Seanad debates

Tuesday, 17 February 2026

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 14:30
• 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 Fiona O'Loughlin - The need for the Minister for Rural and Community Development...
• Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (0 speeches)
  • Rural Schemes (5 speeches)
    The Minister is most welcome to Seanad Éireann.
  • Commemorative Events (13 speeches)
    Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. A couple of weeks ago on the Order of Business, I raised the 100th anniversary of an event that so far has gone largely unmarked in the...
  • International Relations (4 speeches)
    I rise to seek clarity from the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the Government’s response to the European Parliament’s recent designation of the Islamic...
  • National Lottery (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, for being in the House this afternoon. I understand that the Minister with responsibility, whose presence I had requested, is travelling overseas,...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 speeches)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025 - Second Stage, to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and to conclude at 6 p.m. if not previously concluded, with the...
• Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (13 speeches)
  Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (11 speeches)
  Question proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
• Road Safety: Motion (34 speeches)
  I move: That Seanad Éireann: notes that: - there had been a downward trend in fatalities on Irish roads since the introduction of the first Road Safety Strategy in 1997; - 2021 saw...