Dáil debates

Tuesday, 18 November 2014

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
  • Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Anti-Social Behaviour (7 speeches)
      91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the continuing anti-social behaviour on the streets of Dublin; the actions she has taken to address the current challenges in this...
    • Ministerial Meetings (15 speeches)
      92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests for meetings she or her predecessor, Deputy Alan Shatter, received from families or persons seeking justice or alleging...
    • Garda Operations (42 speeches)
      93. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount An Garda Síochána has spent to date policing protests against water meter installation; and if she will report on instances...
    • Bench Warrants (7 speeches)
      94. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of outstanding warrants nationwide on PULSE; her views on this number of outstanding warrants; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Garda Inspectorate Reports (11 speeches)
      95. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to implement the recommendations contained within the recently published Garda Inspectorate Report on Crime Investigation. [43957/14]
  • Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Direct Provision System (8 speeches)
      96. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the investigations that have taken place into conditions and the changes that will be made following protests at direct...
    • Residential Institutions (7 speeches)
      97. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of those women who were in An Grianan who, for various reasons, did not receive Residential...
    • Irish Prison Service (7 speeches)
      98. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she is taking to ensure there are no breaches of the Official Secrets Act by prison officers about prisoners' private affairs; and if...
    • Garda Inspectorate Reports (5 speeches)
      99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her response to the recently published report on the conduct of investigations into serious crimes by the Garda Inspectorate; if she has specific...
  • 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 Maureen O'Sullivan - the...
  • Leaders' Questions (79 speeches)
    I do not know whether the Taoiseach read an article by Kitty Holland in the News Review section of The Irish Timeson Saturday. The article laid bare an appalling and shameful scandal concerning...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
    • Cabinet Committee Meetings (14 speeches)
      1. To ask the Taoiseach when the last meeting of the Cabinet sub committee on mortgage arrears and credit availability was held; and when the next one is scheduled. [35185/14]
    • JobBridge Scheme (18 speeches)
      4. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department have recruited new staff recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35204/14]
    • Cabinet Committee Discussions (6 speeches)
      8. To ask the Taoiseach when the last meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Economic Recovery and Jobs was last held and when is the next one scheduled for. [35186/14]
  • Estimates for Public Services 2014: Message from Select Sub-Committee (1 speech)
    The Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for Public Services for the year ending 31 December 2014 - Vote 33.
  • Order of Business (102 speeches)
    It is proposed to take Finance Bill 2014 – Financial Resolutions; No. 16, Finance Bill 2014 – allocation of time motion for select sub-committee; No. 17, motion re membership of...
  • Finance Bill 2014: Financial Resolutions (1 speech)
    I move the following Resolutions:THAT chapter 4 of Part 8 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997), which deals with interest payments by Certain Deposit Takers, be amended in the...
  • Finance Bill 2014: Allocation of Time: Motion (1 speech)
    I move:That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders: (1) The proceedings in the Select sub-Committee on Finance on the Finance Bill 2014 shall be brought to a conclusion in accordance with...
  • Membership of Committees: Motion (1 speech)
    I move:That Deputy Clare Daly be discharged from the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and that Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan be appointed in substitution for her....
  • European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training: Referral to Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2014 - Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Supplementary) (1 speech)
    I move:That a supplementary sum not exceeding €1,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December 2014, for the...
  • Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol: Motion (1 speech)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol, done at Doha on 8th December 2012, a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on...
  • Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2014: Referral to Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2014,copies of which were laid in draft form before...
  • Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Local Authority Funding (6 speeches)
      I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Paudie Coffey, and wish him well on his appointment. I hope he will convey our...
    • Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (11 speeches)
      I have repeatedly raised this issue over recent months and I am pleased to have the opportunity to raise it today. I am sure the Minister of State, Deputy Kevin Humphreys, will relay my concerns...
    • Motor Fuel Fraud (8 speeches)
      I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise the issue of petrol stretching, which the Minister of State has dealt with before. Two months on, we are no further in people's understanding...
  • Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
  • An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (57 speeches)
    Tairgim: "Go léifear an Bille an Dara hUair anois." I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."