Dáil debates

Thursday, 18 September 2014

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (1 speech)
  Before we begin, I welcome viewers of Sky, eircom and UPC who are watching the proceedings live. I ask Members to be conscious of this fact when we are due to start at 9.30 a.m.
  • UN Missions (20 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for Ireland's participation in the UNDOF mission on the Golan Heights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34810/14]
  • Defence Forces Contracts (8 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that the Defence Forces cease security contracts with Israeli companies. [34814/14]
  • Defence Forces Deployment (7 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for the future of Custume Barracks, Athlone, County Westmeath; the number of Defence Forces personnel exclusively based there; and if he will make a...
  • Defence Forces Contracts (12 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to continue to buy military hardware from Israeli companies. [34813/14]
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Defence Forces Personnel (9 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will review the 21-year rule for Defence Forces personnel enlisted after 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34557/14]
  • Defence Forces Deployment (7 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of occasions on which Irish Defence Forces personnel were present at Shannon Airport in June, July and August 2014; the nature of their duties; and...
  • Programme for Government Priorities (9 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Defence his priorities for the remainder of the Government's current term of office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34574/14]
  • UN Missions (10 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Defence in view of the changing nature of the military situation in the Golan Heights and the recent intensification of violence in the region, his plans to seek a...
  • EU Meetings (3 speeches)
    10. To ask the Minister for Defence if he has attended any meetings with EU counterparts since taking office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34576/14]
• Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
  I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport pursuant to Standing Orders 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public...
• 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 Alan Farrell - the need...
• Leaders' Questions (108 speeches)
  I put it to the Tánaiste that there is mounting concern and, indeed, anxiety and fear among many people in regard to the prospect of water charges, which are coming in next month. That...
• Order of Business (37 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 31, Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 - Second Stage (resumed). Private Members' business shall be No. 55, Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014...
• Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (68 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Homeless Accommodation Provision (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this issue. I congratulate Deputy Coffey on his appointment as Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local...
  • Pyrite Issues (4 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State and congratulate him on his appointment as Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. I raise an issue which is close...
  • Motor Fuels Issues (7 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting the topic and I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Simon Harris, for cancelling other business to reply to this debate. I also congratulate him on his...
  • Abortion Legislation (14 speeches)
    It is with great sadness that we raise this issue again in the House. When it was discussed previously in the context of the death of Savita Halappanaver the words, "Never again", were...