Seanad debates

Tuesday, 23 May 2006

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 2.30 p.m.
• Business of Seanad. (1 speech)
  I have received notice from Senator Brian Hayes that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Education and...
• Death of Staff Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (6 speeches)
  I would like to remember one of our reporters, Breda Courtney, who died suddenly last week. Breda worked in Áras an Uachtaráin before joining us in Leinster House in 1978. She became a...
• Order of Business. (121 speeches)
  The Order of Business is Nos. 1 and 2. No. 1, statements on proposals for supporting lone parents, to be taken on conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude not later than 5 p.m., with...
• Lone Parents: Statements. (17 speeches)
  Item No. 1 is statements on proposals for supporting lone parents. Party spokespersons have ten minutes and all other Senators have six minutes. I welcome the Minister for Social and Family...
• Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (78 speeches)
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• Adjournment Matters. (0 speeches)
• School Accommodation. (6 speeches)
  I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this matter for the Adjournment. I have been asked on behalf of the board of management, the management and the staff of St. Mark's junior school in...
• Human Trafficking (3 speeches)
  I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter on the Adjournment. I am asking the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to outline his plans for specific legislation to outlaw the...