Dáil debates
Thursday, 8 November 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 (5 speeches)
Cuirfimid tús le Ceisteanna chuig an Aire ar an Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, an Teachta Michael Ring, leis an gcéad Cheist, Ceist Uimh. 1, ón Teachta Éamon Ó...
- Departmental Expenditure (7 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding allocated to his Department for current and capital expenditure, respectively, for 2018; the amount spent under...
- CLÁR Programme (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to reintroduce the group water and sewerage top-up leverage schemes under the CLÁR programme; and if he will make a...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Dog Breeding Industry (8 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of dog breeding establishments by county; the number of inspections by county in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the outcome...
- Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the rural regeneration and development fund could be used for transport projects as the main difficulty in towns such as Tipperary is...
- Community Development Initiatives (10 speeches)
6. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the RAPID or community enhancement programme he has put in place since becoming Minister; if he has reviewed the...
- RAPID Programme (8 speeches)
The next question is in the name of Deputy James Browne. Deputy Ó Cuív has permission to introduce it.
- Leader Programmes Expenditure (8 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of expenditure committed to date under the 2014 to 2020 LEADER programme for each individual programme; the drawdown of such...
- Leader Programmes Administration (10 speeches)
12. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to streamline the administration of the LEADER programme nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46122/18]
- Leader Programmes Expenditure (14 speeches)
20. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent to date under the present LEADER programme on projects; the amount spent to date in 2018 on projects by local action...
- Dormant Accounts Fund Management (9 speeches)
21. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the net amount of funding that has come into the dormant account funds in 2018 after repayments to the banks of reclaimed funds; the...
- Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (12 speeches)
24. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when decisions will be made on applications made under the rural regeneration and development fund; the number of applications received...
- CLÁR Programme (7 speeches)
22. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the locations he is expanding the CLÁR funding for 2019 by categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45962/18]
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 speeches)
The Taoiseach and the Minister for Health launched extraordinary attacks on our hard-working front-line healthcare staff earlier this week. They sought in those attacks to place the blame for...
- Visit of Vice-President of the European Commission (1 speech)
Before proceeding with business, I wish on my own behalf and on behalf of the Members of Dáil Éireann to offer a céad mile fáilte, a most sincere welcome, to His Excellency,...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (16 speeches)
Let us call a spade a spade because doctors and nurses know what the Taoiseach was at. They know he was attacking them. They know he was trying to shift the blame for the lack of capacity and...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (38 speeches)
Before proceeding, I understand the Tánaiste wants to make a brief statement to the House.
- Housing Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2018: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to, in the public interest, serve the common good in the matter of housing. This Bill seeks to declare formally the housing and...
- Vulnerable Persons Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Vulnerable Persons Bill 2015, taken on Thursday, 25 October 2018. On the question, "That the Bill be now read a Second...
- Vulnerable Persons Bill 2015: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (2 speeches)
As this is a Private Members' Bill, it must under Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 141 be referred to a select committee. The relevant committee for this Bill is the Select Committee on Justice and...
- Agreement with Kazakhstan: Motion (Resumed) (2 speeches)
The following motion was moved by the Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation on Tuesday, 6 November 2018: The following motion was moved by the Minister of...
- Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 speech)
I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 [Seanad], taken on Wednesday, 7 November 2018. On the question, "That the Bill be...
- Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 [Seanad]: 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) Deputy Joan Burton - to discuss...
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2018: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to bring the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018 before the House. It is an important Bill as the...
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee (1 speech)
I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1).
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Road Traffic Legislation (6 speeches)
The first matter to be considered is in the name of Deputy Rock who wishes to discuss cross-agency progress in dealing with the misuse of scramblers and quad bikes. Does the Deputy have a quad bike?
- Medicinal Products Availability (5 speeches)
This is the second time in a relatively short period in which the Minister has not been present to answer a Deputy's questions. I protested strongly on the previous occasion, when the Minister...
- Disability Services Funding (10 speeches)
I lend my support to Deputy Ó Caoláin. This is my third or fourth Topical Issue debate in a row where I did not have the line Minister present. I had an urgent matter in Wexford this...
- Report on Positive Mental Health in Schools: Motion (12 speeches)
I move:That Dáil Éireann shall consider the Report of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills entitled 'Report on Positive Mental Health in Schools', copies of which were laid...