Dáil debates

Thursday, 4 October 2018

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
  • Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (1 speech)
    We will commence with questions to the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. I ask Members to observe time. The first question is in the name of Deputy Niall Collins who has...
    • Middle East Peace Process (11 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the course of action the Government will take in the coming months if there is no progress in regard to the Middle East peace process; and if...
    • Human Rights (7 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made in implementing the national plan on business and human rights (details supplied); and his views on the fact that almost one...
    • Brexit Negotiations (10 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the Brexit negotiations and Ireland's domestic preparedness for all scenarios, including a no deal Brexit, and if he will make a...
    • Brexit Issues (7 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures in place to secure the common travel area between Britain and Ireland post Brexit; the measures in place to protect pension...
    • Brexit Negotiations (20 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the discussion he has had with his counterparts in the British Government regarding the backstop and the indicated...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Passport Applications Data (10 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the turnaround times for passport express renewals, first-time applications and online renewal applications, respectively; and if he will make...
    • Brexit Issues (8 speeches)
      7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Brexit negotiations, particularly in the context of the Border region, including counties Cavan and Monaghan, and the possible...
    • British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (7 speeches)
      8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role his Department will play in preparations for a British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference. [30646/18]
    • Human Rights (9 speeches)
      9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the issue of the human rights of ethnic groups in Myanmar, such as the Rohingya, Kachin and Shan peoples, with regard to the...
    • Northern Ireland (10 speeches)
      I understand that three questions, in the names of Deputies Burton, Brendan Smith and Crowe, are to be taken with Question No. 10, in the name of Deputy Ruth Coppinger. It is a matter for the...
    • Israeli Settlements (4 speeches)
      11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps taken by the Government since it first demanded compensation from Israel for the destruction of EU-funded structures; and if he...
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (63 speeches)
    There are many commitments in the programme for Government to enhancing and implementing greater access to primary care services. At the centre of any primary care system is having enough...
  • Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (37 speeches)
    In addition to the six leaders, ten Deputies are offering. As we have only 15 minutes for questions on promised legislation, our success will depend on how expeditiously the matters are dealt with.
  • Business of Dáil: Motion (1 speech)
    I move:"That the decision on item No. 23 on the Order Paper be deferred." A Cheann Comhairle, by leave of the House, I wish to defer the decision on item No. 23 until Thursday, 18 October 2018...
  • Competition Act 2002 (Section 27) Order 2018: Referral to Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Order:Competition Act 2002 (Section 27) Order 2018,copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 3rd...
  • Report of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality: Motion (1 speech)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann:(1) notes the agreed Report of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality under Standing Order 114 on the Amended Proposal for a Regulation of the European...
  • Engagement with Investment Funds: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
    The following motion was moved by Deputy John McGuinness on Thursday, 27 September 2018:
  • Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
    The following motion was moved by Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett on Wednesday, 3 October 2018:
  • Taxation Orders 2018: Motion (Resumed) (1 speech)
    The following motion was moved by the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Michael D'Arcy, on Wednesday, 3 October 2018:
  • Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - 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 Alan Kelly - to discuss...
  • Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
  • Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (24 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." As legislators in the national parliament, we hold a very privileged position, never more so than when we act on the instruction of the people...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Crime Data (6 speeches)
      I thank the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, for coming to the House to address this issue. In January 2018, I asked the Minister to investigate the situation relating to...
    • General Practitioner Contracts (17 speeches)
      I am to share time with Deputy Butler. Fourmilewater Health Centre, which is located just across the border from me in County Waterford, serves the parishes of Ballymacarbry, my own parish of...
    • Legislative Measures (16 speeches)
      It is totally unfair that the Minister is not here and that he sent the Minister of State to answer on something he said to me in the Dáil last week for which there was no basis. I have...
  • Civil Liability (Amendment) (Prevention of Benefits from Homicide) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Bill we are debating on Second Stage this evening seeks to amend the Civil Liability Act 1961 by putting a new Part into that Act. The...
  • Civil Liability (Amendment) (Prevention of Benefits from Homicide) Bill 2017: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (2 speeches)
    As this is a Private Members' Bill, it must, under Standing Orders, be referred to select committee.