Dáil debates
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Acting Chairman (Deputy Catherine Connolly) i gceannas ar 10 a.m.
- Business of Dáil (3 speeches)
I understand that the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, has a proposal for a minor amendment to the business for the week.
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (76 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Leaders' Questions (65 speeches)
Yesterday, agents from the European Commission competition directorate raided the offices of motor insurance providers in Ireland as part of an investigation into anti-competitive practices. The...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (84 speeches)
There is a long list of questions. I ask Members who are putting questions to the Taoiseach to remember that there are many colleagues who want to have an opportunity to do so. Questions and...
- Planning and Development (Rapid Broadband) Bill 2017: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the rapid installation of broadband infrastructure; to improve availability of broadband and telecoms services...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
- Departmental Strategy Statements (14 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to update his Department's statement of strategy. [29971/17]
- Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (52 speeches)
3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his telephone conversation with President Trump; the issues that were discussed; and if the undocumented Irish and a possible visit here by President...
- Northern Ireland (18 speeches)
8. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken with British Prime Minister May regarding the Northern Ireland Assembly negotiations; and the issues that were discussed. [31013/17]
- 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 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Danny Healy-Rae - the 50...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Help-To-Buy Scheme (10 speeches)
17. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the independent impact analysis of the help-to-buy scheme; when he plans to clarify the future of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
- Universal Social Charge (26 speeches)
18. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans with regard to the universal social charge in view of the conflicting positions of the programme for Government and the Taoiseach; and if he will...
- Insurance Compensation Fund (7 speeches)
19. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that all outstanding claims associated with the collapse of a company (details supplied) in 2014 are met in full through the Insurance...
- National Debt Servicing (7 speeches)
20. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will renegotiate the amount of debt Ireland has to repay with a view to reducing it; if he will seek an extension of the time period in which the debt...
- Tax Avoidance (7 speeches)
21. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to legislate before the summer recess to make certain that a tax-avoidance loophole cannot continue in view of the report in a newspaper (details...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Tax Yield (8 speeches)
22. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the lower than expected tax returns in view of the rising employment figures over the past number of years; and if he will make a statement on...
- Tax Code (25 speeches)
23. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the tax breaks for real estate investment trusts and vulture funds in view of the fact that they are in many cases sitting on properties and...
- NAMA Operations (7 speeches)
24. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the recent announcement by NAMA of the appointment of a company (details supplied) as statutory auditor, the role played by his Department in this...
- Sale of State Assets (9 speeches)
25. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the remaining share of a bank (details supplied); his further plans in relation to the remaining share of all other State-supported financial...
- NAMA Transactions (8 speeches)
28. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 3 May 2017, if the debtor involved in Project Shift was one of the seven advised by a person (details supplied) as...
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Housing Adaptation Grant Applications (8 speeches)
This Topical Issue is about housing and the problems people are experiencing getting grants. It is the wish of the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and the...
- National Broadband Plan Implementation (7 speeches)
Deputies Michael Moynihan and Seamus Healy are sharing four minutes for the next matter.
- Hospital Facilities (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for taking what is a very important Topical Issue matter relating to the provision of health services in County Kildare and west Wicklow, as well as the...
- Mental Health Services Funding (11 speeches)
Deputies Anne Rabbitte, Catherine Connolly, Noel Grealish and Hildegarde Naughton have the final Topical Issue matter. The Deputies have one minute each.
- Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion [Private Members] (2 speeches)
I move:That Dáil Éireann: notes that:— there are approximately 4,300 services providing early childhood education and care, with an estimated 22,000 staff working in the sector;...
- Visit of Finnish Delegation (1 speech)
On behalf of the House, I welcome to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Timo Soini, and the Finnish ambassador to Ireland, Ms Jaana Teckenberg. They...
- Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (31 speeches)
The following motion was moved by Deputy Kathleen Funchion on Wednesday, 5 July 2017:
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
- Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Second Stage (41 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This is certainly the most energising legislation I have introduced in this House.
- Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (75 speeches)
On an issue of process, I have just received a list of the amendments. My amendment No. 3 on the issue of free-to-air television has been ruled out and is no longer on the schedule. The...
