Seanad debates

Monday, 12 July 2021

Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters

 
  • Special Educational Needs (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for taking the time to come into the Seanad this morning. Education is of critical importance to children and young people but education is about more than just...
  • Road Safety (5 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, to the House and thank her for taking this Commencement matter.I also thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise the matter this morning. In...
  • Special Educational Needs (9 speeches)
    I am pleased the Minister of State has come to the House to deal with this matter because it is something she knows a great deal about and she has corresponded with parents in St. Mary's Boys'...
  • Rail Network (8 speeches)
    The delivery of the rail line to Navan has been debated for more than 20 years. Since the opening of phase 1 in 2010 by the then Minister for Transport, Mr. Noel Dempsey, the completion of the...
  • Gambling Sector (4 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State to the House on this important matter. I thank him for his work to date. When I spoke at Tiglin, I suggested that nobody can accept that the tokenistic...
  • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (4 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, to the House to discuss the issues at the emergency department at University Hospital Galway, UHG. The INMO figures for this morning show that...
  • Health Service Staff Pay (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, for being in the House. I wish to address the failure of the Government to address the pay restoration issue for employees in health and social care sector...
  • Vaccination Programme (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for coming into the House to address this issue concerning vaccines which have not been approved by the European Medicines Agency, EMA. I acknowledge the enormous...
  • Housing Schemes (4 speeches)
    The issue I raise today is housing. Housing is very complex and we deal with it daily in this House and in the Dáil. A particular cohort of people have been forgotten about. I have raised...
  • Naval Service (4 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to take this Commencement matter which relates to the Naval Service's plans to acquire a flagship multirole vessel, MRV. This arises from a...