Dáil debates

Thursday, 4 April 2019

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
  • Estimates for Public Services 2019: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
    The Select Committee on Rural and Community Development 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)
    • State Pension (Contributory) (7 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the total contributions approach to calculating entitlement to the contributory pension will come into effect in 2020; and...
    • Social Welfare Rates (12 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider the proposals put forward in the Social Welfare Commission Bill 2018 in order to ensure the adequacy of...
    • Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (33 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for community employment schemes; her further plans to address pension entitlements for supervisors and assistant...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (9 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the backlog and delays in issuing social welfare payments; and the further reason for the delay of six months in...
    • Local Employment Service (12 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the timeframe for the upcoming tendering process for the future provision of employment services nationally; the...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Employment Rights (31 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to deal with bogus self-employment practices; and when legislation will come before Dáil Éireann on the...
    • Employment Rights (7 speeches)
      7. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the potential for blacklisting in industries in which there is widespread use of fixed-term...
    • Child Benefit Payments (7 speeches)
      9. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to implement the Programme for Partnership Government commitment on the monitoring of child benefit...
    • Pensions Reform (9 speeches)
      11. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her plans to introduce auto-enrolment; the stage plans are at; the next steps; and if she will make a statement...
    • State Pensions Payments (8 speeches)
      12. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeframe for completion of the reviews being carried out into persons affected by the changes to the State pension...
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 speeches)
    We saw another press release from the Government announcing a new national oral health policy called Smile agus Sláinte. Only Fine Gael could try to make dental treatment sound fluffy. The...
  • Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (2 speeches)
    It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that questions for oral answer to the Taoiseach under Standing Order 38 will not be taken on Wednesday, 10 April 2019 and that the...
  • Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (76 speeches)
    Next Wednesday will see the sixth day of striking by paramedics and emergency medical technicians on the issue of union recognition. The Government's strategy seems to be to hope that they will...
  • Residential Tenancies (Prevention of Family Homelessness) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
    We must now deal with a postponed division relating to the Residential Tenancies (Prevention of Family Homelessness) Bill 2018, taken on Thursday, 28 March 2019. On the question, "That the Bill...
  • 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 John McGuinness - the...
  • Fibromyalgia: Statements (25 speeches)
    I welcome the opportunity to speak on the issue of fibromyalgia. I would like to begin by acknowledging the seriousness of fibromyalgia and the personal challenges that people with this...
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Childcare Services (6 speeches)
      I bring to the attention of the Minister the crisis in the not-for-profit community childcare sector. She will be aware of this issue because I have forwarded her considerable correspondence...
    • Nursing Home Services (25 speeches)
      This is an ongoing issue. It was raised by Nursing Homes Ireland, which held a very well attended briefing in Buswells Hotel some time ago. It has followed up with meetings in the Dáil...
  • Report on Public Private Partnerships for Public Sector Infrastructure Projects - Liquidation of the Carillion Group: Motion (11 speeches)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann shall consider the Report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach entitled ‘Report on Public Private Partnerships...