Seanad debates

Thursday, 14 October 2010

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I have received notice from Senator Fiona O'Malley that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for...
• Order of Business (11 speeches)
  At the close of the Order of Business yesterday I gave an undertaking to the House that I would endeavour to deal with the matter Senator O'Sullivan had brought to the attention of the House...
• Visit of Québec Delegation (1 speech)
  Before I call the next speaker, I am sure Members of the House wish to join me in welcoming a delegation from the National Assembly of Québec, led by Mr. Yvon Vallières, president of the...
• Order of Business (Resumed) (79 speeches)
  I am glad the necessity for initiatives made in recent weeks, and the sincerity with which they were made, is being understood. I am somewhat saddened that it takes a number of letters and a...
• National Spatial Strategy Report: Statements (19 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Michael Finneran, to the Seanad.
• Adjournment Matters (0 speeches)
• Government Agencies (3 speeches)
  I am pleased the Minister of State, Deputy Billy Kelleher, is present to discuss this important issue. He was in the Chamber recently discussing the need to create jobs. The Minister of State's...
• Schools Building Projects (4 speeches)
  I welcome the opportunity to highlight the concerns of the authorities at St. John the Baptist national school, Midleton, County Cork, which urgently needs a new building. I am normally...