Dáil debates

Thursday, 17 October 2019

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.30 a.m.
• Financial Resolutions - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (16 speeches)
  Debate resumed on the following Financial Resolution: - (Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government)
• Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (1 speech)
  Before we proceed, I wish to point out that we lost a little time trying to get a quorum this morning. I ask all Members to stick to their time slots. Usually, they are quite good, but I will...
  • Schools Building Projects Expenditure (12 speeches)
    1. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will conduct a review of the costs of school building projects in view of the rapid increase in the cost per square metre of school...
  • Schools Building Projects (7 speeches)
    2. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of additional school places for Swords, County Dublin, in view of demand and the growing population; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Special Educational Needs (12 speeches)
    3. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure each child with a special need has a school place in the 2019-20 school year; and if he will report on the planning under way...
  • Special Educational Needs Staff (11 speeches)
    4. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding for additional SNAs and improvements in the pay and conditions of SNAs will be provided for in 2020; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 speeches)
    5. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the allocation for Vote 26 in budget 2020 will impact on class size at primary level or significantly address the longstanding...
• Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
  • Education Policy (8 speeches)
    6. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to support small schools and the communities they serve. [42607/19]
  • Schools Building Projects Status (11 speeches)
    8. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on the acquisition by the Louth and Meath Education and Training Board of a permanent site for a school (details supplied); if his...
  • Teachers' Remuneration (9 speeches)
    9. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for delays in the payment of teachers salaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42541/19]
  • Schools Refurbishment (6 speeches)
    10. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the project brief for a school redevelopment project at a school (details supplied) has been finalised; when the brief will proceed to the next...
  • Schools Administration (8 speeches)
    11. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied the provisions of section 18(1) of the Education Act 1998 do not place an unnecessary administrative financial burden on...
  • School Closures (9 speeches)
    12. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the analysis his Department undertook of detailed submissions forwarded by community groups about the proposed closure of two second level schools...
  • Further Education and Training Programmes Places (7 speeches)
    13. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the lack of provision for further education and the limited number of post-leaving certificate, PLC, courses...
  • Schools Building Projects Status (4 speeches)
    15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the brief for a redevelopment project at a school (details supplied); the most recent contacts with the school patron in this...
• Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (41 speeches)
  To quote President Juncker this morning:Where there is a will, there is a #deal — we have one! It’s a fair and balanced agreement for the EU and the UK and it is testament to our...
• Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (69 speeches, 3 comments)
  For questions on promised legislation, 30 Deputies have indicated. There will be one question, then one minute and no more for an answer. I call Deputy Troy.
• Housing (Homeless Housing Assistance Payment) (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (5 speeches)
  I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 to introduce a new statutory obligation on local authorities to assist...
• Mandatory Beef Price Transparency Bill 2019: First Stage (5 speeches)
  I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a source of data on the prices being received for beef products throughout the supply chain...
• 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 Anne Rabbitte and...
• Forestry Sector: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Eamon Ryan on Tuesday, 1 October 2019: That Dáil Éireann:
• Living Wage: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 speeches)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Quinlivan on Tuesday, 15 October 2019:
• Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 speech)
  The following motion was moved by Deputy Marc MacSharry on Thursday, 16 October 2019:
• Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
  • Beef Industry (9 speeches)
    Deputy Fitzmaurice and I want to discuss a date to reconvene the new beef task force. We are raising this issue today because the inaugural meeting of the task force, due last Monday, did not...
  • School Accommodation (4 speeches)
    Yesterday morning, there was a devastating fire at Scoil Chaitríona Cailíní at Measc Avenue in Coolock. As a result, the school has been closed and approximately 200 pupils who...
  • Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (7 speeches)
    Newbridge in County Kildare has seen significant population growth in recent years. With a population of more than 22,500, it is the biggest town in County Kildare and the tenth biggest town in...
  • Garda Overtime (8 speeches)
    I commend the front-line personnel, particularly those from Dublin, on their bravery. I commend the personnel in An Garda and Dublin Fire Brigade and the hospital staff on their actions last...