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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: Time is up.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Senator. It was just that people are straying all over. I welcome the new Polish ambassador, H.E. Arkady Rzegocki and Agnieszka Skolimowska from the Polish Embassy. They are very welcome. I congratulate the ambassador on his appointment and we wish him well. We look forward to continuing the extreme friendship we have with Poland and the members of the Polish community who...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Keogan. Tá an t-am caite.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: We all agree with Senator Gallagher that Daffodil Day is very important for the country. We should all support it and encourage people to support it. I pray that the weather is fine for those who will be out collecting and for the volunteers.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Craughwell for swapping places with Senator Keogan.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: We need to get Paddy timekeeping back in the Seanad after the recess.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask all Members on all sides of the Chamber to have a reflective look at the clocks in Leinster House in their contributions post Easter. Before I ask the Leader to reply to the Order of Business, on a personal level as Cathaoirleach, I thank the Taoiseach for his courtesy to all of us as Members of Seanad Éireann. I join Senator McDowell in thanking him for his personal commitment...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Erin McGreehan has proposed an amendment to the Order of Business: "That No. 11 be taken before No. 1." Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: First Stage (20 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: When is it proposed to take Second Stage?

Seanad: Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: First Stage (20 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Teachtaireachtaí ón Dáil - Messages from Dáil (7 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: Dáil Éireann has passed the Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024 on 6 March 2024, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired. Dáil Éireann has passed the Research and Innovation Bill 2024 on 6 March 2024, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired. Dáil Éireann has passed the Road...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (7 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: I have received notice from the following Senators that they wish to raise the following matters. Senator Mary Fitzpatrick - The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works to make a statement on the commencement date for the national monument on Moore Street. Senator Robbie Gallagher - The need for the Minister for Finance to ensure that all...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Monuments (7 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond, to the House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: The Acting Leader might include the number, please.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: It will be done after the Order of Business.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: To clarify for the Senator, in case he thinks it is the case, I did not put that motion on the Order Paper.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: I will interrupt the Acting Leader to welcome students from Pope John Paul II National School, Malahide, who are guests of Deputy Alan Farrell. In the spirit of all visits to Leinster House, I offer them a night off homework tonight as a gesture of our appreciation of their civic interest in public life and politics.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: Half of them must be in Dublin Central as well.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Acting Leader. Well done and congratulations. I join with the Acting Leader and other Members who spoke about Saoírse Ruane and her tragic death earlier this week I want to acknowledge the wonderful inspiration she was to the nation and to all of us. We extend to her family our deepest sympathies. She certainly lit up our lives with her wonderful ability to communicate...

Seanad: Casual Vacancy: Motion (7 Mar 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank our former colleague and friend, Niall Ó Donnghaile, for his contribution to Seanad Éireann. He was a good colleague and a good friend here in Leinster House and we wish him well in the next chapter of his life.