Dáil debates
Thursday, 17 July 2014
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Energy Prices (7 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the actions he will take to address the increasing cost of electricity for customers and businesses; if his attention has...
- Exploration Industry (13 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the approach he will take regarding subterranean drilling and any conflict that could arise with property owners; and if he...
- Electricity Transmission Network (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the work of the expert panel appointed to review the Grid Link routes, with specific...
- Post Office Network (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the actions he has taken to secure the future of our post office network; his position regarding the impact on local post...
- Broadband Services Provision (7 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the provision of high-speed broadband throughout the country; the progress being made in...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Sale of State Assets (5 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to set out the final revenues raised by the sale of Bord Gáis Energy; the way the resources generated by the sale will...
- Hydraulic Fracturing (7 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has an official definition of the hydraulic fracturing process; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hydraulic Fracturing (5 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the Environmental Protection Agency will complete its review of hydraulic fracturing; his position on hydraulic...
- Ministerial Priorities (7 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to outline his priorities for his Department for the coming 12 months and the key goals he is setting for the coming two...
- Post Office Network (8 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the policy focus and the discussions he has had in relation to the provision of enhanced services from the post office...
- Broadband Services Provision (7 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the roll out of high speed broadband to rural areas of County Tipperary; and if he will make a...
- Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: From the Seanad (2 speeches)
The Dáil went into Committee to consider amendments from the Seanad.
- Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: From the Seanad (3 speeches)
The Dáil went into Committee to consider amendments from the Seanad.
- Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
- Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (30 speeches)
I move amendment No. 1:In page 15, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:“(c) the holder of the certificate failed to take adequate steps to prevent persons under the age of 18...
- 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 David Stanton - to ask...
- Leaders' Questions (56 speeches)
I welcome members of the Irish Deaf Society in the Visitors Gallery and commend the Ceann Comhairle on arranging, for the first time, to make a sign language interpreter available in the...
- Order of Business (60 speeches)
It is proposed to take No. 7a, motion re membership of committees; No. 7b, motion re statement of Estimates for the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission; No. 7c, motion re Standing Orders 125 and...
- Membership of Committees: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That Deputy Damien English (Minister of State at the Departments of Education and Skills and Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation) be discharged from the Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise...
- Statement of Estimates for the Houses of the Oireachtas: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That Dáil Éireann take note of the Statement of Estimates of moneys required in respect of ongoing expenditure for the period beginning on 1 January 2015 and ending on 31...
- Standing Orders 125 and 129: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That, pursuant to Standing Order 99(1)(a), the Committee on Procedure and Privileges recommends that the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business are hereby...
- Draft Commission of Investigation (Ronan MacLochlainn) Order 2014: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That Dáil Éireann:bearing in mind the specific matters considered by Government to be of significant public concern arising from the fatal shooting of Ronan MacLochlainn by...
- Interdepartmental Report on the Commission of Investigation into the Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (17 speeches)
I call the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy James Reilly, to make his statement. The Minister has 15 minutes.
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Employment Rights (8 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important issue. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan, to the House and wish her well on her new and very important role for rural...
- Telecommunications Services Provision (4 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to bring up this important issue this afternoon. I am very concerned at the high cost of the standing charges on Eircom bills, and bills from...
- Defence Forces Fatalities (5 speeches)
I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for selecting this matter. It has been on the agenda for some time. I realise there have been some initiatives in the United States in the intervening period....
- Local Authority Housing Provision (4 speeches, 2 comments)
First, I take the opportunity to warmly congratulate the Minister, Deputy Alan Kelly, on his appointment as Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government and to wish him well....
