Dáil debates
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10 a.m.
- Health (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I warmly welcome the opportunity to address the House today on Second Stage of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2016 which is a technical...
- Health (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 speeches)
SECTION 1
- Leaders' Questions (30 speeches)
We all remember the infamous photograph of Deputy Ruari Quinn outside Trinity College Dublin in advance of the 2011 general election, when he signed a big banner and the students' petition,...
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (50 speeches)
There is a commitment in the programme for Government that in advance of, and in preparation for, the 2017 review of the capital plan, the Government would undertake a national hospital bed...
- Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: First Stage (5 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...
- Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2016: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to regulate wind turbines through providing limits on the exportation of product generated from wind turbines; protecting nearby...
- Equal Participation in Schools Bill 2016: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce Bill entitled an Act to end religious discrimination in admission to primary and post-primary educational establishments and to provide for full...
- Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2016: First Stage (7 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 by the deletion of section 28(1C), and to provide for related matters. In his...
- 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 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputies Aindrias Moynihan and...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
- UK Referendum on EU Membership (99 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his conversations with the First and Deputy First Ministers on the work of the North-South Ministerial Council and the cross-Border bodies and the impact of...
- Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Economic Competitiveness (7 speeches)
31. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions she will take to increase Irish competitiveness given the increased competition from the United Kingdom as a location to...
- Low Pay Commission Report (10 speeches)
32. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she accepts that the section on page three of the summer economic statement that the Government will support an increase in the...
- Motor Insurance (5 speeches)
33. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the timetable for the review of the book of quantum by InjuriesBoard.ie; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22917/16]
- Industrial Relations (8 speeches)
34. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will take action to stop companies (details supplied) which are trying to usurp the countries labour machinery and laws that...
- IDA Expenditure (7 speeches)
35. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is aware that IDA Ireland incurred expenditure totalling €10.4 million on a lease, comprising €1 million for rent...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (31 speeches)
36. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the impact of the regulatory co-operation chapter of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in view of the...
- Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (14 speeches)
38. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to explain in detail the ratification process in relation to the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement; and if she will make a...
- Skills Shortages (9 speeches)
39. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she and her Department have identified any particular or specific skills requirements and or deficiencies which...
- UK Referendum on EU Membership (16 speeches)
40. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the recent suggestion from the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association, ISME, that the Government establish a...
- Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (12 speeches)
41. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the specific plans she has to assist struggling small businesses, particularly in towns that have felt the adverse effects of the...
- Job Creation (5 speeches)
42. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to promote employment in Dublin Bay North and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22545/16]
- Corporation Tax (8 speeches)
43. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation whether the Government's decision to oppose the European Union proposal to introduce public country-by-country reporting for large...
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Road Projects Status (15 speeches)
The first Topical Issue is in the name of Deputies Aindrias Moynihan and Brendan Griffin. They have two minutes each.
- Fish Farming (6 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important topical issue. On 26 April 2016, a press release appeared on the Inland Fisheries Ireland, IFI, website announcing that it intended to...
- Industrial Development (7 speeches)
Ebay first put down roots in Ireland in 2003 with 25 staff. 4 o’clock In April 2013, it opened its international operations centre in Dundalk, which was a massive boost for the area....
- NAMA Property Sales (6 speeches)
If the Minister of State follows the River Dodder, from near here up river for 29 km, he will pass a fantastic part of the country. He will come out towards Tallaght and Kiltipper on the right....
- Housing (Sale of Local Authority Housing) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (71 speeches, 1 comment)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I wish to introduce this short Bill and my colleagues, with whom I will share time, will elaborate on its contents and the reasons behind it....
- Standing Order 149: Motion (8 speeches)
I move: That, in accordance with the recommendation of the sub-Committee on Dáil Reform under Standing Order 107(1)(a), the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public...
- IBRC Commission of Investigation: Motion (5 speeches)
I move:“That Dáil Éireann approves the draft Order entitled Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) (Amendment) Order 2016, which was duly laid before the...
- Message from Seanad (1 speech)
Seanad Eireann has passed the Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) Bill 2016, without amendment, and the Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016, without amendment.
- Energy Bill 2016: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
- Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (42 speeches)
I move amendment No. 1:In page 19, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:“(2) Within 18 months of the enactment of this Act, the Minister shall in consultation with the Commission...
- Housing Strategy: Statements (Resumed) (41 speeches)
I am sharing time with Deputy Maria Bailey. The area I would like to raise is affordable housing. The sector is crucial because if we get that area correct we can move north and south of...
- Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 speeches)
Sections 1 and 2 agreed to.
