Seanad debates

Wednesday, 11 May 2005

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Business of Seanad. (1 speech)
  I have received notice from Senator Cummins that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for the Environment,...
• Order of Business. (95 speeches)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on the ESRI report on pensioners' incomes and replacement rates, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude not later than...
• Pension Provisions: Statements. (75 speeches)
  I thank the Cathaoirleach and Members of the Seanad for organising this debate, which is timely. I appreciate the opportunity to again discuss pension provisions, which we have discussed in the...
• Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Second Stage. (20 speeches)
  Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Business of Seanad. (2 speeches)
  I propose an amendment to the Order of Business: That No. 2a on the supplementary Order Paper, an all-party motion, be taken now.
• Human Rights Issues: Motion. (2 speeches)
  I move: That Seanad Éireann calls on the Government of Sudan to immediately release Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam and to allow him to travel to Ireland in time to receive the Front Line Award for his...
• Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion. (136 speeches)
  I move: That Seanad Éireann: —notes the increasing incidence of anti-social behaviour in communities throughout the country and the growing public concern arising from the prevalence of...
• Adjournment Matters. (0 speeches)
• Road Network. (2 speeches)
  I am raising the issue of the route of the proposed Waterford city bypass. I believe the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, made a statement today on the...
• Alternative Energy Projects. (2 speeches)
  I have raised this issue on the Adjournment because, from commentators and from our own experience in the past few years and very recently, we all know about the cost of energy in our homes and...
• Special Educational Needs. (3 speeches)
  This issue involves a child in Kilkenny with special educational needs. The situation was brought to my attention a little over a year ago by the principal of the school the child attends when...