Dáil debates
Wednesday, 15 July 2015
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Company Closures (7 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions he has taken to protect jobs following the closure of a department store (details supplied); if all relevant legislation has...
- Company Law (13 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if, following publication of the report on the sale and liquidation of Clerys, he will now amend the Companies Act 2014. [28707/15]
- Employment Rights (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to introduce legislation to ensure part-time workers have a legal right to seek or avail of extra hours; if he discussed this...
- IDA Supports (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on IDA Ireland actively working with companies in securing contracts for the outsourcing of jobs at Allied Irish Banks, in...
- Trade Agreements (7 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is satisfied with the credibility of the source studies on which the growth in gross domestic product, the projections for growth...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Enterprise Support Schemes (7 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation under the Action Plan for Jobs, the concrete measures that will be taken to improve the supports for female entrepreneurs; and if he...
- Departmental Communications (16 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a reading room to enable Oireachtas Members access departmental documentation on the Transatlantic Trade and...
- Construction Contracts (9 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the Construction Contracts Act will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28406/15]
- Enterprise Support Services Provision (7 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of grants paid per year, every year to indigenous Irish start-up companies and foreign start-up companies between 2011 and...
- Employment Rights (5 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to outline his plans to regulate the au pair industry in view of the recent publicity regarding poor wages and bad working conditions;...
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (38 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to present this Bill to the House. This is a short technical Bill. It was debated in the Seanad yesterday for 15 to 17...
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (32 speeches)
Section 1 agreed to.
- 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 Andrew Doyle - the need...
- Leaders' Questions (214 speeches)
Irish Water has only collected 46% of expected revenue despite bills falling due in the past two months. Only 43% of the expected customer base of 1.5 million people have paid up. If that rate...
- Order of Business (75 speeches)
It is proposed to take No. 15a, motion re events at Ballymurphy in 1971 and legacy issues; No. 43, statements on Northern Ireland; No. 41, Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015 -...
- Child Care (Guardian Ad Litem) Bill 2015: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend section 26 of the Child Care Act 1991 (as amended), to empower the Minister for Children to make regulations by...
- Events at Ballymurphy in 1971 and Legacy Issues: Motion (8 speeches)
I move:That Dáil Éireann: supports the Ballymurphy families in their quest for the truth through an Independent Panel of Inquiry concerning the context, circumstances and aftermath of...
- Northern Ireland: Statements (54 speeches)
I welcome the opportunity to open this debate on Northern Ireland. The House has just agreed an all-party motion in support of the Ballymurphy families and their quest for the truth about what...
- Message from Seanad (1 speech)
The Seanad has passed the Gender Recognition Bill 2014 without amendment.
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Tax Code (5 speeches)
Tá áthas orm deis a bheith agam labhairt ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo. My matter concerns the loss of entitlements to more than 5,000 shareholders in Standard Life plc due to...
- Apprenticeship Programmes (4 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this Topical Issue. I will take this opportunity to congratulate the Minister, his staff and the other organisations involved in the Harnessing...
- Teaching Qualifications (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister for Education and Skills for coming to the House to respond to my issue in person. I wish to raise the issue of recognition for Montessori teachers to teach in special...
- Cycling Facilities Funding (4 speeches)
I wish to raise the issue of funding for a cycleway or walkway in what is known as the greenway in Blessington, specifically, for phase 2 of the project. I will set out some of the background....
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (41 speeches)
Amendment No. 1, in the name of Deputy Stanley, is out of order. Amendment No. 2, in the names of the Minister and Deputy Cowen, arises from Committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 2 to 4,...
- Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (35 speeches)
I move amendment No. 1:In page 8, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:“(a) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):“(2A) The maximum total...
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Tá an reachtaíocht seo a bhaineann le coinníollacha sábhailteacha iontach caol agus gairid. Chomh maith le sin, tá...
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 speeches)
Sections 1 and 2 agreed to.
- Social Services and Support: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (104 speeches)
The following motion was moved by Deputy Tom Fleming on Tuesday, 14 July 2015:“That Dáil Éireann: calls on the Government to: — implement a range of policies that are...
