Dáil debates
Thursday, 6 October 2016
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 12 noon
- Leaders' Questions (52 speeches)
The Tánaiste will agree it is crucial that the public has confidence in the members of the Garda Síochána as they are the main protectors of the State. Proper policing is crucial...
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (1 speech)
I move:(1) In relation to the sitting of the Dáil on Tuesday, 11th October 2016, the following arrangements shall apply:(i) the Dáil shall sit later than 10 p.m. and the motion for the...
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (50 speeches)
Seven Deputies have indicated so far. I ask everyone to respect the fact that others will want to ask questions within the 15-minute slot. I am obliged to end this after 15 minutes.
- Statement of Estimates for the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That Dáil Éireann take note of the Statement of Estimates of moneys required in respect of ongoing expenditure for the period beginning on 1st January, 2017 and ending on 31st...
- Proposal on Matrimonial Matters, Parental Responsibility and Child Abduction: Motion (1 speech)
I move: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 respect of the area of...
- Appointment of Member of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That Dáil Éireann, noting that the Government agreed on 27th September, 2016, to propose, for the approval of Dáil Éireann, the appointment of Eileen Barrington SC to...
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 6th May, 2016, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral...
- Criminal Justice (Aggravation by Prejudice) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 speeches)
We will now deal with a postponed division relating to the Criminal Justice (Aggravation by Prejudice) Bill 2016 taken on Tuesday, 4 October 2016. On the question, "That the Bill be now read a...
- Criminal Justice (Aggravation by Prejudice) Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice and Equality pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 141 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business. On behalf of...
- Mental Health Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
The following motion was moved by Deputy Mary Lou McDonald on Wednesday, 5 October 2016:
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- One-Parent Family Payment (9 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the assertion by an organisation (details supplied) that the main impacts of the reform of the one-parent family payment have been to...
- Jobseeker's Allowance (41 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress of the report into the impact of the reduced jobseeker's payment rates for jobseekers aged 18 to 25 years of age, as committed to in the...
- Child Poverty (11 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reduce child poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29010/16]
- Community Employment Schemes Review (8 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the effectiveness of the re-entry provisions for the community employment schemes in rural areas and if he will consider implementing...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- JobPath Implementation (14 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is within the remit of the JobPath scheme to send persons forward for jobs that they are not legally qualified for, with the result that the...
- National Internship Scheme Review (12 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the replacement of the JobBridge scheme; the safeguards to defend the rights of participants that are envisaged; and...
- One-Parent Family Payment (32 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is still of the view that the one-parent family payment was not cut by the previous Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Pensions Reform (9 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views in relation to whether he is concerned, particularly with the quickening demise of occupational pension schemes, that inadequate governance...
- Household Benefits Scheme (10 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reinstate the monthly telephone allowance of €9.50; and his plans to increase the State pension by €25 over a full term of...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (7 speeches)
11. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the record high level of rent in the private rented sector if his Department will increase the rent limits for rent supplement; and if he...
- Fuel Poverty (7 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which he plans to address the issue of fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28747/16]
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (22 speeches)
13. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider ensuring those on carer's allowance are afforded the full benefits of a PRSI stamp in order that in the event of the person they...
- Labour Activation Measures (9 speeches)
14. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the findings of the Michelle Millar report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28754/16]
- 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 Brendan Griffin - the...
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Humanitarian Aid Provision (4 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for allowing this Topical Issue to be put on the agenda. I thank the Minister, Deputy Charles Flanagan, for being here to deal with it. As he knows, the...
- Consular Services Provision (6 speeches)
Eanna Ó Cochláin is a 55 year old Corkman. He is a nurse and is married to a Filipino woman and was arrested at an airport in the Philippines in 2013. It was claimed that the reason...
- School Funding (4 speeches)
I appreciate the Office of the Ceann Comhairle giving me the opportunity to raise this subject. It concerns the urgent need for the Minister for Education and Skills to approve funding of...
- Job Losses (6 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this matter. It is with great sadness and regret that I must raise this issue on the floor of the Dáil, as the devastating news was...
- Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment Bill) 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Caithfidh mé a rá go bhfuil áthas orm a bheith ag cur an Bhille seo chun tosaigh, Bille atá scríobtha agam ó...
- Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Referral to Select Committee (2 speeches)
As this is a Private Members' Bill, it must, under Standing orders 84A(3)(a) and 141, be referred to a select or special committee. The relevant committee for this Bill is the Select Committee...
