Dáil debates
Thursday, 9 July 2015
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
- Business of Dáil: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the following business to be transacted after Question Time today shall be No. 37, Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015 - Report and...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Universal Health Insurance (17 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the commitments in the Programme for Government on Universal Health Insurance; his views that both parties...
- Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme (10 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the significant level of discontent, and, in some cases, outright dejection being felt and expressed by victims of the barbaric practice of...
- Drug Treatment Programmes (6 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of Government funding to drug addiction services and alcohol addiction services; his views that there are adequate services and resources for those...
- Services for People with Disabilities (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take on foot of recent Health Information and Quality Authority inspection reports of residential centres for persons with intellectual...
- National Drugs Rehabilitation Framework (7 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Health his views that the national drugs rehabilitation implementation committee framework is responding effectively to the drug and alcohol issues present in Irish...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Hospital Waiting Lists (7 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Health how it is proposed to reduce waiting times for orthopaedic surgery, with particular reference to the north east; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Mental Health Services Funding (7 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale behind the differences in mental health spending per capita in the various regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27699/15]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme (7 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the fair deal scheme; how advanced planning is for dealing with the seasonal upsurge during the winter; and if he will make a statement on...
- Mental Health Services Provision (11 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that an out-of-hours assessment service is provided at the Ashlin Centre in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on...
- Accident and Emergency Departments (10 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the emergency department at the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise, County Laois continues to provide a 24-hour service; and if he...
- Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 speeches)
We are resuming on amendment No. 35, which has already been discussed with amendment No. 34.
- Leaders' Questions (327 speeches)
I am not sure whether the Tánaiste is aware of the many devastating cases that we are hearing about in e-mails and from constituents that are demonstrating the impact on so many families...
- Order of Business (10 speeches)
It is proposed to take No. 37, Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015 - Report and Final Stages (resumed); No. 1, Statute Law Revision Bill 2015 - amendments from the Seanad; No. 39, Gender...
- 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 Pat Deering - the need...
- Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: From the Seanad (7 speeches)
The Dáil went into Committee to consider amendments from the Seanad.
- Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
I move: "That Report Stage be taken now".
- Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (45 speeches)
Amendment No. 1 is in the name of Deputy Willie O'Dea. Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, 5, 14 and 32 are related. Amendments Nos. 14 and 32 are logical alternatives. Amendments Nos. 1 to 3,...
- Business of Dáil (1 speech)
I wish to announce that the sequence of Topical Issues has been changed. The first issue will be in the name of Deputy McEntee, the second in the names of Deputies McLellan and Maureen...
- National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Instruction to Committee (7 speeches)
I move:That, pursuant to Standing Order 177, Standing Order 131 is modified to permit an instruction to the Committee to which the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015 may be...
- National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (122 speeches)
Amendments Nos. 6 and 8 have been ruled out of order because they were not discussed on Committee Stage and amendment No. 22 is ruled out of order as it could involve a charge on the Exchequer.
- Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
- Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (28 speeches)
Amendment No. 1, in the name of Deputy Shane Ross, arises out of Committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 1 to 9, inclusive, are related. Amendments Nos. 2 to 8, inclusive, are physical...
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Cancer Screening Programmes (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for being present to discuss this issue. One of the first Topical Issues I raised here, with my colleague, Deputy Kieran O'Donnell, regarded an extension of...
- National Monuments (10 speeches)
I raise this issue today because of concerns regarding the proposed auction of the Project Jewel loan portfolio now under the control of NAMA. It is my understanding that this portfolio includes...
- Agriculture Prices (6 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan, for coming to the House to debate this important issue. The decline in Common Agricultural Policy funding means that the issue of price has to...
- National Standards Authority of Ireland (6 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise the struggles that small and medium-sized businesses, SMEs, are facing in Carlow and Kilkenny as a result of State inefficiencies and...
