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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Staff (21 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Senator who has balanced the books somewhat because he took less than three minutes.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Staff (21 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: There seems to be a problem with the matter Senator Ó Clochartaigh wishes to raise. Does the Minister of State have some information on that?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Staff (21 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: Gabh mo leithscéal. There seems to be a problem, which I believe is at departmental level, even though Senator Ó Clochartaigh submitted last week the matter he wished to raise. I accepted it in good faith and rejected five others. I could not take them today. There is a debate today and tomorrow on health and we might be able to find another way of raising the matter but if the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Staff (21 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Senator and the Minister of State. Does the Minister want to respond briefly to Senator Devine?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Staff (21 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator Devine will be regularly on the Minister of State's case if there is not progress.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Air Services Provision (21 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: The Minister, Deputy Shane Ross, is taking the final matter. I welcome the Minister to the House. Senator Buttimer has four minutes.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senator should not name people in the House who are not here to defend themselves. He should be careful on that matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: Either way, they make take issue with it. I am just cautioning the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: I ask that the Senator can conclude without interruption.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: This is a democratic institution so everybody can make a comment. The Senator may not like it.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: Can I ask-----

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: I ask both the Leader and the Senator to respect the Chair. They should speak through the Chair and not have a-----

Seanad: Death of Jo Cox, MP: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: I understand that there are five minutes for each group leader or somebody from the group if they wish to contribute.

Seanad: Death of Jo Cox, MP: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: Yes, that is agreed. As Cathaoirleach, on my own behalf and on behalf of all the Members, I wish to be associated with expressions of sympathy paid on the death of Jo Cox, MP, following a horrific attack as she worked last week. I understand that she won a seat in the May 2015 general election, retaining the seat for the Labour Party and increasing the party's share of the vote. She was a...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (16 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: I have received notice from Senator Kieran O’Donnell that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:The need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on current plans he has for the funding and construction of the M20 Cork to Limerick motorway. I have also received notice from Senator Paudie Coffey...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Road Network (16 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: If the Minister is being totally honest, he misses this place.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Regional Airports (16 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: Does the Minister wish to add anything?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (16 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: The next matter is in the name of Senator Terry Leyden. We will wait for the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, who is due to come in to take it. I thank the Minister, Deputy Ross, for his visit. I now welcome the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, to the House and wish her luck with her new brief and I wish her well in her political career. Senator Leyden has four minutes.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (16 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senator is human. Once he has sorted it out with the Clerk, we will move on.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: I call the Seanad to order. Although not everyone is present, I have a couple of suggestions because as it happened yesterday, the Order of Business was cumbersome in many ways and went on for too long. While we must sort it out in the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, I suggest the Order of Business should not last for more than one hour. I am simply thinking out loud and I am not...