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- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: -----to actually progress the debate and to progress the issue.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: It is a really serious issue-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: -----that merits-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I am confident the Senator has the capacity to engage in this debate in an informed way.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I invite him to do that-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: -----and to retract his comments which are so ill-informed and ignorant.
- Seanad: Enterprise Matters and Business Supports for SMEs: Motion (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Before I commence the debate, I welcome the guests of the Minister, Deputy James Lawless, who are visiting us from Broadford school in Kildare. They are all very welcome. I hope they are enjoying their visit to Leinster House. They brought the sunshine with them from Kildare. I presume between now and the end of the school year there will be no more homework for them. That is the rule in...
- Seanad: Enterprise Matters and Business Supports for SMEs: Motion (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Have we got a seconder for the motion?
- Seanad: Enterprise Matters and Business Supports for SMEs: Motion (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Absolutely.
- Seanad: Enterprise Matters and Business Supports for SMEs: Motion (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Before I call Senator Conor Murphy, I welcome Deputy Ryan O'Meara from Tipperary and his guests. I am proud to welcome former Councillor John Sheehy and his son, Brendan, and Mr. Pat Dowling. They are visiting the Seanad from Ballina, County Tipperary. We are delighted they are here and hope they enjoy their visit. They have a great host in Deputy O'Meara. I acknowledge Mr. Sheehy's...
- Seanad: Enterprise Matters and Business Supports for SMEs: Motion (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: The Minister of State is welcome to the House. I thank her for being here to respond to the Private Members' motion proposed by my colleague, Senator Crowe, and brought forward by the Fianna Fáil group. I congratulate the Minister of State on her appointment. It is long overdue and well deserved. She has hit the ground running and we are all confident that at the end of her term, she...
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the witnesses for joining us here today at the enterprise committee, for the very impressive and considerable work they have done, and for the comprehensive opening statement. I have been thinking about the omnibus and the work being undertaken. I am nominated by RGDATA to the industrial and commercial panel of the Seanad. My colleagues and I met recently with RGDATA's members, who...
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Can I just seek clarity on the agenda?
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: The agenda I received said we will go in to private session at 2 p.m. It is now 2.25 p.m. Will the Leas-Chathaoirleach clarify what stage the agenda is at?
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I appreciate that. I have no objections.
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: We have private business as well.
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: It is significant private business that we need to take care of.
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: So what is our proposed end time for business today?
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Okay, thank you.
- Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2025)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Is that two minutes for everybody from now? What happens if two more people come back? I just want to try to plan my day, like everyone else. I would like to understand when we are going into private session and when that private session will end.