Dáil debates

Thursday, 24 May 2018

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
  • Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Brexit Supports (7 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the contingencies in place to safeguard small and medium enterprises and export businesses from a hard Brexit scenario, including...
    • Foreign Direct Investment (24 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which she plans to attract more foreign direct investment to County Leitrim and the regions; the way in which she further...
    • Skills Shortages (17 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a sectoral analysis has been carried out of skills shortages in the economy for the next five, ten, 15 and 20-year period; the impact...
    • Company Closures (12 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if IDA Ireland and her Department are searching for a replacement industry for County Clare in view of the announcement in November 2015...
    • Ticket Touting (15 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking to curb ticket touting; and the timeframe for the passing of legislation is this regard. [23060/18]
  • Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Health and Safety (7 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to instruct the Health and Safety Authority to conduct a safety audit of the State’s livestock marts in view of the...
    • IDA Ireland Data (12 speeches)
      7. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of regional IDA site visits and vacant IDA properties nationwide in Q1, 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Foreign Direct Investment (7 speeches)
      8. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking to bring foreign direct investment to vacant IDA Ireland properties (details supplied) in County Cork; and the...
    • IDA Ireland Portfolio (9 speeches)
      10. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to outline the status of progress on IDA Ireland advanced factory units being constructed in counties Sligo and Leitrim. [22878/18]
    • Job Creation (7 speeches)
      11. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new enterprises set up under the aegis of her Department involving indigenous or foreign direct investment in the past...
  • Leaders' Questions (31 speeches)
    I ask every Member involved to be conscious of the allocated time.
  • Questions on Promised Legislation (40 speeches)
    The IMD world competitiveness rankings published this morning have confirmed that Ireland has dropped six places by that measurement in the past 12 months. It is the biggest drop by an existing...
  • Pay Inequality in the Public Service: Statements (21 speeches)
    I welcome this opportunity to discuss the issue of new entrant pay scales for public servants. The context for the introduction of such scales by the then Government in 2011 is important. It...
  • 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 Thomas Pringle - to...
  • Pay Inequality in the Public Service: Statements (Resumed) (7 speeches)
    I am delighted to have this brief opportunity to speak on the important issue before us, namely, pay inequality in the public service. Of course, I voted against the blanket bank guarantee in...
  • UK Withdrawal from the European Union: Statements (24 speeches)
    It has been acknowledged in this House, and more widely, in recent weeks that we are at a critical phase of the Brexit negotiations. Ireland’s view, and that of our European Union...
  • Topical Issue Debates (0 speeches)
    • Diplomatic Representation (6 speeches)
      I have had a number of engagements in the House with the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Coveney, in recent times. He has argued very strongly that communication...
    • Animal Welfare (9 speeches)
      Is the Minister of State dealing with this Topical Issue in the name of Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan?
    • Local Authority Funding (6 speeches)
      I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this important matter. It is one on which the Minister of State, Deputy English, has been pressed locally and voiced his support. I thank my...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour (6 speeches)
      I thank the Minister for coming into the House to respond to this issue, which I, together with other Members, have raised in recent years without a satisfactory response or indeed much response...
  • Report on Building Standards, Building Controls and Consumer Protection: Motion (11 speeches)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann shall consider the Report of the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government entitled ‘Safe as Houses? A Report on Building Standards,...