Dáil debates
Thursday, 30 May 2013
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
- Leaders' Questions (87 speeches)
Parents and people throughout the country are still reacting to the "Prime Time" exposé of behaviour in crèches and the cruelty to children and emotional abuse that was witnessed in the...
- Order of Business (52 speeches)
It is proposed to take No. b11, proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of an EU-Israel aviation agreement, back from committee; No. c11, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed...
- Interest Rate Approval Bill 2013: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to place an obligation on all covered institutions to seek approval from the financial regulator prior to the rearranging of...
- Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That Dáil Éireann approves under Article 29.5.20 of the Constitution the terms of the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of...
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2013: Referral to Committee (1 speech)
I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:The Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2013,copies of which have been laid in draft...
- Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Social Welfare Acts, the Civil Registration Act 2004, the Pensions Act 1990 and to provide for related matters.
- Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (19 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." As Minister for Social Protection in arguably the most challenging economic period this country has ever faced, I have operated on simple and...
- 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 Robert Dowds - the need...
- Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (48 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a) (6)(a).
- Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2012: Message from Select Sub-Committee (1 speech)
The Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government has completed its consideration of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2012 and has made amendments thereto.
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Fee Paying Schools (4 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue. It arises from a request by many constituents of mine, and many families around the country, for the Government to explain its...
- Central Bank of Ireland Investigations (4 speeches)
This issue relates to an ongoing investigation by the Central Bank of Ireland into the misselling of payment protection insurance, PPI, policies to a range of customers over a long number of...
- Community Enterprise Centres (4 speeches)
Mayfield Community Enterprise Limited, which was established in 2001, was responsible for co-ordinating and administering community employment schemes within the Mayfield area. The Minister of...
- Insurance Coverage (4 speeches)
I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this matter. My colleagues, Deputies Dara Murphy and Jim Daly, as well as several Dublin based Deputies have also been in contact with the Office of...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (20 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé riachtanach pobal na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta a aithint mar gheallsealbhóirí i gcur i bhfeidhm na...
- Heritage Initiatives (16 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a detailed progress report to date on the Historic Towns Initiative Pilot Scheme; if he will provide a detailed...
- National Monuments (8 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions he will take to ensure the preservation of number 14, 15 and 16 Moore Street, Dublin 1; if there is a compulsory purchase...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (4 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a detailed account of the amount of money spent by his Department on consultancy services in culture and film in...
- Special Areas of Conservation (4 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline in detail the bogs where turf cutting has traditionally taken place will be preserved this year as National Habitat...
- Arts Funding (8 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to develop a strategy to improve the level of philanthropic donations to the arts here; and if he will make a statement on...
- Limistéir Pleanála Teanga (7 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht maidir leis an bhfógra a thug an tAire le déanaí, á rá go mbeidh méadú ar líon na...
- Inland Waterways Development (6 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans for capital investment in Waterways Ireland in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26149/13]
- An Foras Teanga (8 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funds, if any, that have been granted for the preservation of the Ulster-Scots dialect in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if...
