Dáil debates

Wednesday, 7 March 2012

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Visit of Swedish Delegation (1 speech)
  Before proceeding with business I wish on my own behalf and on behalf of the Members of Dáil Éireann to offer a céad míle fáilte, a most sincere welcome, to a parliamentary delegation from...
• Ceisteanna ó na Ceannairí (84 speeches, 1 comment)
  I gclár an Rialtais a foilsíodh bliain ó shin, thug an Rialtas gealltanais éagsúla agus ceann acu siúd ná go dtabharfadh sé tacaíocht láidir chun creidmheas a chur ar fáil do...
• Order of Business (129 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No.18, statements re Lá na Gaeilge; No. 19, statements on European Council, Brussels; and No. 3, Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2012 - Second and Remaining...
• Lá na Gaeilge: Statements (40 speeches)
  Tá an-áthas orm an deis seo a bheith agam ráiteas a dhéanamh maidir le Seachtain na Gaeilge. Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge ar bun le 110 bliain, agus tá sí ag dul i méid agus i neart i...
• European Council Meeting: Statements (7 speeches)
  Is mór agam an deis chun an Teach a chur ar an eolas faoi na torthaí ar chruinniú Chomhairle an Aontais Eorpaigh sa Bhruiséil Déardaoin agus Dé hAoine seo chaite, 1 agus 2 Márta. Ar an...
• Business of Dáil (1 speech)
  I move: Notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the suspension of the sitting under Standing Order 23(1) shall take place at 1.30 p.m. or on the conclusion of the statements on the European...
• European Council: Statements (Resumed) (40 speeches)
  Cé nach raibh cúlra géarchéime taobh thiar den chruinniú seo an tseachtain seo caite, i mo thuairim, is oth liom a rá, níor thuig ceannairí na hEorpa cé chomh práinneach is atá an...
• Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Energy Conservation (7 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if he received a warning that the cuts he announced in the warmer homes better energy scheme would result in job...
  • Offshore Exploration (12 speeches)
    Question 2: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the proposed LNG project. [13109/12]
  • Television Licence Fee (7 speeches)
    Question 3: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if he will elaborate on potential future changes to the public service broadcasting licence fee structure,...
  • Sale of State Assets (4 speeches)
    Question 4: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if he completed an impact analysis of potential job losses on ESB or Bord Gais when they are part privatised; if...
  • Public Service Contracts (10 speeches)
    Question 5: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if he has received a report on the safety record of Balfour Beatty which has been awarded the maintenance...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Telecommunications Services (12 speeches)
    Question 6: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources when he expects 100MB broadband to be rolled out to all secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Energy Prices (4 speeches)
    Question 7: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which energy prices here compare favourably with those other EU jurisdictions within the Eurozone...
  • Electricity Transmission Network (8 speeches)
    Question 8: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied with the EMF evidence submitted by Eirgrid in relation to the east west interconnector. ...
  • Energy Review (4 speeches)
    Question 9: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources when the independent assessment of the efficiency of the Irish electricity and gas sectors will be published;...
  • Hydraulic Fracturing (6 speeches)
    Question 10: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources when he expects to receive the Environmental Protection Agency report on fracking; if he intends to publish a...
  • Semi-State Companies (6 speeches)
    Question 11: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if he will rule out the State bearing the full incidence of funding the deficits of ESB and Bord Gais when they...
• 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 Mary Mitchell O'Connor -...
  • JobBridge Scheme (4 speeches)
    I am raising this matter to ask the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, to allow graduate architects to participate in the JobBridge scheme to fulfil the employment condition in...
  • Human Rights Issues (10 speeches)
    I raise the matter of the need for reform of the blasphemy laws in Pakistan on the first anniversary of the murder of Mr. Shabaz Bhatti, a former Pakistani Federal Minister for Minorities who was...
  • Care of the Elderly (4 speeches)
    This issue relates to the loss of 41 long-term care beds at St. Mary's Hospital in the Phoenix Park, which is located in my constituency. The closure of these beds follows on from a...
  • State Airports (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important issue and the Minister for being present to discuss it. I welcome the Minister's publication of the Booz & Company report, which is very...
• Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (58 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 speech)
  Sections 1 and 2 agreed to.
• Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
  • Turbary Rights: Motion (Resumed) (42 speeches)
    I wish to share time with Deputies Stanley and Colreavy. I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. I commend the work of the Turf Cutters and Contractors Association. As outlined by my...