Dáil debates

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Leaders' Questions (33 speeches)
  I am sure we can agree that economic recovery and job creation are inextricably linked. The stability programme update published yesterday by the Department of Finance forecast that unemployment...
• Order of Business (117 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 19, Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013 - Second Stage (resumed); No. 3, Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013 - Second Stage (resumed); No. 20, Industrial...
• Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
  I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 126(1).
• 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 Aengus Ó Snodaigh -...
• Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Property Taxation Exemptions (18 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will detail the criteria used to set out the list of estates eligible for exemptions under the local property tax; and...
  • Unfinished Housing Developments (9 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of unfinished estates; if he will provide a breakdown of the stage of completion that these are at; the estates...
  • Shared Ownership Scheme (6 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will amend the Housing Act 2009 to resolve the problems which are affecting people who availed of the shared ownership...
  • Leader Programme. (15 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount of money provided for projects in the LEADER programme 2007 - 2013 broken down by measures; the amount...
  • Climate Change Policy (6 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he sees Ireland benefitting from the green economy and climate change opportunities; the way the carbon tax will...
• Other Questions (1 speech)
  I remind Deputies there are six minutes allocated per question, with up to two minutes for the Minister's reply and a minute for each supplementary.
  • Dormant Accounts Fund Management (15 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to reduce the liability on the State for the re-imbursement of dormant accounts; and if...
  • Property Taxation Exemptions (18 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason some unfinished estates were excluded from liability for the property tax and some in similar conditions were...
  • Rural Development Programme Projects (8 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government cén uair a íocfar na deontais ar fad a bhí ceadaithe ag MFG Teo. sular leachtaíodh é, cén...
  • Local Government Reform (27 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of councillors in each Dublin local authority area; the total amount planned under Putting People First...
  • House Purchase Schemes (17 speeches, 3 comments)
    10. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when legislation underpinning the proposed incremental purchase scheme for existing local authority houses will be drafted,...
  • Anti-Social Behaviour (13 speeches)
    11. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made to date on reviewing section 62 of the Housing Act 1966, in view of a court ruling (details supplied);...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Cross-Border Projects (6 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this Topical Issue matter. As someone from the Clones electoral area, I am delighted to be in a position to discuss the Ulster Canal and...
  • Foreign Conflicts (4 speeches)
    The tragedy unfolding before our eyes in Syria has claimed over 70,000 lives over the past two years, although I understand that is a conservative estimate of the terrible loss of life. The...
  • Ambulance Service Provision (4 speeches)
    I am glad to have the opportunity to raise the proposed interim move of the Navan, Cork and Kerry ambulance control centres into one unit to be housed at the facility at Townsend Street in...
  • Medical Card Eligibility (15 speeches)
    During the Easter recess, Members of the Oireachtas received an email from the HSE informing us that further restrictions in medical card eligibility were being introduced in April. In the...
• Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (69 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Organ Donation: Motion [Private Members] (25 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Tom Fleming on Tuesday, 30 April 2013:That Dáil Éireann:notes:-- the life-saving and life altering gift that is organ donation; -- the...
• Message from Select Sub-Committee (1 speech)
  The Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills has completed its consideration of the Further Education and Training Bill 2013 and has made amendments thereto.