Dáil debates

Thursday, 8 March 2012

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Leaders' Questions (75 speeches)
  Before we begin, I remind Deputies, once again, that during Leaders' Questions the Member asking the question has two minutes, the Taoiseach or the Tánaiste has three minutes to reply, there is...
• Order of Business (95 speeches, 2 comments)
  It is proposed to take No. 20, statements on the sale of State assets; and No. 21, statements on public sector numbers. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the...
• Suspension of Member (1 speech)
  I move: "That Deputy Pearse Doherty be suspended from the service of the Dáil."
• Sale of State Assets: Statements (134 speeches)
  Since I announced the Government's plans for a programme of State assets disposal, there has been a great deal of misinformation circulating about the Government's intentions in this regard and...
• Public Sector Numbers: Statements (63 speeches)
  The size of the public service grew significantly in the early years of the last decade. By 2008, some 320,000 were employed in the public service and, by 2009, the gross Exchequer pay bill...
• Message from Seanad (1 speech)
  Seanad Éireann has passed the Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2012, without amendment.
• 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 Patrick O'Donovan - the...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Foreign Conflicts (8 speeches)
    I welcome the opportunity to discuss the dire situation in Syria. What is happening in that country shows the lack of respect for human life by President Assad. He calls himself president, yet...
  • Gender Equality (6 speeches)
    Today is international women's day. In deference to this auspicious day, I call on the Government to legislate for a corporate board quota similar to that of Norway. This would compliment the...
  • School Staffing (8 speeches)
    The cuts to the school in question in this matter arise from budget 2012. At the time I said the budget, in particular the education budget, lacked balance and in many cases was affecting the...
  • Broadcasting Services (6 speeches)
    The Minister will be aware that a special meeting of the RTE Authority has been called for tomorrow following the upholding of a complaint by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland about the...
• Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Local Authority Charges (20 speeches)
    Question 1: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the date on which the specific regulations for septic tank inspections under Section 70 L of the Water...
  • Waste Management (10 speeches)
    Question 3: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views that the policy of charging for local domestic waste collection services (details supplied) and the...
  • Social and Affordable Housing (6 speeches)
    Question 4: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans in relation to absorbing 2,000 residential units for social housing from the National Assets...
  • Local Government Reform (11 speeches)
    Question 5: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when he will bring the policy proposals for an action plan on local government to Government; if it is his...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Retail Sector Developments (6 speeches)
    Question 6: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he has any pans to amend and strengthen the sequential test in the draft retail planning guidelines; when...
  • Local Authority Charges (17 speeches)
    Question 7: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of households that have registered for the household charge to date; the total revenue raised; his...
  • Public Service Staff (20 speeches, 1 comment)
    Question 8: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will urgently review the decision to disband the recruitment panel for Dublin Fire Brigade; if the...
  • Local Authority Housing (9 speeches)
    Question 9: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will consider reviewing the policy whereby vacant local authority houses are being prioritised for...
  • Building Regulations (19 speeches)
    Question 10: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views on the fact that introducing further rules and regulations to combat the failure of...
  • Waste Management (6 speeches)
    Question 11: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he has finalised a regulatory impact analysis of domestic waste collection; and if he still aims to...
  • Water and Sewerage Schemes (4 speeches)
    Question 12: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the correspondence he has had with the European Commission in relation to the newly published draft...
  • Burial Grounds (17 speeches)
    Question 13: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government in view of the very high prices charged to grieving families for burials in Dublin and the very few powers...