Dáil debates

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
  • Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
    The Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has completed its consideration of the Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Bill 2013 and has made no amendments thereto.
  • Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Water Charges Introduction (10 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeline for the public release of the water charges rate and structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Building Regulations Application (18 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will halt the implementation of the new building regulation to allow a distinction to be made between self-built homes...
    • Unfinished Housing Developments (7 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that public lighting was recently abruptly turned off in an estate (details...
    • Leader Programmes Expenditure (14 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount of money available under the Leader programme from 2007 to 2014 for expenditure on projects; the amount...
    • Water Quality Issues (9 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ask Roscommon County Council to provide bottled water for the residents of the county as compensation for not...
  • Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • NAMA Social Housing Provision (11 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a progress report on the project to convert the National Asset Management Agency houses to social housing...
    • Building Regulations Application (11 speeches)
      7. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered the concerns of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland in respect of the new regulations...
    • Wind Energy Guidelines (21 speeches)
      8. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to revise the planning regulations covering wind turbines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11709/14]
    • Radon Control Strategy (5 speeches)
      9. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the implementation of the radon control strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11913/14]
    • Water Charges Introduction (13 speeches)
      10. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to be in a position to indicate the level of water charges applicable per household or per family...
    • Private Rented Accommodation Rental Costs and Controls (12 speeches)
      12. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a system of rent control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11907/14]
  • Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (39 speeches)
    I welcome the opportunity to open this important and timely debate on social housing supply and in particular I will focus my remarks on homelessness and the Government's firm ambition to...
  • Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Bill 2013: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
    Acting Chairman (Deputy Bernard Durkan): The Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has completed its consideration of the Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Bill 2013...
  • 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 Pádraig Mac...
  • Leaders' Questions (51 speeches)
    Last night on the national broadcaster's "Six One News", elements of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate report were leaked and the Minister for Justice and Equality gave an interview about...
  • Order of Business (179 speeches)
    It is proposed to take No. 23 - statements on pre-European Council meeting of 20 and 21 March; and No. 21 - statements on the Government’s priorities for the year ahead (resumed). It is...
  • Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill 2013: Referral to Select Committee (2 speeches)
    When Second Stage concluded yesterday, the order referring the Bill to committee was not made. I ask the Minister of State to move that the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Health...
  • Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (24 speeches)
    Next week's meeting of the European Council was originally scheduled to be the first of 2014. However, as the House is aware, an extraordinary meeting of EU Heads of State and Government was...
  • Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database) Bill 2013: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
    The Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has completed its consideration of the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database) Bill 2013 and has made amendments thereto.
  • Topical Issues (0 speeches)
    • Small and Medium Enterprise Debt (4 speeches)
      I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important matter for discussion. I have received apologies for his absence from the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, who I...
    • Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (4 speeches)
      The situation in the accident and emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda requires the immediate attention of the HSE and the Department of Health. The Minister will...
    • Ambulance Service Provision (16 speeches)
      I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me the opportunity to raise this issue. I am glad the Minister, Deputy James Reilly, is in the Chamber to take it. As he will know, in south Tipperary...
  • Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (147 speeches)
    I would like to share time with Deputy Maloney.
  • Gateway Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (96 speeches, 1 comment)
    The following motion was moved by Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh on Tuesday, 11 March 2014:That Dáil Éireann: noting that: — when the Government came to power 55.1 per cent of...