Dáil debates
Thursday, 22 October 2015
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Departmental Budgets (13 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Health the contingency plans his Department is putting in place in the event of a health budget overrun in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36796/15]
- Dental Services (7 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the preparation of the long promised new dental Bill; the reason it is taking such an inordinate length of time to produce; if he is aware of the...
- Hospital Accommodation Provision (18 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the overcrowding in the emergency Department and wards of University Hospital Waterford during the busy winter months; the number of the...
- Mental Health Services Funding (11 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there was no specific 2016 funding commitment of €35 million for mental health in budget 2016 in line with the programme for Government and...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Ambulance Service Provision (7 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Health how budget 2016 will improve the ambulance service, especially in the mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36598/15]
- Hospital Waiting Lists (5 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the 75% increase from August to September 2015 at Mayo General Hospital in the number of outpatients waiting longer than 18 months for an...
- Hospital Services (9 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Health if a new dedicated obstetrics theatre will be provided at Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35551/15]
- Hospital Waiting Lists (12 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the increase, from August to September 2015, in the number of adult outpatients waiting longer than 18 months for an appointment in Naas General...
- National Dementia Strategy Implementation (6 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the national dementia strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36661/15]
- Hospital Waiting Lists (7 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons his targets for waiting lists have not been met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36662/15]
- Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
- Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (7 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to present the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015 to the House. It should be noted that this Bill is very much of a...
- 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 Thomas P. Broughan - the...
- Leaders' Questions (74 speeches)
Tomorrow, commuters face another rail strike on one of the busiest days for public transport users. Since August, the National Bus and Rail Union, NBRU, and the Services Industrial Professional...
- Order of Business (61 speeches)
It is proposed to take No. 6, motion re referral to select sub-committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the intergovernmental agreement on the transfer and...
- Intergovernmental Agreement on Single Resolution Fund: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the Intergovernmental Agreement on the Transfer and Mutualisation of Contributions to the Single Resolution Fund as...
- Health and Social Care Professionals Act Regulations: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 4(7)) (Membership of Council) Regulations 2015,copies of...
- Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Finance pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 speeches, 1 comment)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Referral to Select Sub-Committee (1 speech)
I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public...
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am glad to have the opportunity today to outline the provisions in the ninth Bill in the electoral area brought forward by this...
- Visit of Romanian Delegation (1 speech)
I wish to welcome a very special guest, His Excellency Valeriu Ștefan Zgonea, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, and his parliamentary delegation. I have signed a memorandum...
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 speeches)
Question again proposed: Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) 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...
- Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings Bill) 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Message from Seanad (1 speech)
Seanad Éireann has passed the Marriage Bill 2015 without amendment.
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (10 speeches)
I am delighted this Topical Issue is being taken. There is an inherent unfairness in the operation of the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, higher education grant scheme in respect of...
- Schools Building Projects Status (4 speeches)
I want to speak about the urgent need for new school building projects in Monasterevin, County Kildare. Everybody in the town knows that the primary schools and the secondary school in the town...
- Car Theft (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for remaining in the House so late on a Thursday evening. He has drawn the short straw. Crime is an issue that needs constant and careful consideration and...
- Road Traffic Offences (12 speeches)
At the end of August of this year, working in collaboration with Ms Susan Gray and the PARC road safety group, I received a reply from the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances...
