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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tourism Industry (8 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brophy to the House.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (8 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: The issue of security was raised at the Seanad Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight. While people are entitled to protest outside the Parliament, it was asked that the permanent problem we have in relation to protests be addressed in a permanent manner because we have rolling security measures whereby security barriers are brought in and then taken away because there is no...

Seanad: Budget 2026 (Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation): Statements (8 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. You are most welcome to Seanad Éireann. The Minister of State will speak for ten minutes, group spokespersons for eight minutes and all other Senators for five minutes and the Minister of State will reply not later than 2.50 p.m. The statements will conclude by 3 p.m.

Seanad: Supports and Services for Patients with Head and Neck Cancers: Motion (8 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: Before I call Senator Craughwell, as the proposer, to wrap up the debate, I welcome to the Visitors Gallery Jane, Michelle and Dave Taylor, along with Bernice Rocca and Brian Killalea. They are welcome to Seanad Éireann, as are all our guests in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. I thank them for being here for this important debate.

Seanad: Supports and Services for Patients with Head and Neck Cancers: Motion (8 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: I thank the Senators who put forward the motion, all Members who contributed to the debate and the guests in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery for their attendance. I thank Senator Craughwell for sharing his family's lived experience and the Minister of State and her staff for coming to the House.

Seanad: Supports and Services for Patients with Head and Neck Cancers: Motion (8 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Supports and Services for Patients with Head and Neck Cancers: Motion (8 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister. We are on amendment No. 4, in the names of Senators McDowell, Boyhan, Clonan, Conway, Keogan and McCarthy. The Minister is in possession.

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: Does anyone else wish to comment on amendment No. 4? No.

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: I welcome to the Gallery pupils from Castlegregory Secondary School. They are most welcome to Seanad Éireann today. I understand this is the transition year class. Normally when a school comes in, there is no homework for the rest of the week, but I do not know what to give a transition year class - whatever they want. No homework for the first week of the first term in the new year...

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: I remind the Senator that we are taking amendments Nos. 8 and 9 as well.

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: Before I call Senator Keogan, I welcome Duncannon ladies club. They are doers and dreamers from Wexford, guests of the Ceann Comhairle. They are most welcome to Seanad Éireann.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (14 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Alice-Mary Higgins - the need for the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on Ireland’s position on the amendment of protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the EU and its member states and Morocco,...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Trade Agreements (14 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond, to the House. This is an unusual commencement matter in that the Senator has submitted it previously. I have reviewed the transcript of the engagement between the Minister of State, Deputy Dillon, and Senator Higgins and it seemed that all of the information that was available to the Department was not conveyed in the response, which is why...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Trade Agreements (14 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: The issue that the Senator raised at the time was in relation to the conclusion of the negotiations. It was coming up the following day for a decision by Ireland and other member states. The answer led us to believe that negotiations were still ongoing. The process might have been ongoing, but it appeared that the negotiations had all but concluded. The concern about the people of Western...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Trade Agreements (14 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: That was an issue that was also raised. Phraseology and language are important. The decision was the following day, but it was not even alluded to in the answer. I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. I thank the Senator for raising that issue.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Residential Institutions (14 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: The Minister of State, Deputy Buttimer, is most welcome.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: Before I call the Leader on the Order of Business, I welcome to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery, all the way from the state of Maryland, Delegate Ken Kerr. He is most welcome to Seanad Éireann. Ken has represented his community with distinction in District 3 and served as an English professor in Frederick Community College. He was also involved in committees on health and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: In relation to naming people in the House - and I am sure the Senator has permission from the people in question but I am concerned that he is bringing other family members into it, children whose names will remain on the record - I advise caution.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Oct 2025)

Mark Daly: Before I call Senator Black, I welcome Senator Andrews back. Senator Andrews, you are most welcome back to Seanad Éireann. We are glad you got back in one piece.