Dáil debates

Thursday, 16 November 2017

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10 a.m.
• Committee on the Future of Healthcare Report: Motion (Resumed) (9 speeches)
  Debate resumed on the following motion: - Deputy Róisín Shortall.
• Leaders' Questions (37 speeches)
  Businesspeople from Border regions came to the Oireachtas yesterday to tell us how Brexit is affecting them. One tourism company in Wicklow said it has cut its UK visitor forecasts in half and...
• Questions on Promised Legislation (38 speeches)
  Only 15 minutes remains for this business, 19 Deputies have indicated that they want to speak but I very much doubt that I will reach them all. I call Deputy Donnelly.
• Prohibition of Fossil Fuels (Keep it in the Ground) Bill 2017: First Stage (5 speeches)
  I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to prohibit the issuing, renewal, reinstatement, or extension of any licence or other exploitation rights for the exploration,...
• Estimates for Public Services 2017 (1 speech)
  I move the following Further Revised Estimate: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Further Revised Estimate). That a sum not exceeding €1,927,355,000 be granted to defray the...
• Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
  I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017, which was taken on Thursday, 9 November 2017. On the question, "That the...
• Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (1 speech)
  I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice and Equality pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 141.
• Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
  I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017, which was taken on Tuesday, 14 November 2017. On the question, "That the Bill be now read...
• Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (1 speech)
  I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice and Equality pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 141.
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (4 speeches)
  Deputies are all familiar with the rules, and I do not want to be interfering all the time. I ask them to keep an eye on the clock.
  • Diplomatic Representation (9 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to double Ireland's global footprint; the meetings held and preparations made for same; if his Department is undertaking research on...
  • Brexit Negotiations (11 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the meaning of the phrase sufficient progress in relation to phase one of the Brexit talks and Ireland; if progress has been met in the...
  • Brexit Negotiations (7 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the situation in which no solution is found to avoid border controls with Northern Ireland; the status of talks to be...
  • Brexit Negotiations (7 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the likelihood of a no-deal Brexit situation; the contingency planning that is under way to minimise the adverse effects of this...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Brexit Issues (9 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent comments made by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland that he would find it impossible for Northern Ireland to...
• 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 John Brady - funding of...
• Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
  • Undocumented Irish in the USA (7 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his discussions with American officials in respect of immigration reform and, in particular, the plight of undocumented...
  • Northern Ireland (13 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Armed Forces (Statute of Limitations) Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons...
  • Foreign Conflicts (8 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised the issue of the famine in Yemen with his counterparts across Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48400/17]
  • Middle East Issues (10 speeches)
    10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the continued expansion of illegal Israeli colonial settlements in Palestine (details supplied); and the measures being taken at...
  • United Nations (7 speeches)
    11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Irish agenda for its potential presence on the UN Security Council. [48420/17]
  • Northern Ireland (8 speeches)
    We have enough time to take Question No. 12 provided Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív forfeits the 30 seconds usually given for an introductory question, the Minister restricts his response to...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Motor Insurance Costs (4 speeches)
    It has become apparent that insurance companies are applying an unfair loading to motor insurance policies for elderly people. Premium costs have been rising rapidly for several years, with...
  • Cancer Services Funding (4 speeches)
    I am bitterly disappointed that the Minister for Health is not in the Chamber to take this matter as the issue I am raising concerning Purple House Cancer Support group in Bray is in...
  • Ambulance Service Provision (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important matter for discussion during Topical Issue time. Last week the Kilkenny Peoplerevealed that Kilkenny has just two emergency ambulances on...
  • Homeless Persons Supports (4 speeches)
    The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Murphy, contacted me earlier to say he was unable to take this Topical Issue and I am grateful to the Minister of State at the...
• Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 Report: Motion (30 speeches)
  I move:That Dáil Éireann shall consider the Report of the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation entitled ‘Scrutiny of Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016’, copies...