Seanad debates

Tuesday, 1 March 2022

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 14:30:00
  • Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
    I have received notice from Senator Fiona O'Loughlin that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister of State...
  • Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
    • School Equipment (4 speeches)
      I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins. I speak on behalf of concerned and frustrated parents who have contacted me over the last months. They have struggled to access the...
    • Inshore Fisheries (4 speeches)
      I thank the Cathaoirleach's office for choosing this Commencement matter. In 2006, the conservation and prohibition on sale of coarse fish bye-law No. 806 of 2006 was signed by the then Minister...
    • Wildlife Protection (4 speeches)
      I am delighted the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, is here to take this question. I raised it last week and still have a number of questions arising from the response I got from the Minister...
    • Undocumented Irish in the USA (5 speeches)
      I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brophy, to the House.
  • Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
    Sula nglaoim ar Cheannaire an Tí, tá ráiteas beag le léamh agam faoi Sheachtain na Gaeilge agus na grúpaí stiúrtha. Cuirtear tús inniu le Seachtain na...
  • Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (2 speeches)
    Is ábhar bróin dom bás an iar-Sheanadóir Ó Murchú a chur in iúl don Teach. Professor John A. Murphy, who has passed on, would have been known to some Members...
  • An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 speeches)
    The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on the situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, including the recent report of Amnesty International, to be taken today at 4.45...
  • Death of Former Member: Motion (2 speeches)
    I move: That Seanad Éireann – - expresses its deep sadness on the death of Professor John A. Murphy; - conveys its sincere condolences to his family; and - expresses its...
  • Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2022: First Stage (4 speeches)
    I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Criminal Justice Act 1993, to amend the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 and to provide for related matters.
  • Situation in the Middle East: Statements (26 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brophy, to the House.
  • Situation in Ukraine: Statements (31 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs to the House. I know he has been working very hard on this issue along with our European colleagues and other world leaders. I thank him for being here.