Seanad debates

Tuesday, 23 November 2021

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 12:00:00
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I have received notice from Senator Fintan Warfield 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)
  • Digital Archiving (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, for coming to the House. I hope he will share the details of this discussion with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and...
  • Student Accommodation (5 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, for coming to the House. I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State when I say I would have preferred the Minister, Deputy Harris, to be...
  • Registration of Births (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. At this point, there is a very real and serious problem with families being able to register the births of their newborn babies and get a...
  • Traveller Accommodation (4 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State. I tabled this matter to seek clarity on how the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is dealing with a major fire incident that happened at a...
• Teachtaireacht ón Dáil - Message from Dáil (1 speech)
  Dáil Éireann has passed the Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021, without amendment.
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (2 speeches)
  Before I call the Leader to outline the Order of Business, I wish to inform the House that Christy Kelly in the Oireachtas print facility is retiring after 40 years of service to us all. He is...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (32 speeches)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 – Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 2.15 p.m and the proceedings...
• Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021: First Stage (4 speeches)
  I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2021 and the Environmental Protection Agency Acts 1992 to 2011 to make...
• Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (136 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister to the House. I wish to advise Members that this business will be concluded at 4.30 p.m. I remind them that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage, with the...
• Children in Care and Children Leaving Care: Statements (26 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to the House. He has ten minutes.
• Paediatric Scoliosis Services: Statements (13 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health. The Minister of State has six minutes.
• Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (48 speeches)
  Before we get to the formalities, I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Peter Burke, back to the House. He is very engaging when he...