Dáil debates

Tuesday, 6 February 2018

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
  • Leaders' Questions (120 speeches)
    The Taoiseach last week told rural dwellers and various campaigners to stop talking down rural Ireland. I put it to him that campaigning for and articulating the need for basic services such as...
  • Order of Business (85 speeches)
    Today’s business shall be No. 9, motion re Sectoral Employment Order (Mechanical Engineering Building Services Contracting Sector) 2018, referral to joint committee, without debate; No....
  • Finance (Office of Tax Simplification) Bill 2018: First Stage (5 speeches)
    I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to create an office of tax simplification for a time limited period of five years to advise the Minister of Finance on such...
  • Proposal on Sectoral Employment Order (Mechanical Engineering Building Services Contracting Sector) 2018: Referral to Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft:Sectoral Employment Order (Mechanical Engineering Building Services Contracting Sector) 2018,a copy of...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (1 speech)
    The first group have given approval to Deputy Cullinane to substitute for Deputies Adams, Burton and Howlin, who are not present due to the death of the former Ceann Comhairle.
    • Cabinet Committees (38 speeches)
      1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will establish a Cabinet committee with responsibility for Irish unity. [1829/18]
    • Departmental Priorities (19 speeches)
      7. To ask the Taoiseach to set out his Department's priorities for 2018. [2111/18]
    • Official Engagements (34 speeches)
      11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the President of the European Parliament, Mr Antonio Tajani, on 17 January 2018. [3003/18]
  • 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 Niamh Smyth - the need...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Garda Data (10 speeches)
      46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the continuing failure of An Garda Síochána to publish the review into homicide figures that was...
    • Garda Remuneration (7 speeches)
      48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the failure to ensure that the Garda pay deal applies to all sections of the force, including...
    • Community Policing (10 speeches)
      49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the drop-off in the number of community gardaí from 1,182 in 2010 to 744 by the end of 2017; and if his...
    • Garda Commissioner Appointment (7 speeches)
      50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date on arrangements for the selection of a new Garda Commissioner; the expected timeframe; the salary of the...
  • Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Garda Deployment (7 speeches)
      51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason numbers assigned to the Garda traffic corps continue to decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5415/18]
    • Refugee Resettlement Programme (9 speeches)
      52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if persons (details supplied) will be allowed to resettle here. [5693/18]
    • Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 speeches)
      53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he has taken to review the supports available to Garda whistleblowers, particularly in view of GSOC's acknowledgement...
    • Garda Deployment (10 speeches)
      54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when additional Garda personnel will be allocated to the Cavan and Monaghan Garda division in view of the level of crime in...
    • Policing Authority Reports (8 speeches)
      55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the progress on completion of a workforce plan and human resources strategy within An Garda Síochána as...
    • Family Law Cases (7 speeches)
      56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the family law Bill coming before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Ambulance Service Response Times (4 speeches)
      I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. I wish to raise the matter of the ambulance response times in my constituency of Cavan-Monaghan. I must highlight a very harrowing case...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (7 speeches)
      I warmly welcome the HSE's decision to reimburse FreeStyle Libre for children and young adults. As the Minister of State is aware, almost 190,000 people in Ireland have diabetes, which is a...
    • North-South Interconnector (6 speeches)
      We in Sinn Féin support a North-South interconnector and an all-Ireland energy market. Most importantly, however, we only support it if it is undergrounded. Shockingly, the Government...
    • Regional Development (9 speeches)
      I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this particularly important issue for north County Kildare, particularly for the people of Naas and the surrounding area. The...
  • Centenary of Women's Suffrage: Statements (12 speeches)
    I call the Minister, Deputy Madigan, to make her statement. The Minister has five minutes.
  • Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to finally be here to introduce the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill to this House. The Bill has been the subject of much...
  • National Broadband Plan: Motion [Private Members] (67 speeches)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann recognises that:— 542,000 homes, schools and businesses, representing 40 per cent of our population and 96 per cent of our geographic cover, have no...