Seanad debates

Tuesday, 22 November 2016

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Chathaoirleach i gceannas ar 14:30:00
• Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I have received notice from Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:The need for the Minister for...
• Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
  • Human Rights Investigations (23 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee.
  • Respite Care Services Provision (4 speeches)
    This is my second time to address this issue in the Seanad. I thank the Minister of State for coming before the House to take it. In 2005, Tír na nÓg opened to meet the demand for...
  • Hospital Staff Recruitment (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for her presence and I ask her to refer all that is relayed and discussed in this Commencement matter to the Minister, Deputy Harris, for response. Sarcoma Ireland...
  • Vaccination Programme (4 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank her for dealing with this matter on the Commencement. Like the previous matter, it concerns the treatment of cancer. I ask the Minister...
• Order of Business (118 speeches)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re Joint Sub-Committee on Public Petitions, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No. 3, Statute Law Revision Bill 2016 -...
• Joint Committee on Public Petitions: Motion (1 speech)
  I move:That the papers of the Joint sub-Committee on Public Petitions of the 24th Seanad, insofar as those papers are, or relate to, public petitions addressed to the Houses of the Oireachtas...
• Statute Law Revision Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (0 speeches)
  Sections 1 and 2 agreed to.
• Horticulture Industry: Statements (16 speeches)
  I thank the House for inviting me to discuss the horticulture industry. The horticulture sector makes a very significant contribution to Ireland's gross agricultural output, with a farm gate...