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Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: We will try to give the Senator one minute. It is all I can do.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: The Minister has taken time off his allocation already and he was unavoidably caught up.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: I am told that we must get an order of the House. The Order of Business was agreed today. We are wasting time now, actually.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: We will check that out. Is that agreed?

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: The Senator has two minutes.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: I thank the Senator for his co-operation. Senator Kyne may not move the amendment but we are trying to get a few extra minutes. Perhaps for now he can take three minutes and Senator Buttimer two and we will try to fit in Senator Cummins.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: We have been told that the Senator can move an extension for ten minutes. Will he propose that?

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: Is that agreed? Agreed. We can get everyone in now, including the Minister. I can work miracles.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: I thank Senator Kyne and apologise for the interruption. I suggest that Senators Buttimer and Cummins have two and a half minutes each.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: Senator Buttimer, please, address the Chair.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: Senator Buttimer to speak without interruption.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: Certainly, when I came to chair this debate over an hour ago, I did not think would be so exciting with all that has gone on. Before I call the Minister, I appreciate all Senators for their co-operation. The Minister rang me when we were five minutes late. I knew that he was caught up in a meeting and he was trying to get here. I appreciate the Senators cut their time to accommodate that....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Climate Change Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, to the House. The transition from brown to green is happening. I want to mention north-east Roscommon because Lanesborough and Ballyleague in Longford, as the Minister of State knows, are separated from the area by the River Shannon. The people of that region are prepared to make that change but, as Senator Carrigy has eloquently...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Climate Change Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: I welcome the statement on behalf of the Minister. We acknowledge the ESB is still involved in negotiations, although there was little mention of Bord na Móna. We are anxious it should play its part in this as well. The communities have been fantastic to Bord na Móna over the years and it has been good to the communities as well. On the environmental change from brown to green,...

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (7 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: Like many other Senators, I welcome the Tánaiste to the House. I acknowledge his role, along with the Taoiseach, the Minister, Deputy Ryan, and the wider Government, in trying to assist many people in business and employees in what I have described to the House on many occasions as extraordinary times, not ordinary times. Before I speak about the hospitality and entertainment sector,...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: I thank Senator Casey for his very passionate contribution.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: I am in the Chair and rule that exactly. I urge the Senator to continue.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: On this special day dealing with disabilities, I welcome the Minister of State and thank her for her commitment to the sector, which is recognised by everybody as strong and extraordinary. We have a lot of work to do but the Minister of State is certainly doing well in standing up for people. Like the Minister of State, Senator Clifford-Lee and others, I would prefer not to be here this...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: Now.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Dec 2021)

Eugene Murphy: Now.