Seanad debates

Thursday, 12 July 2012

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.
• Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I have received notice from Senator Tony Mulcahy that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter: To ask the Minister for the Environment,...
• Order of Business (229 speeches)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re arrangements for the sitting of the House on Friday, 13 July 2012, to be taken without debate on the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, motion...
• Sittings of Seanad: Motion (2 speeches)
  I move: (1) That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, on Friday, 13th July, 2012 the Seanad shall meet at 10 a.m. and the following arrangements shall...
• Standing Orders: Motion (2 speeches)
  I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders— (1) the Order of the Seanad of 16th June, 2011 relating to the Joint Committee on Investigations, Oversight and Petitions, as amended...
• Business of Seanad (8 speeches)
  I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that No. 3, the resolution to establish the constitutional convention, be taken without debate, as the Tánaiste has been waiting since 11.45 a.m....
• Constitutional Convention: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That Seanad Éireann: approves the calling of a Convention on the Constitution to consider the following matters and to make such recommendations as it sees fit and report to the Houses...
• Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (41 speeches)
  I wonder if we could have an explanation, in the interests of democracy, for how the Leader misinformed the House that the Tánaiste and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Eamon...
• Business of Seanad (2 speeches)
  I would like to propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that Committee Stage of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2011 will conclude at 3 p.m., in order to give us a chance...
• Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 speeches)
  Debate resumed on amendment No. 10:
• Microenterprise Loan Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 speeches)
  Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Electoral (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (50 speeches)
  Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time".
• Electoral (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (31 speeches)
  SECTION 1
• Adjournment Matters (0 speeches)
• Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 speeches)
  Will the Minister consider increasing the grant for group sewerage schemes from €2,200 to a more realistic amount, say, €4,000 or €5,000, which would be nearer the grant of €6,000 for...
• European Court Judgment (4 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister to the House. This Adjournment matter concerns the question of whether the expert group established to examine the options available to the Government in responding to the...
• Childhood Obesity (6 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Joe Costello. Some years ago the county child care committee in Sligo established the Early Years health promotion project which is now co-sponsored by...