Dáil debates
Thursday, 29 November 2018
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy Eugene Murphy) i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (1 speech)
I welcome the staff of the House, the Minister, an tAire Stáit and Deputies. I wish them all a good, diligent and, most of all, pleasing day's work. I remind all that the time span for...
- Criminal Law Review (9 speeches)
1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the review into the conduct of rape trials that he announced in June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Direct Provision System (8 speeches)
2. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the direct provision model going forward; and if he will discuss recent events regarding new centres. [49877/18]
- Garda Deployment (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the roll-out of new specially trained Garda units to handle cases involving vulnerable witnesses such as child...
- Asylum Seekers (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Syrian refugees accepted as part of the agreement reached with the European Union; and the position Syrian refugees...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Animal Welfare (6 speeches)
5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times An Garda Síochána invoked the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 and the Control of Horses Act 1996...
- Drugs Crime (7 speeches)
6. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied with the level of sanctions and penalties for persons charged with drug offences; his plans to introduce...
- Rural Crime (7 speeches)
7. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he has taken to address the concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) that farmers cannot avail of the...
- Courts Service Data (7 speeches)
8. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons convicted for importing or selling illegal steroids and illegal performance enhancing drugs in each of the...
- Road Safety (9 speeches)
9. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made by the cross-agency group on the illegal use of scramblers and quad bikes; the outcome of this...
- Gambling Legislation (8 speeches)
11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address the delays in publishing the gambling control Bill, the general scheme of which was published in 2013; and if...
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems (5 speeches)
18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if secondary legislation is necessary to resolve the difficulties regarding data control and storage for community CCTV schemes;...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (52 speeches)
We will proceed to Leaders' Questions under Standing Order 29. I ask the leaders of the parties and groups and the Tánaiste to stick to the allocated time.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (43 speeches)
Some 14 Deputies wish to put questions but there are only 15 minutes available.
- Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Data Protection Act 2018 in order to protect a child's personal data from being processed for marketing purposes and...
- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (9 speeches)
It is proposed notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders that item No. 20a, motion re amendment of resolution appointing Mr. Justice Seán Ryan to the Disclosures Tribunal, shall be taken...
- Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to provide for greater security of tenure by extending tenancy rights for those with a...
- Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2018: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2018,copies of which were laid in draft form before Dáil...
- Disclosures Tribunal: Motion (1 speech)
I move:That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the Resolution of the Dáil of 13th November, 2018, in relation to the Tribunal of Inquiry into protected disclosures made under the...
- Social Housing Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Social Housing Bill 2016, taken on Thursday, 22 November 2018. On the question, "That the Bill be now read a Second...
- Social Housing Bill 2016: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (1 speech)
I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 141.
- 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 Pat Buckley - to discuss...
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Order for Report Stage (1 speech)
I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (81 speeches)
Amendments Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, not moved.
- Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018 and has made...
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (401 speeches)
Debate resumed on amendment No. 28:
- Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Justice and Equality has completed its consideration of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2918 and has made no amendments thereto.
- Estimates for Public Services 2018: Messages from Select Committees (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for public services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2018:...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Postal Services (12 speeches)
An Post recently signalled to the monitoring group its intention to close one of its four mail centres. Workers, rightly, are very worried and fearful that the announcement has been made just...
- Local Authority Housing Funding (6 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State, Deputy English, for attending. Louth County Council currently has 91 vacant council houses that cannot be brought back into use due to the lack of maintenance...
- Hospital Accommodation Provision (4 speeches)
As happens in most Topical Issue debates now, with no disrespect to the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Catherine Byrne, the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, has just...
- School Placement (5 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for attending. I was contacted by the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Joe McHugh, this afternoon to say he could not be here due to a political engagement...
