Dáil debates
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
- Death of former Ceann Comhairle: Expressions of Sympathy (21 speeches)
Before beginning Leaders' Questions, I wish, as Ceann Comhairle, to record my deep sadness at the recent death of my distinguished predecessor, Mr. Seán Treacy. We will schedule time in the...
- Leaders' Questions (27 speeches)
Education is the bedrock of our democratic society and the key platform for our economic and social development. In that context, the role of the teacher is crucial as the quality of the...
- Order of Business (47 speeches)
Today’s business shall be No. 8, motion re. proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2018, without...
- Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2018: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft:Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2018,copies of which have been laid in draft...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
- Papal Visit (24 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach if officials in his Department are working on the Pope's visit in August 2018. [11375/18]
- Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (34 speeches)
8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the President of the European Council, Mr. Donald Tusk, on 8 March 2018. [12784/18]
- Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (36 speeches)
14. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Mr. Xavier Bettel on 5 March 2018. [12785/18]
- Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Justice and Equality has concluded its consideration of the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017 and has made amendments thereto.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Mortgage Resolution Processes (7 speeches)
58. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his officials have had contact with the Single Supervisory Mechanism, SSM, regarding the classification of certain restructured mortgages as...
- Corporation Tax Regime (27 speeches)
59. To ask the Minister for Finance if a 25% cap on bank losses that can be carried forward for the purposes of reducing corporation tax liability along the lines of the rules recently introduced...
- Central Bank of Ireland Investigations (7 speeches)
60. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a case involving companies (details supplied); the steps the Central Bank is taking to ensure that the complaints process is fair and independent...
- Loan Books Purchasers (18 speeches)
61. To ask the Minister for Finance the detail of his contacts with senior management of a bank (details supplied) in relation to the proposed sale of part of its loan book to vulture funds; his...
- NAMA Operations (7 speeches)
62. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the NAMA policy, agreed in March 2015, of deleting emails of staff one year after they have left the agency; if he has had discussions with...
- Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Motor Insurance Costs (8 speeches)
63. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the implementation of the recommendations made in the report by his Department's working group on reducing the cost of motor insurance; the...
- Mortgage Book Sales (14 speeches)
64. To ask the Minister for Finance his definition of non-performing loans, NPLs; if it includes loans that have been restructured and that the borrower has adhered to the conditions of the...
- Mortgage Book Sales (11 speeches)
65. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on proposals by banks to offload mortgages in arrears; the number of such mortgages in respect of small and medium enterprise, SME, and other...
- Banking Operations (16 speeches)
66. To ask the Minister for Finance if he clarified to all State owned or part owned banks that his view is that they should not sell loan books to vulture funds; and if he will make a statement...
- Vacant Sites (8 speeches)
67. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a tax on land, specifically vacant land, which could be used for residential purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Tax Appeals Commission (6 speeches)
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the additional numbers to be hired in the Tax Appeals Commission will be sufficient to meet the growing number of appeals it has to...
- Estimates for Public Services 2018: Messages from Select Committees (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Housing Planning and Local Government has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for Public Services for the year ending 31 December 2018 - Votes...
- 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 Mick Wallace - to...
- Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- School Accommodation Provision (12 speeches)
I want to raise the issue of the requirement of a second level school for the greater area of Saggart and Citywest. The most recent census showed that the Saggart area has one of the fastest...
- Hospitals Car Park Charges (9 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee for being here. I appreciate that it is not directly under her remit.
- Shannon Airport Facilities (4 speeches)
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter. Last week was the 15th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. On 20 March 2003, Dáil Éireann approved a Government motion...
- Business of Dáil (2 speeches)
It is proposed, notwithstanding the Order of the Dáil of 27 March 2018 or anything in Standing Order 30, that No. 9a, motion re. report of the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local...
- Government Response to Salisbury Attack: Statements (16 speeches)
I want to begin by expressing my shock and sadness at Sunday’s devastating fire in a shopping centre in the Russian city of Kemerovo, which claimed so many lives. The fact that a number...
- Estimates for Public Services 2018: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2018...
- Service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2016: Motion (6 speeches)
I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the report by the Minister with responsibility for Defence, regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2016, copies of which...
- Services for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (47 speeches)
I move:That Dáil Éireann:notes that:— there were 643,131 people, 13.5 per cent of the population, who indicated that they had a disability in Census 2016, which represented an...
