Dáil debates

Thursday, 20 June 2019

  • 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 (2 speeches)
    I remind the House that three Deputies did not have an opportunity to put their questions to the Minister yesterday. I ask everybody to stay in order, although I do not expect any trouble from...
    • National Broadband Plan Funding (30 speeches)
      1. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the national broadband plan will be paid for between 2020 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25799/19]
    • Freedom of Information Legislation (7 speeches)
      2. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if legislative changes are planned to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25966/19]
    • Public Service Pay Commission Reports (22 speeches)
      3. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Public Service Pay Commission report will be published; the reason it has not been released to date; and if he will make a...
    • Project Ireland 2040 Funding (7 speeches)
      4. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital projects that will be delayed, deferred or cancelled as a result of capital project overruns; and if he will make a statement...
    • Public Procurement Contracts (12 speeches)
      5. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to ensure the Office of Government Procurement revises its tendering processes to allow for the purchase of carbon neutral...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (7 speeches)
      6. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether a new analysis should be undertaken by the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service on demographics and...
    • Office of Public Works Properties (9 speeches)
      7. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the future of a property owned by the Office of Public Works, OPW, (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Cross-Border Projects (16 speeches)
      8. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outcome of the most recent discussions his officials have had with their counterparts in Northern Ireland in respect of funding for...
    • Departmental Expenditure (15 speeches)
      9. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the purpose of the three-year expenditure ceilings; his views on whether they are useful in controlling spending; his further views on the...
    • National Development Plan (17 speeches)
      10. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital projects that are to be delayed or deferred in the years of the National Development Plan 2018-2027 as a result of cost...
    • Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision (7 speeches)
      11. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outcome of consultation between the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief and an...
    • Departmental Budgets (6 speeches)
      12. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Votes from current expenditure profiles of the Departmental Vote groups that may require Supplementary Estimates later in 2019; and...
    • National Debt (4 speeches)
      13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he through the medium of public expenditure and reform continues to influence the repayments of the debt accrued...
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 speeches)
    For the past months we have witnessed a number of high profile and worrying criminal events across the State that are causing great concern. There has been a raft of ATM thefts on both sides of...
  • Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (94 speeches)
    I return to the Tánaiste's conversation with Deputy Pearse Doherty about online safety. On 1 May 2017, Deputy Naughten, the then Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment,...
  • Proposed Service by Defence Forces with United Nations in Mali: Motion (Resumed) (1 speech)
    The following motion was moved by the Minister of State, Deputy Paul Kehoe, on Tuesday, 18 June 2019:
  • National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 speeches)
    I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017 [Seanad], taken on Tuesday, 18 June 2019. On the question,...
  • National Maternity Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (0 speeches)
    The following motion was moved by Deputy Stephen Donnelly on Wednesday, 19 June 2019:
  • 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 Sean Sherlock - to...
  • Climate Action Plan to Tackle Climate Breakdown: Statements (15 speeches)
    I call the Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton, to make his statement under Standing Order 45. He has ten minutes.
  • Microbeads (Prohibition) Bill 2019: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
    I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."
  • Microbeads (Prohibition) Bill 2019: Second Stage (8 speeches)
    I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to present the Bill to the Dáil. As with the publication of our climate strategy earlier this week, it represents our...
  • Microbeads (Prohibition) Bill 2019: Referral to Select Committee (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 149(1).
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Company Takeovers (4 speeches)
      This issue arises from the proposed takeover of GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, in Cork by Thermo Fischer Scientific. It has given rise to concerns on the part of the workers and their representatives,...
    • Post Office Network (4 speeches)
      I wish to raise the future of the An Post mail centre in Portlaoise. For well over a year there has been a question mark relating to the reorganisation of the mail centres around the country and...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists (9 speeches)
      I do not mean to be disrespectful to the Minister of State but does the Minister, Deputy Harris, ever take a Topical Issue matter? I have been here as long as some Members but my understanding...
    • Medicinal Products Availability (5 speeches)
      Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle. The date 11 June 2019 was and will always be a red letter day in the lives of those children and their families who will now finally get the chance...
  • Community Policing and Rural Crime: Motion (13 speeches)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann shall take note of the Report of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality entitled 'Report on Community Policing and Rural Crime', copies of which were laid...
  • Message from the Standing Business Committee of Dáil Éireann (1 speech)
    The Standing Business Committee has completed its consideration, under Standing Order 27AC of:The request by the Minister for Justice and Equality to waive the requirement for detailed scrutiny...