Seanad debates

Wednesday, 22 June 2022

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 10:00:00
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I have received notice from Senator Erin McGreehan that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health...
• Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
  • Health Services (6 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Feighan, to the House.
  • Home Help Service (4 speeches)
    I welcome the opportunity to raise what I believe is an important issue and I am pleased the Minister of State with responsibility for this area is here. He does not need me to tell him about...
  • Insurance Coverage (8 speeches)
    I am always happy to see the Minister of State in the House but I am disappointed because I tabled this matter for the Department of Justice and it was transferred to the Department of Health....
  • School Accommodation (5 speeches)
    The Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, is very welcome to the House.
  • Special Educational Needs (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for being here. I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this important matter. Just months before the start of the new school year, we have heard that hundreds...
  • Local Authorities (6 speeches)
    I thank the Cathaoirleach's office for choosing this Commencement matter. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, although I am disappointed that of three Ministers of State and the...
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  Before the Leader outlines the proposed Order of Business, I am pleased to welcome the Slovenian ambassador to Ireland, H. E. Stanislav Vidovi, to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. We thank...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 speeches)
  The ambassador is very welcome. I wish him and all Slovenian citizens, whether living in Ireland or in Slovenia, a very happy national day. The Order of Business is No. 1, motion of instruction...
• Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: Instruction to Committee (1 speech)
  I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, in relation to the Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022, it be an instruction to the...
• Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019: Second Stage (13 speeches)
  Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I move: That notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the order of Seanad Éireann of today the proceedings on No. 3, the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022, shall commence at 2.30...
• Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, to the House. He has taken this Bill through the Dáil and now the Seanad.
• Annual Transition Statement: Statements (32 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth.
• Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 speeches)
  Before we start, I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Fleming. I understand he had a big celebration last week to mark his 25 years of service in Dáil...
• Proposal for a Directive on Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (8 speeches)
  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...
• Neurology Nurses: Motion (23 speeches)
  I move: “That Seanad Éireann: supports: - the Patients Deserve Better campaign promoted by the Neurological Alliance of Ireland, an umbrella group of non-profit organisations...