Dáil debates
Tuesday, 5 July 2016
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
- Leaders' Questions (40 speeches)
I am sure the Taoiseach will agree that Brexit is particularly impactful on Northern Ireland and on the island of Ireland and demands an urgent response from all concerned. Some 63% of people in...
- Order of Business (74 speeches)
We shall proceed to the Order of Business. I call the rapporteur for the business committee, Deputy Michael Moynihan, to announce the business for the week and to move the proposals for taking...
- Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Financial Resolution (1 speech)
I move:THAT the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997) be amended in the manner and to the extent specified in the Act giving effect to this Resolution to provide for the deeming of...
- Standing Order 186: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That Standing Order 186 of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business be amended in paragraph (1)(a) by the deletion of all words from 'Provided that in...
- Establishment of Select Committee on European Union Affairs: Motion (1 speech)
I move:(1) That a Select Committee, which shall be called the Select Committee on European Union Affairs, consisting of seven members of Dáil Éireann, be appointed to consider such...
- Referral of Government Bills to Select Committees: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That, where appropriate, the Order that each Bill listed in column 1 of the Schedule hereto be considered in Committee of the whole Dáil is hereby discharged, and that each Bill...
- Referral of Private Members' Bills to Select Committees: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That, where appropriate, the Order that each Bill listed in column 1 of the Schedule hereto be considered in Committee of the whole Dáil is hereby discharged, and that each Bill...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Programme for Government (27 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will publish on the record of Dáil Éireann the full detail of all agreements made between the Government and all Independent Teachtaí Dála,...
- Constitutional Convention Recommendations (9 speeches)
2. To ask the Taoiseach to implement the outstanding recommendations of the Convention on the Constitution; and to hold referendums in respect of its reports and recommendations. [17117/16]
- British Exit from the European Union (39 speeches)
3. To ask the Taoiseach the preparations and contingency plans he has put in place in the event of a British exit from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17524/16]
- 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 29A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Maurice Quinlivan - the...
- European Council Meeting: Statements (42 speeches)
I welcome this opportunity to speak to the House on last week's meeting of the European Council and the subsequent informal meeting of 27 Heads of State or Government. The outcome of the UK...
- Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government has completed its consideration of the Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016 and has made amendments thereto.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- UK Referendum on EU Membership (7 speeches)
21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to safeguard Irish trade interests in view of the United Kingdom referendum result; and if he will make a statement on...
- UK Referendum on EU Membership (7 speeches)
22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a report on the meetings he had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Ms Theresa Villiers, and with the...
- EU Funding (13 speeches)
23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the decision of Médecins Sans Frontières to no longer accept funds from European Union member states as a result of...
- UK Referendum on EU Membership (12 speeches)
25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how he envisages his strategy following a British withdrawal from the European Union will involve opposition parties; the formal arrangements...
- Passport Services (7 speeches)
27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to provide additional resources to the passport office (details supplied) to deal with the massive backlog of applications; and if...
- Military Aircraft (7 speeches)
28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on any contact he has had with the United States of America's Government in regard to its military foreign policy; and if he will...
- Human Rights Issues (8 speeches)
29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on any contact he or his Department has had with the Brazilian Government since the impeachment of that country's president; and if...
- Human Rights Issues (11 speeches)
30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to bring home a person (details supplied) from his detention in Egypt. [19410/16]
- UK Referendum on EU Membership (1 speech)
I will not bother asking the question because it has been dealt with repeatedly in the last session.
- Human Rights Issues (7 speeches)
32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on reports that at least 60 civilians have been shot in 2016 by Turkish soldiers while attempting to flee Syria via the Turkish...
- Military Aircraft Landings (7 speeches)
33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the numbers of United States of America troops and military hardware that passed through Shannon Airport during the period 2001 to date 2016,...
- Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (7 speeches)
34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts he is making to protect unaccompanied minors who are arriving in refugee camps on the Greek islands and throughout Europe; and if...
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Job Losses (9 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important topic for debate. The topic in question concerns the peremptory and sudden announcement by Imperial Tobacco last Thursday that it will...
- Schools Building Projects Status (7 speeches)
Who will respond to this Topical Issue on behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills?
- Poverty Data (9 speeches)
Members may have read the Social Justice Ireland report today on the poverty figures. It makes for quite frightening reading, when one looks at the spike in poverty levels in recent years and...
- Commemorative Events (5 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this issue. What I am specifically looking for is a fixed date in the calendar as a national commemoration date for the Famine. The...
- Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (81 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am sharing time with Deputy Quinlivan. Some things are very straightforward and are right or wrong. There is no grey area. The...
- Estimates for Public Services 2016: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for Public Services for the service of the...
