Dáil debates
Thursday, 8 October 2015
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Defence Forces Properties (26 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for Magee Barracks in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34865/15]
- Defence Forces Medicinal Products (27 speeches, 2 comments)
2. To ask the Minister for Defence if he is aware of a mounting body of evidence from experts that the use of Mefloquine or Lariam is linked with severe depression and other psychotic episodes...
- Shannon Airport Facilities (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with existing arrangements between his Department and the Department of Justice and Equality and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade...
- Naval Service Strength (9 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Defence the reason the Naval Service Reserve underwent such a drastic drop of 76% in seagoing days between 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Defence Forces Medicinal Products (7 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Defence if he has followed the recent discussions in the Australian Parliament and in the British Parliament in relation to the impact of lariam on the mental health of...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Defence Forces Recruitment (5 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the progress of the recruitment campaign for the Defence Forces; and how he envisages this will impact their regional structures. [34384/15]
- Defence Forces Reserve (7 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to expand the Army Reserve. [34447/15]
- Cyber Security Policy (11 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Defence the reason Defence Forces personnel were in contact with a controversial Italian surveillance company (details supplied); the extent of the contact; and by whom...
- Defence Forces Deployment (8 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Defence given the increase in violence and attacks in the Golan Heights area, if there are new measures or protocols in place to protect and safeguard Irish soldiers...
- National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2015: Instruction to Committee (3 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 Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2015...
- National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2015: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
- National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (29 speeches)
Bill recommitted in respect of amendment No. 1.
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 speeches)
Debate resumed on amendment No. 152: - (Deputy Clare Daly)
- Leaders' Questions (102 speeches)
Today, there is another report from Simon stating that rents in Dublin are up 8.2% since last year. Daft.iesays that nationally rent for a two-bedroom house is 20% above the rent supplement....
- Order of Business (69 speeches)
It is proposed to take No. 15a, motion re sittings and business of the Dáil to be taken without debate; No. 44, Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015 - Report Stage (resumed);...
- Sentencing Council Bill 2015: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to establish a Sentencing Council and to provide for related matters. A Sentencing Council already operates in England and Wales,...
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, unless the Dáil shall otherwise order, the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the sittings of the Dáil on 13, 14...
- 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 Caoimhghín Ó...
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (13 speeches)
I move amendment No. 153:In page 22, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:"Reports on annual targets: content 17.(1) In respect of each greenhouse gas, the report shall—(a)...
- Choice of Court (Hague Convention) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now Read a Second Time." On behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, I thank Deputies for making the necessary time available to...
- Choice of Court (Hague Convention) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business and...
- Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2015: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders...
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Court Accommodation Provision (4 speeches)
I am grateful for the opportunity to address this ongoing need for the development of a four-court campus in Wicklow town. By way of background, I have been writing about this issue since 2011....
- Credit Unions Regulation (17 speeches)
I regret that the Minister for Finance is not here but I hope the Minister of State, Deputy Harris-----
- Search and Rescue Service (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for taking this Topical Issue on behalf of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Donohoe. Meath River Rescue was founded in 1996 to help the...
- Rural Broadband Scheme (4 speeches)
It is widely acknowledged that the Internet is a key tool in reducing poverty and developing prosperity in any region. A report commissioned by the World Bank stated that an additional ten...