Dáil debates
Wednesday, 2 July 2014
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (1 speech)
I understand it has been agreed by everyone concerned to take Question No. 3 in the name of Deputy Joe Higgins first.
- Human Rights Issues (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make representations to the Kazakh Government on the imprisonment of leading human rights lawyer Vadim Kuramshin;...
- Northern Ireland Issues (7 speeches)
1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when all-party talks will recommence on the Haass proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28365/14]
- Immigration Controls (7 speeches)
2. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues discussed during his recent visit to the USA; and his views on whether a comprehensive immigration reform package...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on immigration reform law following his recent visit to Washington D.C.; and if he will make a...
- Good Friday Agreement (7 speeches)
5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the fact that the Government is a joint and co-equal guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement, the way his...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Foreign Conflicts (9 speeches)
6. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the fact that the Horizon 2020 Agreement, which in principle includes the new EU guidelines that...
- Diplomatic Representation (7 speeches)
7. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider re-opening the Irish embassy in Iran; if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form by year of the...
- Global Economic Forum (7 speeches)
8. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the progress of the Global Irish Network since its creation; his Department's interaction and...
- Foreign Conflicts (13 speeches)
9. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the EU’s engagement in the Iraqi crisis; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Sub-committee on Finance has completed its consideration of the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014 and has made amendments thereto.
- Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
I move: "That Report Stage be taken now." Question put and agreed to.
- Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (39 speeches)
Amendments Nos. 1 and 17 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- 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) Deputies Helen McEntee and...
- Leaders' Questions (110 speeches)
On a point of order before we start Leaders' Questions, can the Taoiseach confirm that Deputy Quinn has resigned as Minister for Education and Skills or whether he received an indication to that...
- Order of Business (116 speeches)
It is proposed to take No.9a, State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 Seanad – Financial Resolution; No.25, Statements on European Council, Brussels, pursuant to Standing Order 102A...
- State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Financial Resolution (1 speech)
I move:THAT the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997) be amended in the manner and to the extent specified in the Act giving effect to this Resolution to provide for the application of...
- European Council: Statements (58 speeches)
I am pleased to update the House on what was a very significant meeting of the European Council last week. The main outcomes of the summit were the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker as President...
- Message from Seanad (1 speech)
Seanad Éireann has passed the Health Identifiers Bill 2013, without amendment.
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Cancer Screening Programmes (6 speeches)
I thank the Minister for Health for taking this issue and my colleague, Deputy O'Donnell, for raising it. BreastCheck, which is the national free screening programme for breast cancer, currently...
- Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (4 speeches)
Before I address the issue at hand I wish to pay tribute my friend, mentor and colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn. I would not be in this Chamber today if...
- Civil Partnership Legislation (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, for being here. Over 20,000 marriages and approximately 500 civil partnerships took place last year. Most of those involved are continuing to...
- Voluntary Sector Funding (8 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for allowing me to raise this important issue. Yesterday we learned that the national advocacy service of the Irish Deaf Society, IDS, has closed as a...
- Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (168 speeches)
Amendment No. 18 arises out of committee proceedings.
- Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." We are sleepwalking through a public health epidemic and its time we woke up. Every year, 5,200 Irish people die from smoking. That figure...
- Mental Health Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 speeches)
The following motion was moved by Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin on Tuesday, 1 July 2014:That Dáil Éireann: notes that:— mental health is an issue of vital concern to...
