Seanad debates

Thursday, 18 October 2007

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
  • Business of Seanad (1 speech)
    I have received notice from Senator de Búrca that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health and...
  • Order of Business (66 speeches)
    The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on the role of the Government and the IDA in promoting Ireland as an attractive location for inward investment, to be taken on the conclusion of the...
  • Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (72 speeches)
    I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for giving me this opportunity to make a statement to the Seanad on the importance of foreign direct investment to the Irish economy and the role of both...
  • Treaty of Amsterdam: Motion (10 speeches)
    I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option, provided by Article 3 of the fourth Protocol set out in the Treaty of Amsterdam, to notify the President of the...
  • Adjournment Matters (0 speeches)
  • Medicinal Products (2 speeches)
    The subject of my Adjournment matter is to ask the Minister for Health and Children to review the permission given for the use of a drug called Depo Provera. It is a long-term reproductive...
  • Public Transport (2 speeches)
    I wish to raise the matter of a feasibility study of a Luas line for the Rathfarnham area, a sizeable suburb that has seen considerable growth in recent years. The surrounding areas of...