Dáil debates

Tuesday, 3 March 2015

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • State Examinations Reviews (10 speeches)
    110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the revised set of compromise measures on junior cycle reform submitted to teachers' unions for consideration; the...
  • Technological Universities (9 speeches)
    111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on development of technological universities here, including the proposed merger between Cork Institute of...
  • Early Child Care Education (7 speeches)
    112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether an important element of education is involved in the work of preschool child care professionals such as Montessori teachers;...
  • Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 speeches)
    113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the situation regarding resource teaching hours for children with Down's syndrome who have a mild general learning...
  • Special Educational Needs Service Provision (9 speeches)
    114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the development of a pilot scheme for the new allocation system for special educational needs resources for the...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Industrial Disputes (7 speeches)
    115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she continues to have dialogue with the teaching unions with a view to resolution of any outstanding issue relative to the...
  • Value for Money Reviews (7 speeches)
    116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the value for money report and policy review of small schools, recently published by her Department; her further views on the...
  • Data Protection (7 speeches)
    117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of ongoing discussions between her Department and the Data Protection Commissioner on data protection issues relating to the primary...
  • Schools Inspections (7 speeches)
    118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of her reply on the carrying out of whole-school evaluations, WSE, and specifically on the physical infrastructure and conditions within...
  • Special Educational Needs Service Provision (9 speeches)
    119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is no consistent policy regarding individual education plans in operation in schools for children with special needs as per the...
  • Education Standards (10 speeches)
    120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an analysis has been conducted to assess the impact of the reduction in the number of teachers and special needs assistants on education...
• Estimates for Public Services 2015: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
  The select sub-committee on the Department of the Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the service of the year ending 31 December...
• 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 Mattie McGrath - the...
• Leaders' Questions (82 speeches)
  I wish to address the issue of mortgage arrears, particularly family homes in danger of imminent repossession and legal actions pertaining to same. The scale of the problem is still enormous....
• Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
  • Programme for Government Implementation (74 speeches)
    1. To ask the Taoiseach the position on the commitment in the programme for Government in regard to the Irish Water networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43800/14]
• Order of Business (57 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 9, Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Forestry Sector (7 speeches)
    In a recent press release the Minister of State, Deputy Tom Hayes, stated he had secured European Union approval for a forestry programme. The press release's highlights included €482...
  • Disease Awareness (4 speeches)
    I thank the Acting Chairman for facilitating me in raising this matter. Lyme disease, known as Lyme borelliosis, is a bacterial infection transmitted by the bite of hard-bodied ticks. Not all...
  • Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times (10 speeches)
    Today, almost 500 people are lying on trolleys in our public hospitals. The worst public hospital today was Beaumont Hospital, where 45 people remained on trolleys seeking help and support. In...
  • Job Losses (11 speeches)
    Deputies Terence Flanagan, Broughan, Kenny and Finian McGrath will each have two minutes as well as a final minute to respond following the Minister's remarks.
• Message from Seanad (2 speeches)
  Seanad Éireann has passed the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 without amendment.
• Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
  Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Social Welfare Acts, to amend the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 and the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003; and to provide for related matters.
• Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (7 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." When I introduced the Social Welfare Bill 2014 in this House last November, I told Deputies that my aim was to begin the process of restoring...
• Family Home Mortgage Settlement Arrangement Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (47 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."