Dáil debates
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Early Child Care Education (11 speeches)
120. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the adequacy of the capitation grant for providers of the free preschool year; and his further views on whether the current...
- Preschool Services (7 speeches)
121. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he will take to ensure that all children will be eligible to participate in the free preschool year, in time for September 2015....
- Child Care Services Funding (9 speeches)
122. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a clear timeframe according to which he will move Ireland from the current investment in child care provision of 0.2% of...
- Early Child Care Education (7 speeches)
123. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of consultation between his Department and the Department of Education and Skills, and-or the Department of Health, on necessary...
- Services for People with Disabilities (7 speeches)
124. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide extra resources to child care providers in respect of children with additional and special needs; and if he will make a...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Early Child Care Education (6 speeches)
125. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will develop a nationwide scheme for equal access for children with special needs to the early childhood care and education scheme,...
- Child Detention Centres (11 speeches)
126. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of the reported 16 boys currently being held in adult prisons; when these boys will be placed in more...
- Early Child Care Education (7 speeches)
127. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps being taken to guarantee the commitment to universal accessibility of the preschool year for all children, including those with...
- Homelessness Strategy (9 speeches)
128. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs how his Department is ensuring the implementation of adequate and up-to-date care plans for families with children who enter emergency...
- Youth Services Provision (6 speeches)
129. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a progress report on the national youth strategy, particularly with regard to youth at risk of the poorest outcomes; and...
- 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) Deputies Terence Flanagan and...
- Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport has completed its consideration of the Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 and has made amendments thereto.
- Leaders' Questions (118 speeches)
I want to raise an issue of some gravity. It concerns allegations of physical and sexual abuse of varying degrees of seriousness in a school in the country and the subsequent Ombudsman's report,...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
- Northern Ireland Issues (45 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the commitments made in the programme for Government on Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41676/14]
- Order of Business (65 speeches)
It is proposed to take No. 17, motion re referral to select sub-committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central...
- Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of the Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2015: Referral to Select Sub-Committee: (1 speech)
I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft:Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2015, copies of which have...
- Topical Issues (3 speeches)
Is the Minister, Deputy Bruton, taking the matter to be raised by Deputies Terence Flanagan and Eamonn Maloney?
- Job Creation (8 speeches)
Yes. I welcome the opportunity to address this issue with the Minister; I note the Taoiseach is sitting beside him. I welcome the announcement of the €250 million fund to bring jobs...
- Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (6 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this topical issue of the need for a cap on rental rates in Dublin. We know that rental prices in Dublin have gone through the roof -...
- Maternal Mortality (4 speeches)
The second Maternal Death Enquiry, MDE, Ireland report has just been published at UCC. It makes the point that due to the relatively small number of maternal deaths in Ireland, fluctuation in...
- Fishing Industry (5 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, for her attendance in the House this evening and would like to bring to her attention an issue that has developed chiefly in the south west of this...
- Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2015: Vote 30...
- Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
Bill entitled an Act to provide for certain matters relating to donor-assisted human reproduction and the parentage of children born as a result of donor-assisted human reproduction procedures;...
- Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Today, I am introducing the landmark Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015 to the House which, when enacted, will be a watershed in the...
- Income and Living Conditions: Motion [Private Members] (19 speeches)
I call Deputy Boyd Barrett. I understand he proposes to share his time with Deputies Finian McGrath, Maureen O'Sullivan, Catherine Murphy, Pringle and Healy.
