Seanad debates

Thursday, 5 November 2009

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I have received notice from Senator Cecilia Keaveney that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Justice,...
• Order of Business (81 speeches, 1 comment)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on the education and training responses to the economic downturn, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and conclude not later than 1...
• Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2009: First Stage (5 speeches)
  I move: That leave be given to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Consumer Protection Act 2007.
• Education and Training Responses to the Economic Downturn: Statements (47 speeches)
  I very much welcome this opportunity to address the House and discuss education and training responses to the economic downturn. It is very clear to us all that as a result of global economic...
• Adjournment Matters (0 speeches)
• Road Safety (3 speeches)
  I thank the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív, for coming before the House to discuss the issue I raise which is cross-departmental in nature. In giving...
• RAPID Programme (3 speeches)
  Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I am pleased the Minister, Deputy Ó Cuív is here. As he knows quite well, his Department has been in the firing line since the publication of the Report of the...
• National Asset Management Agency (9 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister to the Seanad. Before I speak on the matter, I should say that I grew up only two miles from where Michael Collins was born and reared. Many members from one side of my...