Seanad debates

Monday, 8 March 2021

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Senator Emer Currie) i gceannas ar 10:30:00
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I wish everybody a happy International Women's Day. Lá fhéile na mban sona daoibh. I have received notice from Senators Aisling Dolan and Sharon Keogan that, on the motion for the...
• Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
  • Gender Equality (6 speeches)
    I welcome the Acting Chairman, Senator Currie, who has taken the Chair on this auspicious day - International Women's Day. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit Collins and I thank him for...
  • Value Added Tax (4 speeches)
    Everyone of us became more aware of the issue of plastic pollution over the last number of years. This is not just because of the unsightly nature of it but because we are now very aware of the...
  • National Maternity Hospital (4 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Anne Rabbitte, to the House on International Women's Day. Later today, the Seanad will honour nurse Elizabeth O'Farrell who...
  • Disease Management (6 speeches)
    I am sharing time with Senator McGreehan. I wish a happy International Women's Day to everyone, not least to all the women in Ireland who suffer with endometriosis, which is what this...
  • Gender Equality (5 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister to the House and I wish him a happy International Women's Day. On this day, the Labour Party Senators have asked the Minister to give us a proposed timeline for the...
  • Domestic Violence (5 speeches)
    Guím Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan sona do chách. I thank the Minister for coming to the House and wish everyone a happy International Women's Day. The most recent report to...
• Unveiling of Portrait of Elizabeth O'Farrell (2 speeches)
  Today is International Women's Day, Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan, a celebration of the social, cultural, economic and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 speeches)
  Happy International Women's Day to all. The Order of Business is No. 1, statements to mark International Women's Day, to be taken at 2.30 p.m. and to conclude at 4.30 p.m., with the opening...
• Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: First Stage (5 speeches)
  I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to give further effect to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 and for...
• International Women's Day: Statements (30 speeches)
  I thank the Cathaoirleach for giving us this opportunity to mark International Women's Day in the Chamber, and thank the Leader and the leaders of the different groups in the House for agreeing...
• Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (27 speeches)
  Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach agus leis na Seanadóirí. Tosóidh mé an díospóireacht agus críochnóidh an tAire, an Teachta...
• Private Rental Sector: Motion (38 speeches)
  I move: That Seanad Éireann: notes that: - the private rental sector is dysfunctional with ever increasing rents and decreasing standards; - the average State-wide rent now stands at...