Dáil debates

Thursday, 18 June 2015

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Alfred Beit Foundation (11 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the sale of paintings by the Alfred Beit Foundation; the action her Department can take on any sale; and if she will make...
  • National Monuments (7 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a detailed update on the Government's purchase of 14-17 Moore Street in Dublin 1. [24222/15]
  • National Cultural Institutions (7 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the additional funding that will be made available to the National Library and the National Museum to bring safety and security...
  • Irish Music Industry Promotion (7 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures she is taking to promote the Irish music industry; the other Government Departments she liaises with to advance this...
  • Wildlife Protection (7 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware that upland habitats are being destroyed at an alarming rate and that the national parks are at huge risk; and if she...
• Other Questions (1 speech)
  The Deputy is not present in the House for Question No. 6.
  • Film Industry (8 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on her plans to grow the Irish film industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23548/15]
  • Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Relocation Options (9 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of bogs where full relocation has been completed in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Commemorative Events (8 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress of the plans for Ireland 2016; if she would report on stakeholders, including the public and local authorities, in terms...
  • Irish Language (8 speeches)
    10. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the lifting of the derogation for the Irish language to be recognised as an official language in the...
• Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
  Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Act 1959 and the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003 and to provide for related matters.
• Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (14 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am happy to introduce to the Dáil the Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014. Members of the Houses of...
• Leaders' Questions (72 speeches)
  I want to ask the Tánaiste about the changes being applied by the Government to the beef genomics programme. This represents a bad deal for farmers. Lest the Tánaiste is not aware of...
• Order of Business (24 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 7, Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; No. 1, Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad] -...
• Management Fees (Local Property Tax) Relief Bill 2015: First Stage (5 speeches)
  I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 to make provision for a partial exemption of property tax payable by a relevant...
• Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (5 speeches)
  I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for paid bereavement leave.Cuirim an Bille seo os comhair na Dála. Cuirfidh mé in iúl don Teach na...
• Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Referral to Select 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 Public...
• Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (47 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Road Projects Status (8 speeches)
    This subject is dear to the hearts of all Deputies in County Kildare, north and south, and I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me the opportunity to raise it once again. It is a matter of...
  • Health Services Provision (4 speeches)
    According to Rape Crisis Network Ireland, it is the only independent body for rape survivors in Ireland. It is the only voice for Irish women who have been raped. The organisation is the...
  • Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (4 speeches)
    I am very happy to be able to discuss this issue, although happy is probably the wrong word because I genuinely believe that we are now at crisis point in terms of the functioning or rather the...
• Messages from Select Committees (1 speech)
  The Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has completed its consideration of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015 and has made no amendments thereto.