Dáil debates

Wednesday, 25 September 2013

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
  • Leaders' Questions (80 speeches, 1 comment)
    On 7 March last the Taoiseach stated "I want to make it clear that the taking of houses from people is something we do not want to see and the banks themselves would see it only as a last...
  • Order of Business (134 speeches)
    It is proposed to take No. 17, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income and Capital Gains) (Ukraine) Order 2013, back from committee;...
  • Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income and Capital Gains) (Ukraine) Order 2013: Motion (1 speech)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft:Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income and Capital Gains) (Ukraine) Order 2013,a copy of which was laid before Dáil...
  • Exchange of Information Relating to Taxes and Tax Matters (Dominica) Order 2013: Motion (1 speech)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft:Exchange of Information Relating to Taxes and Tax Matters (Dominica) Order 2013,a copy of which was laid before Dáil...
  • Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (72 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This relatively short Bill amends the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004. If passed, it will remove the...
  • 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 Derek Nolan, Ann...
  • Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
    The Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport has completed its consideration of the Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 and has made amendments thereto.
  • Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Personal Insolvency Practitioners (8 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of personal insolvency practitioners; the ethical guidelines laid down by the service for PIPS; the payment procedures for PIPs that...
    • Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Issues (6 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and the Garda Commissioner to meet with him to discuss GSOC's publicly aired...
    • Prison Drug Treatment Services (8 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the institutions that have drug-free units currently operating; the number of spaces in each drug-free unit; the number of prisoners currently in...
    • Garda Recruitment (15 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which recruitment for the Garda will open; the number of gardaí that will be recruited; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Penalty Points System (17 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has implemented in full, in the identified timeframe of three months, the recommendations of the Garda Professional Standards Unit into the...
  • Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Irish Prison Service (12 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to address concerns voiced by the Irish Penal Reform Trust regarding the over-use of solitary confinement in the prison...
    • North-South Co-operation (6 speeches)
      7. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for greater cooperation in policing and justice here. [39763/13]
    • Organised Crime (6 speeches)
      8. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which criminal activity continues to be monitored with particular reference to the number and strength of such organisations; their...
    • Magdalen Laundries Report (11 speeches)
      9. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for the implementation of the Quirke recommendations regarding the survivors of the Magdalen laundries; if he has had discussion with...
  • Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • VAT Rate Reductions (8 speeches)
      One of the Government's early successes of which one can be proud - as I am - is the jobs initiative introduced in May 2011 comprising a €500 million stimulus package designed to get the...
    • Local Authority Housing Issues (4 speeches)
      I thank the Chair for allowing me to raise this matter and the Minister of State for coming before the House to take it. There are approximately 166 housing vacancies in the area in which I...
    • Syrian Conflict (6 speeches)
      I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to raise once again in this House the very important issue of the very desperate situation in Syria. I have raised the...
    • Ambulance Service Provision (6 speeches)
      I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for allowing me to raise this important matter as a Topical Issue. I wish the Minister of State, Deputy Donohoe, well in his new position. I understand why...
  • Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
  • Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
    I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform pursuant to Standing Orders 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public...
  • Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
    Bill entitled an Act to provide for the payment and recovery of fines imposed on persons convicted of offences; to provide that the court imposing any such fine on such a person shall take into...
  • Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013 is very important legislation with three main objectives, namely, restoring confidence in the...
  • Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (56 speeches)
    The following motion was moved by Deputy Jonathan O'Brien on Tuesday, 24 September 2013:“That Dáil Éireann:affirms that the right to education is an internationally recognised...