Seanad debates

Monday, 1 February 2021

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 11:00:00
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I welcome the Minister of State and thank her for coming in. Before the Minister of State answers Senator McGahon's question, I have to read out the matters submitted. I have received notice...
• Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
  • School Enrolments (5 speeches)
    I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this Commencement matter. He selected it before Christmas but I got my days mixed up. I apologise to him for that. The Haynestown and Blackrock area,...
  • National Strategy for Women and Girls (4 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Troy. Has the consultation process begun for the new national women and girls strategy? Has a committee been put in place and what are the proposed...
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Seanad today. I raise a crucial matter relating to Ireland's efforts to combat climate change, particularly the absolute necessity to ensure...
  • Illegal Dumping (4 speeches)
    I wish everyone a happy St. Brigid's Day. I thank the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, for coming to the House to discuss this important matter. Notwithstanding the dreadful pandemic that our...
  • Arts Policy (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, for coming to the House and acknowledge that she is personally invested in this issue. We have seen during the course of the pandemic that the...
  • Health Services Provision (6 speeches)
    Beannachtaí Lá Fhéile Bríde oraibh go léir. I will be quick as I am sharing time with Senator Fiona O'Loughlin who has a long track record of advocating in the Dáil...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (40 speeches)
  Today is 1 February and we celebrate Lá Fhéile Bríde, St. Brigid's Day. She was a negotiator, peacemaker and community activist. She was a leader and a wise woman. St. Brigid's...
• Vacancy in Seanad Membership: Motion (2 speeches)
  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...
• Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (13 speeches)
  Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Response to Covid-19 (Housing, Local Government and Heritage): Statements (29 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister to the House. I thank him for coming and taking this important debate on this very important topic.
• Response to Covid-19 (Social Protection): Statements (20 speeches)
  I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, personally and on behalf of colleagues, on the great joy in her family on her becoming a grandmother for the first time. I also congratulate Sean...