Dáil debates

Tuesday, 15 May 2018

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
• Leaders' Questions (98 speeches, 1 comment)
  Before taking Leaders’ Questions, I call on Members please to stand as a mark of respect to those who have lost their lives or been seriously injured as a result of the horrendous...
• Order of Business (64 speeches)
  Tuesday’s business shall be No. 6, motion re report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach under Standing Order 114 on COM (2018) 147 and COM...
• National Monuments (The Moore Street Battlefield) Bill 2018: First Stage (5 speeches)
  Tairgim:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 for the purpose of deeming certain parts of Moore Street, and its environs, in...
• Report of Joint Committee on Corporate Taxation: Motion (1 speech)
  I move:That Dáil Éireann: (1) notes the agreed Report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach under Standing Order 114 on the Proposals for a...
• Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 Regulations 2018: Motions (2 speeches)
  I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Dietician) Regulations 2018,...
• Standing Orders: Motion (1 speech)
  I move:That, in accordance with the recommendations under Standing Order 107(1)(a) of the sub-Committee on Dáil Reform, and with effect from 22nd May 2018, the Standing Orders of Dáil...
• Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
  • Cabinet Committee Meetings (27 speeches)
    1. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee G, justice and equality, last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [19915/18]
  • Departmental Policy Functions (15 speeches)
    6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the social policy and public service reform division of his Department. [19916/18]
  • Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 speeches)
    10. To ask the Taoiseach the number of times Cabinet committee C, European Union, including Brexit, has met to date in 2018; when it plans to meet next; and the persons attending. [21022/18]
• 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 Donnchadh Ó...
• Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • EU Membership (9 speeches)
    24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the re-election of Mr. Viktor Orbán in Hungary; his further views on the threat to freedom and democracy in Hungary and the...
  • Brexit Issues (9 speeches)
    25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the protections of human rights in Northern Ireland post Brexit as outlined in the Good Friday Agreement; the measures...
  • United Nations (9 speeches)
    26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on efforts to obtain a seat at the UN Security Council for the 2021-22 term; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • International Agreements (11 speeches)
    27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the approach of the Government to the decision of the United States of America to reimpose sanctions on Iran and the consequences for a...
  • Brexit Negotiations (9 speeches)
    28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress he is seeking on the backstop by the next European Council meeting in June 2018; his definition of sufficient progress in this...
• Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Ministerial Meetings (32 speeches)
    29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meeting with Mr. Michel Barnier. [19857/18]
  • Diplomatic Representation (7 speeches)
    30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if inquiries will be made into the continued imprisonment of a person (details supplied) in Honduras and the violation of human rights there....
  • Middle East Issues (10 speeches)
    31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is pressing his EU counterparts for further actions in support of Palestinian rights in the context of the upcoming 70th anniversary of...
  • Foreign Conflicts (8 speeches)
    32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a report from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan that found rockets and heavy machine...
  • Brexit Negotiations (9 speeches)
    34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the implications of the decision to defer the need for agreement on the Brexit backstop to the European Council meeting in October 2018,...
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Driver Test Waiting Lists (5 speeches)
    As a result of legislation introduced by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, the driving test for learning drivers is becoming more exacting. The standards expected...
  • Dublin Bus (8 speeches)
    Dublin Bus is not perfect but it is our Dublin Bus. It has emerged from the last decade as a modern, distinct and instantly recognisable part of the fabric of life in our capital. In my...
  • Water Services (6 speeches)
    Go raibh maith agat, a Chinn Comhairle. Tá mé buíoch duit as ucht an deis seo an t-ábhar tábhachtach seo a ardú. I am very glad for a further opportunity to raise...
  • Schools Building Projects Status (6 speeches)
    I thank the Minister for coming to the House. This refers to extensions being built in two schools, namely, St. Colman's community college in Middleton and Coláiste an Chraoibhín in...
• Palestine: Statements (29 speeches)
  I wish to begin by expressing, on behalf of the Government, my profound shock at the scale of casualties inflicted by Israeli forces on Palestinian demonstrators yesterday. My thoughts are with...
• Data Protection Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
  I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
• Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (59 speeches)
  I move amendment No. 1:In page 15, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following:“ “scientific research purposes” means scientific research carried out by research staff...
• Mandatory Open Disclosure: Motion (36 speeches)
  I move:“That Dáil Eireann:recognises that:— the CervicalCheck scandal and the reports into the deaths of babies in Portiuncula and Portlaoise hospitals have undermined...