Dáil debates
Thursday, 14 July 2016
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 12 noon
- Leaders' Questions (18 speeches)
Children with physical and sensory disabilities need all the supports that are humanly possible to be made available to them so they can have as independent a life as possible. Volumes of...
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (84 speeches)
I already have 14 Deputies who are offering, which means a time limit of one minute and one question per topic.
- Social Housing Bill 2016: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 to provide for an increased percentage of social and affordable housing in private...
- Au Pair Placement Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
The following motion was moved by Deputy Anne Rabbitte on Wednesday, 13 July 2016:
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 speech)
We will now take the postponed division on Second Stage of the Bill.
- Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016 and has no made amendments thereto.
- Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 speech)
Sections 1 and 2 agreed to.
- Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 speeches)
Sections 1 to 5, inclusive, agreed to.
- Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (11 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Criminal Assets Bureau, CAB, and the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996 were developed in response to a deep crisis 20 years ago. If...
- 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 Pat Deering - the need...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (3 speeches)
We now proceed to questions to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. The Minister will appreciate that we are starting much earlier than we anticipated.
- National Broadband Plan (9 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total number of premises to be covered by the national broadband plan between State intervention and commercial...
- Renewable Energy Generation (10 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to provide similar subsidies for solar power as are currently available for wind energy developments. [21699/16]
- Media Mergers (4 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the planned takeover of seven Irish radio stations by an organisation (details supplied) and the effect on...
- Telecommunications Infrastructure (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to take action with regard to mobile telephone operators (details supplied). [21837/16]
- Other Questions (1 speech)
As Deputy Eamon Ryan is as láthair, Question No. 5 in his name cannot be taken.
- Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (8 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will receive the report on the outcome of an all-island research programme on unconventional gas exploration and...
- Renewable Energy Generation Targets (7 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the projected targets for solar energy in relation to our energy needs and requirements by 2020, his efforts to meet these...
- Broadband Service Provision (13 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 601 of 8 June 2016, if he has had discussions with ComReg regarding the application...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions (13 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to reduce carbon emissions due to energy production as part of the transition to a low-carbon society; and if he...
- Inland Fisheries Regulation (7 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to review pike management operations using gill nets and electrofishing; and if he will make a statement on the...
- National Broadband Plan (9 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has estimated the future capital value of the national broadband network by 2043. [21518/16]
- Hydraulic Fracturing (7 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consult the group, Concerned Health Professionals of Ireland, regarding the human health effects of the process...
- Renewable Energy Generation Targets (6 speeches)
13. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources whether Ireland is on target to meet binding European Union 2020 renewable targets; to provide details of the fines that...
- Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources has completed its consideration of the Energy Bill 2016 and has made amendments thereto.
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Local Authority Funding (4 speeches)
I am glad to have the opportunity to highlight this issue, which is a problem for many small counties. I will articulate the views of Carlow County Council, the area I represent. Carlow...
- Irish Water Administration (6 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this item. I want to bring it to the attention of the Minister of State and the House as a whole that the process of transferring non-domestic water...
- Accident and Emergency Departments Closures (6 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this critical issue for debate. Local and national media reports over the weekend reported that a number of emergency departments were earmarked for...
- Hospital Closures (5 speeches)
I am delighted to have the opportunity to raise this important issue in the House. I thank the Ceann Comhairle. Just over a week ago, the Sonas Ward at St. Patrick's Community Hospital, Fermoy...
- Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources has completed its consideration of the Energy Bill 2016 and has made amendments thereto.
- Report of the Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) (19 speeches)
The following motion was moved by Deputy John Curran on Thursday, 7 July 2016:
