Dáil debates

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 AM
• Leaders' Questions (51 speeches)
  Yesterday the Government launched its first action report on bullying. It was launched with great fanfare and with a commitment to allocate €500,000 in dedicated funding this year. This...
• Order of Business (34 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 1, Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 Seanad - Second Stage. Private Members’ business shall be No. 87, motion re An Garda Síochána...
• 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 Arthur Spring - the...
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Commemorative Events (6 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the meetings he has held with the British ambassador and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to the decade of...
  • Air Services (6 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will clarify the position in relation to funding the air service to the Aran Islands in County Galway; and if he will make a...
  • National Raised Bog Management Plan (7 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 28 November 2012, the cost of each of the various turf compensation schemes from 2000 to 2010...
  • Seirbhísí Eitilte (14 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis an aersheirbhís go dtí Oileáin Árann; agus an ndéanfaidh...
  • Plean Athchóirithe an Rialtais don tSeirbhí Phoiblí (7 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas faoin gcónascadh atá beartaithe idir Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga agus Oifig an...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Special Areas of Conservation (51 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in relation to the national raised bog special area of conservation management plan, the progress made to date on the formulation of the...
  • Merger of Cultural Institutions (17 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress he has made in achieving shared services and board structures with the National Library and National Museum; and if he will...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Labour Activation Projects (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter for discussion. The Momentum programme introduced by the Minister for Social Protection in December is an excellent initiative providing...
  • Promissory Notes (4 speeches)
    I am glad this topic was selected. Reuters Canada broke the story of the promissory note last week, followed by Reuters London and a Bloomberg interview that quoted three different sources from...
  • Local Government Reform (10 speeches)
    As the Minister, Deputy Hogan, will be aware, in October 2012 his Department published the final report of the local government-local development alignment steering group. The conclusions...
  • Child Care Services (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister for her attendance. The two key themes in childminding are the recognition of the service provided by the childminder and the regulation required. It is estimated that...
• Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (117 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I note there is no member of the Opposition present but so be it. I welcome the opportunity to bring the Health Service Executive...
• An Garda Síochána: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (77 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Niall Collins on Tuesday, 29 January 2013: That Dáil Éireann:- acknowledges the central role that An Garda Síochána has played in...