Seanad debates

Thursday, 4 May 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 Emer Currie - The need for the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability,...
• Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
  • Early Childhood Care and Education (4 speeches)
    I wish to focus on childcare supply in Dublin West. I will outline the reasons we need a review of section 28 of the Planning and Development Act and the ministerial guidelines from 2001, a...
  • School Accommodation (4 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State. I am asking for an update on the application made by Catherine McAuley School on Ashbourne Avenue in Limerick. I was honoured when the Minister of State came to...
  • Third Level Education (3 speeches)
    Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. She will be aware the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science was not created to be just an administrative...
  • Business Supports (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for being here. The reason I tabled this Commencement matter is that there are an awful lot of businesses in County Tipperary that, over the past year, have tried...
  • Housing Schemes (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter. She has had a busy morning filling in for her ministerial colleagues. I am sure that the Minister of State will agree with me that the...
  • Seanad Reform (4 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State. It is a long time since the people of Ireland voted on this issue in 1979, in the dim and distant past. That is the first point. The second is that it is five...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 speeches)
  Before I call the Deputy Leader, I welcome the multinational adult education group from Ukraine, Egypt and Nigeria. The members are all very welcome and I thank them for being here today. I...
• Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2023: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: "That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2023, a copy of which has...
• Distinguished Visitors (1 speech)
  Before starting, I welcome visitors from St. Cronan’s National School in Swords. They are most welcome. I hope they enjoy Seanad Éireann and some of them come back at some stage in...
• Finance Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 speeches)
  Sections 1 to 5, inclusive, agreed to.