Dáil debates
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 12 noon
- Leaders' Questions (40 speeches)
All of us in this House will be very saddened at the devastating news that has been visited upon 500 workers at HP Inc. in Leixlip, County Kildare. The loss of such a large number of jobs will...
- Business of Dáil (73 speeches)
Before proceeding to questions on promised legislation, I want to call on the Government Chief Whip, being conscious of the request made yesterday to propose arrangements for the taking of...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (157 speeches)
The whistleblowers legislation - the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 - lays out clear procedures for Departments to take in respect of protected disclosures. There are three whistleblowers and...
- 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 Frank O'Rourke - demand...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
- Brexit Issues (37 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit last met and next plans to meet. [4130/17]
- Cabinet Committee Meetings (62 speeches)
5. To ask the Taoiseach when the next meeting of the Cabinet committee on infrastructure, environment and climate action will take place. [4168/17]
- Departmental Records (18 speeches)
9. To ask the Taoiseach the number of files withheld by his department in respect of the files transferred to the National Archives in respect of the year 1986; and the number withheld under...
- Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Bus Éireann (9 speeches)
29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made in resolving the financial problems and industrial relations dispute at Bus Éireann; and the reason it is the...
- Bus Éireann (7 speeches)
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will intervene in the crisis at Bus Éireann in view of notification from unions of an impending all-out strike from 20 February...
- Rail Services Provision (7 speeches)
31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the decision to allow the DART underground railway order to lapse was a mistake that could ultimately waste millions...
- Bus Éireann (7 speeches)
32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the unfolding crisis at Bus Éireann and the case for an increased subsidy from his Department. [6356/17]
- Bus Éireann (7 speeches)
33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that preconditions regarding reductions in staff costs are removed in Bus Éireann; and if he will make a...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Road Projects Status (9 speeches)
34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will progress the east-west link road for the local economy of east Cavan and the surrounding areas. [5758/17]
- Noise Pollution Legislation (15 speeches)
35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 7 December 2016, if the statutory instrument or primary legislation to transpose EU Directive...
- Driver Licences Data (13 speeches)
36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the procedures regarding the administering of driving licences, application of penalty points and the efficient sharing of...
- Traffic Management (11 speeches)
37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to alleviate traffic problems in Galway city, in view of Transport Infrastructure Ireland's report showing traffic volumes going...
- Fáilte Ireland Staff (13 speeches)
38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the reason he sanctioned the use of €58,556 by Fáilte Ireland in its recruitment of the new chief executive; the...
- US Travel Restrictions (12 speeches)
39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the impact of President Trump's executive order banning refugee entry and the entry of persons from seven named states into...
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (11 speeches)
This Topical Issue matter is about the long, outstanding waiting lists for orthodontic treatment. It is regrettable that each time I face somebody from the Department of Health, it is on an...
- Building Regulations (5 speeches)
The Beacon South Quarter development was built between 2005 and 2014 and comprises approximately 600 apartments and several commercial buildings. Built by Paddy Shovlin and Landmark Enterprises,...
- Job Losses (21 speeches)
The next Topical Issue, in the names of Deputies Lawless, Quinlivan, Ruth Coppinger and Heydon, is to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation about the announcement of Hewlett Packard...
- Media Ownership Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I wish to share time with Deputy Róisín Shortall.
- Courts (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: 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 149(1).
- Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
Bill entitled an Act to make further provision in relation to bail, to amend the Bill Act 1997, and to provide for related matters.
- Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am very pleased to present the Bill to the House. It is a relatively short Bill which focuses specifically on commitments on bail in the...
- Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: 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 149(1). Question put and agreed to. The Dáil adjourned at at 9.25...
