Dáil debates

Thursday, 13 March 2014

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Youth Unemployment Measures (8 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which he will address the falling level of employment in the 15 to 34 age bracket shown in the recent quarterly national...
  • Grant Payments (7 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of investment that has been made into small to medium sized Irish manufacturers and internationally traded firms by his...
  • Trade Agreements (13 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his position on whether an investor-State dispute settlement mechanism should be included in the transatlantic trade and investment...
  • Construction Sector Strategy (7 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress that has been made in implementing the recommendations of the Forfás strategy for the construction sector; and if he...
  • Job Creation (21 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs that have been created in each county in the State by Industrial Development Agency companies who were new to Ireland...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Job Protection (9 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to secure jobs at the MBNA site in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Regional Development (11 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the research his Department, or bodies under the aegis of his Department, have carried out into enterprise and employment in regional...
  • Action Plan for Jobs (9 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps that have been taken to ensure the numerous positive measures from the 2012 and 2013 action plans for jobs, many of which have...
  • Regional Development (7 speeches)
    12. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps his Department has taken to implement the south-east economic development strategy; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Employment Rights Issues (6 speeches)
    13. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will consider banning zero hours contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12175/14]
• Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge: Statements (9 speeches)
  Mar Aire Stáit na Gaeltachta, fáiltím roimh an deis seo labhairt leis an Dáil faoi chur i bhfeidhm na Straitéise 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge. San aitheasc seo, tá sé...
• 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 John O'Mahony —...
• Leaders' Questions (38 speeches)
  Inné foilsíodh tuairisc Cigireacht an Gharda Síochána faoin gconspóid pointí pionóis Tá sé soiléir ón tuarascáil sin go raibh...
• Order of Business (31 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 24, statements on the 20-year strategy on the Irish language (resumed), to adjourn at 2 p.m. today if not previously concluded; and No. 21, statements on the...
• Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2014: First Stage (5 speeches)
  Ba mhaith liom an Bille um Rialáil Tuirbíní Gaoithe 2014 a chur os comhair na Dála. I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to regulate wind turbines...
• Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge: Statements (Resumed) (8 speeches)
  Ós rud é gur beatha teanga í a labhairt, mar a bhí mé ag rá roimh an mbriseadh, tá na scoileanna lán-Ghaelacha thar a bheith tábhachtach. Tá an...
• Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (34 speeches)
  I will share time with Deputy Coffey. Another Deputy is due to arrive as well, but I am uncertain. I thank the Acting Chairman for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. Ireland has...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Coroners Service (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle and his office for allowing me to raise this issue. None of us can imagine the horror of losing a child or a sibling at a young age, but that happened on 16 August...
  • Hospital Consultants Recruitment (6 speeches)
    I am very pleased this subject has been selected. I doubt the Minister for Health or any other Minister can be satisfied with the situation that pertains in regard to neurological services. We...
  • Counselling Services (4 speeches)
    Rape Crisis Network Ireland, RCNI, is a specialist information and resource centre on rape and all forms of sexual violence. It is the umbrella body for member rape crisis centres which provide...
  • Community Welfare Services (8 speeches)
    I appreciate that this topic was chosen. It comes about as a result of the centralisation of social welfare and community welfare services in Mayo. I acknowledge the reasoning behind it, which...