Dáil debates

Thursday, 24 November 2011

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
  • Leaders' Questions (132 speeches)
    It is fair to say the two biggest problems facing many households are unemployment and problems with mortgages and personal debt. What we have seen is a fiasco of a jobs initiative and the...
  • Order of Business (111 speeches)
    It is proposed to take: No. 3, Road Transport Bill 2011 - Committee and Remaining Stages; No. 14, Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages;...
  • Road Transport Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (72 speeches)
    Section 1 agreed to.
  • Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
    I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
  • Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (11 speeches)
    I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, to delete lines 3 to 20 and substitute the following: "2.—(1) Notwithstanding the generality of any other enactment or rule of law and subject to subsections...
  • Report on Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (Resumed) (52 speeches)
    I welcome the opportunity to speak to the revised capital expenditure programme published the week before last in the context of the upcoming budget. The fact that we must have a considerably...
  • 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 Michael P. Kitt -...
  • Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga (7 speeches)
      Tá mé an-bhuíoch don Cheann Comhairle as seans a thabhairt an cheist seo a phlé sa Dáil, agus tá mé buíoch don Aire Stáit as teacht isteach chun freagra a thabhairt. Tá mé ag caint...
    • Flood Relief (4 speeches)
      I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, for taking this topical issue and for his recent reply to my questions regarding the flooding in Dublin city. I welcome both the long-term...
    • Community Legal Services (8 speeches)
      I thank the Ceann Comhairle and his staff for giving me the opportunity to raise this important matter which relates to the provision of funding for the Northside Community Law Centre, an...
    • Building Regulations (4 speeches)
      I welcome the Minister. Three blocks of quite new apartments, namely, the Foundry, the Forge and the Kiln, are based at the junction between Railway Street and Beaver Street in Dublin 1. Some...
  • Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Departmental Expenditure (4 speeches)
      Question 1: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will detail reductions in expenditure announced in the Capital Spending Review 2012 - 2016 related to his Department;...
    • Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga (7 speeches)
      Question 2: To ask the an Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cé mhéid damáiste don Ghaeilge, don Ghaeltacht agus don Straitéis 20 Bliain atá le titim amach de bharr chinneadh an...
    • Turbary Rights (6 speeches)
      Question 3: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht the overall sums of money that have been set aside to resolve the issues arising from the designation of 54 bog complexes as...
    • Údarás na Gaeltachta (8 speeches)
      Question 4: To ask the an Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an ndéanfaidh sé athbhreithniú ar an gcinneadh deireadh a chur le toghchán d'Udarás na Gaeltachta; an gceapann sé go...
    • Children's Burial Grounds (6 speeches)
      Question 5: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is a list of identified sites specific to cillíní; and if he is satisfied that the legislation is sufficiently...
  • Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Turbary Rights (9 speeches)
      Question 6: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he has resolved outstanding issues relating to turf cutting restrictions arising from special areas of...
    • Údarás na Gaeltachta (13 speeches)
      Question 7: To ask the an Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cad é todhchaí Údarás na Gaeltachta, an bhfuil sé i gceist aige an buiséad caipitil a ardú chun níos mó...
    • Built Heritage (5 speeches)
      Question 8: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps he is taking to make heritage protection grants available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36437/11]
    • Ealaín na Gaeltachta (4 speeches)
      Question 9: To ask the an Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil comhaontú aige leis an gComhairle Ealaíon chun cómhaoiniú a dheimhniú d'Ealaíona na Gaeltachta do na blianta...
    • Special Areas of Conservation (5 speeches)
      Question 10: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht the procedure for lifting the designation of Knockacollier bog as a special area of conservation; if he will consider...