Dáil debates

Wednesday, 21 June 2017

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 12 noon
  • Leaders' Questions (119 speeches)
    We will take Leaders' Questions under Standing Order 29. I ask Members to have regard to the time allowed for Leaders' Questions.
  • Questions on Promised Legislation (88 speeches)
    The Technological Universities Bill, which was before the last Dáil and which is a critical piece of legislation in regard to the future of the institutes of technology, has been languishing...
  • Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Protection of Pension Property Rights) Bill 2017: First Stage - An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Maoinchearta Pinsin a Chosaint) 2017: An Chéad Chéim (5 speeches)
    Tairgim:Go gceadófar go dtabharfar isteach Bille dá ngairtear Acht chun an Bunreacht a leasú. I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (8 speeches)
    When he returns, we will move to questions to the Taoiseach. The first group will be Questions Nos. 1 to 9, inclusive.
    • Official Engagements (101 speeches)
      1. To ask the Taoiseach the most recent discussions he has had with the British Prime Minister regarding the sequencing of Brexit negotiation talks. [25653/17]
    • Departmental Strategy Statements (61 speeches)
      10. To ask the Taoiseach the way in which he and his Department are implementing the commitments made in delivering a better society made in his own Department's strategy's statement,...
    • Brexit Issues (18 speeches)
      11. To ask the Taoiseach the number of roles in his Department’s Brexit taskforce; the grade of these roles; and the number of vacancies for these rolls. [27020/17]
  • 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 names of the member in each case: (1) Deputy Peadar Tóibín...
  • Pre-European Council: Statements (20 speeches)
    Amárach rachaidh mé chuig an mBruiséil le haghaidh cruinnithe de chuid Chomhairle an Aontais Eorpaigh. Tá mé ag súil le ceisteanna móra an lae a phlé le...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • General Practitioner Contracts (7 speeches)
      42. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a new general practitioner services contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29222/17]
    • Nursing Staff Recruitment (7 speeches)
      43. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding current nurse numbers; and the success to date in 2017 on reaching the target set under the most recent agreement between his Department...
    • Mobility Allowance (7 speeches)
      44. To ask the Minister for Health when replacements for the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant scheme will be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29223/17]
    • Health Care Policy (12 speeches)
      45. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his views on the Sláintecare report of the Committee on the Future of Healthcare; and if he will recommend that the report form the basis of...
    • National Maternity Hospital (7 speeches)
      46. To ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding the ownership of the new National Maternity Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27956/17]
  • Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Diabetes Strategy (7 speeches)
      47. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to create a centre of excellence in diabetes care in the north west in view of the fact that there is no centre of excellence in diabetes care north...
    • Mental Health Services Provision (7 speeches)
      48. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who was suffering from a mental health crisis and that did not receive appropriate...
    • Hospital Accommodation Provision (14 speeches)
      49. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the procurement of modular patient facilities at South Tipperary General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27646/17]
    • Health Care Policy (7 speeches)
      50. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department has received and read the all-party Oireachtas committee report on health that was published recently; and the way in which this will be...
    • Home Help Service Provision (7 speeches)
      51. To ask the Minister for Health the reason behind the 19% reduction in the number of home help hours in Dublin West in the period January to April 2017 relative to the same period in 2016....
    • National Maternity Hospital (14 speeches)
      52. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the allocation of space for private practice in the plans for the new national maternity hospital is compatible with the elimination of...
    • Hospital Services (7 speeches)
      53. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for ophthalmology services in County Cork; his plans for reducing waiting times for persons; and the options he has considered to...
    • Mental Health Services Provision (12 speeches)
      54. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the pilot mental health peer support worker initiative, which was to be rolled out in counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Tipperary in early...
  • Business of Dáil (7 speeches)
    It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall take statements today on the procedure for nomination for appointment to the Judiciary after Private Members'...
  • Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Rent Controls (4 speeches)
      This Government is a very competitive one. There are many competing crises under the Government's remit at present but, unfortunately, one crisis is the clear winner - the housing crisis. This...
    • Hospital Services (18 speeches)
      I offer my sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family of Thomas Power, including his wife Bernie, his parents, his sister and extended family. As we know, Tom was buried this morning. His...
    • Aquaculture Licences (8 speeches)
      Tá mé iontach buíoch go bhfuil an cheist seo roghnaithe mar is ábhar iontach tábhachtach é, go háirithe do mo Dháilcheantar féin i dTír Chonaill,...
  • Building Standards, Regulations and Homeowner Protection: Motion [Private Members] (68 speeches)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann: notes that: - thousands of people in Ireland have been affected by poor quality housing following the building boom of the past 20 years; - the record of...
  • Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (498 speeches)
    I remind the House that, since 1922, this State has had a robust and independent Judiciary. I am pleased to underline the widely held view that the Irish Judiciary is now and has always been one...