Dáil debates

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Leaders' Questions (77 speeches)
  Everybody in this House would, in the first instance, have to commend and pay tribute to Senator Martin McAleese and his team for the comprehensive and substantive report which has revealed...
• Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (18 speeches)
  We will now hear expressions of sympathy on the death of Deputy Shane McEntee, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Before taking these expressions of...
• Order of Business (20 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. a10, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 26, statements on pre-European Council meeting of 7 and 8 February; No. 25, National Lottery Bill 2012...
• Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (1 speech)
  I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 9 March 2011, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral...
• Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (33 speeches)
  The European Council will have its first meeting of 2013 in Brussels on Thursday and Friday of this week. The main issue for discussion is agreement on the Union's future budget, which is called...
• Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
  The Select sub-Committee on Environment, Community and Local Government has concluded its consideration of the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012 and has made no...
• 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 Jonathan O'Brien - the...
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Cross-Border Co-operation (4 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions he has held with the Garda Commissioner and the Northern Ireland Justice Minister with regard to tackling cross border crime; and if...
  • Judicial Appointments (7 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to amend the operation of the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board and increase transparency and accountability in...
  • Road Traffic Legislation (16 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will set out the specific legislation and specific Garda directives or circulars which detail the boundaries and limitations within which...
  • Garda Strength (14 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will specify his plans for the total strength of An Garda Síochána by the end of 2013, 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement...
  • Magdalen Laundries (6 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in progressing the issues relating to the Magdalen laundries, he is considering an apology and a redress and restorative justice scheme and if he...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Penalty Points System (55 speeches)
    To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality noting (details supplied), further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 96,104, 68, & 58, of 11 December 2012, that his replies are at variance with...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Local Authority Charges (5 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State. Second Stage of the Valuation (Amendment) Bill took place in the Seanad on 11 October last year, with the common opinion of the Members of the Upper House being...
  • Asylum Process (6 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this topic for discussion. This is the third time I have raised the immigration system during the Topical Issues Debate and the third time the Minister...
  • Student Grant Scheme Reform (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, for coming to the Chamber, but similar to the previous speaker I am disheartened by the trend in recent times whereby the Cabinet Ministers directly...
  • Hospital Services (4 speeches)
    I would like to ask the Minister of State the current status in terms of opening a renal dialysis unit at Wexford General Hospital. The physical infrastructure for housing the dialysis unit is...
• National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
  The Select Sub-Committee on Health has concluded its consideration of the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013 and has made no amendments thereto.
• National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• National Lottery Bill 2012: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
  I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform, pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.
• Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (18 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time". Bille an-thábhachtach é seo agus tá sé práinneach go ndíreoimís ar chúrsaí uisce ach go...
• Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (258 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Shane Ross on Tuesday, 5 February 2013:"That Dáil Éireann:in view of the imminent danger of Ireland's humiliation in the negotiations with the...
• Business of Dáil: Motion (3 speeches)
  I move:That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the Dáil shall late tonight, the sitting shall be suspended at the conclusion of Private Members' business and reconvene at 10.30...
• Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (0 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Shane Ross on Tuesday, 5 February 2013:"That Dáil Éireann:in view of the imminent danger of Ireland's humiliation in the negotiations with the...
• Business of Dáil: Motion (2 speeches)
  I call on the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Deputy Paul Kehoe.
• Business of Dáil: Motion (104 speeches)
  I call the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Deputy Kehoe.
• Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (218 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I thank the Deputies for their attendance at such short notice and at such a late hour. As I have consistently informed the House, the...
• Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (60 speeches)
  Is section 1 agreed?