Seanad debates

Thursday, 11 November 2021

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 10:30:00
• Teachtaireachtaí ón Dáil - Messages from Dáil (1 speech)
  Dáil Éireann has passed the Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021 on 10 November 2021, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired....
• Message from Joint Committee (1 speech)
  The Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment has completed its consideration of the Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2021.
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I have received notice from Senator John Cummins that, on the motion for the Adjournment 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)
  • Animal Diseases (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for taking this important matter. I know he prioritised doing so and that he has a genuine interest in the issue to which it relates. His assistance with this...
  • Community Care (4 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, to the House. I wish to raise an issue which is very important for many people in Monasterevin, County Kildare. This issue has been going on since...
  • State Examinations (4 speeches)
    Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I raise the issue of the leaving certificate Chinese Mandarin course, which is in its infancy and being put together by the Department of Education....
  • Appointments to State Boards (5 speeches)
    I would like to use my time this morning to raise the manner in which the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, is making appointments to the Climate Change Advisory Council. I am a member of the Joint...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 speeches)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on Forestry Licensing, to be taken at 1 p.m. and to conclude at 3 p.m. if not previously concluded, with the time allocated to the opening remarks of...
• Forestry Licensing: Statements (23 speeches)
  I extend a special welcome to the Minister of State, Senator Pippa Hackett. It is nice that a Minister of State is also a Senator. I also welcome Members to this very important debate. I...
• Science Week: Statements (13 speeches)
  I take the opportunity to welcome the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Simon Harris. I am particularly delighted to be chairing a session to...
• Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021: Committee Stage (24 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister for Justice, Deputy Helen McEntee, back to the House. It is her first time in the Chamber since her return from maternity leave. I again congratulate her and I am...