Dáil debates

Wednesday, 12 November 2014

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • EU Programmes (11 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in getting approval of the rural development programme from the EU; his plans to publish a copy of the issues...
  • GLAS Scheme Eligibility (11 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of active commonage farmers regarding implementation of, and criteria for, the GLAS...
  • Beef Industry (7 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way he sees the formation of beef producer groups benefiting farmers dealing with the meat processors in view of the limited number...
  • Fish Farming (13 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the interaction he has had with representatives of the salmon farming industry in the past year; the main...
  • Beef Industry (13 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on any progress on the issue of a single label for Irish beef and his negotiations with British retailers regarding...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Beef Industry (15 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is willing to take to safeguard the income of beef farmers in the event that the current negotiations with...
  • Commonage Areas (7 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the reduction in forage areas on commonages due to perceived under-grazing; his views that this reduction in forage...
  • Food Exports (7 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the situation regarding EU exports to Russia; the response of the EU to assist those affected...
• Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Instruction to Committee (6 speeches)
  I move:That, pursuant to Standing Order 177, Standing Order 131 is modified to permit an instruction to the Committee to which the Workplace Relations Bill 2014 may be recommitted in respect of...
• Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
  I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
• Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (41 speeches)
  As several amendments have been ruled out of order, I will explain why for the information of Members. Some are amendments which do not arise from Committee Stage proceedings. In order to arise...
• 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 Terence Flanagan...
• Visit of Hungarian Delegation (1 speech)
  Before proceeding with the Order of Business, I wish, on behalf of the Members of Dáil Éireann, to offer céad míle fáilte, a most sincere welcome, to His Excellency Mr....
• Leaders' Questions (144 speeches)
  The rate of population growth among people aged over 65 is nearly double that of the European Union as a whole. It is projected to increase by approximately 20,000 per year between now and 2021....
• Order of Business (47 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 14, motion re appointing an ordinary member to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission; No. 14a, Finance Bill 2014 - Financial Resolutions; No. 31, statements on...
• Membership of Houses of the Oireachtas Commission: Motion (1 speech)
  I move:That Dáil Éireann, under section 8 of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003, as amended, appoints Deputy Olivia Mitchell to be an ordinary member of the Houses of the...
• Finance Bill 2014: Financial Resolutions (1 speech)
  I move:1.THAT section 531AN of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997), which provides for the rate of charge of the universal social charge, be amended in the manner and to the extent...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Garda Station Refurbishment (6 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue which is topical in the context of the reforms which the Minister for Justice and Equality is seeking to introduce in the structure and...
  • Domestic Violence Refuges (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this Topical Issue matter. For years the Respond! Housing Association has carried out very valuable and important work in regard to housing....
  • Health Services Provision (4 speeches)
    Yesterday, at the Irish Cancer Society's annual Charles Cully Lecture the worryingly high rate of cancer incidence and death in poor communities across Ireland was highlighted in a discussion on...
  • Ambulance Service Provision (4 speeches)
    I appreciate that the Minister for Health is not available, but I hope that the Minister of State will pass on my points. County Wicklow may be the only county that has never had a general...
• Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (89 speeches)
  Before we begin, I must remind Members that, while all Members have absolute privilege under the Constitution in respect of anything they say in the House, they also have a responsibility not to...
• Message from Seanad (1 speech)
  Seanad Éireann has passed the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014, without amendment.
• Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (56 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Billy Kelleher on Tuesday, 11 November 2014:That Dáil Éireann:recognising that:— the rate of growth for Ireland’s over-65...