Dáil debates

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Northern Ireland Issues (7 speeches)
    100. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made in the all-party talks in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37185/15]
  • Foreign Conflicts (7 speeches)
    101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the deteriorating situation in occupied Palestine; if he is aware of the blatant violations of international and human rights...
  • Human Rights Issues (7 speeches)
    102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the assistance provided to a person (details supplied) currently detained and awaiting trial in Egypt. [37200/15]
  • Middle East Peace Process (10 speeches)
    103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline any new initiatives that will be taken by the European Union on the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a...
  • Foreign Conflicts (7 speeches)
    104. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the twin bombing attack on a peace rally in Ankara, Turkey, organised by the Peoples Democratic Party; that the death toll...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Northern Ireland Issues (7 speeches)
    105. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has concerns about the lack of engagement or leadership shown by the British Government and Unionist political leaders in the current...
  • Foreign Conflicts (7 speeches)
    106. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the concrete and effective pressure that his Department will place on Israel to curb the recent influx of violence in the region and to...
  • Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (7 speeches)
    107. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his proposals to reach the United Nations target of 0.7% of gross national product for overseas development aid; and if he will make 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 James Bannon - the...
• Leaders' Questions (59 speeches)
  Last February the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, confirmed "the Government is proposing a statutory framework which will introduce a rent...
• Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
  • EU Issues (86 speeches)
    1. To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding Europe's response to dealing with immigrants who illegally cross the sea from Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19220/15]
• Order of Business (76 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 16, motion of referral to select committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the report by the Minister for Defence on service by the Defence Forces...
• Management Fees (Local Property Tax) Relief Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
  A division was challenged on Friday, 23 October 2015, on the question that the Management Fees (Local Property Tax) Relief Bill 2015 be read a Second Time. In accordance with an order of the...
• Report regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2014: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
  I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2014, copies of which were...
• Northern Ireland: Statements (15 speeches)
  I welcome the opportunity to open the debate on Northern Ireland as we face once again into a critical juncture for the peace process. I can assure the House that the two governments in Dublin...
• Message from Select Sub-Committee (1 speech)
  The Select Sub-Committee on Finance has completed its consideration of the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015 and has made amendments thereto.
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for allowing me to raise this important issue. I wish to highlight the injustice done to a cohort of women, whose numbers are as yet undefined. They started...
  • Vaccination Programme (9 speeches)
    I and others attended a meeting with parents of girls who received the HPV Gardasil vaccine and whose lives have been dramatically altered as a result. These parents brought a number of concerns...
  • Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (4 speeches)
    In the five years since this Government took office, private residential rents have increased by a staggering 35%. Rents have increased by 10.3% this year. This is not just causing severe...
• Travellers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (22 speeches)
  I move:That Dáil Éireann:extends its sincere condolences and sympathy to the Lynch, Gilbert and Connors families on the tragic loss of their loved ones in the Carrickmines fire and...