Dáil debates

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
  • Leaders' Questions (83 speeches)
    The statement by the Minister for Justice and Equality last evening left many people very disappointed and left many more questions to be answered. He succeeded in dragging the Garda...
  • Order of Business (70 speeches)
    It is proposed to take No. a10, Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2013 - motion to instruct the committee; No. 17, Criminal Justice (Money Laundering...
  • Gender Recognition Bill 2013: First Stage (5 speeches)
    I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for recognition of a person's preferred gender identity; and to provide for related matters.
  • Road Traffic Bill 2013: First Stage (5 speeches)
    I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2010.
  • Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Instruction to Committee (93 speeches)
    I move:That, pursuant to Standing Order 177, Standing Order 131 is modified to permit an instruction to the Committee to which the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing)...
  • Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (37 speeches)
    Bill recommitted in respect of amendment No. 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) Deputies Joe McHugh and Martin...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Registered Employment Agreements (10 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on Registered Employment Agreements; his plans for legislation following the...
    • Tax Reliefs Application (8 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the presentations that he has received calling for special provision to be made for senior executives in multinational...
    • Job Creation Issues (7 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits his Department and the employment agencies have arranged to a vacant plant (details supplied) in County Tipperary;...
    • Job Initiatives (6 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether a target of 20,000 additional manufacturing jobs can be achieved by 2016; the measures necessary to achieve this;...
    • Youth Unemployment Measures (12 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the steps taken to create employment for young people; the impact of these initiatives in terms of employment...
  • Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Cross-Border Co-operation (16 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps taken to jointly market produce and products on an all-Ireland basis. [24456/13]
    • Credit Availability (9 speeches)
      7. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the operation of the credit supply clearing group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24432/13]
    • Employment Rights Issues (6 speeches)
      8. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he will reply to two direct representations (details supplied), representing four former employees of Connolly shoes in Dun...
    • Credit Guarantee Scheme Implementation (4 speeches)
      9. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the level of take-up of the credit guarantee scheme since its establishment; the way the scheme is actively being...
  • Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Fodder Crisis (8 speeches)
      I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whose presence is a sign of how proactive he is on this issue. I acknowledge his intervention with the subsidised transport scheme...
    • National Monuments (4 speeches)
      I feel a little inadequate raising an issue of this nature in the immediate aftermath of a discussion on a fodder crisis and animal welfare. However, I agree with the Minister for Arts, Heritage...
    • Water Services Provision (6 speeches)
      I thank the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan, for being present to discuss this very important and pressing issue which has now become an issue of...
    • Medical Card Reviews (4 speeches)
      I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, for taking this Topical Issue. It is always good when someone with direct responsibility for an issue comes into the House to face the music. ...
  • Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
    Bill entitled an Act to provide for the exercise by either House or both Houses of the Oireachtas (or by a Committee of either House or both Houses) of a power to conduct an inquiry into...
  • Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (46 speeches, 1 comment)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Bill establishes a comprehensive statutory framework for the Houses of the Oireachtas to conduct inquiries within the current...
  • Messages from Seanad (1 speech)
    Seanad Éireann has passed the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad] and the Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012, without amendment.
  • Messages from Select Committees (1 speech)
    The Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has completed its consideration of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013 and has made amendments thereto. The Select Sub-Committee...
  • Ireland and the Eurozone: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (36 speeches)
    The following motion was moved by Deputy Thomas Pringle on Tuesday, 21 May 2013:That Dáil Éireann: notes statements by leading EU politicians and policy makers that the crisis of the...