Seanad debates
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
- Prelude (0 speeches)
Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 11:00:00
- Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
I welcome Senator Howard Pearl and his wife Heather to the Distinguished Visitors' Gallery. They have come all the way from New Hampshire to be with us. They missed out on our 100th anniversary...
- Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
- School Meals Programme (7 speeches)
I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien.
- Rail Network (6 speeches)
The Minister of State at the Department of Health, with responsibility for mental health and older people, Deputy Mary Butler, is very welcome to the House. Our next Commencement matter is in...
- Mental Health Services (5 speeches)
The Minister of State is welcome to the Chamber. More than 100 children and young adults have been waiting for more than a year for mental health appointments in Limerick and the mid-west, and...
- Veterinary Services (4 speeches)
I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, to the Chamber. It is great to have him here. My Commencement matter this morning concerns the potential and capacity in the veterinary sector....
- School Admissions (4 speeches)
I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for taking the time to be with us. The Minister for Education will be very aware of this issue as I have raised it with her on a number...
- School Facilities (5 speeches)
I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter. I understand the Minister for Education is at the Cabinet. The issue I raise relates to the review of the after-hours use of school...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (39 speeches)
The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (Appointment of Registration Body) Order 2022, back from...
- Naming of the National Children’s Hospital: Motion (2 speeches)
I move: That Seanad Éireann calls on the Minister for Health to name the new National Children’s Hospital after Dr. Kathleen Lynn, noting her contribution as Chief Medical Officer...
- Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022: Motion (1 speech)
I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (Appointment of Registration Body)...
- Finance Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (45 speeches)
I remind Senators that this item of business must conclude at 3.45 p.m., if not previously concluded. Before we commence, I also remind the House that a Senator may speak only once on Report...
- Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (3 speeches)
If the Cathaoirleach will accommodate it, I ask that there be a brief suspension to allow me to attend a vote in the Dáil.
- Finance Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (13 speeches)
Debate resumed on recommendation No. 10: -(Senator Alice-Mary Higgins)
- Finance Bill 2022: Motion for Earlier Signature (1 speech)
I move: That pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Finance...
- Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 speeches)
The Minister of State is staying with us as we deal with the Committee and Remaining Stages of the Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022.
- Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (66 speeches)
Sections 1 to 4, inclusive, agreed to.
- Social Welfare Bill 2022: Motion for Earlier Signature (1 speech)
I move: That, pursuant to subsection 2°of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Social...
- Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (13 speeches)
I move amendment No. 1: In page 7, to delete lines 32 to 40, and in page 8, to delete lines 1 to 23 and substitute the following: “Compliance with Irish Human Rights and Equality...
