Dáil debates
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
- Business of Dáil (1 speech)
Before we commence the business of the day, I take the opportunity to update Members on the new equipment in the Dáil Chamber. The work on the new system has been completed and it has been...
- Leaders' Questions (22 speeches)
I welcome everybody back and I am delighted to see that it is all systems go for this Dáil session. It is less than two weeks to budget day and there are many issues that need to be...
- Order of Business (98 speeches)
I call on the rapporteur for the business committee, Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin, to announce the Order of Business for the week and to move the proposals regarding arrangements for the taking of...
- Proposal on Matrimonial Matters, Parental Responsibility and Child Abduction: Referral to Joint Committee (1 speech)
I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in...
- Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann, noting that the Government agreed on 27 September, 2016, to propose, for the approval of Dáil Éireann, the appointment of Eileen...
- Committee Terms of Reference: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That, following Orders made by Government on 5 July, 2016, and 19 July, 2016, respectively, altering the names of Departments and titles of Ministers, the names of the Select Committees...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
- Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (24 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Chancellor of Germany, Ms Angela Merkel. [22241/16]
- Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 speeches)
2. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to meet with the newly announced UK Prime Minister, Ms Theresa May. [22242/16]
- UK Referendum on EU Membership (18 speeches)
7. To ask the Taoiseach the restructuring plans in his Department to deal with Brexit; the way these changes will relate to other Departments, particularly the Department of Foreign Affairs and...
- Priority Questions (1 speech)
As Members know, the Deputy asking the question has 30 seconds in which to make a short introduction; the Minister or the Minister of State has two minutes in which to make a reply, after which...
- Defence Forces Medicinal Products (14 speeches)
21. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on recent developments regarding the use of Lariam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27240/16]
- Defence Forces Medicinal Products (10 speeches)
22. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the anti-malaria drug, Lariam, was taken off the market here by its manufacturer in July 2016;...
- Defence Forces Recruitment (6 speeches)
23. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the 2016 recruitment campaign for the Defence Forces; the reason the whole-time equivalent strength of the Permanent Defence Force...
- Defence Forces Representative Organisations (7 speeches)
24. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will lift the ban on PDFORRA membership of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, its access to the Workplace Relations Commission and its...
- UK Referendum on EU Membership (10 speeches)
25. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the implications Brexit will have for Irish defence policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27242/16]
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Overseas Missions (14 speeches)
26. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 579 of 21 June 2016, if he will provide details on the criteria involved in periodic reviews by his...
- Defence Forces Medicinal Products (5 speeches)
27. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the former head of the British army (details supplied) has apologised to British troops who were...
- Naval Service Operations (6 speeches)
28. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the ongoing operations of the Naval Service in the Mediterranean Sea; when the LE James Joyce will finish its current tour...
- European Defence Capabilities (7 speeches)
29. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the comments of the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Junker, who recently stated that the EU...
- Military Neutrality (7 speeches)
30. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he attended the informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Bratislava on 26 September 2016; the issues discussed; if he spoke out against any...
- Defence Forces Personnel (11 speeches)
31. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a report on the Defence Forces Climate Survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27129/16]
- Defence Forces Training (5 speeches)
32. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to provide public adequate notice for closure of roads in the vicinity of the Defence Forces firing ranges on the Curragh; and if he...
- 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 David Cullinane and...
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Local Authority Funding (66 speeches)
Time is short, given I am sharing time with Deputy Martin Kenny, who I am glad is also raising this issue. The Minister is well aware of the situation. On 14 September I sought a meeting with...
- Flood Relief Schemes Funding (12 speeches)
I am delighted the Ceann Comhairle chose this issue and thank him for doing so. I also thank the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, for being here. The Topical Issue concerns flood relief,...
- Motor Insurance Regulation (13 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for accepting this Topical Issue, a vitally important one that affects every village, hamlet and home not only in Tipperary but in Ireland today. I question why it...
- Medicinal Products Availability (4 speeches)
I received a telephone call last Saturday from a gentleman in Cork in regard to his wife who suffers from lupus and has been in chronic pain for the past 20 years. The man's wife has been told...
- Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (22 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." As Minister, it is a pleasure to be able to bring before the House the Road Traffic Bill 2016. There has been much talk over this year about...
- Message from Seanad (1 speech)
Seanad Éireann has passed the Energy Bill 2016, without amendment.
- Pharmacy Fees: Motion [Private Members] (19 speeches)
I move:"That Dáil Éireann: notes: - the recent €12 million payment made to the Health Service Executive (HSE) in settlement of a dispute over incorrectly claimed pharmacy fees;...
