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- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: We will now address the Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024 on Committee Stage. This has been restored from the previous Seanad, just to put it in context.
- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator Ryan for a very powerful contribution this afternoon. Senator Noonan is indicating that he wants to contribute to the discussion on this amendment.
- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: That is correct.
- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: Thank you very much, Senator Kelleher. I welcome Norah Patten. I think that is her in the green in the corner. She is very welcome. She is Ireland's first woman astronaut and is the special guest in our Visitors Gallery. I thank her for joining us.
- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Senator for her powerful contribution. As it is Committee Stage, if people indicate, I will allow them to come back in.
- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator Harmon. I welcome the Crumlin-Drimnagh group to the Gallery. I also see John Bourke, chairman of WALK, which is a fantastic disability organisation. He is accompanied by Deputy Ardagh. This also gives me the opportunity to thank Sarah Benson, the chief executive of Women's Aid, for being here for all the contributions today on the Bill and the very important amendment....
- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: When is it proposed to take the next Stage?
- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jun 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: Yesterday was a proud day for us in Portumna, where we opened the historic courthouse. That was thanks to the investment of rural regeneration and development fund, RRDF, moneys. Some €3.2 million was spent on it, of which €2.9 million was allocated from the Department. This goes back to the then Minister, Michael Ring, fighting hard for recognition of the need to invest in...
- Seanad: Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (26 Jun 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Leader of the House for ensuring we are having statements on this today. They are timely. I thank the Minister of State for taking the time to appear before us to allow us the opportunity to speak about what we witnessed on "RTÉ Investigates". It is unfortunate that we have to rely on a television programme to do the job of HIQA. If we are to talk about the elephant in...
- Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (26 Jun 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: We have no other Senators offering so I call the Minister to conclude.
- Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (26 Jun 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
- Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (26 Jun 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (26 Jun 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: When it is proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (26 Jun 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Disability (Personalised Budgets) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Jun 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: Not at all.
- Seanad: Disability (Personalised Budgets) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Jun 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: I am conscious that the Minister needs to leave and that the Minister of State, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton, will take over. I call Senator Boyhan.
- Seanad: Disability (Personalised Budgets) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Jun 2025)
Anne Rabbitte: Before we go forward, I want to get the technicalities right. The Senator is proposing an amendment to amendment No. 1. Is the amendment seconded?