Dáil debates

Wednesday, 8 May 2013

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2.30 p.m.
• Visit of Macedonian Delegation (1 speech)
  Before proceeding with business, I wish on my own behalf and on behalf of the Members of Dáil Éireann to offer a céad míle fáilte, a most sincere welcome, to a...
• 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 Sean Fleming - the need...
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Animal Feedstuffs (20 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to deal with the fodder crisis; his views on whether the crisis is under control; the number of fallen animals...
  • Coillte Harvesting Rights (8 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he agrees that a sale of Coillte harvesting rights is now unlikely to proceed. [21654/13]
  • Sugar Industry (6 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made regarding the re-establishment of the sugar industry here; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (24 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in the discussions on the Common Agricultural Policy between the EU Commission, the EU Parliament and the...
  • Common Agricultural Policy Reform (6 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consequences the current failure to conclude an agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework will have on proposals to reform...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Aquaculture Development (18 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the temporary restriction on development grants included in the text of the Irish Seafood National Programme is still in place;...
  • Horse Passports (38 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a centralised system for horse passports; if horse passports will cover those of certain breeds and who are for...
  • Animal Welfare Issues (5 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which animal welfare requirements continue to be met with particular reference to the extent to which his Department and...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Children in Care (4 speeches)
    Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis an gCeann Comhairle as ucht seans a thabhairt dom an ábhar seo a chur faoi bhráid an Aire. I am delighted that the Minister for...
  • Broadband Services Provision (6 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important issue, which is critical to the success of secondary schools across the south east and south west. The high broadband speed for schools...
  • Road Network (4 speeches)
    I welcome the opportunity to raise an important issue for my constituency. It concerns the road coming into Adare, the N20 from Limerick to Kerry. The road into Adare has been named by AA...
  • Higher Education Institutions Issues (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing this Topical Issue. The school of tourism of Letterkenny Institute of Technology, LYIT, is currently located in Killybegs, in what was formerly the Cert...
• Leaders' Questions (85 speeches)
  Some very clear promises and commitments were given in the programme for Government. They followed the promises that were made during the general election campaign. The programme for Government...
• Order of Business (56 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 19, statements on Europe Week. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. tonight and shall...
• Europe Week: Statements (41 speeches)
  On 10 May 1972, 41 years ago on Friday, the people went to the polls to decide whether to join what was then the European Economic Community. More than four in five people voted "Yes". As we...
• Fodder Crisis: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (69 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív on Tuesday, 7 May 2013: "That Dáil Éireann:calls on the Government to make adequate financial supports available to...