Dáil debates

Thursday, 15 November 2012

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
  • Leaders' Questions (14 speeches)
    We welcome the appointment of the independent external expert in obstetrics to strengthen the incident management team's investigation into the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar. Yesterday the...
  • Order of Business (90 speeches)
    It is proposed to take No. 5, Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012 - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 6, Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 - Order for Second Stage and Second...
  • Electoral Commission Bill 2012: First Stage (5 speeches)
    I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to create an Electoral Commission; to provide for a national register of electors; and to provide for connected matters.The...
  • Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
  • 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 John O'Mahony - the...
  • Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
  • Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Referral to Select Sub-Committee (1 speech)
    I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Health pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a)
  • Personal Explanation by Minister of State (2 speeches)
    The Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, wishes to make a personal explanation.
  • Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
    Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 and 2009; to amend the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009; to provide for the application of the Residential...
  • Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (33 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The past five years have been turbulent and traumatic in the housing market which has fed into and driven much of the current economic crisis....
  • Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Community Employment Schemes (4 speeches)
      I thank the Minister for coming before the House in order to clarify some issues that have arisen in respect of the eligibility criteria for existing participants on community employment schemes,...
    • Family Income Supplement Applications (25 speeches)
      Gabhaim buíochas don Aire as a bheith anseo. Ní raibhimid ach ag cur ceisteanna agus freagraí ar a chéile an tseachtain seo cheana féin. The family income supplement is...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists (4 speeches)
      I highlight this issue because it is ongoing in the south east. It is appropriate to focus on it because it gives us an indication of what is wrong with our health service from a medical and...
    • National Maternity Hospital (6 speeches)
      It is a matter of urgency that the National Maternity Hospital on Holles Street, Dublin, is moved to Elm Park, Dublin 4, so that it is co-located with St. Vincent's University Hospital. The...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Budget Targets (7 speeches)
      To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the latest fiscal and macro-economic projections available, if an adjustment of €3.5 billion in Budget 2013 is still deemed the most appropriate...
    • General Government Debt (7 speeches)
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the sustainability of the national debt in view of slower growth projections in the economy; and if he will provide the amount of the national...
    • Promissory Notes (8 speeches)
      To ask the Minister for Finance if a common position has yet been agreed with the Troika on the restructuring or refinancing of the Anglo Irish Bank promissory note; if in addition to the...
    • Banking Sector Remuneration (12 speeches)
      To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to bring the pay and pension entitlements of current and retired senior bank executives at the covered institutions to more realistic levels...
    • Tax Collection (6 speeches)
      To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the difficulties that so many persons here are facing in dealing with mortgage arrears and negative equity on their homes, if he will consider raising...
  • Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • NewERA Project (8 speeches)
      To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date on the New Era project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43691/12]
    • European Banking Sector (11 speeches)
      To ask the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in implementing the banking union agreed at the 29 June 2012 summit of European Heads of State and Government; and if he will make...
    • Tax Yield (9 speeches)
      To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the trend in income tax and corporation tax receipts in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50495/12]
    • Banking Sector Remuneration (5 speeches)
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form, with respect to Bank of Ireland, the number of staff whose annual salary at 31 December 2011 fell into bands of €400,000...