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DÁIL ÉIREANN Dé Céadaoin, 17 Deireadh Fómhair, 2007 Wednesday, 17th October, 2007 RIAR NA hOIBRE ORDER PAPER 50 DÁIL ÉIREANN 699 Dé Céadaoin, 17 Deireadh Fómhair, 2007 Wednesday, 17th October, 2007 10.30 a.m. ORD GNÓ ORDER OF BUSINESS 8.

Tairiscint maidir le Cead chun Meastachán Forlíontach [Vóta 30] a Thabhairt Isteach.

Motion re Leave to Introduce Supplementary Estimate [Vote 30].

13.

An Bille um Athchóiriú an Dlí Talún agus Tíolactha 2006 [Seanad] — An Dara Céim (atógáil).
Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad] — Second Stage (resumed).

8b.

An Bille um Margaí in Ionstraimí Airgeadais agus Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha 2007 — Tairiscint chun Treoir a Thabhairt don Choiste.

Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007 — Motion to Instruct the Committee.

14.

(l) An Bille um Margaí in Ionstraimí Airgeadais agus Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha 2007 — An Coiste.
(a) Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007 — Committee.

GNÓ COMHALTAÍ PRÍOBHÁIDEACHA PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS 20.

Tairiscint maidir le Sábháilteacht ar Bhóithre (atógáil).

Motion re Road Safety (resumed).

P.T.O.

700 I dTOSACH GNÓ PHOIBLÍ AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS Fógraí Tairisceana : Notices of Motions 8.
“Go dtabharfaidh an Dáil cead chun an Meastachán Forlíontach seo a leanas a thabhairt isteach le haghaidh sheirbhís na bliana dar críoch an 31ú lá de Nollaig, 2007:- That leave be given by the Dáil to introduce the following Supplementary Estimate for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2007:- Vóta 30 (Cumarsáid, Muir agus Acmhainní (Meastachán Forlíontach).

Nádúrtha) Vote 30 (Communications, Marine and Natural (Supplementary Estimate).” Resources) —An Tánaiste agus Aire Airgeadais.
8b.

An Bille um Margaí in Ionstraimí Airgeadais agus Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha 2007 — Tairiscint chun Treoir a Thabhairt don Choiste.

Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007 — Motion to Instruct the Committee.
“Go mbeidh sé ina threoir, de bhun Bhuan- Ordú 127, don Choiste ar an mBille um Margaí in Ionstraimí Airgeadais agus Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha 2007, go bhfuil cumhacht aige socrú a dhéanamh sa Bhille: That, pursuant to Standing Order 127, it be an instruction to the Committee on the Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007, that it has power to make provision in the Bill: — chun ailt 9 agus 10 den Acht Árachais 1936 a aisghairm agus chun leasuithe iarmhartacha a dhéanamh ar Rialacháin na gComhphobal Eorpach (Árachas Neamh-Shaoil) 1976 agus ar Rialacháin na gComhphobal Eorpach (Árachas Saoil) 1984; — to repeal sections 9 and 10 of the Insurance Act 1936 and to make amendments to the consequential European Communities (Non-life Insurance) Regulations 1976 and the European Communities (Life Assurance) Regulations 1984; — chun a fhoráil go ndéanfar gach iasachtóir nach nglacann taisce agus atá ag gabháil d’iasachtú miondíola, mar aon le soláthraithe scéimeanna frithdhílse baile, a thabhairt faoi réim údarú agus chóras leanúnach maoirsithe an Rialtóra Airgeadais ar mhodh leasaithe ar Acht an Bhainc Ceannais 1997; — to provide that all non deposit taking lenders engaged in retail lending, together with providers of home reversion schemes, will be brought within Regulator's authorisation and on-going supervision regime by way of an amendment to the Central Bank Act 1997; the Financial — chun a cheadú go ndéanfar, faoi théarmaí an Achta um Shaoráil Faisnéise agus faoi réir díolúintí áirithe, faisnéis rúnda a nochtadh is faisnéis arna fáil ag duine le linn dualgais a chomhlíonadh mar chomhalta den Bhord nó mar chomhalta d’fhoireann Shuirbhéireacht Ordanáis Éireann (SOÉ); — to allow the disclosure, under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, subject to certain exemptions, of confidential information obtained by a person while performing duties as a member of the Board or a member of staff of Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI); 701 — chun leasuithe a dhéanamh ar an Acht um Chúiteamh
 d’Infheisteoirí 1998 chun Rialacháin na gComhphobal Eorpach (Margaí in Ionstraimí Airgeadais) 2007 agus Rialacháin na gComhphobal Eorpach (Idirghabháil Árachais) 2005 a chur i gcuntas agus mar thoradh ar thaithí leis an Scéim Chúitimh d’Infheisteoirí a chur i ngníomh; — to make amendments to the Investor Compensation Act 1998 to take account of the European Communities (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2007 and of the European Communities (Insurance Mediation) Regulations 2005 and as a result of experience with the Investor implementation of Compensation Scheme; the — chun leasú a dhéanamh ar an míniú ar ‘olltáirgeacht náisiúnta’ san Acht um Chúlchiste Náisiúnta Pinsean 2000 ar a mbunaítear an ranníoc bliantúil leis an gCúlchiste Náisiúnta Pinsean; — to amend the definition of ‘gross national product’ in the National Pensions Reserve Fund Act 2000 on which the annual contribution to the National Pensions Reserve Fund is based; — chun foráil a dhéanamh maidir le formhaoirsiú maoiniú Shuirbhéireacht Ordanáis Éireann (SOÉ) a aistriú ón Aire Airgeadais go dtí an tAire Cumarsáide, Fuinnimh agus Acmhainní Nádúrtha.
agus — to provide for the transfer of oversight and funding of Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) from the Minister for Finance to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.” —An Tánaiste agus Aire Airgeadais.

