Seanad debates

Thursday, 9 November 2017

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 10:30:00
• Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I have received notice from Senator Martin Conway that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:The need for the Minister for Education...
• Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
  • Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State to the House.
  • Noxious Weeds (5 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State. Since this issue is not within her area of responsibility, I appeal to her to speak directly to the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy...
  • Mental Health Services Provision (5 speeches)
    On the matter I have raised today, I am speaking for my mental health nurse colleagues and their patients, as well as being a member of the Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care and...
• Messages from Dáil (1 speech)
  The following messages were received from Dáil Éireann:Dáil Éireann has passed the Water Services Bill 2017, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired....
• Order of Business (156 speeches)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, Legal Metrology (Measuring Instruments) Bill 2017 - Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 12.45 p.m.; No. 2, Water Services Bill 2017 - Second Stage, to be taken...
• Regional Technical Colleges (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (6 speeches)
  I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the representation on governing bodies for regions served by a college outside of the functional areas of an...
• Health and Safety (Carbon Monoxide) Bill 2017: First Stage (6 speeches)
  I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to require all landlords, including publicly funded organisations and other commercial organisations to ensure an annual service...
• Electoral (Amendment) (Voting Rights for Residents) Bill 2017: First Stage (6 speeches)
  I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the provisions of the Electoral Act 1992 to extend the right to vote in Dáil and European Elections to all adults of...
• Legal Metrology (Measuring Instruments) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (3 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Deputy Stanton. He seems to spend more time in the Seanad than elsewhere. Before we commence, I remind the House that...
• Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (36 speeches)
  Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."