Dáil debates

Wednesday, 16 July 2014

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
  • Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Quesitons (0 speeches)
    • Maoiniú d'Eagrais Gaeilge (8 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an mbeidh sé ag lorg cothrom na Féínne don Ghaeilge agus don Ghaeltacht i gCáinaisnéis 2015, go háirithe...
    • National Monuments (7 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is confident that the development of a museum in Moore Street, Dublin 1, will be complete for the 1916 centenary celebrations....
    • Sale of State Assets (15 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will make public the terms under which the State seaweed company Arramara Teo was sold; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • National Monuments (7 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will support the locating of an Irish UN veterans monument in the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7; and if...
    • An Teanga Gaeilge (17 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad atá á dhéanamh ag an Rialtas chun cabhrú le tuismitheoirí a bhfuil Gaeilge acu a dteanga a sheachadadh go...
  • Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Caiteachas Ranna (8 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad iad na seirbhísí stáit atá gearrtha siar de bharr ísliú buiséid le cúig bliana anuas; agus...
    • Arts Council Funding (7 speeches)
      9. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the current functioning of the Arts Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31215/14]
    • Public Park Access (7 speeches)
      10. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has sent an application to UNESCO with the intention of including the Phoenix Park on the list of UNESCO sites; her view on...
    • Departmental Strategies (9 speeches)
      11. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will set out the priorities of her Department for the coming 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31212/14]
    • Commemorative Events (7 speeches)
      12. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a preliminary timetable of the planned commemorations for the 1916 Rising; if she will provide an update on the...
  • Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
    I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
  • Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (79 speeches)
    I move amendment No. 1:In page 9, line 14, to delete "Office" and substitute "office".This corrects a typographical error, placing a lower case "o" in place of an upper case "o".
  • 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 Pádraig Mac...
  • Leaders' Questions (94 speeches)
    Yesterday I raised with the Taoiseach the issue of 26 disability and caring-focused organisations which had their money cut in its entirety under the grand scheme for national and community...
  • Tributes on the Retirement of Members of Staff (9 speeches)
    I am sure all Deputies, particularly those who have been around for a number of years, will know of the outstanding contribution Norah White has made over the years in the restaurant. Norah has...
  • Order of Business (66 speeches)
    It is proposed to take No. 21, Freedom of Information Bill 2013 - Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage; and No. 22 - Forestry Bill 2013 - Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage. It is...
  • Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio (4 speeches)
      I thank the Minister for taking this issue. I congratulate her on her new position and wish her well in future. School staffing, pupil-teacher ratios and classroom size have always been...
    • School Completion Programme (4 speeches)
      I wish my constituency colleague, the new Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy James Reilly, well in his new post. If the Minister for Education and Skills has a moment to spare, this...
    • Road Safety (4 speeches)
      Ba mhaith liom sa chéad áit mo bhuíochas a ghabháil le oifig an Cheann Comhairle as ucht cead a thabhairt dom an t-ábhar tábhachtach seo a phlé sa Teach inniu....
    • Foreign Conflicts^ (26 speeches)
      There is growing outrage across the world at the escalating death toll in Gaza. Gaza, with a population of about 1.8 million Palestinians, is essentially an open air prison. It is a community...
  • Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (185 speeches)
    Debate resumed on amendment No. 20:In page 15, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:“(b) the Office of the President;”. —(Deputy Sean Fleming)
  • Message from Seanad (1 speech)
    Seanad Éireann has passed the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014, without amendment.
  • Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (102 speeches)
    Debate resumed on amendment No. 18:In page 9, to delete lines 15 and 16 and substitute the following:“(e) purchase land that is for sale, land swop, or lease for afforestation or any other...
  • Disability Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 speeches)
    The following motion was moved by Deputy Finian McGrath on Tuesday, 15 July 2014:That Dáil Éireann:notes:— the vital role people with a disability play in Irish society;...