Seanad debates

Thursday, 10 July 2025

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Chathaoirleach i gceannas ar 9:30:00
• Teachtaireachtaí ón Dáil - Messages from Dáil (1 speech)
  Dáil Éireann passed the Statute Law Revision Bill 2024 on 9 July 2025, considered by virtue of Article 20.2.2° of the Constitution as a Bill initiated in Dáil Éireann, to...
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  The Cathaoirleach has received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Teresa Costello - The need for the Minister for Health to provide...
• Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
  • Health Promotion (5 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, to the House and thank him for coming in to discuss these important issues.
  • Disability Services (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for being here. I raise this matter because I believe it is incredibly important. It is the need to provide ring-fenced funding towards transport for those in...
  • Energy Policy (4 speeches)
    I am rising to speak about an issue that is pressing but that also has a moral dimension, namely the need for a national comprehensive strategy for the effective utilisation of surplus renewable...
  • Tax Code (7 speeches)
    Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit.
• Minute's Silence for Victims of Srebrenica Genocide (1 speech)
  We will now have a minute's silence to commemorate the Srebrenica massacre. As Members are aware, this month marks the 30th anniversary of the genocide. Today we commemorate and honour the...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 speeches)
  I am delighted to congratulate France and its people on their national date, known as Bastille Day, which we will celebrate on Monday, 14 July. I welcome the ambassador, H.E. Céline Place,...
• Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Defence Forces Tribunal of Inquiry) Regulations 2025: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Defence Forces Tribunal of Inquiry) Regulations 2025, copies of which...
• Transport Policy: Statements (34 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister back to Seanad Éireann, albeit only temporarily. I thank him for taking this debate.
• Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (31 speeches)
  Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Teachtaireacht ón Dáil - Message from Dáil (3 speeches)
  Dáil Éireann has agreed, on 9 July 2025, to the amendments made by Seanad Éireann to the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024. When is it proposed...