Seanad debates

Tuesday, 1 December 2020

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 10:30:00
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 speeches)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020 - Second Stage, to be taken at 2.45 p.m. in the Seanad Chamber, with...
• Vacancy In Seanad Membership: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That the Clerk of Seanad Éireann do send to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage notice of a vacancy in the membership of Seanad Éireann occasioned by the...
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I have received notice from Senators Fitzpatrick and McGreehan, who are sharing time, that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, they propose to raise the following matter: ...
• Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
  • Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (8 speeches)
    I thank the Minister, Deputy Roderic O'Gorman, for coming into the House in relation to the issue of the mother and baby homes. Many Senators would have met Ms Sheila O'Byrne, who has been...
  • National Planning Framework (9 speeches)
    I appreciate the Minister of State coming here today. It has been quite a while since we met in County Kilkenny. I congratulate him on his elevation to this great office. The Project Ireland...
  • Deportation Orders (5 speeches)
    Will the Minister of State make a statement on the recent and ongoing issuing of deportation orders and letters to asylum seekers requesting that they leave the country voluntarily or be...
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections (5 speeches)
    Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, Teachta Feighan. I thank him for attending.
  • Nursing Education (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House today. I feel like we have a weekly date to discuss things. It probably goes without saying that this year has been an extremely difficult...
  • Health Services Provision (4 speeches)
    I want to begin by acknowledging World AIDS Day, which the Minister of State has done. I want us to remember, grieve and celebrate all the people who were claimed by the disease. More than 35...
• Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (31 speeches)
  Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."