Dáil debates

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Leaders' Questions (99 speeches)
  Before beginning Leaders' Questions, I again appeal to those who are either asking or answering a question to adhere to the rule, which is two minutes to ask a question and three minutes to...
• Business of Dáil (17 speeches)
  Before proceeding to the Order of Business, I wish to bring the attention of the House to an incident which occurred during the Topical Issue debate yesterday. In the course of the debate on a...
• Suspension of Member (3 speeches)
  I move: "That Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn be removed from the service of the Dáil."
• Order of Business (71 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. a16, motion re withdrawal of Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]; No. 30, statements on pre-European Council meeting of 13 and 14 December 2012; and No....
• Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Leave to Withdraw (1 speech)
  I move:That, not withstanding anything in Standing Order 124, leave be granted to withdraw the Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]
• Business of Dáil (2 speeches)
  It is proposed that, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the order of the Dáil for today, the suspension of the sitting shall take place at the conclusion of No. 13 until 2.30 p.m.
• Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (12 speeches)
  The December meeting of the European Council will take place in Brussels on Thursday and Friday of this week. While economic policy will once again dominate the European Council's agenda, at...
• 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 Luke 'Ming' Flanagan -...
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (6 speeches)
  These are Priority Questions to the Minister for Finance.
  • Defence Forces Reserve (8 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Defence the key changes he is proposing regarding the Reserve Defence Forces; if legislation will be necessary to effect these changes; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Defence Forces Reserve (25 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Defence if he will consider retaining the Reserve Defence Forces centre in the town of Clonmel, County Tipperary in view of the fact that there are two units (details...
  • Defence Forces Personnel (7 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Defence his views on whether there are sufficient opportunities for promotion at all levels of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54930/12]
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • EU Battlegroups (8 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a progress report on Ireland’s participation in the Austro-German Battlegroup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54759/12]
  • White Paper on Defence (10 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Defence when the White Paper on the Defence Forces will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54646/12]
  • European Council Meetings (8 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the recent meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council with Ministers of Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54769/12]
  • Overseas Missions (19 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Defence the new United Nations missions he expects the Defence Forces to undertake in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54765/12]
  • Defence Forces Reserve (4 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Defence the current numbers of the Reserve Defence Forces based in Dublin; his plans to expand the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
• Message from Select Sub-Committee (1 speech)
  The Select Sub-Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has completed its consideration of the Civil Defence Bill 2012 and has made no amendments thereto.
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Report on Murder of Pat Finucane (6 speeches)
    Today's release of the de Silva report and the British Prime Minister's statement on the shocking level of State collusion in the brutal murder of Pat Finucane opens up a dark chapter in our...
  • Septic Tank Registration Scheme (4 speeches)
    I was prompted to raise this issue as someone who lives in a rural area, a small parish in the foothills of the Slieve Bloom mountains in Offaly, who has a septic tank to deal with waste water....
  • Waste Management (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter for debate. As the Minister knows, there have been radical changes in the waste industry in the past decade. When Dublin City Council had...
  • Rural Social Scheme (14 speeches)
    I am very disappointed the relevant Minister has not bothered to come to the House to take the issue.
• Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (85 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by the Minister for Social Protection on Tuesday, 11 December 2012: That the Bill be now read a Second Time.Debate resumed on the following amendment:To delete all...
• Confidence in the Government: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (232 speeches)
  The following motion was moved on Tuesday, 11 December 2012:That Dáil Éireann has no confidence in the Fine Gael and Labour coalition Government which has failed to fulfil its...
• Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (122 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by the Minister for Social Protection on Tuesday, 11 December 2012: That the Bill be now read a Second Time.Debate resumed on the following amendment:To delete all...
• Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 speeches)
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