Dáil debates

Tuesday, 22 November 2016

  • Citizens Assembly (31 speeches)
    I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter. With respect to Government-sponsored forums, there is a clear and important need for the highest measures of impartiality and...
  • Special Educational Needs (6 speeches)
    I thank the Minister for Education and Skills for attending personally to take this Topical Issue. I was very disturbed to read in the media recently an amount of commentary that was largely...
  • Industrial Disputes (6 speeches)
    I sought to raise this issue with the Minister a number of weeks ago. However, such is the nature of the Topical Issues debate that it has taken some time for it to come up for discussion in the...
  • Waste Management (10 speeches)
    Last Friday evening an email was circulated by the chief executive officer of Wicklow County Council to county councillors and the five Deputies for County Wicklow informing them of a decision...