Seanad debates

Tuesday, 18 May 2021

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 9:00:00
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I have received notice from Senator Rónán Mullen that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for...
• Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
  • Departmental Records (14 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Colm Brophy, for coming into the House to answer the question put forward by Senator Rónán Mullen. The...
  • Sports Facilities (4 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I have put down this matter to ask the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement on the use of Defence Forces playing fields in the Dublin 6...
  • Commercial Rates (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for taking this Commencement matter. The model of commercial rates that we operate in this country can be traced back to legislation dating from 1826, the time of...
  • Energy Policy (7 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth.
  • School Facilities (4 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State. My Commencement Matter concerns a licence agreement for a green field beside a school in Dublin 15, St. Patrick's National School in Diswellstown. The agreement...
  • Driver Test (5 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber and thank him for taking this very important debate. It is important to recognise that the last year has been incredibly difficult for many people...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (76 speeches)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, the Criminal Procedure Bill 2021 - Committee Stage (resumed) and Remaining Stages, to be taken at 11.45 a.m. and concluded at 12.45 p.m. by the putting of one...
• Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (42 speeches)
  SECTION 6