Seanad debates
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 2.30 p.m.
- Business of Seanad (1 speech)
I have received notice from Senator Buttimer that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Enterprise, Trade...
- Order of Business (51 speeches)
Before I announce the Order of Business, I propose to take tributes to the late Séamus Brennan before No. 1, with three minutes for leaders and constituency colleagues. The Order of Business is...
- Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (18 speeches)
Today we pay tribute to the late Séamus Brennan, an exceptional figure in Irish public life. For more than four decades he was at the cutting edge of Irish politics and his achievements, as we...
- Defence of Legal Proceedings: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That Seanad Éireann, pursuant to section 4(2)(f)(v) of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Acts 2003 and 2006, hereby authorises the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission to instruct...
- Agriculture Sector: Statements (23 speeches)
I welcome the opportunity to take part in this debate on agriculture which takes place on the eve of the European Union Agriculture Council at which we will finalise the Common Agricultural...
- Adjournment Matters (0 speeches)
- Unemployment Levels (7 speeches)
I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me raise this motion on the Adjournment. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kelleher, to the House. I hope he has good news for the people of Cork,...
- Departmental Bodies (9 speeches)
I welcome the Minister of State to the House and congratulate him on his recent happy news. It is only a few weeks since the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, introduced his first...
- Inland Fisheries (4 speeches)
I raise this matter on behalf of draft net fishermen who fish the River Foyle in County Donegal. Licences in the draft net fishery on the tidal River Foyle are applied for annually and are,...
