Dáil debates

Wednesday, 28 March 2012

  • Emigrant Voting Rights (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue for debate. In the recent past citizens of countries such as Russia, Latvia and Egypt have been given the right to exercise their franchise...
  • Social Welfare Appeals (6 speeches)
    The social welfare appeals system was established in an office of the Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements. The...
  • Rent Supplement (4 speeches)
    I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing this Topical Issue matter to be raised. The reason for it is simple. There is a need to recognise the lack of one and two-bedroom apartments in rural...
  • Job Protection (12 speeches)
    All of us are familiar with the dreadful news regarding the outsourcing of jobs from Vodafone in Dundalk and Dublin to the Teleperformance company. This move will result in the export of over...