Dáil debates

Thursday, 10 December 2015

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Leader Programmes Applications (9 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of submissions received under the Leader programme of 2014 to 2020 to date; the number of these that relate to...
  • Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (23 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will alter the new tenant purchase scheme to include Part V housing to change the terms of the scheme regarding sale...
  • Climate Change Negotiations (7 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his role in the recent climate change conference in Paris in France; his views on the comments by the Taoiseach at the...
  • NAMA Social Housing Provision (10 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will describe the discussions and negotiations he has had with the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, in respect...
  • Local Authority Housing Provision (9 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in the context of the current housing and homelessness emergency and in order to accelerate the delivery of permanent social...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (7 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of his ongoing consultation with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the National Rural...
  • Local Authority Housing Provision (7 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce specific measures targeted at increasing the capacity of local authorities to build social housing...
  • Private Residential Tenancies Board (7 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the new deposit retention scheme will come into operation after the residential tenancies Bill has been enacted; if...
  • Housing Issues (7 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the investigation panel to examine the mica issue will be set up and functioning, its terms of reference and when it...
  • Rental Accommodation Scheme Eligibility (15 speeches)
    10. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to lift the restriction in the rental accommodation scheme which requires applicants to be in receipt of rent allowance to...
• Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
  I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
• Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (0 speeches)
  Bill reported without amendment, received for final consideration and passed.
• International Protection Bill 2015: Second Stage (5 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to have this opportunity to introduce the International Protection Bill 2015. I look forward to engaging with Deputies as we...
• 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 Michael Fitzmaurice -...
• Leaders' Questions (63 speeches)
  Scoliosis is a condition that affects several hundred children and adolescents in Ireland. It is a progressive disease that involves the curvature of the spine. It causes increasing difficulty...
• Order of Business (47 speeches)
  It is proposed to take No. 14a, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2015; No. 2a,...
• Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (7 speeches)
  I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for a minimum percentage of Irish works in radio music programmes and for that purpose to amend the Broadcasting Act...
• Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2015: Referral to Joint Committee (1 speech)
  I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following regulations in draft: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2015, copies of which were laid in draft...
• International Protection Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Business of Dáil (3 speeches)
  A technical amendment is required, as the order of the day calls for a sos now, but that would be ridiculous.
• Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (27 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to have the opportunity to introduce Second Stage of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015 to the Dáil. It...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Flood Relief Schemes Funding (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this issue, clarify some matters and seek information from the Department regarding its response. I empathise with everyone who has been...
  • Flood Alleviation (6 speeches)
    We have seen on television and on the ground the devastation being caused by the floods. People's hearts have been broken. The River Suck drainage committee was disbanded more than a year ago,...
  • Penalty Points System (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to take this debate. I understand the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Donohoe, is in Brussels. The Minister of State last...