Seanad debates

Thursday, 23 February 2023

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 9:30:00
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Róisín Garvey - The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
• Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
  • Tourism Promotion (6 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to the House.
  • Pharmacy Services (5 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State to the House to discuss the role community pharmacies could have as key players in providing healthcare to our communities. We are all aware of the pressures...
  • Primary Care Centres (5 speeches)
    The Minister of State is very welcome. It is very pleasant to see a Minister of State from the Department of Health responding to a health matter. I am very grateful for that. We have been...
  • Energy Infrastructure (6 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue, to the House.
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  Before I ask the Deputy Leader to outline the Order of Business, I welcome H.E. Mrs. Kairi Künka, the Estonian ambassador to Ireland, to our Gallery. Tomorrow is Estonia’s national...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (88 speeches)
  I welcome the ambassador to the Chamber. The Order of Business is No. 129(10), motion regarding one year since the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, to be taken on conclusion of the...
• Anniversary of Invasion of Ukraine by Russia: Motion (3 speeches)
  I move: "That Seanad Éireann: - condemns without reservation the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation which commenced on 24th February, 2022; - expresses its...
• Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023: 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 Oil...
• Rail Network: Statements (24 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan. I knew he would be delighted to come in to deal with this topic. I call the Minister.
• Citizens Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (30 speeches)
  I move: "That Seanad Éireann: approves the establishment of a Citizens’ Assembly, to be known as the ‘Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use’, to consider the...