Dáil debates
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
- Leaders' Questions (58 speeches)
Over the recent period, the number of patients on trolleys in our accident and emergency departments has broken all records and fairly and objectively represents a damning indictment of the...
- Order of Business (102 speeches)
Today's business shall be No. 30, post-European Council statements; No. 31, Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017 - Second Stage (resumed); and Private Members' business shall be No. 168, motion re...
- Messages from Seanad (1 speech)
Seanad Éireann has passed the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2017, without amendment, and has accepted the Appropriation Bill 2017, without recommendation.
- Trade Union Representation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018: First Stage (6 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Trade Union Act 1941 and the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001 to confer on authorised unions the right to...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
- Cabinet Committee Meetings (37 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet Committee B, social policy and public services, last met; and when it will meet again. [52001/17]
- Ministerial Dialogue (16 speeches)
4. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to ensure a whole-of-Government approach to policy development and problem-solving by his Ministers; and the way in which he plans to encourage co-operation...
- Cabinet Committees (9 speeches)
5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the newly formed Cabinet Committee G, justice and equality. [52726/17]
- European Council: Statements (47 speeches)
Tá áthas orm Iabhairt os comhair na Dála inniu faoi chruinniú Chomhairle an Aontais Eorpaigh a bhí ar siúl sa Bhruiséal an 14 Nollaig agus an 15 Nollaig....
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (1 speech)
We will now move on to questions to the Minister for Rural and Community Development. This is our first Question Time with the Minister.
- Rural Recreation Policy (11 speeches)
43. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his priorities for the development of rural recreation in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1840/18]
- Departmental Expenditure (13 speeches)
44. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to his Department in 2017; the amount that was spent in 2017; the amount that has been carried forward to 2018;...
- Banking Sector (7 speeches)
45. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the outcome of the public banking investigation; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Community Development Projects (11 speeches)
46. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline his plans for the development of the community services scheme in 2018 in view of the fact that responsibility for this...
- Greenways Development (11 speeches)
47. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline his plans to co-fund the development of greenways with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport; and if he will make a...
- Brexit Issues (7 speeches)
48. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his Department's plans in respect of Brexit; the number of staff his Department has assigned to Brexit; and if he will make a statement...
- Western Development Commission (13 speeches)
49. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the engagements he has had with the Western Development Commission; the role he envisages the commission playing...
- Ministerial Responsibilities (5 speeches)
50. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for the development of services within his portfolio in the coming years, with particular reference to the need to develop...
- Road Projects Status (7 speeches)
51. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a decision is expected on the application received from Galway County Council in regard to funding for a project (details...
- Charities Regulation (7 speeches)
52. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is satisfied that the legislation governing the Charities Regulatory Authority is robust with regard to enforcement against...
- Regional Development (12 speeches)
53. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps he will take to address County Wexford areas that were highlighted in Pobal's deprivation index; and if he will make a...
- Telecommunications Services Provision (7 speeches)
54. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the progress of the mobile phone and broadband task force, particularly in the context of the recommendations or...
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Mental Health Services Provision (4 speeches)
I recently attended a protest outside the department of psychiatry, St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny, with members of the Psychiatric Nurses Association. They were protesting about the...
- Medicinal Products Availability (4 speeches)
I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this issue. Those living with phenylketonuria, PKU, have been engaged in a protracted campaign to get access to the drug, Kuvan....
- Schools Building Projects Status (4 speeches)
Ar an gcéad dul síos ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Aire Stáit as ucht a bheith anseo anocht chun an rún seo a fhreagairt. Ba mhaith liom buíochas...
- GLAS Payments (19 speeches)
The delay of green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, payments because of IT payments has been a debacle. According to my numbers, 500 people are still awaiting payment in Kerry,...
- Hospital Trolley Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (38 speeches)
I move:“That Dáil Éireann: notes that:— the health service is under huge strain following cuts made to its budgets during the austerity years and a lack of sustained...
