Dáil debates

Thursday, 18 December 2014

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
  • Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Dairy Sector (14 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to protect the incomes of dairy farmers in view of the sudden drop in the price of milk; and if he will make a...
    • Milk Prices (13 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the predictions of the Teagasc economics unit and the Irish Dairy Board for a lowering of dairy returns over the next year...
    • Green Low-carbon Agri-environment Scheme (11 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if tier 3 farmers are eligible to apply for the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme; if the funding is in place to facilitate...
    • Rural Development Programme Funding (7 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the rural development plan for Ireland will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48486/14]
    • Common Fisheries Policy Negotiations (17 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the negotiations on the Common Fisheries Policy which took place at the meeting of the Agricultural and...
  • Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Land Parcel Identification System (9 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the digitisation of all maps will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48389/14]
    • Bord na gCon Administration (14 speeches)
      7. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason it is not currently the standard practice in the Irish dog racing industry to make public the results of all doping tests,...
    • Farm Household Incomes (3 speeches)
      8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to mitigate the projected drop in farm incomes in 2015 of 25% forecast by Teagasc; the amount of funding...
    • Beef Industry (5 speeches)
      9. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the effects on Irish beef producers of the Russian sanctions. [48285/14]
    • Commonage Framework Plans (13 speeches)
      10. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has examined the proposed implementation strategy for commonages here, presented to him recently by the representatives of...
    • Organic Farming Scheme Applications (9 speeches)
      11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payments to organic farmers processed in the Athenry office, County Galway, will be issued before Christmas; and if he will make a...
  • Appropriation Bill 2014: Second Stage (12 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Appropriation Bill 2014 is an essential element of financial housekeeping that, as Deputies are aware, must be concluded by the Dáil...
  • Appropriation Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 speeches)
    SECTION 1
  • Leaders' Questions (70 speeches)
    This morning's newspapers and last night's news programmes carried heartbreaking reports about an evolving situation in a hospital in the midlands. Our thoughts must be with the family of the...
  • Order of Business (49 speeches)
    As this is the season of goodwill, I am sure everybody will listen to the Order of Business with a great sense of goodwill and, as happened in the First World War, set aside their hostilities and...
  • An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Síocháin agus Neodracht), 2014: An Chéad Chéim - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Peace and Neutrality) Bill 2014: First Stage (5 speeches)
    Tairgim:Go gceadófar go dtabharfar isteach Bille dá ngairtear Acht chun an Bunreacht a leasú.I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the...
  • Presentation and Circulation of Revised Estimates 2015: Motion (1 speech)
    I move:That, notwithstanding Standing Order 159 of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business, Revised Estimates for the Public Services for the year ending 31...
  • Membership of Committees: Motion (1 speech)
    I move:That Deputy Brian Stanley be discharged from the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and that Deputy Peadar Tóibín be appointed in substitution for him....
  • Council of Europe: Appointment of Representatives (1 speech)
    I wish to inform the House that the following persons have been selected and nominated as representatives and alternates for Ireland to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe until...
  • Protection of Children's Health (Tobacco Smoke in Mechanically Propelled Vehicles) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (2 speeches)
    Bill received for final consideration.
  • Road Traffic (No.2) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) and Subsequent Stages (53 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I thank the House for facilitating the introduction of this Bill at such short notice. The Bill involves technical amendments to existing...
  • Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 speeches)
    Sections 1 and 2 agreed to.
  • Fourth Report of the Constitutional Convention on the Dáil Electoral System: Statements (39 speeches)
    I am pleased today to provide to the Oireachtas the Government's response to the recommendations of the fourth report of the Constitutional Convention. The report is about the Dáil...
  • Opposing Domestic Violence: Statements (9 speeches)
    I welcome the opportunity for Members to express their views on opposing domestic violence. It is poignant to think of the tragedies that have occurred in families in this country because of...
  • Message from Seanad (1 speech)
    Seanad Éireann has passed the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2014, without amendment.
  • 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 Lucinda Creighton - the...
  • Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Schools Building Projects Administration (4 speeches)
      I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this matter and the Minister of State for being here. I noticed there were announcements this morning of new schools, new...
    • Mortgage Arrears Rate (10 speeches)
      It is outrageous that the Government is not dealing with mortgage arrears as a priority. We will face an unbelievable problem in the new year, when thousands of families will be evicted from...
    • Medical Card Administration (9 speeches)
      I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity of raising this very important issue. I welcome the changes the Government announced recently to improve the medical card system to make it fairer...
    • School Completion Programme (4 speeches)
      As the Minister of State is aware, the school completion programme, SCP, is a support system for children and young people who are at risk of early school leaving. The programme seeks to...
  • Message from Seanad (1 speech)
    Seanad Éireann has passed the Appropriation Bill 2014, without recommendation.