Dáil debates
Thursday, 4 July 2019
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- National Broadband Plan (7 speeches)
1. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to engage with Eir on its proposals for rural broadband; the information provided to date on the proposals of...
- National Broadband Plan (14 speeches)
2. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will re-engage with both Eir and the ESB regarding the national broadband plan. [28663/19]
- Bituminous Fuel Ban (7 speeches)
3. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of premature deaths from air pollution estimated to occur following his announcement that a ban on smoky coal...
- Climate Change Policy (7 speeches)
4. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for a just transition review group as referenced in the Climate Action Plan 2019. [28664/19]
- National Broadband Plan (5 speeches)
5. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan. [28828/19]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Energy Policy (7 speeches)
7. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for a microgeneration scheme; and the role he envisages for the Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017 in the...
- Climate Change Policy (7 speeches)
8. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role which carbon proofing of policy will play in achieving the national policy objective of carbon neutrality; and...
- North-South Interconnector (16 speeches)
9. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the stage the proposed North-South interconnector is at; the status of the planning process in Northern Ireland; and if...
- Cyber Security Policy (5 speeches)
10. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if digital security is under his remit [22087/19]
- Renewable Energy Generation Targets (7 speeches)
14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the renewable energy infrastructure he plans to develop or assist in developing by 2030. [28308/19]
- Better Energy Homes Scheme (11 speeches)
16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes planned to be insulated and retrofitted by 2030; and the support that will be offered to households....
- Electric Vehicles (15 speeches)
17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase the use of electric vehicles, EVs, here. [28305/19]
- Air Pollution (5 speeches)
18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the introduction of a nationwide ban on smoky fuels; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Business of Dáil (3 speeches)
Before we proceed to the next business, I call on the Government Chief Whip, the Minister of State, Deputy Kyne, to make a brief statement to the House.
- Judicial Council Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 speeches)
I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to be here to debate the Judicial Council Bill 2017, important and long-awaited legislation and, as the House will know, its...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (43 speeches)
The Minister will agree that there could not be a worse time to conclude the Mercosur deal than today. There could not be a worse time from the point of view of our climate. The Oireachtas has...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (126 speeches)
I remind Members we have just 30 minutes and we have a very tight schedule. We have to revert to the Judicial Council Bill 2017 for Report and Final Stages before we take the weekly divisions....
- 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 Michael Moynihan - to...
- Judicial Council Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (48 speeches)
Half an hour has been allocated in which to deal with Committee Stage but there is quite a lot to go through. We can allocate an hour for full discussion, with the agreement of the House.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 speech)
I must now deal with a postponed division relating to the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2017, taken on 27 June 2019. On the question, "That the Bill be now read a...
- Mental Health Services Reports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 speeches)
The following motion was moved by Deputy James Browne on Tuesday, 2 July 2019:
- Cork Mail Centre: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 speeches)
The following motion was moved by Deputy Mick Barry on Wednesday, 3 July 2019:
- Message from Business Committee (1 speech)
The Business Committee has completed its consideration under Standing Order 27AC of the request by Deputy John Brady to waive the requirement for scrutiny of the National Minimum Wage (Protection...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (1 speech)
There is a slight change to the matters selected for debate. The matters raised by Deputies Michael Moynihan, Martin Kenny, Timmy Dooley and Eamon Ó Cuív have been selected for discussion.
- Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (4 speeches)
I want to discuss the issue of the Kanturk link road. This project has received planning permission and it is shovel-ready. Significant progress has been made by the local authority in terms of...
- Hospital Services (6 speeches)
This is the fifth or sixth time I have raised this issue regarding people with type 1 diabetes in the north west. Some 31 patients would benefit from having an automatic insulin pump fitted....
- Airport Promotion (4 speeches)
I welcome the opportunity to raise this important issue. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Helen McEntee, but I am deeply disappointed that the senior Minister, Deputy Shane Ross, is not...
- Irish Coast Guard Issues (5 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for attending. For a number of years now there has been talk of providing a permanent base for the Coast Guard contingent based in west Connemara. As the Minister...
- Report on the Wards of Court: Motion (15 speeches)
I move:That Dáil Éireann shall take note of the Report of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality entitled ‘Report on the Wards of Court’, copies of which were laid...
