Dáil debates

Wednesday, 4 June 2014

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 14.30
• Visit of Mozambiquan Delegation (1 speech)
  Before proceeding with business I wish on my own behalf and on behalf of the Members of Dáil Éireann to offer a céad míle fáilte, a most sincere welcome, to His...
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Legislative Measures (7 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the legislative provisions in respect of his Department that have been passed by the Oireachtas but not come in to effect to date; and if...
  • Public Private Partnerships Cost (7 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role of PPP financing in the phase 4 infrastructure stimulus projects he announced on 13 May 2014; if such PPP contracts will be...
  • Public Sector Staff Recruitment (13 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will lift the public sector recruitment embargo; his views on whether staff shortages in areas such as the health service, local...
  • Budget 2014 (13 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to ensure all expenditure measures announced in budget 2014 are implemented throughout Departments; and if he will...
  • Haddington Road Agreement Negotiations (7 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is considering or has had discussions to date on the proposal to restore all rights, entitlements and conditions that pertained...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • State Properties (11 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the initiatives the Office of Public Works has undertaken to make empty State property and facilities available to local authorities to...
  • Public Service Reform Plan Update (14 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the progress toward achieving the specific sectoral targets contained in the public service reform plan;...
  • Public Service Reform Plan Update (9 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public service allowances currently in place; the current state of plans to review these allowances; and if he will make a...
  • Public Procurement Contracts (11 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will, in the context of the establishment of the office of public procurement, outline the measures that are being taken to maximise...
• 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 Mick Wallace - the...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Foreign Conflicts (6 speeches)
    Writing in The Guardianrecently, Owen Jones commented:In the build-up to the catastrophic invasion of Iraq, it was invoked by Colin Powell, then US secretary of state. "You are going to be the...
  • Emergency Planning (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this issue and the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, for taking it. It is an issue of health and safety relating...
  • School Placement (4 speeches)
    I am very grateful to the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise with the Minister for Education and Skills the need for him to provide an update on and to outline the provisions which have...
  • Crime Investigation (4 speeches)
    My Topical Issue matter follows a second report in The Sunday Timesnewspaper about the challenges faced by the computer crime investigation unit of An Garda Síochána. The challenges,...
• Visit of Czech Delegation (1 speech)
  Before proceeding with business, I wish on my own behalf and on behalf of the Members of Dáil Éireann to offer a céad míle fáilte, a most sincere welcome to His...
• Leaders' Questions (53 speeches)
  Before I start, may I compliment the Minister, Deputy Noonan, on the manner in which he dealt with his recent surgery and to wish him every best wish in the time ahead? It has been a good week...
• Vacancies in Dáil Constituencies: Announcement (1 speech)
  I wish to announce for the information of the Dáil that vacancies exist in the constituencies of Roscommon-South Leitrim and Dublin South-West by virtue of the election of Deputies Luke...
• Order of Business (68 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 18, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 5, Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014 - Order for...
• Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
  The Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government has concluded its consideration of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 and has made amendments thereto.
• Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
  I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
• Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (32 speeches)
  We will let Deputy Pringle get his breath back. Amendment No. 1 arises out of Committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 1 and 11 are related and my be discussed together by agreement.
• Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
  I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."
• Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Second Stage (3 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Just over three years ago in the programme for Government, we pledged to change the social welfare system to make it fairer, better...
• Local and Community Development Programmes: Motion [Private Members] (90 speeches)
  I move:That Dáil Éireann: notes:— the central role local development companies play in providing local services across Ireland, including the delivery of the Leader programme...