Dáil debates
Tuesday, 17 November 2020
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 2 p.m.
- Statement by An Taoiseach (2 speeches)
Before Leaders' Questions, I understand the Taoiseach has a brief announcement for the information of the House.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (87 speeches)
Leaders' Questions will now be taken. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald, please.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (103 speeches)
The House has agreed that for the duration of the Covid-19 emergency only, the rapporteur's report of the Order of Business shall not be read out but shall be taken as read. There are three...
- Protection of Children (Online Pornographic Material) Bill 2020: First Stage (5 speeches)
I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to protect children from viewing pornographic material on the internet; and to provide for related matters. The...
- Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: First Stage (8 speeches)
I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for a period of paid leave as a consequence of domestic violence and for that purpose to amend the Organisation of...
- Road Traffic (All-Terrain Vehicle and Scrambler Motorcycle) (Amendment) Bill 2020: First Stage (6 speeches)
I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Road Traffic Act 1961 to further regulate the use of all-terrain vehicles and scrambler motorcycles in a public...
- Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020 copies of which were laid in draft form...
- Appointment of Chairperson of Standards in Public Office Commission: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That, pursuant to subsection (2A) (inserted by section 2 of the Standards in Public Office Act 2001 (No. 31 of 2001)), of section 21 of the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 (No. 22 of...
- Appointment of Ordinary Member of Standards in Public Office Commission: Motion (4 speeches)
I move: That, pursuant to subsection (2)(b)(v) (inserted by section 2 of the Standards in Public Office Act 2001 (No. 31 of 2001)), of section 21 of the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 (No. 22...
- Finance Bill 2020: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, proceedings in the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach on the Finance Bill 2020, where not...
- Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Restoration to Order Paper (1 speech)
I move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 198, the Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017, which lapsed on the dissolution of the 32nd Dáil, shall be restored to the Order Paper at Order...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (0 speeches)
- Data Protection (20 speeches)
1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the data protection unit in his Department. [33883/20]
- Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (13 speeches)
5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with church leaders. [33888/20]
- Cabinet Committees (13 speeches)
9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [34837/20]
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Military Honours (7 speeches)
37. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will consider the awarding of medals as per the recommendation of a person (details supplied) at the time to the members of the Defence...
- Defence Forces Remuneration (7 speeches)
38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the proposed commission on the Defence Forces will provide recommendations on outstanding and unresolved issues on pay, conditions and union...
- Search and Rescue Service Provision (7 speeches)
39. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will review the decision to remove search and rescue duties from the Air Corps. [36726/20]
- Defence Forces Representative Organisations (14 speeches)
40. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will accede to the request from an organisation (details supplied) to allow it to affiliate to a body; and if he will make a statement on...
- European Defence Capabilities (7 speeches)
41. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the European peace facility; the role Ireland and the Defence Forces will play in relation to it; and if he will make a...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Defence Forces Strength (13 speeches)
42. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the establishment number for the Defence Forces by Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; the actual number of personnel serving in each branch of...
- Defence Forces Remuneration (8 speeches)
43. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which concerns in respect of pay and conditions affecting the Defence Forces have been resolved or are in the course of being...
- Departmental Funding (9 speeches)
44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if additional funding will be made available to support an organisation (details supplied) in view of the fact local training centres are...
- Search and Rescue Service Provision (12 speeches)
45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if concerns about the future viability of the Air Corps if it is completely excluded from search and rescue services will be addressed; and if he...
- Defence Forces (10 speeches)
46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the commission on the future of the Defence Forces will examine the impact of climate change on the role of the Defence Forces to provide aid...
- Naval Service (5 speeches)
49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service personnel eligible for the new loyalty bonus, that is, sea-going service commitment; and if he will make a statement...
- Estimates for Public Services 2020: Message from Select Committee (1 speech)
The Select Committee on Justice has completed its consideration of the following Further Revised Estimates for Public Services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2020: Votes Nos. 20,...
- 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 37 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Steven Matthews - to...
- Scrambler Motorbikes and Quad Bikes: Motion [Private Members] (30 speeches)
I move: That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges that: — the unlawful use of quad-bikes and scrambler motorcycles has resulted in serious injury and death; — Gardaí do...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (0 speeches)
- Housing Provision (5 speeches)
The Minister of State, Deputy Malcolm Noonan, is aware that the majority of Dublin city councillors last night voted against the disposal of the Lawrence Lands site to a private developer. Let...
- Wastewater Treatment (4 speeches)
I draw the attention of the Minister of State to the most recent Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, report on waste water discharges highlighting non-compliance in many waste water treatment...
- Heritage Sites (6 speeches)
I thank the Minister for taking this very important Topical Issue this evening. Bunratty Castle in my constituency of Clare is almost 600 years old and King John's Castle in the neighbouring...
- Greenways Provision (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister for Transport for being in the Chamber for this debate. I welcome the significant funding that was granted last week for greenway projects throughout the country and, in...
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (0 speeches)
- Public Sector Pay (7 speeches)
85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the negotiations for a new public service stability agreement, PSSA; the date formal negotiations took place; and the...
- Lobbying Regulation (12 speeches)
86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he plans to introduce legislation to enhance section 22 of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015; his views on whether a breach of the...
- Departmental Offices (14 speeches)
88. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the error on the part of the Office of Public Works, OPW, in calculating the rent for the Department of Health facility at Miesian...
- National Development Plan (7 speeches)
87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures that will be taken by the review to renew the national development plan, which will look to incorporate an independent peer...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (0 speeches)
- Flood Relief Schemes (8 speeches)
90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the flooding projects to be undertaken by the OPW, in County Cork for 2021; the estimated cost of same; the drainage projects to be...
- Covid-19 Pandemic (7 speeches)
91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the likely impact of the move to level 5 on public expenditure for the rest of 2020. [36663/20]
- National Monuments (7 speeches)
92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the engagement by the OPW with the Cherrywood strategic development zone, SDZ, and relevant stakeholders since January 2018. [36661/20]
- Flood Relief Schemes (7 speeches)
93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the flood alleviation scheme for Crossmolina, County Mayo. [36650/20]
- Budget Process (8 speeches)
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a recent report by the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight, which suggests that parliamentary oversight in the...
- Flood Prevention Measures (11 speeches)
100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for a flood defence program in Clifden, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36714/20]
- Legislative Programme (18 speeches)
98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to amend the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36720/20]
- Public Sector Pay (4 speeches)
99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to negotiate a new public sector pay deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36594/20]
