Dáil debates
Tuesday, 16 December 2014
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Government Expenditure (9 speeches)
85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role of his Department in respect of the overall book of Estimates for 2014, in view of the largest ever set of expenditure overruns...
- Fiscal Compact Treaty (7 speeches)
86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the implications for public spending of the expenditure benchmark that will apply as of 2016, as introduced by the six-pack European...
- Public Sector Pensions (8 speeches)
87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform as pay and pensions in payment are now being processed separately in the public service, if he will introduce legislation to give the...
- Shared Services (9 speeches)
88. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of shared services projects commenced across the Civil Service since 2011; the costs associated with these...
- Corruption Perception Index (9 speeches)
89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the statement of caution by Transparency International Ireland that, despite the recent improvement in the State’s...
- Other Questions (1 speech)
Deputy Mick Wallace is not present for his question.
- Office of the Ombudsman Status (9 speeches)
91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out his views on a proposal to constitutionalise the position of the Ombudsman made at a conference hosted by the Institute of...
- Ministerial Pensions (8 speeches)
92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he acknowledges the continuing public concern over ministerial pensions; his plans for further measures in this area; and if he will...
- Estimates Process (11 speeches)
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the additional €1.1 billion in supplementary allocations sought from him by the various Departments for 2015. [47796/14]
- Public Private Partnerships Data (14 speeches)
95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current level of exposure of the State and its agencies to public private partnerships, PPPs; his plans to increase the use of PPPs;...
- 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 Derek Keating - the...
- Leaders' Questions (60 speeches)
I am sure we all agree that the appalling, heartbreaking and barbaric attack on more than100 children in Pakistan by the Taliban is something that demands a response from our Parliament possibly...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
- Departmental Records (15 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department has in place and is implementing an adequate standard of record-keeping. [36508/14]
- European Council Meetings (43 speeches)
3. To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding the discussions at the September EU Council meeting on the plight of the Syrian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37653/14]
- Order of Business (47 speeches)
It is proposed to take No. a20, motion re sittings and business of Dáil; No. 20, motion re withdrawal of Road Traffic Bill 2014; No. 21, motion re referral to select sub-committee of...
- Family Home Mortgage Settlement Arrangement Bill 2014: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduced a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the enactment of a Family Home Mortgage Settlement Arrangement by the Insolvency Service of Ireland to assist...
- Health (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Health Act 2007, to allow the Health Information and Quality Authority to investigate any unsolicited communication...
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (1 speech)
I move:It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the sittings and business of the Dáil today and tomorrow:(i)...
- Road Traffic Bill 2014: Leave to Withdraw (1 speech)
I move:That leave be granted to withdraw the Road Traffic Bill 2014.
- Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of the Terms of Agreements between the European Union and Canada, the Republic of Moldova, Georgia and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the following Agreements–(i) Agreement on Air Transport between the European Community and its Member States, on...
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (226 speeches)
In accordance with the order of the Dáil of today, the proceedings on certain sections of Committee Stage of the Water Services Bill 2014 - Committee Stage shall be brought to a conclusion...
- An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Ceart chun Féinriarachta Pearsanta agus Sláine Colainne) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Personal Autonomy and Bodily Integrity) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 speeches)
Tairgim: "Go léifear an Bille an Dara hUair anois." I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Accident and Emergency Services Provision (10 speeches)
I welcome the opportunity to raise the issue of the number of people waiting on trolleys in Beaumont hospital. This issue does not pertain solely to Beaumont, however, because we now have a...
- Homelessness Strategy (4 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter. It focuses on the issue of homelessness and I phrased it so that it relates to families. Our traditional view of homelessness tends be...
- Alcohol Sales Legislation (4 speeches)
The Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar, will be aware the ready availability of cheap alcohol is a serious problem in Ireland that requires urgent attention. There are 2.48 million people in...
