Dáil debates

Wednesday, 5 February 2014

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Penalty Points System (59 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for the completion of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission investigation into allegations by Garda whistleblowers...
  • Judicial Appointments (9 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reform the judicial appointments process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5572/14]
  • Garda Oversight (12 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce amending legislation to ensure the independence of An Garda Síochána based on other policing models on this island...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (11 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the Prosecution of Offences Act 1974, or introduce any other legislation in order to improve the transparency and accountability...
  • Penal Policy Review Group Report (5 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he plans to implement the five recommendations contained within the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality’s report on penal...
  • Crime Prevention (7 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor criminal gangland activity with particular reference to homicides arising therefrom;...
  • Foreign Conflicts (7 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the number of persons who have travelled from Ireland to fight in the Syrian civil war; and if he will make 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 Michael Healy-Rae - the...
• Protected Disclosures Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Leaders' Questions (62 speeches)
  Our coastal regions, including towns and cities such as Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Wexford and Cork, as well as many others, have endured significant destruction, damage and disruption...
• Order of Business (112 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 11a, motion regarding committee membership; and No. 23, statements on the current situation in Northern Ireland. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing...
• Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage (5 speeches)
  I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003 by including EirGrid as a public body covered by the aforesaid Acts.Thank...
• Membership of Committee: Motion (1 speech)
  I move:That Deputy Mick Wallace be discharged from the Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions and that Deputy John Halligan be appointed in substitution for him.
• Northern Ireland: Statements (9 speeches)
  I welcome the opportunity to open the debate on Northern Ireland. We all want to see a modern, forward-looking and prosperous Northern Ireland. In the times in which we live, however, whether...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Hospital Services (17 speeches)
    There are five speakers on the first issue and they will have two minutes each. I call Deputy Creighton first.
  • Health Services Issues (12 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this issue. The Ombudsman found that the HSE had discriminated against a mother and her child who had attention deficit hyperactivity...
  • Harbours and Piers Funding (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for attending. The flooding in the past week or ten days has caused problems in every county, including Wexford. Courtown Harbour and Marshmeadows in New Ross have...
• Northern Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (34 speeches)
  I welcome the opportunity to debate the situation in Northern Ireland. As Members are aware, engagement on Northern Ireland issues is a matter of the highest priority for the Government which,...
• Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (36 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."