Dáil debates

Wednesday, 4 November 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 status of his Department’s investigations and follow-up after the closure of Clerys; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Enterprise Support Schemes (11 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the initiatives he will take to ensure large strategically important events such as the Web Summit can be retained in this country....
  • Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (7 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the negotiations between the European Union and the United States of America on the Transatlantic Trade and...
  • Action Plan for Jobs (15 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation as the lead Minister for the Action Plan for Jobs, the steps he will take, following Ireland’s continued decline in global...
  • Action Plan for Jobs (7 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the implementation of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37226/15]
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Employment Rights (15 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress made on the University of Limerick report into zero-hour contracts; if he will confirm whether seasonal workers were...
  • Job Losses (8 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the current status of the Cadbury and Mondelez jobs that were announced to have been in jeopardy earlier in 2015; if these job losses...
  • Foreign Direct Investment (7 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which he expects this country to remain equally attractive for foreign direct investment and indigenous job creation,...
  • Human Rights Issues (7 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is satisfied with the efforts of his Department to date as regards deepening Ireland's business relations with Saudi Arabia; if,...
  • Job Creation (7 speeches)
    10. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his assessment of job creation in Dublin over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37939/15]
• Social Welfare Bill 2015: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
  Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Social Welfare Acts; and to provide for related matters.
• Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This budget and the Social Welfare Bill are designed to build a strong economy and decent society. Budget 2016 is a carefully designed,...
• Topical Issue Matters (6 speeches)
  Before commencing Leaders' Questions, 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...
• Leaders' Questions (186 speeches)
  We now move on to the Topical Issue Debate.
• Order of Business (171 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 8, Social Welfare Bill 2015 - Second Stage (resumed), to be adjourned at 6.30 p.m., if not previously concluded; and No. 9, Finance Bill 2015 - Order for Second Stage...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Public Services Card Provision (5 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue. I acknowledge that it was selected a number of weeks ago but neither the Minister nor the Minister of State was available. I appreciate...
  • IDA Jobs Data (6 speeches)
    Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh Ghníomhaigh. I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this matter and the Minister, Deputy Bruton, for being here in person. I know he has a...
  • National Library (6 speeches)
    Ar an gcéad dul síos, is dócha gur chóir dom buíochas a ghabháil leis an gCeann Comhairle as ucht an ábhair tábhachtach seo a roghnú. The national...
  • HIQA Standards (4 speeches)
    I know that this is an issue of which the Minister is acutely aware and that over the summer she took the time to visit the facility in Waterford about which I speak. The matter I raise is the...
• Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (55 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Finance Bill 2015: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
  
• Finance Bill 2015: Second Stage (13 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." When I made my 2016 Budget Statement in the Dáil three weeks ago, I stated the top priority was to keep the recovery going, while...
• Travellers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (35 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Michael Colreavy on Tuesday, 3 November 2015: