Dáil debates

Tuesday, 17 September 2019

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
  • Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (45 speeches)
    Tá sé go maith bheith ar ais agus iontach a fheiceáil nach bhfuil gach duine imithe ag treabhadh.
  • Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (1 speech)
    Seanad Éireann has passed the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad], the Parole Bill 2016 and the CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019,...
  • An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (74 speeches)
    The business for the week shall be as set out in the first revised report of the Business Committee, dated 17 September. Regarding today's business, it is proposed that the Dáil shall sit...
  • Twenty-sixth Report of the Standing Committee of Selection: Motion (1 speech)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann:(a) approves the Twenty-Sixth Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 27F, copies of which were laid before Dáil...
  • Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
    • Cabinet Committee Meetings (21 speeches)
      1. To ask the Taoiseach the number of times Cabinet committee A, economy, has met to date in 2019. [27940/19]
    • Cyber Security Policy (21 speeches)
      6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on cybersecurity policy in his Department. [29288/19]
    • Departmental Policy Reviews (31 speeches)
      7. To ask the Taoiseach if the policy of his Department with respect to social media has been updated. [28220/19]
  • 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) Deputies Michael Healy-Rae and...
  • Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
    • Anglo-Irish Relations (5 speeches)
      37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Anglo-Irish relations and the way in which the Government proposes to ensure ongoing and sustained dialogue between the United...
    • Brexit Issues (17 speeches)
      38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of his discussions with the European Commission in the event of a no-deal Brexit; if he has discussed the introduction of a border...
  • Visit of Colombian Delegation (1 speech)
    Before I take the two remaining supplementaries, I wish on my own behalf and on behalf of the Members of Dáil Éireann to offer a céad míle fáilte, a most sincere welcome...
  • Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed) (5 speeches)
    We will resume on Questions Nos. 38 and 41, which are being taken together.
    • Brexit Preparations (7 speeches)
      39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of preparations for Brexit; the funding that will be made available in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a...
    • Middle East Issues (9 speeches)
      40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has written to or engaged with the Israeli Government to strongly condemn the recent statement by incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin...
  • Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
    • Brexit Preparations (8 speeches)
      42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed with his UK counterpart the issue of border checks on trucks originating here and arriving in the UK from Rosslare...
    • Undocumented Irish in the USA (8 speeches)
      43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent progress made in addressing the issue of the undocumented Irish in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement...
    • Foreign Conflicts (7 speeches)
      44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the EU position on Libya; his further views on whether conditions within detention centres in the region are of grave concern;...
    • Middle East Peace Process (17 speeches)
      45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take in the event that Israel annexes sections of the West Bank as announced recently by the Israeli Prime Minister; and if...
    • Brexit Staff (6 speeches)
      46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to increase the number of embassy and consular staff throughout the UK in the lead up to and months after Brexit; and if he will...
  • Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (1 speech)
    Seanad Éireann has passed the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Bill 2019 without amendment.
  • Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
    • Hospital Equipment (6 speeches)
      The issue at hand is that Friends of University Hospital Kerry has raised millions of euro for University Hospital Kerry over the years. I commend the group. Deputy Ferris knows those concerned...
    • Rehabilitation Training Allowance Payments (27 speeches)
      I defer to my colleague from west Cork.
    • Respite Care Services Funding (4 speeches)
      I thank the Minister of State for taking this debate, given that he is personally aware of the issues that I am raising in respect of Oatfield House. The Talbot Group recently purchased Oatfield...
    • Energy Production (4 speeches)
      I do not need to tell the Minister that climate action is an enormous challenge for our country and, indeed, our planet. Warnings of increasing global temperatures have been made by scientists...
  • Beef Sector: Statements (91 speeches)
    I call the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Creed, who has recovered from his long hours of negotiations, to make his opening remarks.
  • Offshore Islands: Motion [Private Members] (26 speeches)
    I move:That Dáil Éireann: notes that:— offshore islands and their communities are a dynamic resource in a developing Ireland, representing an extraordinary repository of...