Seanad debates

Wednesday, 11 March 2015

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Chathaoirleach i gceannas ar 10:30:00
• Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I have received notice from Senator Terry Leyden that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Justice and...
• Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
  • Courts Service (4 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Jimmy Deenihan, and wish him well with the diaspora next week when he will ably represent Ireland. I wish him continued success in his work for the...
  • Disability Support Services (8 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister to the House. This issue follows on from an issue I raised four weeks about a family in the Cork city council area whose child has a physical and intellectual disability....
  • Dublin Docklands Development Authority (4 speeches)
    I have tabled this debate to highlight the need for the Government to ensure that a certain percentage of jobs are allocated to local people during the Dublin docklands redevelopment, similar to...
• Order of Business (21 speeches)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding arrangements for the sitting of the House on Tuesday, 24 March, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2,...
• Business of Seanad: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Seanad shall meet at 12 noon on Tuesday, 24thof March, 2015 and the Order of Business should be...
• Standing Orders: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That the report of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges on the adoption of new Standing Order 103O be adopted, laid before the House and printed.
• Business of Seanad (3 speeches)
  We shall proceed to the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015, all Stages.
• Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 speeches)
  Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Committee of Selection: Motion (1 speech)
  This is the 20th report of the Committee of Selection. The Committee of Selection reports that it has discharged Senator Marc MacSharry from membership of the Select Committee on Health and...
• Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 speeches)
  Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (0 speeches)
  Sections 1 to 3, inclusive, agreed to.
• Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015: Motion for Earlier Signature (1 speech)
  I move: That pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Misuse of...
• Succession (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (19 speeches)
  Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."