Seanad debates

Thursday, 12 February 2026

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Leas-Chathaoirleach i gceannas ar 09:30
• Teachtaireachtaí ón Dáil - Messages from Dáil (1 speech)
  Dáil Éireann passed the Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 on 11 February 2026, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired. Dáil Éireann...
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 speech)
  The Cathaoirleach received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Robbie Gallagher - The need for the Minister for Children, Disability...
• Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
  • Disability Services (5 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State, Deputy McConalogue, for coming in.
  • International Agreements (4 speeches)
    Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. The Antarctic Treaty was signed in Washington on 1 December 1959 by 12 countries whose scientists had been active on the ground in Antarctica...
  • Road Projects (4 speeches)
    I welcome my good friend, the Minister of State, Deputy Buttimer, to the House. All his friends in County Cavan are hoping that he will have good news for us today. A bombshell was dropped at...
  • Special Educational Needs (5 speeches)
    Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, an Teachta McConalogue.
• Visit of Lithuanian Delegation (2 speeches)
  Today we celebrate the Act of Independence of Lithuania, signed on 16 February 1918, which restored Lithuania's statehood after more than a century of foreign rule. Lithuania also marks its...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 speeches)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding the address to Seanad Éireann by MEPs representing the European Parliament South constituency, to be taken on conclusion of the Order of...
• Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That, in accordance with Standing Order 63(1) and the approval of the Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight, Seanad Éireann agrees that, in respect of the European...
• Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage (23 speeches)
  I welcome the Minister, Deputy Browne, to the House. I also welcome students from Inver College in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, who are guests of Deputy Matt Carthy. They are most welcome...