Dáil debates

Thursday, 9 February 2012

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Leaders' Questions (147 speeches)
  On behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party, I express sympathy to our deputy leader, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív, on the death of his mother, Emer Uí Chuív. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam. The Taoiseach...
• Order of Business (93 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 16, Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 - Second Stage (Resumed); and No. 17, statements on the development of the national disability strategy, to be taken not later...
• Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• National Disability Strategy: Statements (29 speeches)
  I am delighted this opportunity has been provided in the Dáil to have a debate on this issue. We had a debate on this issue in the Seanad recently and the debate there, while not coming down on...
• Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
  The Select Sub-committee on Health has completed its consideration of the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2011 and has made amendments thereto.
• 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 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Diplomatic Representation (6 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for facilitating me today. There was some confusion on this issue yesterday. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, who will reply and I...
  • Pension Funds (4 speeches)
    My purpose in raising this matter is to argue the need to allow a certain cohort of people to unlock part of their pension funds. This would allow for a more humane and flexible system,...
  • School Transport (4 speeches)
    This is an issue that I and my party have been raising for quite a while, since it was announced in the 2011 budget by the Fianna Fáil Government of the time. The rule that will kick in from...
  • Telecommunications Services (4 speeches)
    In case the Acting Chairman thinks my matter has something to do with the number of bachelors in west Cork, Dunmanway, Kinsale or Skibbereen, MAN is short for metropolitan area network. I thank...
• Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Departmental Expenditure (17 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will outline any underspend from his 2011 budget allocation in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ...
  • Common Agricultural Policy (4 speeches)
    Question 2: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the measures he will take to ensure regionalisation does not adversely impact on farmers in the more disadvantaged areas of...
  • Tuberculosis Incidence (6 speeches)
    Question 3: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the current badger population in Ireland; and if he can provide independent peer reviewed evidence that supports badger...
  • Departmental Funding (2 speeches)
    Question 4: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will acknowledge that the Irish salmon farming industry has made significant improvements in lice management control...
  • Departmental Agencies (8 speeches)
    Question 5: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the costs associated with the plans to move the Teagasc facility to Ashtown from Kinsealy, County Dublin; and if he will...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Farm Inspections (6 speeches)
    Question 6: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will outline in tabular form providing county breakdown of all the cross compliance and GAEC penalties, as well as the...
  • Agri-Environmental Options Scheme (4 speeches)
    Question 7: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he has finalised arrangements to the agri environmental options scheme 2012; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Common Agricultural Policy (6 speeches)
    Question 8: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine his views that progress was made on the key issue for Irish farmers in the common agriculture policy post 2013 discussions...
  • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (4 speeches)
    Question 9: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the way he proposes to deal with applications for single farm payments from farmers in particularly disadvantaged areas...
  • Milk Quota (4 speeches)
    Question 10: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the discussions he has held under the Danish EU Council Presidency in relation to milk quotas; and if he will make a...
  • Pigmeat Sector (16 speeches)
    Question 11: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the value of the Irish pork industry in 2011; the percentage of that product that was free range or organic; his views...