Dáil debates

Thursday, 26 February 2015

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Ukrainian Conflict (7 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland’s position on the deteriorating situation in the Ukraine; if he has had contact with his Russian counterpart on this matter; if...
  • Middle East Peace Process (7 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his recent trip to Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan; and if his Department have plans to formally...
  • Syrian Conflict (7 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will stress the urgency at European Union and United Nations levels in realising a political solution to the crisis in Syria; and if he...
  • Northern Ireland Issues (7 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Stormont House Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8341/15]
  • Northern Ireland Issues (7 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will set a date to meet the Justice for the Forgotten group and the Pat Finucane Centre in relation to issues concerning them in the...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Foreign Conflicts (7 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has learnt lessons from the 2011 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO, intervention in Libya, where matters have continued to...
  • International Relations (8 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on meetings, or contact, he has had with the new Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs. [8250/15]
  • Middle East Peace Process (7 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding Israel's recent intensification of plans to construct 450 new settlements in the West Bank; the representations his...
  • Military Aircraft Landings (7 speeches)
    10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to transfer responsibility for the oversight of all military aircraft, including civilian aircraft carrying troops, and...
  • Northern Ireland Issues (5 speeches)
    11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views in relation to the representations he has made to the British and Northern Ireland authorities in relation to the escalating...
• Children and Family Relationships Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• 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 Martin Ferris -...
• Leaders' Questions (61 speeches)
  The latest national census figures show an increase in the population in urban areas. However, 40% of Irish citizens still live in rural areas and, unfortunately, the Government's record shows...
• Order of Business (98 speeches)
  The Order of Business is No. 17a, motion re membership of committee; No. 45, the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [Seanad] - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages;...
• Membership of Committees: Motion (1 speech)
  I move:That Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy be discharged from the Select Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht and that Deputy Helen McEntee be appointed in substitution for her....
• Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
  I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
• Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (18 speeches)
  Amendments Nos, 1 to 14, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.
• Message from Select Sub-Committee (1 speech)
  The Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills has completed its consideration of the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 and has made amendments thereto.
• Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
  I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence pursuant to 82A(3)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business and paragraph (8) of...
• Roads Bill 2014: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
  I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
• Roads Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 speech)
  I move amendment No. 1:In page 6, to delete line 7 and substitute the following: " "railway order" means—(a) a railway order within the meaning of the Act of 2001, or (b) a light railway...
• Climate Change and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Message from Seanad (1 speech)
  Seanad Éireann has passed the Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014 without amendment.
• Topical Issue Debate (3 speeches)
  The first Topical Issue is in the name of Deputy Martin Ferris.
  • Respite Care Services (8 speeches)
    I thank the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, for attending. The lack of respite care is an important issue. I am raising the matter on behalf of carers throughout Dublin and in other parts of the...
  • General Practitioner Services (4 speeches)
    I wish to raise the issue of the need for the HSE to appoint a new GP to fill the vacant position in Borris-in-Ossory in County Laois. I appreciate that the Minister is here in person. The...
  • Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (4 speeches)
    I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating me in raising this issue. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Paudie Coffey, for being present and congratulate him on the work he is...