Dáil debates
Tuesday, 20 June 2017
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
- Leaders' Questions (109 speeches)
Last week in my speech on Deputy Varadkar's election as Taoiseach, I raised the question of the appointment of the former Attorney General, Ms Máire Whelan, as a judge to the Court of...
- Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State (6 speeches)
I beg leave to announce, for the information of the Dáil, that having informed the President that Dáil Éireann had approved my nomination of Deputies to be members of the...
- Order of Business (99 speeches)
Seo an tuarascáil chuimsitheach agus an clár ar ghlac an Coiste Gnó faoi choinne inniu, amárach agus Déardaoin. Tuesday's business shall be No. 8, motion re Renewal of...
- Industrial Relations (Defence Forces) (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to permit access to the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court to members of the Defence Forces and their representative...
- Waste Reduction Bill 2017: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for a ban on single-use non-compostable cups and other tableware and for the introduction of deposit and return schemes...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
- Brexit Issues (27 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach when he expects to be in a position to publish the planned document that outlines the Government’s approach to mitigating the impact of Brexit on the economy and...
- Brexit Issues (65 speeches)
4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on section E on Brexit in his Department's statement of strategy, in particular the way in which stakeholder consultation and engagement on an all-island...
- Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (26 speeches)
56. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made to date in 2017 in the roll-out of the action plan for rural development; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Commemorative Events (9 speeches)
57. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the next meeting of the all-party consultation group on commemorations will take place. [27895/17]
- Arts in Education Charter (10 speeches)
58. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she has taken to develop arts in education practices by professional artists in schools; if she has conducted an analysis of...
- Film Industry Tax Reliefs (7 speeches)
59. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to film companies availing of section 481 relief that are recruiting workers as trainees on film sets...
- National Monuments (12 speeches)
Question No. 60 is in the name of Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan. Permission has been given to Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív to take it.
- Message form Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has completed its consideration of the Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016 and made no amendments thereto.
- 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 Eamon Scanlon - to...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (2 speeches)
We get an opportunity once every six weeks to ask a Minister questions and to hold a Department to account. It is the small opportunity we get in an open democracy to determine whether we can...
- Post Office Network (23 speeches)
61. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on her Department's work with An Post and the Irish Postmasters' Union regarding the implementation of point 20 of...
- Commemorative Events (11 speeches)
62. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to reinstigate an Oireachtas decade of centenaries committee under the auspices of her office, as was the practice before...
- Wild Fires (11 speeches)
63. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the loss of nests and food stores of birds and other wildlife caused by the recent gorse and heather fires that were...
- National Monuments (7 speeches)
64. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has brought the Moore Street advisory group report to Cabinet with a view to prioritising the proposals to conserve and restore...
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Parking Regulations (4 speeches)
Before the Minister and the Ministers of State leave, I congratulate everyone who was reappointed. Dementia is a deeply distressing condition for those suffering from it and for their...
- Hospital Accommodation Provision (4 speeches)
There is a huge bed capacity deficiency at South Tipperary General Hospital. Put very simply, there are not enough beds to cater for the demand for services at the hospital. This has been...
- Military Neutrality (3 speeches)
In what is seen as a massive step towards the creation of a standing EU army, the European Commission has stated it will now spend €1.5 billion a year on joint defence spending. This will...
- Waste Disposal (7 speeches)
The fourth and final item is one which Deputy O'Dea wishes to discuss. It concerns the proposal by Irish Cement to burn toxic waste at its plant in Limerick.
- Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (11 speeches)
I move the following motions:That Dáil Éireann resolves that sections 2 to 4, 6 to 12, 14 and 17 of the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 39 of 1998) shall continue...
- Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2017: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; and to provide for related matters
- Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (4 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to address this House on Second Stage of the Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2017. This is a short Bill...
- Trade and Foreign Direct Investment: Motion [Private Members] (42 speeches)
I move:“That Dáil Éireann: notes: — the pioneering and transformative vision, under the leadership of Seán Lemass, with the introduction of the First Programme for...
