Seanad debates

Thursday, 19 November 2009

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Business of Seanad. (4 speeches)
  I have received notice from Senator Donie Cassidy that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health and...
• Order of Business (70 speeches)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re Agreement between the European Union and Japan on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and motion re Agreement between the EU and the USA on the...
• International Agreements: Referral to Joint Committee (1 speech)
  I move: That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion provided by Article 1.11 of the Treaty of Amsterdam to take part in the adoption of...
• Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Order for Second Stage (1 speech)
  Bill entitled an Act to provide, in limited circumstances, for the transitional use by certain parent undertakings of internationally recognised accounting standards other than those generally...
• Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 speeches)
  Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (58 speeches)
  SECTION 1.
• Adjournment Matters (0 speeches)
• Hospital Services (4 speeches)
  I wish to share time with Senator Glynn. I thank the Cathaoirleach for permitting me to the raise this important matter. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment,...
• Mental Health Services (4 speeches)
  I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this important issue. I am concerned about the treatment of people with intellectual disabilities or Asperger's syndrome within our legal system....
• Local Authority Housing (3 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister of State. The matter I am raising falls under the responsibility of his Department and I know he is aware of the issue, which is the future of the O'Devaney Gardens...