Seanad debates

Wednesday, 19 September 2018

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 14:30:00
• Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I have received notice from Senator Diarmuid Wilson 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)
  • Media Pluralism (6 speeches)
    I thank the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for attending. I know that he is busy today and it is very much appreciated. In recent years, the death knell of local...
  • Defence Forces Remuneration (13 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House again. On 3 August 1923, the new Irish State passed the Defence Forces Act, which raised an armed force to be called Óglaigh na...
  • School Transport (20 speeches)
    We have two more Commencement matters. Senators Rose Conway-Walsh and O'Donnell are sharing time. The Minister of State, Deputy John Halligan, has been waiting patiently in the wings. If this...
  • Services for People with Disabilities (10 speeches)
    I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this matter for discussion. Conscious of time, I will be brief. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, to the House although I had requested...
• Message from Dáil (1 speech)
  Dáil Éireann has passed the Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of offence of publication or utterance of blasphemous matter) Bill 2018 on 18 September 2018, to which...
• Order of Business (110 speeches)
  I welcome everyone back for the new season. We are back in gale force winds. I wish Senators every success in this new term, particularly Senator Freeman, who is the only Senator in the...
• Children's Health Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (111 speeches)
  Section 1 agreed to.
• Post Office Closures: Motion (52 speeches, 1 comment)
  We will now move onto the Private Member's motion regarding the future of the post office network. I welcome the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Denis...
• Mental Health (Renewal Orders) Bill 2018: Order for Second Stage (2 speeches)
  Bill entitled an Act to permit unexpired renewal orders to be replaced by new orders made under this Act; to provide that such new orders shall take effect as if they were renewal orders made...
• Mental Health (Renewal Orders) Bill 2018: Second and Subsequent Stages (9 speeches, 2 comments)
  Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."