ORDUITHE AN LAE ORDERS OF THE DAY 13.

An Bille um Athchóiriú an Dlí Talún agus Tíolactha 2006 [Seanad] — An Dara Céim (atógáil).

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad] — Second Stage (resumed).

14.
14.

(l) An Bille um Margaí in Ionstraimí Airgeadais agus Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha 2007 — An Coiste.

(a) Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007 — Committee.

GNÓ COMHALTAÍ PRÍOBHÁIDEACHA PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS Tairscint (atógáil) (1 ur.

30 n. fágtha): Motion (resumed) (1 hr.

30 m. remaining): 20.


“That Dáil Éireann: — recognising that Ireland continues to have one of the worst rates in Europe for reducing road deaths according to a recent report by the European Transport Safety Council; — recognising that drink driving is still common place and a major contributor to road accidents; P.T.O.
702 — alarmed that road deaths are up 35% in the past two months from the same period last year; and — noting the Taoiseach’s written promise on 30th April, 2007 to introduce without delay compulsory alcohol testing for drivers involved in accidents causing injury; calls on the Government to introduce legislation, within 3 months, to provide for the compulsory alcohol testing for drivers involved in accidents causing injury, whether it be at the accident site or in a hospital.” — Fergus O'Dowd, Shane McEntee, Enda Kenny, Richard Bruton, Bernard Allen, James Bannon, Seán Barrett, Pat Breen, Ulick Burke, Catherine Byrne, Joe Carey, Deirdre Clune, Paul Connaughton, Noel J. Coonan, Simon Coveney, Seymour Crawford, Michael Creed, Lucinda Creighton, Michael D'Arcy, John Deasy, Jimmy Deenihan, Andrew Doyle, Bernard J. Durkan, Damien English, Olwyn Enright, Frank Feighan, Charles Flanagan, Terence Flanagan, Tom Hayes, Brian Hayes, Phil Hogan, Paul Kehoe, Pádraic McCormack, Dinny McGinley, Joe McHugh, Olivia Mitchell, Denis Naughten, Dan Neville, Michael Noonan, Kieran O'Donnell, Jim O'Keeffe, John O'Mahony, John Perry, James Reilly, Michael Ring, Alan Shatter, Tom Sheahan, P. J. Sheehan, David Stanton, Billy Timmins, Leo Varadkar.
[16 October, 2007] Leasú (atógáil): Amendment (resumed): 1.
To delete all the words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following: “— notes that Ireland has improved its road safety standing in Europe according to a new report published by the European Transport Safety Council by climbing 4 places in the last year to become the 12th lowest country for road deaths per million population of the 29 EU countries surveyed; — acknowledges that the report shows that road deaths in Ireland have dropped by 11% since 2001; — notes that the downward trend in road deaths has continued in 2007 and recognises that in the 12 months since the introduction of Mandatory Alcohol Testing there has been a 25% reduction in road deaths compared to the previous 12 months; — commends the Government on the sustained implementation of road safety measures such as the establishment of the Road Safety Authority, the roll-out of the Garda Traffic Corps, the introduction of Mandatory Alcohol Testing, the doubling of penalties for drink driving offences, the computerisation of penalty points, and the introduction of penalty points for mobile phone offences; — notes that the RSA has prepared and submitted to the Minister for Transport and the Marine a new Road Safety Strategy for the period 2007 – 2012 in order to further reduce road deaths and injuries; — acknowledges that the Garda authorities have issued directions to the effect that it is expected that all drivers involved in serious road traffic collisions are breath tested unless there are overriding medical circumstances; and — notes that the Department of Transport and the Marine proposes to engage with the Office of the Attorney General to establish how the current legislation can be amended to achieve roadside testing of drivers involved in serious accidents subject to overriding medical circumstances.” — An tAire Iompair agus Mara.
703 TEACHTAIREACHTAÍ ÓN RIALTAS MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNMENT An Bille um Margaí in Ionstraimí Airgeadais agus Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha 2007.

Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007.
For the purpose of Article 17.2 of the Constitution, the Government recommend that it is expedient to authorise such charges on and payments out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof and such payments out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas as are necessary to give effect to any Act of the present session to make provision in relation to markets in financial instruments and to make miscellaneous amendments to financial services legislation and to the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act 1938.
Given on this 15th day of October, 2007 (Signed) Bertie Ahern, An Taoiseach.

SCRÍBHINNÍ A LEAGADH FAOI BHRÁID NA DÁLA DOCUMENTS LAID BEFORE THE DÁIL Reachtúil: Statutory: 1) Togra le haghaidh Cinnidh ón gComhairle lena leasaítear Cinneadh 2003/17/CE ar allamuigh a iniúchtaí chomhionannas dhéantar i dtríú tíortha ar bharra táirgthe síl agus ar chomhionannas an tsíl a tháirgtear i dtríú tíortha mar aon le nóta faisnéise míniúcháin.

COM (2007) 483.
COM (2007) 483.

1) Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 2003/17/EC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries with explanatory together information note.

COM (2007) 483.

2) Togra le haghaidh Cinnidh ón gComhairle lena mbunaítear Gréasán Imirce na hEorpa mar aon le nóta faisnéise míniúcháin.

COM (2007) 466.
COM (2007) 466.

2) Proposal for a Council Decision establishing a European Migration Network together with explanatory information note.

COM (2007) 466.

3) Gníomhaireacht na Lochanna.

Tuarascáil Bhliantúil agus Cuntais don tréimhse dar chríoch 31 Nollaig, 2005.

3) Loughs Agency.

Annual Report and Accounts for the period ended 31 December, 2005.

Neamhreachtúil: Non-Statutory: Eadrána 612: Scéim 1) Tuarascáil Chomhréitigh agus Eadrána don Státseirbhís.
Éileamh ó Chumann na nOifigeach Príosúin (COP) go ndéanfar an liúntas is iníoctha le hOifigigh Príosúin arna bhfostú mar Theagascóirí Aclaíochta i Seirbhís Príosún na hÉireann (SPÉ) a uasghrádú go dtí an liúntas is iníoctha le Maoirseoir Tionscail Cúnta (MTC) nó grád atá coibhéiseach leis.

1) Arbitration Report 612: Scheme of Conciliation and Arbitration for the Civil Service.
Claim by the Prison Officers’ Association (POA) that the allowance payable to Prison Officers employed as Gym Instructors in the Irish Prison Service (IPS) be upgraded to that payable to Assistant Industrial Supervisor (AIS) or equivalent.

2) Cúnamh ó Éirinn.

Tacú le Tíortha a 2) Irish Aid.

Support to Tsunami Affected P.T.O.

704 nDearna an Tsunami Dochar Dóibh.

Athbhreithniú Luach ar Airgead.

3) Oifig an Aire Leanaí.

An Straitéis Náisiúnta Cúraim Leanaí 2006 – 2010.

Treoir do Thuismitheoirí.


4) Rialacháin na gComhphobal Eorpach (Táirgí Cosanta Plandaí a Údarú, a Chur ar an Margadh, a Úsáid agus a Rialú) (Leasú) (Uimh.

3) 2007 (I.R.

Uimh.

675 de 2007).

Countries.

A Value for Money Review.

Office of for 3) Children.National Childcare Strategy 2006 – 2010.

A Guide for Parents.

the Minister 4) European Communities (Authorisation, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) (No.

3) Regulations 2007 (S.I.

No.

675 of 2007).