Seanad debates

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 14:30:00
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  Dia daoibh, a chairde. I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Maria Byrne - The need for the Minister for Finance to make a...
• Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
  • Tourism Industry (5 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for coming here today to discuss this all-important topic. Coming from a small business background and with my family having been in the hospitality trade for many...
  • Bus Services (5 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Education, Deputy Madigan, to the House.
  • Local Representation Allowance (12 speeches)
    I believe this is the first visit of the Minister of State, Deputy Kieran O'Donnell, to the House.
  • Urban Development (5 speeches)
    It is the first I have been in the Chamber when the Minister of State, Deputy O’Donnell, has been here. I congratulate him on what I think is one of the best jobs in government, which...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 speeches)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding the protocol and arrangements for President Roberta Metsola's address to a joint sitting of both Houses of the Oireachtas on Thursday, 2 February...
• Sitting Arrangements: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, unless otherwise ordered, the following arrangements shall apply in relation to any meeting of the...
• Teachtaireacht ón Dáil - Message from Dáil (1 speech)
  Dáil Éireann passed the Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022 on 25 January 2023, to which the agreement of the Seanad is desired.
• National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Deputy Catherine Martin, to the House. I congratulate her and all involved in the Irish film industry on the...
• Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (89 speeches)
  For the information of Members, the version of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022, as passed by Dáil Éireann (No. 92 b of 2022), sent to Members on 14 December...