Seanad debates

Wednesday, 6 March 2024

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 10:30:00
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I have received notice from the following Senators that they wish to raise the following matters: Senator Marie Sherlock - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage...
• Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
  • Fire Service (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. Last weekend marked the 125th anniversary of Dublin Fire Brigade's dual ambulance and fire emergency response service. The fire brigade...
  • Electoral Process (5 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State, Senator Hackett, for agreeing to take this Commencement matter. Ironically, I met the Minister of State with responsibility for electoral reform in the Seanad...
  • Vacant Properties (4 speeches)
    According to a new report from GeoDirectory and EY Economic Advisory Services, one in five commercial premises in Galway city is lying empty. The report was published yesterday and reported by...
  • Hospital Closures (7 speeches)
    I welcome the Minster of State, Deputy Butler, to the House. Senators Kyne and O'Reilly are going to share time. This will be interesting. I have never seen this done for a Commencement matter...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (45 speeches)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach under Seanad Standing Order 116 on a proposal for a...
• Children’s Health (Kathleen Lynn National Children's Hospital) (Amendment) Bill 2024: First Stage (4 speeches)
  I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Children’s Health Act 2018 and therefore to amend the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board...
• Fossil Fuel Products (Control of Advertising and Sponsorship) Bill 2024: First Stage (4 speeches)
  I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to make provision for the control of fossil fuels and, for that purpose, to prohibit advertising of fossil fuels and fossil...
• Report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That Seanad Éireann: (1) notes the agreed Report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach under Standing Order 116 on the following...
• Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (16 speeches)
  Seisiúin ráitis ar Sheachtain na Gaeilge is ea an seisiún seo. Ba mhaith liom ar an gcéad dul síos fáilte speisialta a chur roimh an Aire, an Teachta Caitríona...
• International Women's Day: Statements (21 speeches)
  Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire.
• Private Rental Sector: Motion (62 speeches)
  I move: That Seanad Éireann notes that: - the private rental sector is dysfunctional with ever-increasing rents and decreasing standards; - the average State-wide rent now stands at...