Dáil debates
Tuesday, 4 April 2017
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
- Leaders' Questions (48 speeches)
I ask all leaders, their representatives and the Taoiseach please to observe the three-minute time limit as I dislike interfering.
- Order of Business (144 speeches)
Today's business shall be No. 5, motion re establishment of a Special Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution; No. 11, statements on Brexit, to include No. 6, motion re report...
- 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 Aindrias Moynihan - the...
- Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Parental Leave Act 1998 to extend unpaid parental leave from 18 weeks to 26 weeks; and to provide for related...
- Sale of Illicit Goods Bill 2017: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to make it an offence to purchase illicit alcohol, illicit tobacco and illicit solid fuel; to make it an offence to purchase such...
- Visit of Croatian Delegation (1 speech)
Before proceeding with business, I wish on my behalf and on behalf of the Members of Dáil Éireann to offer a céad mile fáilte, a most sincere welcome to Her Excellency, Mrs....
- Establishment of a Special Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders—(a) a Special Committee (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’) is hereby appointed, to be joined with a Special...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
- EU Issues (25 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach when the last meeting of the Cabinet Committee on European Affairs was held; and when the next meeting is scheduled. [15227/17]
- Cabinet Committee Meetings (36 speeches)
6. To ask the Taoiseach when the next meeting of the Cabinet committee on economy, trade and jobs will be held. [15403/17]
- EU Meetings (27 speeches)
8. To ask the Taoiseach his plans for bilateral meetings with other Heads of State or Government in the period up to the end of June 2017. [15404/17]
- Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Insurance Costs (7 speeches)
35. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the second phase of the cost of insurance working group, with particular regard to the increasing cost of insurance for businesses; and if he...
- Commissions of Investigation (7 speeches)
36. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether a commission of investigation should be established into the sale of Project Eagle, in view of the gravity of the Committee of Public...
- Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments (7 speeches)
37. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the level and quality of investments made to date by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund; his views on whether the fund could play a...
- Corporation Tax Regime (17 speeches)
38. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to recent media reports regarding the report by a charity (details supplied) noting that 16 of the top 20 European banks...
- Financial Services Sector (7 speeches)
39. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of UK-based financial services infrastructure providers that have been met by Irish officials; the number that have agreed to move all or part...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- National Debt (7 speeches)
40. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has held discussions recently with the NTMA in relation to the national debt repayments which will fall due in 2018 to 2020; his views on the...
- Credit Unions (6 speeches)
41. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the work of the implementation group concerning the recommendations of the Credit Union Advisory Committee report; and if he will make a...
- Excise Duties (7 speeches)
42. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce further restrictions to the import of fuel products, both fuel for vehicles and household fuel products, from Northern Ireland; and if...
- Help-To-Buy Scheme (44 speeches)
43. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in 2017 and other years of the help-to-buy scheme based on the latest figures; and the reason no cost containment measures were put in place...
- NAMA Operations (10 speeches)
44. To ask the Minister for Finance if NAMA is contributing adequately to the social and economic development of the State in accordance with its statutory duty under the National Asset...
- Tracker Mortgages (6 speeches)
45. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself that the Central Bank's order to lending banks to return affected customers to an appropriate tracker rate of interest is being...
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- School Patronage (4 speeches)
A new school is due to open in Ballincollig in September. This is less than five months from now, which means time is short. Parents are concerned by what they consider to be a lack of...
- Bus Éireann (41 speeches)
Each Deputy will have one minute and I ask them to respect that.
- Brexit: Statements (28 speeches)
As Deputies are aware, a referendum an EU membership was held in the UK on 23 June 2016. Conscious of its relevance for Ireland, the Government played an active role in advance of the...
- Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Instruction to Committee (8 speeches)
I move:That, pursuant to Standing Order 200, Standing Order 154 is modified to provide that it be an instruction to the Select Committee on Justice and Equality that it has power to make...
- Defence Forces: Motion (28 speeches)
I move:That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges the pride that Irish people take in the Defence Forces and the contribution made by the Permanent Defence Force, the Reserve Defence Force and...
- Message from Seanad (1 speech)
Seanad Éireann has passed the Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016 without amendment.
- Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Instruction to Committee (Resumed) (2 speeches)
The following motion was moved by Deputy David Stanton on Tuesday, 4 April 2017:
