Dáil debates

Tuesday, 10 February 2015

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
  • Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • National Concert Hall (7 speeches)
      130. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the National Concert Hall; her further plans to place it on a statutory footing; if the resignation of five members...
    • Waterways Issues (5 speeches)
      131. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position on the development of the Ulster canal, in view of the fact that the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure in the...
    • Genealogical Services (7 speeches)
      132. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans, once access to the records and indexes in the Government Records Office, GRO, is made available at www.irishgenealogy.ie,...
    • Seirbhísí Oileán (7 speeches)
      133. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad iad na polasaithe atá aici mar gheall ar chúrsaí farantóireachta agus cúrsaí taistil go dtí na...
    • National Cultural Institutions (7 speeches)
      134. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details of how the recently announced extra €2 million funding for the national cultural institutions is...
  • Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Invasive Plant Species (9 speeches)
      135. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in respect of the amount of the €500,000 spent on the rhododendron ponticim since 2009, the amount spent on contractors;...
    • Cultural and Heritage Centre (11 speeches)
      136. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the discussions she has had with regard to the development of the Bank of Ireland building on College Green, Dublin 2; and if she...
    • Arts Funding (5 speeches)
      137. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports in place for aging artists in this State, once they have reached retirement age; and, in view of their valuable...
    • Departmental Strategies (5 speeches)
      138. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht , further to Question No. 621 of 18 December 2014, if her Department is now in a position to publish the finalised national landscape...
    • Cultural Policy (7 speeches)
      139. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to publish a national cultural policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5526/15]
    • Wildlife Conservation (5 speeches)
      140. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will confirm that all outstanding matters brought by the European Commission against Ireland concerning the State’s...
    • Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (3 speeches)
      141. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details on the bogs that are to be closed to turf cutting on foot of the publication of the review of raised bog...
  • 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...
  • Leaders' Questions (102 speeches)
    Today, more than 530 patients are on trolleys in accident and emergency departments. In some hospitals the situation is truly chaotic, and it is extremely stressful for many patients throughout...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
    • Alcohol Advertising (47 speeches)
      1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the working group on regulating sponsorship by alcohol companies of major sporting events; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Official Engagements (29 speeches)
      2. To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding his meeting with the ambassador of the United States of America to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40967/14]
  • Order of Business (109 speeches)
    It is proposed to take No. 18, motion re Standing Order 107I, and No. 43, Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages. It is...
  • Protection of Life in Pregnancy (Amendment) (Fatal Foetal Abnormalities) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
    I must now deal with a postponed division relating to the Protection of Life in Pregnancy (Amendment) (Fatal Foetal Abnormalities) Bill 2013. On Friday, 6 February 2014 on the question that the...
  • Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Eligibility (4 speeches)
      I wish to raise the issue of dementia and home renovations. The recently published national dementia strategy acknowledges that most people with dementia live in their communities and wish to...
    • Tax Code (4 speeches)
      I thank the Minister for taking this Topical Issue. I wish to raise the deeply uncompetitive environment which exists to encourage productive investment in Irish small and medium-sized...
    • School Staffing (4 speeches)
      Gabhaim buíochas leis an Ceann Comhairle as ucht an deis an t-ábhar tábhachtach seo a phlé anseo inniu. Tá daoine i mo dháilcheantair buartha agus tá eagla...
    • Hospital Services (4 speeches)
      Cappagh hospital is a fantastic facility, with the best of staff, including nurses and surgeons. People who have availed of its services have nothing but praise for it, although there has been a...
  • Standing Order 107I: Motion (7 speeches)
    I move:That, pursuant to Standing Order 99(1)(a), the Committee on Procedure and Privileges recommends that the following additional Standing Order be adopted as a Standing Order of Dáil...
  • Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
    I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
  • Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (45 speeches)
    It is necessary to recommit the Bill in respect of amendment No. 1 as it creates a charge on the Exchequer.
  • Child Care: Motion [Private Members] (17 speeches)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann:notes that: — child care provision in Ireland encompasses a mixed model of provision with services delivered through the community, private and public...