Dáil debates
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
- Leaders' Questions (193 speeches)
The Taoiseach and other Members are well aware that many companies across Ireland have made workers redundant in the light of the broader economic context and owing to the collapse of the...
- Order of Business (76 speeches)
It is proposed to take No. 15, Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 16, Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 - Second Stage (resumed). Private...
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report Stage (112 speeches)
Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be taken together.
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Defence Forces Reorganisation (6 speeches)
Question 1: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress he has made in implementing his decision to reduce the number of brigades from three to two; if he has met with various stakeholders; if...
- Defence Forces Strength (9 speeches)
Question 2: To ask the Minister for Defence the total number of retirements this year in the Defence Forces; and the total number of Defence Force retirements he aims to achieve. [7201/12]
- Army Barracks (8 speeches)
Question 3: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will reverse his decision to close Kickham Barracks, Clonmel in view of the confirmation by his Department that no feasibility study was...
- Army Barracks (6 speeches)
Question 5: To ask the Minister for Defence the army barracks he intends to close over the next three years; and the number of buildings currently in the ownership of the Defence Forces that he...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Overseas Missions (9 speeches)
Question 6: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will define the role of the Irish forces serving in Afghanistan. [6906/12]
- Defence Policy (8 speeches)
Question 7: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the White Paper on the Defence process. [6840/12]
- Haulbowline Island (4 speeches)
Question 8: To ask the Minister for Defence the input he has had on the proposed clean-up of Haulbowline Island, Cork; if he specified the areas of the island that should be dealt with; his...
- Defence Forces Reserve (6 speeches)
Question 9: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for the future of the Reserve Defence Forces; the estimated numbers it will recruit over 2012 and 2013 respectively; and if he will make a...
- Naval Service Operations (4 speeches)
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Defence the costs of any visits outside of Irish waters by any of the Naval Service vessels during each of the past five years; the locations to which they...
- Overseas Missions (4 speeches)
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Defence if the armed forces will be participating in conflict resolution and counter terrorism cooperation activities during the presidency of the...
- EU Presidency (4 speeches)
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Defence the input he has had in preparation for the Irish Presidency of the EU Council in 2013; if defence cooperation will be a priority for him during the...
- Departmental Staff (7 speeches)
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of vacancies within his Department; the dates on which these will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6838/12]
- Army Barracks (4 speeches)
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for Custume Barracks, Athlone, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6895/12]
- Defence Forces Ombudsman (4 speeches)
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which issues raised in the last report of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces have been identified and addressed in the interim...
- Consultancy Contracts (4 speeches)
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Defence the details of any consultancy services, and value for money policy reviews, paid for by him for each of the past five years; the names of any...
- Departmental Expenditure (6 speeches)
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Defence the details of the Departmental funding allocated to office equipment and external IT services; the money paid to external companies; the names of...
- Defence Forces Equipment (2 speeches)
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount of money spent in 2011 to acquire each of the following chemical detection equipment, bodily armour, force protection equipment, rifle...
- Civil Defence Board (4 speeches)
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will confirm that in the proposed abolition of the Civil Defence Board, sufficient plans exist to effectively manage the merger of staff into...
- Sail Training Scheme (6 speeches)
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has approached the Department of Finance to secure funding to re-establish an Irish sail training vessel. [6837/12]
- 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 Ann Phelan - engagement...
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- NAMA Properties (4 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for allowing me to raise the issue of unfinished housing estates and the non-engagement of the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, with the planning...
- School Staffing (17 speeches)
Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle as ucht an seans a thabhairt dom an ábhar tábhachtach seo a ardú. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Cannon, to the...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 speeches)
There obviously is septic confusion coming from the Acting Chairman following his exploits in Dundrum over the weekend.
- Public Attitudes to Disability (7 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for providing me with the opportunity to raise this matter. I recognise the work of the National Disability Authority in the context of the national survey of public...
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (32 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Private Members' Business: Community Employment Schemes: Motion (Resumed) (58 speeches)
The following motion was moved by Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh on Tuesday, 7 February 2012:
