Seanad debates

Wednesday, 5 November 2008

Business of Seanad

 

10:30 am

Photo of Pat MoylanPat Moylan (Fianna Fail)

I have notice from Senator Diarmuid Wilson that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health and Children to progress with urgency legislation to ban BZP, the party pill, which is openly on sale around the country.

I have also received notice from Senator Pearse Doherty of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to outline when the necessary legislation will be in place to bring effect to the budget announcement whereby a €200 levy is to be imposed on all holiday homes, rental and all other non-principal places of residence; and whether the money collected in each local authority will remain within that area and the way in which this levy will be collected from people who own property in this State which is subject to this levy while they reside outside of the State.

I have also received notice from Senator Cecilia Keaveney of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism to engage with his equivalent Minister in the North's Executive to develop an archive of Ballykinlar internment camp for the 1920-21 timeframe and to consider having a cultural tourism aspect to that site and others such as the Curragh.

I regard the matters raised by the Senators as suitable for discussion on the Adjournment and they will be taken at the conclusion of business.

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