Dáil debates

Tuesday, 1 October 2019

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
• Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 speeches)
  The British Prime Minister said today that he will be tabling proposals to the European Union shortly on alternatives to the backstop and dismissed the non-papers disclosed on RTÉ news last...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (89 speeches)
  Go raibh maith agat. Tá gnó na seachtaine leagtha síos i dtuairisc Choiste Gnó na Dála, 21 Méan Fómhair 2019. Don lá inniu, is é atá molta...
• Noise Pollution (Management and Abatement) Bill 2019: First Stage (5 speeches)
  I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for certain matters relating to the management and abatement of noise pollution and for that purpose to amend the...
• Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (1 speech)
  I move:That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, and unless the Dáil shall otherwise order, the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the sittings of the Dáil on...
• Proposed Approval of Reappointment of Members of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Referral to Joint Committee (1 speech)
  I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann, noting that the Government agreed on 1st October, 2019, to propose, for the approval of Dáil Éireann, the re-appointment of the...
• Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
  • Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (33 speeches)
    1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his contact and engagements with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Boris Johnson. [37276/19]
  • Cabinet Committee Meetings (13 speeches)
    12. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social policy and public service reform division of his Department. [37277/19]
  • Cabinet Committee Meetings (26 speeches)
    19. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [37374/19]
• Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (1 speech)
  Before we proceed to Oral Questions to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing...
• Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
  • Estimates Process (10 speeches)
    62. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Supplementary Estimates that will be required in 2019 based on current information; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Departmental Properties (7 speeches)
    63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the rent paid by the Office of Public Works for the rental of properties (details supplied) in each of the years 2014 to 2018, inclusive,...
  • Capital Expenditure Programme (7 speeches)
    64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of the national broadband plan and the national children’s hospital from 2021 onwards; the area from which...
  • Public Spending Code (8 speeches)
    66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the public spending code will be updated; the specific changes to the public spending code that are being envisaged; and if he will...
• Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Carbon Tax Implementation (10 speeches)
    67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projected additional expenditure that will be committed to climate action measures; the way in which it will be ring-fenced for that...
  • Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (11 speeches)
    68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of each State infrastructure project that is in development or is due for completion in 2019 and that is in excess of the...
  • Brexit Expenditure (13 speeches)
    69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the additional expenditure that will be committed for sector-specific mitigation measures in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he...
  • Public Sector Pensions (9 speeches)
    70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will meet with representatives of retired public and semi-State workers (details supplied) to discuss their grievances about...
  • Office of Public Works Properties (7 speeches)
    71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the relationship between a location (details supplied) and the OPW; his views on the location refusing permission for a group to perform...
  • Public Procurement Regulations (7 speeches)
    73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which his Department has issued guidance notes or made provision for the exclusion of economic operators in procurement...
  • Cúrsaí Oidhreachta (9 speeches)
    72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ó thaobh réiteach a fháil maidir leis na fadhbanna páirceála...
  • Public Services Card (8 speeches)
    74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consultancy fees paid to date by his Department for the promotion and roll-out of the public services card in the public service; and...
• Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Forestry Sector (4 speeches)
    I will focus on issues relating to forestry and climate change. I am aware that Private Members' business this evening relates to much the same issue. I have received a number of...
  • Animal Diseases (22 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for accepting this issue. The people on whose behalf I am speaking tonight are the salt of the earth. They are predominantly rural people who adore the sport of...
  • Emergency Departments (6 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue matter, which is an important and urgent issue. It is not important to the Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, because, once...
  • Animal Diseases (5 speeches)
    This very important issue was brought to my attention by the Dundalk and District Brown Trout and Salmon Anglers Association. It is also of great concern to many others who are interested in...
• Status of History in the Framework for Junior Cycle: Statements (29 speeches)
  I expect that the Minister will receive widespread congratulations for his initiative. I suspect so but it is not something he will always be getting.
• Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
  
• Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019: Second Stage (1 speech)
  I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to present this Bill to the House this evening. This is technical but important legislation which will be of major assistance...
• Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (85 speeches)
  I move:That Dáil Éireann:acknowledges:— that Ireland has the second lowest forest cover in the European Union (EU) at 11 per cent, compared to a European average of 30 per cent...