Dáil debates

Thursday, 25 October 2018

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10:30
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Brexit Staff (7 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the preparedness of the Revenue Commissioners for Brexit; the number of customs officials who will be required on 29 March 2019 in the event of a...
  • Tax Avoidance (6 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure high wealth persons pay an appropriate level of tax in view of the information contained in the recent Comptroller and Auditor...
  • Banking Sector Reform (7 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he plans to take to follow through on the Central Bank's recommendation that an enhanced individual accountability framework be introduced for banks...
  • Tax Code (7 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the take on VAT and excise duties in view of the fact that fuel and motoring costs have risen dramatically since the commencement of 2018....
  • Fiscal Policy (14 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Finance the commencement date for the establishment of the rainy day fund announced in budget 2019; the initial amount to be transferred to the fund on that...
• Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Credit Union Regulation (7 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the work his Department has carried out in conjunction with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government with regard to the establishment...
  • Income Inequality (8 speeches)
    7. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has carried out an analysis of #budget 2019's impact on inequality; his views on a study by an organisation (details supplied) that indicated that the...
  • Housing Policy (7 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the macroeconomic impact of the escalating housing crisis and the potential drain on the public finances of Rebuilding Ireland's heavy reliance on...
  • Tax Code (9 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is acceptable in view of the dramatic inflation of the property market, particularly in relation to rapidly rising rents and property...
  • Economic Competitiveness (13 speeches)
    10. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure Ireland protects its competitiveness and mitigates the risk of overheating pressures in the economy; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Banking Sector Reform (3 speeches)
    11. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress being made in the establishment of the promised stakeholder forum on foot of the conclusions of the public banking investigation; the...
• Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (34 speeches)
  Yesterday was far from a good day for 430 Bord na Móna staff, their families and their communities. The accelerated decarbonisation programme will move its traditional peat business into...
• Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (45 speeches)
  We now move to Questions on Promised Legislation. Some 15 Deputies have indicated and we have 15 minutes. I call Deputy Cowen.
• Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (2 speeches)
  It is proposed notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders that the Dáil shall take No. 32a, statements on Tuam mother and baby home, immediately after proceedings on the statements on the...
• Finance Bill 2018: Financial Resolutions (1 speech)
  I move the following Resolutions:THAT section 128F of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997), which deals with the Key Employee Engagement Programme, be amended in the manner and to...
• Sale of Illicit Goods Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 speech)
  I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Sale of Illicit Goods Bill 2017, taken on Thursday, 19 January 2017. On the question, "That the Bill be now read a...
• Sale of Illicit Goods Bill 2017: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (2 speeches)
  As this is a Private Members' Bill, it must under Standing Orders 84A and 141 be referred to a select committee. The relevant committee for this Bill is the Select Committee on Finance, Public...
• Finance Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 speech)
  I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Finance Bill 2018, taken on Wednesday, 24 October 2018. On the question, "That the Bill be now read a Second Time", a...
• Finance Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
  I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1).
• 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) Deputies Joe Carey and Timmy...
• Third Interim Report of the Disclosures Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (8 speeches)
  First, I compliment Mr. Justice Charleton on the efficient way in which he dealt with the tribunal and on the clear report he submitted afterwards. He was unambiguous in his comments on the...
• Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements (10 speeches)
  I welcome this opportunity to update the House on the decision by the Government on the site of the former mother and baby home in Tuam, County Galway. Before I outline the substance of what...
• Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (8 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the opportunity to introduce the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018 on behalf of my colleague, the...
• Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Hospitals Funding (6 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important issue for debate. Last Friday I attended a briefing at University Hospital Limerick, UHL, given by Professor Colette Cowan, Professor...
  • Disabilities Assessments (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for listening to the concern and, I hope, providing some answers. I raise the issue of assessments of need and the bleak reality facing the parents of children who...
  • Bord na Móna (9 speeches)
    I welcome the opportunity to address the Minister on this matter as it is a very important issue in Laois and Offaly. As a former employee of Bord na Móna, as were most of my family, I am...
• Vulnerable Persons Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (36 speeches)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am delighted to have the opportunity to debate the Vulnerable Persons Bill 2015, which I submitted quite some time ago. It was No. 1 in...