Seanad debates

Thursday, 5 May 2022

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 10:30:00
• Teachtaireacht ón Dáil - Message from Dáil (1 speech)
  I have received the following message from Dáil Éireann. Dáil Éireann has passed the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 on 4 May 2022, to which the agreement of Seanad...
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I have received notice from Senator Mark Wall that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Tánaiste and Minister...
• Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (1 speech)
  I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy English, to the House. I call Senator Mark Wall, who has four minutes.
  • Regional Aid (27 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister to the House. I also want to thank the Cathaoirleach for choosing this important matter. Regional aid is an enhanced form of aid that can be provided to enterprises in...
  • Primary Medical Certificates (4 speeches)
    Thank you very much, a Chathaoirligh, for selecting this all-important Commencement debate. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy English, very much for coming here today to represent the...
  • Construction Industry (5 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The Construction Instruction Federation has highlighted the considerable impact hyperinflation is having across the building industry. The Society...
  • Rail Network (6 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State very much for coming to the House. I am very conscious that Government policy is to increase the number of people using public transport. Senator Casey and I come...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Chamber. I understand the average daily rate for Covid-19 has dropped to under 1,000 over the past 14 days. Concerns remain about future variants...
  • Health Services (5 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for attending. He is great for coming in here and taking the heat but he is the Minister of State with responsibility for public health and well-being so my...
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  Before I call on the Leader to outline the Order on Business, it is appropriate to remember in the context of the Decade of Centenaries the events in Cork of just over 100 years ago. The...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (38 speeches)
  I thank the Cathaoirleach and wish colleagues a good afternoon. The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council...
• Right to Flexible Work Bill 2022: First Stage (4 speeches)
  I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide employees with a right to flexible work, to require an employer to deal with a request for flexible work within a...
• Eurojust: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of...
• Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 speeches)
  Before we commence, I would like to remind Senators they may speak only once on Report Stage, except the proposer of an amendment, who may reply to the discussion on the amendment. I welcome the...