Dáil debates

Wednesday, 2 November 2016

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
• Leaders' Questions (31 speeches)
  The country is facing an unprecedented withdrawal of labour on the part of rank and file gardaí and higher-level sergeants and inspectors the day after tomorrow. This very dangerous...
• Order of Business (53 speeches)
  Today’s business shall be No. 8, motion re Standing Orders 39 and 95; No. 13, Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 (Seanad), Second Stage, resumed; No. 3, Companies (Accounting) Bill...
• Standing Orders 39 and 95: Motion (1 speech)
  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...
• 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 Maureen O'Sullivan - the...
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Rail Network (10 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the leaking of the National Transport Authority's draft report on the review of the rail network and services; his views...
  • Bus Services (9 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the issuing and amending of commercial bus licences on routes served by existing operators, a practice...
  • Airport Development Projects (7 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the need for a second runway at Dublin Airport; the terms of reference for the review he has initiated of the planning for the...
  • EU Regulations (7 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for implementing EU Regulation No. 598/2014; the implementations that will require legislation through Dáil Éireann;...
  • Greenways Development (7 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the proposed greenway from Dublin to Galway to be completed; his proposals to resolve issues that have arisen among parties...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Road Projects (7 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allocate increased funding to Transport Infrastructure Ireland to initiate the shovel-ready projects in the capital investment...
  • Public Transport Provision (11 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the Dublin metro and the DART east-west interconnector. [32780/16]
  • Olympic Games Ticketing Arrangements (5 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve public confidence in the Olympic Council of Ireland after the fall-out from the Rio Olympics; and if he will make a...
  • Dublin Airport Authority (7 speeches)
    10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the fact that Dublin Airport is the least regulated airport from a group of 17 similarly sized European airports in relation...
  • Airport Development Projects (7 speeches)
    11. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the building of a second runway in Dublin Airport will be designed and constructed to ensure it complements the...
  • EU Regulations (7 speeches)
    12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he has taken to ensure the independence of the Irish Aviation Authority as the competent authority to deal with the...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Beef Industry (10 speeches)
    The decision by Brussels to allow ABP Group to take over Slaney Meats is inconceivable. The State reneged on its responsibility in this regard and the decision was left to Brussels to make....
  • Animal Breeding Regulations (4 speeches)
    If the Dog Breeding Establishments Act were working, I would not have been submitting this issue for consideration as a topical issue over the past two and a half weeks and I would not have had...
  • Hospital Services (8 speeches)
    I welcome the opportunity to raise this very important issue. It is the most important issue in Laois the and surrounding counties. It is the issue of the hospital services. There has been a...
  • Primary Care Services Provision (4 speeches)
    The Minister for Health will be aware that it is proposed to reconfigure the Shannon Doc out-of-hours GP services in the mid-west region, which will affect services in west and north Clare and...
• Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Calais Migrant Camp: Statements (45 speeches)
  With the approval of the House, it is my intention to share my time with my colleagues, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, and the Minister for Children and Youth...