Seanad debates

Tuesday, 18 February 2003

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 2.30 p.m.
• Business of Seanad. (1 speech)
  I have received notice from Senator Henry that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Agriculture and...
• Order of Business. (74 speeches)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on rural development policy and actions with particular reference to the problem of population decline, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of...
• Rural Development Policy: Statements. (35 speeches)
  I dtosach báire, ba mhaith liom a rá go bhfuil áthas orm bheith anseo inniu. Tá sé go deas bheith ar ais agus ag labhairt faoi ábhar atá chomh gar do mo chroí.
• Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Bill 2002: Motion. (1 speech)
  I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, in the case of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Bill 2002, Fifth Stage shall be taken immediately after the conclusion of the...
• Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (8 speeches)
  Bill received for final consideration.
• Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Bill 2002: Motion for Earlier Signature. (1 speech)
  I move: That pursuant to subsection 2o of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Capital Acquisitions...
• Finance and Related Matters: Statements. (51 speeches)
  I am speaking this evening on behalf of the Minister for Finance who is attending the ECOFIN meeting in Brussels today. I very much welcome this motion which endorses the recent measures...
• Adjournment Matters. - Scrapie Genotyping Project. (6 speeches)
  It was the sad death, at such an early age, of Dolly, the first cloned sheep, that made me think of the issue of scrapie because I was very interested in the scheme set up by the Minister for...
• Adjournment Matters. - Hospital Services. (14 speeches)
  I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this matter on the Adjournment. I also thank the Minister of State for being present. Will he indicate his future plans for the retention and...