Dáil debates

Tuesday, 5 February 2019

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (149 speeches)
    The health service is still in crisis. The nurses' strike today is discommoding a far greater number of services than the last one. Some 50,000 patients have had their elective procedures...
  • An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (43 speeches)
    Today's business shall be No. 13, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the agreement between the member states of the European Union on the status of forces and of the NATO...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
    • Departmental Priorities (10 speeches)
      1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the priorities of his Department in 2019. [2738/19]
    • Departmental Staff (74 speeches)
      4. To ask the Taoiseach the number of politically appointed staff in his Department. [2740/19]
  • 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 James Browne - to...
  • Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) (0 speeches)
    • World Economic Forum (30 speeches)
      5. To ask the Taoiseach the persons he met in Davos; the issues discussed; and if Brexit featured at the meetings. [3853/19]
  • Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Medical Register Administration (7 speeches)
      42. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to mandate that patients are informed when their treating consultants are not on the specialist register, including the reason they...
    • Cancer Screening Programmes (7 speeches)
      43. To ask the Minister for Health when his attention was drawn to delays relating to smear tests under the CervicalCheck programme, which meant slides could not be read within the requisite...
    • Drug Treatment Programmes (7 speeches)
      44. To ask the Minister for Health when the protocols on the methadone strategy were last reviewed; if he is satisfied that there are sufficient progression pathways for persons on the methadone...
    • Abortion Services Provision (9 speeches)
      45. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of abortion services for women resident in Northern Ireland further to the enactment of the Health (Regulation of Termination of...
    • Cancer Screening Programmes (7 speeches)
      46. To ask the Minister for Health if a guarantee will be provided that the 24-week delay in smear testing under the CervicalCheck programme has not adversely affected the health outcomes for...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Dietician Service Provision (5 speeches)
      47. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to reduce waiting times for dietician consultations in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5401/19]
    • Cardiac Service Provision (10 speeches)
      48. To ask the Minister for Health when a permanent cath lab will be located at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5400/19]
    • Mental Health Services Provision (7 speeches)
      49. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the construction of the National Forensic Mental Health Service complex at Portrane, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • EU Directives (13 speeches)
      50. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to address the concerns being expressed regarding the falsified medicine directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5264/19]
    • Cancer Screening Programmes (9 speeches)
      51. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who have received a notification asking them to take another smear test in view of the fact their original one was made unreliable as a...
    • Home Care Packages Provision (7 speeches)
      52. To ask the Minister for Health the provision he will make for home support services for the elderly in view of the significant increase in the number of persons waiting for home support...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists (7 speeches)
      53. To ask the Minister for Health the reason 3,135 persons have been waiting for an outpatient consultation in University Hospital Galway since before 1 January 2017; and if he will make a...
  • Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (2 speeches)
    It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that, in relation to today’s business, Tuesday proposals No. 1 and 2 as contained in the first revised report of the Business...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report (4 speeches)
      The electoral boundary committee was established by the Minister of State on 13 December 2017. It was provided with its terms of reference, which were set out. Its report on 13 June 2013 set...
    • School Admissions (4 speeches)
      I draw the attention of the Minister to a fault in what we call the post-primary schools common application system which is in place in Limerick. By and large, it works pretty well. It sees...
    • VAT Rate Application (4 speeches)
      What we are talking about is the EU food supplement directive which defines clearly the foodstuffs sold in Ireland that are regulated by the Food Safety Authority. Tens of thousands of people...
    • Military Medals (4 speeches)
      I wish to raise the issue regarding the award of distinguished service medals and military medals for gallantry to veteran members of A Company 35th Infantry Battalion who served in the Congo...
  • Ratification of EU and NATO Status of Forces Agreements: Motion (11 speeches)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the terms of:(i) the Agreement between the Member States of the European Union concerning the status of military and civilian staff seconded to the...
  • European Defence Agency Project: Referral to Select Committee (26 speeches)
    I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves Ireland’s participation in a European Defence Agency Project in relation to Military Search Capability Building pursuant to...
  • JobPath Programme: Motion [Private Members] (37 speeches)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann: notes that:— JobPath was set up by Fine Gael and the Labour Party in July 2015, with the aim of assisting the long-term unemployed to secure and...