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Seanad: Situation in Gaza: Statements (29 May 2025)

Mark Daly: The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade is most welcome to Seanad Éireann for this important debate. The Tánaiste will address us for ten minutes. Group spokespersons will address the House for ten minutes and all other Senators for five minutes. The Tánaiste will be called on to reply at no later than 10.50 a.m. Statements are to conclude by 11...

Seanad: Situation in Gaza: Statements (29 May 2025)

Mark Daly: I thank the Tánaiste for his contribution and his continued work on this. We can all agree the attacks in Gaza must stop. The vitally needed food and medical supplies must get in to Gaza, the hostages need to be released, and the step by the European Union of the review of the human rights clause in the EU-Israel agreement is a step in the right direction, although a year after Ireland...

Seanad: Visit of Croatian Delegation (28 May 2025)

Mark Daly: I welcome to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery the ambassador from Croatia, H.E. Davor Vidiš. Not only is the ambassador famous in his own right but his first cousin-in-law is the Mayor of Dubrovnik.

Seanad: Visit of Croatian Delegation (28 May 2025)

Mark Daly: We have a volunteer for the friendship group. Croatia's national day is coming up and we commemorate all the national days of our EU partners. I understand it will be the 35th anniversary of Croatia's statehood and the establishment of its new constitution in 1990. The links between our two countries go back much further to when a field marshal in the Austrian army, a man from Westmeath,...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (28 May 2025)

Mark Daly: I welcome to the Public Gallery students and teachers from the Star of the Sea school, who are guests of Deputy Bacik. I thank them for coming to Seanad Éireann. As is the protocol when pupils visits the House, they will have no homework for the rest of the week. They can thank all the Senators for that very good and positive idea.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (28 May 2025)

Mark Daly: I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Mark Duffy – The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to expand the eligibility for the tenant in situ scheme to enable local authorities to include recipients of social welfare rent supplement as well as the housing assistance payment, HAP, and the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Schemes (28 May 2025)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (28 May 2025)

Mark Daly: I welcome Her Excellency Ambassador van der Weydon from Sweden to the Distinguished Visitors’ Gallery to mark the national day of Sweden, which commemorates Gustav Vasa becoming king in 1523. That is not today or yesterday. The new government formed in 1809 and Swedish national day comes during the midsummer festival. Sweden picks a good time of the year for its national day. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2025)

Mark Daly: I welcome to the Public Gallery Ms Honor Walshe, a transition year student from Sandford Park School who is doing work experience today with Senator Clonan.

Seanad: Ireland's Economic Outlook: Statements (28 May 2025)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of Finance, Deputy Donohoe, to the Chamber. He will speak for ten minutes, the group spokespersons will have ten minutes and all other Senators will have five minutes. He will be called to reply not later than 3.20 p.m.

Seanad: Ireland's Economic Outlook: Statements (28 May 2025)

Mark Daly: Before I call the next speaker, I welcome the guests of Deputy James Geoghegan to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery: Isabelle Blum of AsIAm youth leadership, along with Liam Weeks of UCC. You are most welcome to Seanad Éireann.

Seanad: Ireland's Economic Outlook: Statements (28 May 2025)

Mark Daly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Visit of Italian Delegation (27 May 2025)

Mark Daly: I welcome to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery our friend and colleague from the Republic of Italy as we mark its national day, the ambassador, H.E. Nicola Faganello, a name that sounds kind of like Fagan, and the special envoy from the ministry of foreign affairs, Andrea Silvestri, and the deputy head of mission and first secretary, Dr. Edoardo Berionni Berna. My pronunciation was close,...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (27 May 2025)

Mark Daly: I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Teresa Costello - the need for the Minister for Health to carry out a full review of processing times for new medicines to be approved by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics to ensure waiting times are reduced. Senator Nicole Ryan - the need for the Minister for Health to make...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Development Projects (27 May 2025)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Calleary, to the House.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Development Projects (27 May 2025)

Mark Daly: As there is a vote in the Dáil, the Minister has to go. The Minister of State who is due in for the next Commencement matter has to go to vote as well. We will suspend the House for the duration of the vote.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (27 May 2025)

Mark Daly: Before I call the Leader to outline the Order of Business, I welcome His Excellency the ambassador from Denmark, Lars Thuesen, to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. The ambassador is most welcome to Seanad Éireann today as we mark the national day of one of our European Union colleagues. The Seanad takes a distinct interest in legislation coming from the European Union. We thank our...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 May 2025)

Mark Daly: Before I call the next speaker, I welcome Paul and Theresa Clerkin from Waterford, along with John Clerkin from Dublin and their cousin Vinny; Kathleen, Anthony and Ava; Cindy and Randy Flander; and Terance and Sue Franz from Chicago. I welcome the people from the city of Chicago, and from Iowa. My grand-uncle served as a parish priest in Iowa for 27 years, so I especially welcome everyone...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (27 May 2025)

Mark Daly: I welcome from Galway, Councillor Jim Cuddy, who I believe retired after many years of service. He is most welcome to Seanad Éireann. I thank him for all the cups of tea during the Seanad campaign down through the years.

Seanad: Local Democracy Task Force: Statements (27 May 2025)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State, who is a former Senator, back to Seanad Éireann. This is an important debate, as we all know. In the previous Seanad, we had a debate on the future of local democracy, and one of the many recommendations out of that was that there would be a task force established under the next programme for Government to look at all the issues facing local democracy....