Seanad debates

Thursday, 24 March 2022

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Senator Gerry Horkan) i gceannas ar 10:30:00
• Election of Acting Chairman (4 speeches)
  Clerk to the Seanad: I have to inform the House pursuant to Standing Order 12 that both the Cathaoirleach and Leas-Chathaoirleach are absent from this meeting of the Seanad. It will be...
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I thank Members very much for the honour bestowed upon me for the day. I have received notice from Senator Garret Ahearn that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes...
• Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
  • Agriculture Schemes (5 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue, back to the House.
  • Recycling Policy (4 speeches)
    Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. We hear a lot of talk now and we have new buzzwords coming in.The word “sustainable” is one, although it has been misused for years,...
  • Energy Prices (5 speeches)
    I do not need to tell the Minister of State that the cost of energy is spiralling out of control. We know that renewables are cheaper than oil. The economic argument for transitioning to...
  • Special Educational Needs (7 speeches)
    The Acting Chairperson is a woman of many talents, unsurprisingly. I thank the Minister of State for stepping in for the Minister of State at the Department of Education, Deputy Madigan. I will...
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (2 speeches)
  Before I call on the Acting Leader to outline the Order of Business, I wish to pay tribute to Dermot Fitzpatrick, former Member of this House and the Dáil, who sadly passed away yesterday...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 speeches)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021 – Second Stage, to be taken at 1.15 p.m. and to conclude at 2.30...
• Death of Former Member: Motion (2 speeches)
  I move: That Seanad Éireann – - expresses its deep sadness on the death of former Senator, Dermot Fitzpatrick; - conveys its sincere condolences to his family; and - expresses...
• Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 speeches)
  Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."