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Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: In response to the Deputy's request, the Government will not withdraw its reasoned amendment this evening. In response to Deputy Ó Snodaigh, the Business Committee agreed to schedule eight and a half hours of this week's sitting for the Finance Bill. We recognised his concerns at the Business Committee that if it was not enough, that the Business Committee would have a special sitting...

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: As I said, the Business Committee agreed to scheduled eight and a half hours of this week's business. We have been kindly granted the extra two hour sittings on Wednesday and Thursday mornings to facilitate the passage of the Finance Bill this week, and if more people are looking to speak than there is time, we will sit again and make sure we add extra time. That was what was agreed by the...

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: Today's business shall be No. 8, motion re changes to Standing Orders without debate. Government business shall be No. 3, Finance Bill 2016 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Private Members' business shall be No. 22, Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of the Eighth Amendment) Bill 2016 - Second Stage by the AAA-PBP. Tomorrow's Government business shall be No. 3,...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Migration Data (25 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: Statistics on migration are included in the CSO's annual Population and Migration Estimates release. The principal source of information for the estimation of annual migration flows published by the Central Statistics Office, incorporating both emigration and immigration, is the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS); the published estimates are classified by sex, broad age group, origin...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2016: An Chéad Chéim - Third-Fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2016: First Stage (20 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: No.

Business of Dáil (20 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: It is proposed, notwithstanding the order of the Dáil of 18 October 2016, that the Dáil shall sit later than 5.48 p.m. and shall adjourn on the conclusion of No. 18a, statements on the conflict in Syria, with particular reference to the ongoing crisis in Aleppo, which shall be taken immediately following Topical Issues, and to which the following arrangements shall apply: the...

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: First Stage (19 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: No.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (18 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 6th May, 2016, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, or in the Order of the Dáil of 6th October, 2016, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary...

European Defence Agency Proposal: Referral to Select Committee (18 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves Ireland’s participation in two European Defence Agency Projects - (1) MARSUR Networking - Adaptive Phase (MARSUR II) and (2) Cooperation on Cyber Ranges in the European Union pursuant to section 2 of the Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, be referred to the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and...

Council of Europe: Appointment of Representatives (18 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: I wish to inform the House that the following persons have been selected and nominated as representatives and alternatives from Ireland to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe until the end of 2016.Representatives: Senator Joe O'Reilly, leader of the delegation; Senator Maura Hopkins and Deputies Barry Cowen and Seán Crowe. Alternates: Deputy Colm Brophy and Senators...

Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: It absolutely was not raised.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: I wish to respond to two issues that were mentioned. In response to Deputy Smith, I never said at the committee last week that there would be a debate in the House. I said that it would be referred to the committee for debate, which is exactly what the proposal is today. In response to Deputy Martin, his party's member of the committee did not raise the subject Deputy Martin has just raised.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: Fianna Fáil did ask for extra time and we agreed on the extra time. The Deputy did not have to forego Private Members' time, and the committee did not make any decision to forego any party's Private Members' time, which is why we are discussing having the debate between 10 p.m. and midnight.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: It would be nice if the Deputy would let me speak. I agree with the Deputy that the allocation of speaking time in the House is not reflective of the proportionate nature of Members' mandates. It is not democratic that political parties with two, five or seven members get exactly the same amount of time to speak as political parties with 23, 44, 50 or 57 members. Time must be allocated...

Allocation of Time: Motion (11 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the proceedings on Financial Motion No. 1 by the Minister for Finance, and on any amendments thereto, shall be brought to a conclusion after one hour by one question which shall be put from the Chair.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (11 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, together. The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. Regional population statistics and estimates of employment and unemployment are produced by NUTS Regions. These regional classifications are based on the NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units) classification used by Eurostat. The NUTS3 regions correspond to the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population Data (11 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: According to the most recent preliminary Census of Population (2016) figures, the population of each local authority is contained in the following table. County & City Councils 2016 Preliminary Population State 4,757,976 Carlow County Council 56,875 Dublin City Council 553,165 Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council 217,274 Fingal County Council 296,214 South Dublin...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: It is not.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (6 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: I move:(1) In relation to the sitting of the Dáil on Tuesday, 11th October 2016, the following arrangements shall apply:(i) the Dáil shall sit later than 10 p.m. and the motion for the General Financial Resolution shall be moved not later than 12 midnight whereupon the Dáil shall adjourn forthwith; (ii) the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the Budget...

Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2016)

Regina Doherty: The tone of the Sinn Féin motion and the way in which the party has tried to direct this debate are regrettable. What we have been presented with is in stark contrast to the party's actions and activities with regard to the treatment, over many years, of those who have been victims of different activities. It should reflect on how it treats people before it starts pointing a finger as...