Dáil debates

Thursday, 25 January 2018

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Acting Chairman (Deputy Eugene Murphy) i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
  • Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Emigrant Support Services (9 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions that have been taken by his Department to support Irish emigrants who wish to return here; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Good Friday Agreement (16 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures his Department is undertaking to protect the Good Friday Agreement in all its parts post Brexit; and if he will make a statement...
    • Brexit Negotiations (15 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's priorities for phase two of the Brexit negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3506/18]
    • Middle East Peace Process (7 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the steps he will take to support a peaceful settlement in Palestine. [3849/18]
  • Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Trade Missions (11 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the planned trade missions for 2018 and 2019; if it is policy not to raise human rights issues on specific trade missions; if restrictions are...
    • Good Friday Agreement (8 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with political parties, statutory agencies or Departments in respect of an appropriate commemoration of the 20th...
    • Arms Trade (17 speeches)
      7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the suspension by Norway of arms sales to the UAE; and if he will discuss this suspension with his EU...
    • International Sanctions Application (11 speeches)
      8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to the EU's agreement in December 2017 to continue sanctions against Russia into 2018, the position of Ireland on the sanctions; his...
    • EU Agreements (7 speeches)
      10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the EU-Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement and the ratification of same. [3670/18]
  • Leaders' Questions (60 speeches)
    In recent days, the Government has given in to pressure and decided to partly address the anomaly that the Government created and voted for in 2012 when the former Minister for Social Protection,...
  • Questions on Promised Legislation (104 speeches)
    On page 20, section B of the programme for Government, the action plan on housing is outlined. Is the Government committed to reviewing the pyrite remediation scheme in full? I ask this in the...
  • Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018: Motion (61 speeches)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018,a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil...
  • Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018: Motion (1 speech)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018,a copy of which has been laid in draft form before...
  • Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018: Motion (1 speech)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018,a copy of which has been laid in draft form before...
  • Shortage of Teachers: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
    The following motion was moved by Deputy Thomas Byrne on Wednesday, 25 January 2018:
  • Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (14 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am very pleased to have the opportunity to introduce the Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017, the objective of which is to remove...
  • 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 Declan Breathnach - to...
  • Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (149 speeches)
    Deputy O'Keeffe had concluded is contribution. We move now to the next Member offering, Deputy Harty.
  • Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Traffic Management (48 speeches)
      I thank the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, for being here. I appreciate it. I flagged this issue of traffic in College Green as far back as the summer of 2017, and...
    • Aer Lingus Staff (10 speeches)
      When Fine Gael and Labour took the very short-sighted step of selling the State's remaining shareholding in our national airline in 2015, we were told unambiguously that the jobs and conditions...
    • Hospital Facilities (4 speeches)
      I thank the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to raise an issue relating to medical health care in Tipperary, particularly the position regarding the former acute hospital, Our Lady's...