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Appropriation Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Appropriation Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to introduce the Appropriation Bill 2024 to the House. It is critical annual financial legislation. It has to be enacted before the end of the year to give effect to the authorisation of voted expenditure throughout 2024 and to allow for the continuation of expenditure into 2025. It has two main functions. The first is to...

Estimates for Public Services 2024 (6 Nov 2024)

Estimates for Public Services 2024 (6 Nov 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I move the following Supplementary Estimates: Vote 4 — Central Statistics Office (Supplementary Estimate)That a supplementary sum not exceeding €400,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2024, for the salaries and expenses of the Central Statistics Office. Vote 5 — Office of the...

Estimates for Public Services 2024 (6 Nov 2024)

Votes put and agreed to.

Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (6 Nov 2024)

Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (6 Nov 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Seanad Éireann has passed the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024, without amendment.

Estimates for Public Services 2024: Message from Select Committee (6 Nov 2024)

Estimates for Public Services 2024: Message from Select Committee (6 Nov 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2024: Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Sections 1 and 2 agreed to.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Title agreed to.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Bill reported without amendment, received for final consideration and passed.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Cuireadh an Dáil ar fionraí ar 3.49 p.m. agus cuireadh tús leis arís ar 4.51 p.m. Sitting suspended at 3.49 p.m. and resumed at 4.51 p.m.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputies who have contributed to the debate, namely, Deputies Conway-Walsh, Sherlock, Phelan, Shortall, Ó Cuív, Collins, McGrath, O'Donoghue, Ó Snodaigh and Violet-Anne Wynne, who made some concluding comments. I will pick up on a couple of points made. Every speaker who contributed to the debate offered support for the Bill and I thank them very much for doing...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Question put and declared carried.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Cuireadh an Dáil ar fionraí ar 2.57 p.m. agus cuireadh tús leis arís ar 3.46 p.m. Sitting suspended at 2.57 p.m. and resumed at 3.46 p.m.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: The first day I came to the Dáil, I was greeted by a good Limerick man who brought me in. His first bit of advice for me was to get lost if I wanted to learn the House. When I asked what he meant he said I should get lost and go into every corridor and room because I would eventually find out where to go. He said I would learn very fast and it was only the way to get experience of the...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Bhí sé i gceist agam a bheith istigh níos luaithe agus labhairt air an gceist seo. Is ceist thábhacht í toisc go bhfuil airgead i gceist chun a dhéanamh cinnte de go bhfuil an Teach seo ag obair. Gan an t-airgead nó an infheistíocht sin, tá dainséar ann. Cosnaíonn daonlathas airgead; tá sé chomh simplí leis sin. Tá...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I will use the two minutes I have to commend the staff in the Houses of the Oireachtas. In my time here since I was elected, they have been more than helpful. From the ushers and cleaning staff to the canteen and IT staff - I hope I am not forgetting anybody but I am sure I will - each and every one of them is a happy, smiling face. That is really important for us, as Members, when we are...