Dáil debates

Thursday, 12 February 2015

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
  • Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Credit Availability (7 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason there are no specific actions in the Action Plan for Jobs to deal with the high corporate debt burden which the action plan...
    • Enterprise Support Services Provision (7 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the socioeconomic backgrounds of persons supported by Enterprise Ireland; and the actions being utilised to ensure...
    • Job Creation (7 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new jobs created in companies supported by IDA Ireland; the number of jobs lost in agency-supported companies; the number...
    • Employment Rights (7 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to raise the take-home pay and working conditions of low-income workers; if this will include changes to the existing...
    • Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (7 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will withdraw his stated support for the inclusion in the transatlantic trade and investment partnership negotiations of a new...
  • Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • IDA Site Visits (5 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the plans in place to locate a new enterprise at a vacant plant (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the number of visits to the site...
    • Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (9 speeches)
      7. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to ensure transparency and openness, in and about the trade talks, relating to the transatlantic trade and investment...
    • Pension Provisions (7 speeches)
      8. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the fact that the Workplace Relations Bill failed to include a mechanism for retired workers to access the State's industrial...
    • Industrial Development (14 speeches)
      9. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of the sites owned by IDA Ireland in County Tipperary that have potential for use for inward investment in the...
    • Research and Development Supports (7 speeches)
      11. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to encourage greater levels of research and development here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6096/15]
    • Credit Availability (6 speeches)
      12. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of each enterprise credit facility that has been created by this Government; their respective funding; job...
  • Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to have this opportunity to bring the Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012, which was initiated in the Seanad, to this...
  • 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 Terence Flanagan - the...
  • Leaders' Questions (291 speeches)
    In September 2011, in response to the offer by Ryanair to buy out Aer Lingus, the then Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Leo Varadkar, outlined the Government's position when he...
  • Order of Business (45 speeches)
    It is proposed to take No. 2, Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 7, Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015 - Second Stage (resumed).
  • Companies (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (5 speeches)
    I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Companies Act 2014 to hold a company officer or officers acting on behalf of a corporate body personally liable where...
  • Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (5 speeches)
    I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Road Traffic Act 2004 to provide for an additional speed limit, an additional special speed limit and related...
  • Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (47 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
  • Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Sub-Committee (1 speech)
    I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform, pursuant to Standing Orders 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2015: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
    The Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for the public services for the service year ending 31 December 2015:...
  • Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 speeches)
    Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
  • Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Pat Finucane (6 speeches)
      Tá mé fíor-bhuíoch don Cheann Comhairle as ucht an seans labhairt faoin ábhar tábhachtach agus dáiríre seo. Tá mé buíoch don Aire...
    • Irish Prisoners Abroad (5 speeches)
      I thank the Ceann Comhairle for granting me permission to raise this issue, which I have been seeking to raise for some time. As Members of the House may know, in August 2013, when Ibrahim...
    • Public Transport Provision (18 speeches)
      I wish to raise the role and powers of the National Transport Authority to deal with applications from companies that want to reduce their bus services through various areas throughout the...
    • Stardust Fire (4 speeches)
      I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this important matter in advance of the 34th anniversary of the Stardust tragedy. As we all know well, 48 people died and many more were...