Dáil debates

Thursday, 5 February 2015

  • Library Services Funding (4 speeches)
    I wish to raise the issue of funding for public libraries. An article in one of my local newspapers, the Tuam Herald, reported that County Galway only spends 20 cent per person on library books....
  • Tax Exemptions (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Simon Harris, for being available to take this topic. The proposal I am putting forward is related to the new Central Bank decision on mortgage rules....
  • Hospital Services (5 speeches)
    The issue relates specifically to the MRI scan service at our largest paediatric hospital, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin. It has an impressive record of care for children and continues...
  • Drugs-related Deaths (4 speeches)
    According to the Health Research Board’s national drug-related deaths index due to poisoning by alcohol and other drugs between 2004 and 2012, a total of 5,289 people died. That is the...