developing countries in the context of Ireland's efforts...
  • Diplomatic Representation (11 speeches)
    Question 4: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he has taken to change his policy and engagement since the conference of 1 June that he undertook with...
  • Middle East Peace Process (8 speeches)
    Question 5: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the pressure he thinks that he could apply on the United States and Israel to shift their political opposition to the...
• Other Questions (1 speech)
  I remind Deputies two minutes are allocated for the initial reply, four minutes overall for supplementary questions and a limit of one minute for replies to supplementary questions.
  • State Visits (4 speeches)
    Question 6: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his planned visit to China; the purpose of same; and the issues he intends to raise with his...
  • Human Rights Issues (9 speeches)
    Question 7: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is planning on proceeding with the proposal undertaken by the previous Government to clearly label any produce...
  • Foreign Conflicts (20 speeches)
    Question 8: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has engaged in any communication with Israeli officials regarding the issue of the on-going shooting and...
  • Diplomatic Representation (2 speeches)
    Vacancies at ambassadorial level occurred at the embassies in the Holy See on 11 June, in Brussels on 31 August and in Canberra and Stockholm on 22 and 30 September, respectively. As the Deputy...
  • EU Developments (33 speeches)
    I propose to take Questions Nos. 10, 24 and 37 to 40, inclusive, together. When EU and euro area leaders met on 26 October, they agreed a comprehensive package of measures to restore stability to...
  • Foreign Conflicts (8 speeches)
    Question 11: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that the high level of militarisation in north-eastern Sri Lanka is directly linked to most of the other...