Dáil debates

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Aer Lingus Sale (11 speeches)
    123. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his position regarding the sale of Aer Lingus to IAG; the commitments he will make with regard to the security of employment of the Aer...
  • Aer Lingus Sale (7 speeches)
    124. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the State's stake in Aer Lingus; and the maintenance of its Heathrow slots which are vital to the Irish economy. [4666/15]
  • Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (13 speeches)
    125. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the initiative proposed on 2 December 2014 by the Secretaries General of his Department and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise...
  • Public Transport Provision (7 speeches)
    126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision will be taken with regard to the best route and infrastructure option in connecting Dublin city with Dublin Airport; if...
  • Rail Network (8 speeches)
    127. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the future of the public rail network under Irish Rail; and the way it will be better integrated with the wider public...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Transport Infrastructure (7 speeches)
    128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected timeframe for the completion of each stage of the north Dublin transport study; when a decision will be made on the optimum...
  • Road Signage (8 speeches)
    129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposed changes of speed signage for rural roads from a specific speed limit to drive carefully; and his plans for a...
  • Rail Services (7 speeches)
    130. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which rail services can be tailored to meet the ongoing travel requirements of commuters with particular reference to...
  • Penalty Points System (7 speeches)
    131. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on measures his Department has taken or will take in order to rectify malpractice in the penalty points...
• 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 Finian McGrath - the...
• Personal Explanation by Ceann Comhairle (3 speeches)
  Before moving to Leaders Questions, I wish to make a personal explanation under Standing Order 44. I refer to my decision last week that the motion to set up a commission of investigation should...
• Leaders' Questions (90 speeches)
  In terms of the Government's approach to the establishment of a commission of investigation into allegations of misconduct in the Cavan-Monaghan Garda division, I wish to raise a number of...
• Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
  • Social Partnership Meetings (33 speeches)
    1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent contacts he has had with the social partners [39841/14]
• Order of Business (74 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 19, motion re ministerial rota for Parliamentary Questions; No. 20, motion re membership of committee; and No. 7, Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2014, Order for...
• Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (1 speech)
  I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 25th September, 2014, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for...
• Committee of Selection: Motion (1 speech)
  I move:That Deputy Catherine Murphy be discharged from the Committee on Procedure and Privileges and that Deputy John Halligan be appointed in substitution for her.
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Student Grant Scheme Design (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this issue. I acknowledge the presence of the Minister. I have spoken with her before on the issue and she is familiar with some of my...
  • Property Tax Exemptions (6 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for attending and the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue. By definition, tenants are not the owners of a property. They may have rights in a property, but...
  • Local Authority Housing Provision (4 speeches)
    I raise this issue again, having raised it first on 26 November 2014. I refer to the scandal of a very substantial housing development consisting of 99 units which has been lying idle since July...
  • State Airports (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, for taking this debate. There is growing concern in the wider Cork area about the future of our airport, which has seen a 5% reduction in passenger numbers...
• Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
  Bill entitled an Act t amend the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 in relation to the procedures for the approval of Debt Settmement Arrangements and Personal Insolvency Arrangements under that Act,...
• Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (6 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This is a short technical Bill, which makes some prudential and clarifying amendments to a small number of procedural provisions in the...
• European Debt: Motion [Private Members] (22 speeches)
  I move:“That Dáil Éireann notes:— that the financial crisis highlighted the deviation from the founding principles and values of the European Union (EU) such as solidarity...
• Estimates for Public Services 2015: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
  The Select sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2015: Vote 40 -...