Seanad debates

Tuesday, 10 March 2015

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Leas-Chathaoirleach i gceannas ar 14:30:00
  • Business of Seanad (1 speech)
    I have received notice from Senator Cáit Keane that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for...
  • Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
    • National Schools Amalgamation (7 speeches)
      Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach chun an cheist seo a fhreagairt. I raise the matter of the amalgamation of three schools in Greenhills. While the amalgamation is going...
    • Universities Governance (4 speeches)
      Mar a bhí mé ag rá leis an Aire taobh amuigh, tá sé i gceist agam labhairt as Gaeilge amháin sna Tithe an tseachtain seo mar gheall ar Seachtain na Gaeilge agus mar...
  • Order of Business (43 speeches)
    The Order of Business is No. a(1), from the Supplementary Order Paper, motion regarding the arrangements for the sitting of the House on Wednesday, 11 March, to be taken on the conclusion of the...
  • Business of Seanad: Motion (1 speech)
    I move: “That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, at the meeting of the Seanad on Wednesday, 11th March, 2015, the Order of Business shall be...
  • Ambulance Services in Dublin: Statements (12 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar, who has taken time from his very busy schedule to come here to respond to an issue raised by Senator Darragh O'Brien, Leader of the...
  • Report of British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly on Cross-Border Police Co-operation and Illicit Trade: Statements (15 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Simon Harris.
  • Ireland's Diaspora Policy: Statements (11 speeches)
    I am pleased to address Members of the Seanad this evening and to update them on the recent launch of Global Irish: Ireland's Diaspora Policy and my plans for its implementation over the next two...