Seanad debates
Monday, 12 July 2021
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 9:30:00
- Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
I have received notice from Senator Ruane that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister of State with...
- Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
- Special Educational Needs (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for taking the time to come into the Seanad this morning. Education is of critical importance to children and young people but education is about more than just...
- Road Safety (5 speeches)
I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, to the House and thank her for taking this Commencement matter.I also thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise the matter this morning. In...
- Special Educational Needs (9 speeches)
I am pleased the Minister of State has come to the House to deal with this matter because it is something she knows a great deal about and she has corresponded with parents in St. Mary's Boys'...
- Rail Network (8 speeches)
The delivery of the rail line to Navan has been debated for more than 20 years. Since the opening of phase 1 in 2010 by the then Minister for Transport, Mr. Noel Dempsey, the completion of the...
- Gambling Sector (4 speeches)
I welcome the Minister of State to the House on this important matter. I thank him for his work to date. When I spoke at Tiglin, I suggested that nobody can accept that the tokenistic...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (4 speeches)
I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, to the House to discuss the issues at the emergency department at University Hospital Galway, UHG. The INMO figures for this morning show that...
- Health Service Staff Pay (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, for being in the House. I wish to address the failure of the Government to address the pay restoration issue for employees in health and social care sector...
- Vaccination Programme (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for coming into the House to address this issue concerning vaccines which have not been approved by the European Medicines Agency, EMA. I acknowledge the enormous...
- Housing Schemes (4 speeches)
The issue I raise today is housing. Housing is very complex and we deal with it daily in this House and in the Dáil. A particular cohort of people have been forgotten about. I have raised...
- Naval Service (4 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to take this Commencement matter which relates to the Naval Service's plans to acquire a flagship multirole vessel, MRV. This arises from a...
- Casual Vacancy (1 speech)
I must announce the occurrence of a casual vacancy. Before I call on the Leader to outline the Order of Business, I wish to announce that Senator Bacik has been elected to Dáil Éireann...
- Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
Before I call on the Leader to outline the Order of Business, I must remind Members that this week, France celebrates its national day. The storming of the Bastille marked the beginning of the...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 speeches)
An Cathaoirleach has a fine French accent. On behalf of all Members, I would like to wish our colleague, Senator Bacik, enormous congratulations. We all know, from working alongside her in...
- Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36)(Appointed Day) Order 2021: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36)(Appointed Day) Order 2021, copies of which have been laid in draft...
- EU Regulation 2021/693 of the European Parliament and of the Council: Referral to Joint Committee (1 speech)
I move: That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in...
- Orders of Reference of Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That the Orders of Reference of the Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community, as agreed by Order of the Seanad of 25th September, 2020, as amended on 30th April, 2021,...
- Appointment to Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That Seanad Éireann, noting that the Government agreed on 29th June, 2021, to propose, for the approval of Seanad Éireann, Shane Galligan to be a member of the Legal Services...
- Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 254 - Overground Telecommunication Cables) Regulations 2021: Referral to Joint Committee (1 speech)
I move: That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 254 – Overground Telecommunication Cables)...
- Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021: Second Stage (18 speeches)
Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 speeches)
Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions Bill) 2021: Second Stage (15 speeches)
Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
- Affordable Housing Bill 2021: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (33 speeches)
I welcome the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. This is a Seanad Bill that has been amended by the Dáil. In accordance with Standing Order 148, it is deemed to have passed its First,...
- Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (122 speeches)
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