Dáil debates
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10 a.m.
- Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Leaders' Questions (45 speeches)
For some time we, and Deputy Lisa Chambers in particular, have been raising with the Government the crisis among all ranks and at all levels in the Defence Forces in terms of morale, the...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (99 speeches)
There are 25 Members offering and 30 minutes has been allocated to questions on promised legislation. That means there is approximately one minute per question and if Members are succinct we...
- Comptroller and Auditor General (Accountability of Recipients of Public Funds) (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (8 speeches)
I wish to share time with Deputy Mary Lou McDonald.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
- National Risk Assessment (16 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the publication of the final national risk assessment 2017 overview of strategic risks. [41719/17]
- Cabinet Committee Meetings (28 speeches)
3. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D (infrastructure) will meet next. [42739/17]
- Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (20 speeches)
7. To ask the Taoiseach the outcome of his meeting with Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon. [43766/17]
- European Council: Statements (43 speeches)
Tá áthas orm seasamh os comhair an Tí le labhairt faoi chruinniú an Chomhairle Eorpaigh na míosa seo, a bhí ar siúl sa Bhruiséal Déardaoin agus...
- 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 Donnchadh Ó...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Schools Building Projects (7 speeches)
38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the widespread dissatisfaction with the progress of many school building projects, including many on a list published in 2014 for...
- Schools Building Projects (7 speeches)
39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the promised project for the building of a school (details supplied) in County Wexford which was in an advanced stage of...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio (5 speeches)
40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether there is an imbalance in the pupil teacher ratio mainstream staffing schedule which means that the bigger the school the PTR...
- Education and Training Boards (8 speeches)
41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if guidance will be issued on the way in which students can opt out of religious instruction in education training board, ETB, schools in view of...
- English Language Training Organisations (7 speeches)
42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the working conditions of English language teachers in private schools (details supplied). [45344/17]
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Special Educational Needs Staff (8 speeches)
43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the ballot for industrial action by special needs assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44855/17]
- School Costs (7 speeches)
44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that parents of students in primary and secondary schools are increasingly being asked for voluntary...
- Schools Building Projects (7 speeches)
45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the school building programme requirements at primary and second level have been identified in all areas throughout the...
- Private Schools (7 speeches)
46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that offer the international baccalaureate; and his views on more schools offering the qualification. [45032/17]
- Teacher Recruitment (7 speeches)
47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the issues facing schools regarding supply of teachers to date; and the way in which he plans to fill the 1,280 teaching jobs...
- School Accommodation Provision (7 speeches)
48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work or progress to date in preparing plans for new schools in a proposed new development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Special Educational Needs Staff (7 speeches)
49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the service monitoring the SNA sector which is in place to ensure that SNAs and trainees are being treated fairly in their employment. [45004/17]
- Teacher Recruitment (6 speeches)
50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the lack of primary school teachers available to fill both long-term and short-term posts (details supplied);...
- Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (10 speeches)
51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of Caranua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45000/17]
- Teachers' Remuneration (6 speeches)
52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to reach an agreement with the teachers' unions in respect of two-tier pay scales; his views as to whether this issue is...
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Family Resource Centres (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister for attending to deal with this matter. I put down a number of questions to the Minister yesterday on related issues. In regard to a set of questions on contact centres,...
- Schools Building Projects Status (7 speeches)
I acknowledge that the Minister for Education and Skills has attended to take this Topical Issue debate. As he knows, the case of Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna in Knocklyon in my constituency of...
- Community Employment Schemes Administration (23 speeches)
Of the nine Members who tabled the matter, only six are in the Chamber. I will allow each of the six Members in the Chamber two minutes for each initial contribution, four minutes to the...
- Tracker Mortgages: Motion [Private Members] (47 speeches)
I move:"That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — mortgage rates charged by banks in Ireland, in particular variable rates, continue to be among the highest in Europe; — the...
- Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government has completed its consideration of the Water Services Bill 2017 and has made amendments thereto.
- Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 speeches)
Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
