Dáil debates

Tuesday, 12 May 2015

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Public Sector Pay (7 speeches)
    182. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his objectives for the forthcoming talks on public sector pay and conditions; his proposed timescale; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Public Sector Expenditure (7 speeches)
    183. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projected annual increase in public expenditure over the next three years. [18406/15]
  • Public Sector Pay (8 speeches)
    184. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to possible public service pay restoration, if he will confirm the level at which it is anticipated public service pay will...
  • Budget Targets (7 speeches)
    185. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if additional resources for front-line services will be a priority in the allocation of any leeway in the public finances in the years...
  • Public Sector Staff Remuneration (9 speeches)
    186. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will prioritise low-paid workers in the forthcoming pay talks with public sector unions. [18407/15]
• Other Questions (4 speeches)
  Deputy McDonald has the next question.
  • Public Sector Staff Remuneration (7 speeches)
    187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the unions he plans meeting for talks on public sector pay. [18244/15]
  • Ministerial Pensions (17 speeches)
    188. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in tabular form, a list of the annual pension payments to former Ministers and taoisigh, sorted by payment, high to...
  • Ombudsman's Remit (9 speeches)
    189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to extend the role of the Ombudsman to cover State bodies not currently within its remit; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Public Sector Pay (15 speeches)
    191. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reverse public sector pay cuts, including An Garda Síochána pay cuts; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Sale of State Assets (4 speeches)
    192. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the receipts for each year from 2011 to 2014 and to date in 2015, and the estimate for 2015, from the sale of State...
  • Public Sector Pay (5 speeches)
    195. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to commence talks with unions on public sector pay. [18243/15]
• 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 Billy Timmins - the...
• Leaders' Questions (94 speeches)
  The HIQA report into governance and related issues at Portlaoise General Hospital has been published. It makes for shocking reading, presents an appalling vista in terms of what happened at that...
• Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (6 speeches)
  On a point of order, there are 81 questions on the European Union on the Order Paper.
  • European Council Meetings (181 speeches)
    1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the discussions he had at the European Council meeting in December 2014, in Brussels, Belgium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2129/15]
• Order of Business (41 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 1, Workplace Relations Bill 2014 - amendments from the Seanad. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that in the event a division is in progress...
• An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
  Rinneadh vótáil a lorg Dé hAoine seo caite, an 8 Bealtaine 2015, ar an gceist go ndéanfaí An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2014 a...
• Topical Issues (0 speeches)
  • HIQA Reports (6 speeches)
    I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on a very sad and difficult issue for everybody involved at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. We must primarily hold in our thoughts the...
  • English Language Training Organisations (8 speeches)
    I am sure the Minister for Education and Skills is well aware of the position on English language schools which is an ongoing issue. In May last year I remember asking her predecessor, Deputy...
  • Water Quality (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter relating to the removal of lead pipes from the water supply system. It has been stated that 42 public water supplies in Ireland tested in...
  • Beef Data Programme (12 speeches)
    I thank the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for attending to take my matter on the beef data and genomics programmes. Farmers are receiving the forms to fill in and there is huge...
• Workplace Relations Bill 2014: From the Seanad (58 speeches)
  The Dáil went into Committee to consider amendments from the Seanad.
• Independent Planning Regulator: Motion [Private Members] (27 speeches)
  I move:That Dáil Éireann: notes the continuing failure of the Government to legislate on the recommendations of the report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and...