Dáil debates
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Job Creation Issues (6 speeches)
55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason certain companies have been removed from the possible internship options on the JobBridge programme; if she will publish a list of these...
- Jobs Initiative (6 speeches)
56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her proposals to subsidise employers who take on persons long term unemployed; and if her attention has been drawn to the dangers of subsidising...
- Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects (6 speeches)
57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the numbers availing of community employment drug rehabilitation schemes in the Dublin areas; if there is an increase or decrease from previous...
- Job Initiatives (6 speeches)
58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has satisfied herself with the progress made in advancing the pathways to work scheme in view of reported recent criticism from the European...
- Post Office Network Services (6 speeches)
59. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her role in supporting the provision of the standard bank account through An Post for delivering social welfare payments through the post office...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Social Welfare Fraud (6 speeches)
60. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of personnel involved in the investigation unit of her Department; the number of joint checkpoints with An Garda Síochána and...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (10 speeches)
61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions her Department has planned to ensure that rent supplement is only used as a short term solution to the current backlog in social housing;...
- Paternity Leave (6 speeches)
62. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she examined the possibility of introducing paid paternity leave; if she has discussed with the Department of Justice and Equality the possibility...
- Mortgage Interest Supplement Eligibility (6 speeches)
63. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will remove the 12 month interest-only criterion to enable a person to receive mortgage interest supplement. [32891/13]
- 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 Simon Harris - the need...
- Leaders Questions (63 speeches)
The mortgage arrears crisis shows no sign of abating. We heard at the weekend about significant disagreements between the Financial Regulator and the banks regarding the content of a sustainable...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
- Official Engagements (77 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach if he held bilateral meetings when he visited Boston to receive an honorary degree; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23703/13]
- Order of Business (57 speeches)
It is proposed to take No. 11, motion to rescind order of referral of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2013 to the Select sub-Committee on Health; No. 12, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary...
- Health (Amendment) Bill 2013: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That the Order of the Dáil of 4th July, 2013, referring the Health (Amendment) Bill 2013 Seanad to the Select Sub-committee on Health be discharged and that the Bill be considered in...
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 9th March, 2011, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral...
- Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Restricted Electrical Works) Regulations 2013: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Restricted Electrical Works) Regulations 2013,copies of which have been laid in...
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Courts Service Issues (4 speeches)
I appreciate this Topical Issue being selected for debate. I am very concerned at the apparent policy of centralisation of court services being pursued by the Courts Service and its buildings...
- Sentencing Policy (4 speeches)
The number of people jailed for the non-payment of fines has increased by 82% which the Minister will agree is nothing short of substantial and alarming. We as legislators must delve into this....
- Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (27 speeches)
The problems facing the pension system in this country are manyfold. Unfortunately I will only have time in the two minutes available to me to focus on one of these problems. I suspect the...
- Health Services Staff Recruitment (9 speeches)
I hope this matter will be more engaging than the last debate between the Minister for Justice and Equality and the former Minister who was shamed out of office because of the false affidavit he...
- Estimates for Public Services 2013: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Sub-committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December...
- Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (13 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to present the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 to the House. It contains a number of diverse reforming...
- Business of Dáil (3 speeches)
I thought there was an agreement that this matter was going to go on until 7.40 p.m. and then conclude. I may be confused about that.
- Mortgage Arrears Proposals: Motion [Private Members] (23 speeches)
I move:“That Dáil Éireann: notes:-- the latest mortgage arrears statistics published by the Central Bank showing a further increase in the number of arrears cases with 142,118...
- Estimates for Public Services 2013: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has completed its consideration of the following revised Estimate for public services for the service of the year ending on 31...
- Report on Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration: Statements (Resumed) (9 speeches)
On statements on the report of the then Joint Committee on Communications, Natural Resources and Agriculture entitled, Report on Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, I understand Deputy Doyle is the...
