Dáil debates

Thursday, 4 May 2017

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10 a.m.
• Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (56 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The purpose of the Bill is to prohibit the use of micro-plastics, particularly for particles that are less than 5 mm in diameter....
• Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (2 speeches)
  I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 141.
• Leaders' Questions (18 speeches, 1 comment)
  It has been clear in the past week, even before the beginning of the Brexit negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union, that attitudes on both sides are hardening. This is...
• Questions on Promised Legislation (82 speeches)
  There are 15 minutes for questions on promised legislation today and already 17 Deputies have indicated they wish to ask questions. If Members ask concise questions and there are brief answers,...
• Standing Order 27: Motion (Resumed) (2 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, on Tuesday, 2 May 2017:
• 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) Deputies Mary Butler and Mattie...
• Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
  I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."
• Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (12 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the House on Second Stage of the Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill which...
• Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
  I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (7 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the process of reviewing qualifying areas for the areas of natural constraint scheme; if his Department has...
  • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (7 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure there will be transparency regarding the outcome of the review of areas of natural constraint and that all farm...
  • GLAS Payments (7 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have not received 85% of their total 2016 payment under the GLAS and AEOS schemes; the reason for the delay;...
  • Greyhound Industry (7 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the current crisis in the greyhound industry which is administered by the Irish Greyhound Board; and if he will make a...
  • Forestry Sector (7 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered continuous cover as an alternative, in view of the afforestation his Department has planned; and if he has carried...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Environmental Policy (24 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the environmental assessments that his Department carried out into the environmental impacts of Food Harvest 2020 and Food Wise 2025...
  • Live Exports (11 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of new rules for the movement of cattle being purchased in marts for live export to Northern Ireland; if his attention has...
  • Agriculture Schemes (20 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider increasing the level of direct support for the suckler cow herd to €200 per cow; and if he will make a...
  • Pesticide Use (11 speeches)
    12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to support a ban on the use of herbicides and pesticides in ecological focus areas (details supplied); and if he will make a...
  • Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (12 speeches)
    13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the lifting of tariffs on lobster and scallops imported from Canada under the recent EU-Canada trade deal; the impact the...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Hospital Closures (14 speeches)
    The people of Dungarvan in west Waterford were shocked by the sudden and unforeseen closure of 16 beds in the Sacred Heart unit at Dungarvan Community Hospital at the weekend. Like everyone...
  • Hospital Facilities (4 speeches)
    The closure of the medical assessment unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda is a regular occurrence. It is common practice. It happened last week and the unit could very well be...
  • Road Safety (17 speeches)
    I would like to share time with my neighbours, Deputies Mary Butler and Mattie McGrath, whose constituencies are served by the road I am highlighting.
  • UN Committees (6 speeches)
    Saudi Arabia has been elected to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women by the United Nations Economic and Social Council. The UN describes this commission as the principal global...
• Rural Equality Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (35 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This Bill seeks to ensure that regard be had by public bodies to the desirability of reducing socioeconomic and other inequalities suffered by...