Dáil debates

Tuesday, 24 November 2015

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Defence Forces Review (9 speeches)
    65. To ask the Minister for Defence given the recent terror attacks in Paris in France, if he has instigated any review of the Defence Forces' role and capability in dealing with such an attack...
  • Defence Forces Medicinal Products (7 speeches)
    66. To ask the Minister for Defence if he is aware of the vigil which took place on 11 November 2015 at Merrion Square in Dublin 2 in support of serving and former Defence Forces members who...
  • Overseas Missions (7 speeches)
    67. To ask the Minister for Defence the merits of deploying members of the Irish Defence Forces in Mali, given the history of that country. [41375/15]
  • Overseas Missions (7 speeches)
    68. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel currently on overseas missions; if there have been any new requests to participate in new missions or to contribute...
  • Defence Forces Medicinal Products (22 speeches)
    69. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will immediately order the cessation of the use of Lariam in the Irish Defence Forces, pending the publication of the findings of the working group into...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Foreign Policy (21 speeches)
    70. To ask the Minister for Defence if he has considered reviewing our existing policies on defence, with a view to taking a more active role in the promotion of peace and the protection of our...
  • Defence Forces Properties (13 speeches)
    71. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on his Department's engagement with Kildare County Council regarding the situation of overholders at the Curragh. [41176/15]
  • White Paper on Defence (11 speeches)
    72. To ask the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that due regard was given to the potential pitfalls of military Keynesianism for Irish defence policy and Irish neutrality in the...
  • Army Barracks Closures (10 speeches)
    73. To ask the Minister for Defence the strategic planning his Department has engaged in since the closure of Columb Barracks in Mullingar in County Westmeath; if he will ensure that its maximum...
• 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 Mattie McGrath - the...
• Leaders' Questions (134 speeches)
  Chaos continues to reign in emergency departments in hospitals across the country. In the past ten months alone, 80,000 patients admitted to hospital had to languish on trolleys for an...
• Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
  • Parliamentary Questions (72 speeches)
    1. To ask the Taoiseach if he is satisfied that every effort is made in his Department to ensure that parliamentary questions are answered adequately and fully; the actions he has taken to ensure...
  • Northern Ireland Issues (80 speeches)
    2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the British-Irish Council meeting that took place on 19 June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31697/15]
• Order of Business (16 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. a14, Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2015 – Financial Resolution; and No. 43, Finance Bill 2015 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages. It is...
• Postal and Telecommunications Services (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (5 speeches)
  I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983 to obligate An Post to maintain the post office network throughout...
• Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2015: Financial Resolution (1 speech)
  I move:THAT the Schedule to the Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act 1952 (No. 24 of 1952) which specifies the excise duties in respect of mechanically propelled vehicles used on public roads...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Road Projects Status (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing this topic to be taken today. It is ironic that this debate is taking place a day after Kildare County Council decided to scrap a section 38 proposal...
  • Pesticides Directive Training (6 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important matter for debate. I am relieved to have the opportunity to raise the matter with the Minister following months of back and forth with...
  • School Transport Eligibility (4 speeches)
    I welcome the presence of the Minister of State, Deputy Tom Hayes, as I know he has an interest in this issue. The school transport system is based solely on providing transport to the nearest...
  • National Broadband Plan Implementation (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this very important matter. It not only impacts on the rural parts of south Kildare but also is an issue throughout the country. I thank the Minister...
• Finance Bill 2015: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
  I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
• Finance Bill 2015: Report Stage (184 speeches)
  Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and are to be discussed together.
• Credit Union Sector: Motion [Private Members] (13 speeches)
  I move:That Dáil Éireann:is concerned that the planned commencement at the end of December 2015, without amendment, of the remaining sections of the Credit Union and Co-operation with...