Seanad debates

Wednesday, 7 October 2020

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 10:30:00
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I have received notice from Senator Victor Boyhan that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister of State at...
• Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
  • Horticulture Sector (5 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House, although we are meeting in the Dáil Chamber, and for taking the time to answer the question that has been selected.
  • Childcare Services (4 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister and congratulate him on his appointment. I wish him well. I hope he will be a font of fresh and new thinking in regard to this key issue. I want to start with some...
  • Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (7 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Butler.
  • Covid-19 Tests (4 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State. It is good to see her in the House. I thank her for the opportunity to raise this issue, which many people have been contacting me about in recent days and...
  • Care Services (7 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State back to the Chamber. She has been a most frequent visitor since the Seanad reconvened and she was appointed to her position. I know of her compassion for older...
  • Hospital Facilities (4 speeches)
    I speak today on behalf of the people of the mid-west including those in Limerick, Tipperary and, particularly, Clare. Clare is a county which I know well. It has a population of approximately...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 speeches)
  The Order of Business today is No. 1 on the Supplementary Order Paper, motion re the arrangements for the sitting of the House on Thursday, 8 October 2020 and Wednesday, 14 October 2020, to be...
• Sittings Arrangements: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business: (1) the Seanad shall meet in the Seanad Chamber at 10.30 a.m. on Thursday, 8th October, 2020,...
• Appointment of Members to Committee: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That, in pursuance of Standing Order No. 105 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the following members be appointed to the Joint Committee on the Irish Language,...
• Appointment of Members to Committee: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That, in pursuance of Standing Order No. 108 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the following members be appointed to the Joint Committee on Public Petitions: ...
• Report of the Committee of Selection: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That the Second Report of the Committee of Selection be laid before Seanad Éireann.
• Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (51 speeches)
  SECTION 4
• HSE Winter Plan: Statements (32 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, and congratulate her on her appointment.
• Statutory Right to Sick Leave Pay: Motion (20 speeches)
  I move: "That Seanad Éireann: acknowledges that: - Ireland is one of only five countries in the European Union in which employees have no statutory right to be paid by their employer if...