Dáil debates

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Leaders' Questions (78 speeches)
  Some time ago the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, announced he would effect a transformation of the system of allowances in the public sector. He stated he...
• Order of Business (56 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. a11, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 4, National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012 - Second Stage (resumed); and...
• Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (1 speech)
  I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 9th March, 2011, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral...
• 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 Joan Collins - the...
• National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Garda Operations (6 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action that he will take on foot of the paramilitary funeral that took place in Dublin in early September 2012; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Garda Station Closures (8 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reduce resources for rural Garda stations; and the number of Garda stations marked for closure or reductions in opening hours over each...
  • Prison Accommodation (6 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to ensure a single cell occupancy policy in relation to Irish prisons. [39371/12]
  • Courts Service Issues (8 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reform the Courts' structure; the timeframe for such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39445/12]
  • Garda Policing Plans (10 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the factors which are taken into consideration when the annual policing plan is being prepared; if population growth trends and projections across the...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Traveller Community Issues (8 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to recognise Traveller ethnicity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39341/12]
  • Drug Seizures (4 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of drug arrests to date in 2012; the value of illegal drugs seized by the Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Garda Operations (4 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made under Operation Fiachla; the amount spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39084/12]
  • Electronic Tagging (6 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the progress made in relation to the electronic tagging of sex offenders; if he will consider post release electronically...
  • Garda Transport (8 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles allocated to each Garda station in the State; the number of requests for additional vehicles that have been made and the...
  • Alcohol Sales Legislation (4 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his proposals in relation to future arrangements for the display and sale of alcohol products in mixed trading outlets; the current status of his...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Bank Branch Closures (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter for debate. As we have known for a while, Allied Irish Banks is going through a restructuring programme. For a while, it has flagged the...
  • Child Protection (4 speeches)
    I wish to raise the matter of the report produced this week by the Irish Refugee Council, entitled State Sanctioned Child Poverty and Exclusion, which deals with children of asylum seekers in...
  • School Transport Provision (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for accepting this topic for debate. I welcome the Minister for Education and Skills. Since the beginning of this school year this issue has caused much...
  • Public Sector Allowances (10 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for agreeing to put this issue on the agenda and the Minister for Education and Skills for coming to the House to discuss it. Yesterday there was an announcement from...
• Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (27 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I have not had an opportunity publicly to wish Deputy Ó Cuív well in his new portfolio. I look forward to constructive, and at...
• Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (248 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Billy Kelleher on Tuesday, 18 September 2012:That Dáil Éireann has no confidence in the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, because of his...