Seanad debates

Tuesday, 9 June 2026

• Prelude (0 speeches)
  Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 14:30:00
• Teachtaireacht ón Dáil - Message from Dáil (1 speech)
  Dáil Éireann has passed the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2026 on 27 May 2026, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.
• 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 Patricia Stephenson - The need for the Minister for Further and Higher Education,...
• Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (1 speech)
  I welcome our Cabinet member and Minister, Deputy James Lawless, to the House. You are most welcome to Seanad Éireann.I am sure you will join me in welcoming from the Illinois Senate its...
  • Third Level Education (8 speeches)
    I thank the Minister. We appreciate when the correct line Minister comes to the Chamber to take our Commencement matters. It is noted and we are very grateful. The closure of Carlow College...
  • Health Services Waiting Lists (5 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Murnane O'Connor, for coming in. This is a serious and profound issue I will raise, based on the latest figures from the HSE for people awaiting...
  • Health Services Waiting Lists (5 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Chamber to take this issue. I raise this Commencement matter because of a young woman in Laois who contacted me recently. Like many others, she...
  • Health Promotion (9 speeches)
    Next up is the incredibly lucky Senator Robbie Gallagher.
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 speech)
  The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (Designation of Carlow County Council) Order 2026, to be taken on...
• Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (2 speeches)
  Members will have been saddened to hear over the weekend of the death of a former Member of this House and former councillor, Ernie Caffrey. A proud Mayo man, he devoted himself wholeheartedly...
• An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (Resumed) (52 speeches)
  On behalf of the Fianna Fáil grouping here, I also extend our deepest sympathies. First, I wish Katie McCabe and her team the very best of luck tonight in Grenoble at 8 p.m. This is a...
• Death of Former Member: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That Seanad Éireann – - expresses its deep sadness on the death of Ernie Caffrey; - conveys its sincere condolences to his family; and - expresses its gratitude for his...
• Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (Designation of Carlow County Council) (Parts of Administrative Areas) Order 2026: Motion (1 speech)
  I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (Designation of Carlow County...
• Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages (152 speeches)
  I remind Senators that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage, except the proposer of an amendment, who may reply to the discussion on the amendment. On Report Stage, each non-Government...