Dáil debates
				Thursday, 19 June 2014
  - Direct Provision System (4 speeches) 
 The issue of direct provision centres has been troubling many people for quite a while.  During the recent controversy about mother and baby homes, I came to the conclusion that there has always...
- Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (13 speeches) 
 I thank the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Tom Hayes, for taking this matter. As the Minister of State knows, there was a protest outside his...
- School Accommodation (4 speeches) 
 I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this urgent matter as a Topical Issue debate.  I understand the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn, is abroad on Government business....
- Army Barracks Closures (4 speeches) 
 This is my first speech in Dáil Éireann and I ask the House to indulge me for a moment to allow me to thank the people of the Longford-Westmeath constituency for placing their trust in...