Dáil debates

Thursday, 7 March 2019

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
  • Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (1 speech)
    Seanad Éireann has passed the European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019 without amendment.
  • Estimates for Public Services 2019: Messages from Select Committees (1 speech)
    The Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2019:...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Brexit Preparations (7 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has submitted a request or is preparing to submit a request at EU level to revise state aid rules as set out in EU Regulation No....
    • Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations (7 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions she has taken to date in response to the findings and recommendations of the Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and...
    • Regional Action Plan for Jobs (10 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the regional spread of additional jobs added over 2018. [11389/19]
    • Retail Sector (15 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the recent closures of long-standing small retailers in central Dublin and other cities and towns;...
    • IDA Ireland Site Visits (8 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the visits by the IDA to County Tipperary and each county from 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • IDA Ireland Portfolio (7 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider transferring the non-urban properties owned by the IDA to Enterprise Ireland in view of the fact that most...
    • Regional Action Plan for Jobs (8 speeches)
      The next question will be introduced by Deputy O'Dowd.
    • IDA Ireland (8 speeches)
      8. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the performance of the IDA in terms of attracting investment and creating jobs in the regions; and if she will make a...
    • Employment Rights (13 speeches)
      9. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she has taken to recognise and ensure the rights of seasonal migrant workers through employment legislation. [11077/19]
    • Regional Action Plan for Jobs (7 speeches)
      10. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the regional enterprise plans; her views on the way in which this will benefit County Carlow; and if she will make a...
    • Brexit Supports (5 speeches)
      11. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the discussions she has had with her EU counterparts regarding the possible 55,000 job losses Ireland will face if there is a hard...
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (40 speeches)
    One week from today, the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland, known as the PPS, will meet the families of victims of Bloody Sunday to brief them on the decisions it has made arising...
  • Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (3 speeches)
    I understand the Government Chief Whip has a business proposal to put to us.
  • Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (84 speeches)
    We are only weeks away from the European elections. These are the first elections since 2016, when there was strong evidence of online interference in the electoral process. Deputy James...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2019: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
    The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the service of the year...
  • 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 Bernard Durkan - to...
  • Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Motion [Private Members] (39 speeches)
    I move:"That Dáil Éireann: notes that:— global opium production jumped by 65 per cent from 2016 to 2017, the highest ever recorded by the United Nations Office on Drugs and...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Road Projects Status (6 speeches)
      I thank the Ceann Comhairle and his office for affording me this opportunity and the Minister for attending to reply to this important issue. It is 20 years since the M4 opened. It was a major...
    • Electric Vehicles (9 speeches)
      We will move on to a somewhat different item. Deputy Rock wishes to discuss proposals for legislation or regulations in respect of electric scooters. Does the Deputy have an electric scooter?
    • Home Building Finance Ireland (18 speeches)
      This week many homeowners and management companies of defective buildings, who were led down a path by the Government in relation to securing loan funding for the remediation of latent defects...
    • School Accommodation Provision (6 speeches)
      Gabhaim buíochas as an deis chun an t-ábhar seo a ardú inniu. Is ábhar an-tábhachtach é do go leor tuismitheoirí i gCill Dhéagláin i Contae na...