Dáil debates
Tuesday, 1 April 2014
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- General Practitioner Services (13 speeches)
96. To ask the Minister for Health the action he proposes to take in view of the negative response of general practitioners to their proposed new contract; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Ambulance Service Provision (25 speeches)
97. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take immediate action to increase the number of ambulances and the number of trained ambulance personnel to ensure proper emergency cover across the...
- Hospital Staff Recruitment (9 speeches)
98. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital consultants' posts currently vacant; how widely medical consultant positions are advertised throughout the world by the Health Service...
- Children in Care (7 speeches)
99. To ask the Minister for Health his response to the criticisms of child and adolescent mental health services in the recent report by the Ombudsman for Children entitled A Meta-Analysis of...
- Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy (7 speeches)
100. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to the findings of the latest survey of persons with neurological conditions carried out by the Neurological Alliance of Ireland which finds...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Care of the Elderly Provision (16 speeches)
101. To ask the Minister for Health the oversight that exists of providers of home care packages; and his plans to ensure that patients and their families receive appropriate care and assistance...
- Health Insurance Prices (18 speeches)
102. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which increases in private health insurance continue to be monitored with a view to identifying the extent to which costs increases annually over...
- Ambulance Service Provision (24 speeches)
103. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a safer ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14875/14]
- 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 Brian Stanley - the...
- Leaders' Questions (51 speeches)
It is a week since the departure of the former Garda Commissioner, Mr. Martin Callinan, following a visit to his home by the Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality in which...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
- Middle East Issues (118 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach to set out the issues that were discussed at the bilateral meetings he had in Saudi Arabia and the actions to be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ...
- Seanad Reform Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
We must deal with a postponed division relating to the Seanad Reform Bill 2014. On Friday last, 28 March, on the question "That the Bill be now read a Second Time", a division was claimed. In...
- An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cearta Vótála i Reifrinn) 2014: An Chéad Chéim - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Voting Rights in Referenda) Bill 2014: First Stage (5 speeches)
Tairgim:Go gceadófar go dtabharfar isteach Bille dá ngairtear Acht chun an Bunreacht a leasú.I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electoral Act of 1992 to enable candidates for election who are not members of a political party to identify...
- Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2014: First Stage (6 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Employment Equality Act 1998 and to provide for related matters.The Bill is intended to amend the Employment Equality...
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2012: Leave to Withdraw (1 speech)
I move:That, not withstanding anything in Standing Orders, leave be granted to withdraw the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2012.
- Report on Defence Forces Service with the United Nations in 2013: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2013, copies of which were...
- Middle East Issues (6 speeches)
I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for allowing Deputy Nolan and me to bring this very important issue to the attention of the House. Having visited Hebron six months ago, I have seen...
- Patient Safety Authority (4 speeches)
I would like to discuss with the Minister for Health the establishment of a patient safety authority in the Irish health service. I call on him to bring forward legislation to establish a robust...
- Hospital Staff (10 speeches)
The Minister is very familiar with this issue, having attended a meeting with the parents involved and with management from Letterkenny General Hospital. The difficulty which arises is that...
- Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
- Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (42 speeches)
I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:“2. Within 30 days of the commencement of this Act the Minister shall, by way of regulation, introduce a...
- Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion [Private Members] (139 speeches)
I call on Deputy Niall Collins who is sharing time with Deputies Barry Cowen, Willie O'Dea and Dara Calleary.
