I have suggested in our amendment the term "the family based on marriage" because "family" and "marriage" are both terms that have precedent in the Constitution. The truth is that while Christian ideas certainl…

Tairgim: "GO ndéanfar an ráiteas atá leagtha amach sa Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Rún seo a fhorordú mar eolas do vótálaithe, de bhun alt 23 d'Acht an Reifrinn, 1994 (Uimh. 12 de 1994), i ndáil leis an togra ch…

• Q52+ Defence Forces — Barry Cowen FF
• Q53 Departmental Reports — Colm Burke FG
• Q54+ Defence Forces — Seán Haughey FF
• Q55 Defence Forces — Matt Carthy SF
• Q58 Defence Forces — Alan Dillon FG
• Q59 Ukraine War — Catherine Connolly IND
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That is the type of care that we are putting into our Constitution, family to family, and we are saying that is the sum total of the Constitution's provision for care. Senator McDowell referenced the fact that …

Tairgim: GO ndéanfar an ráiteas atá leagtha amach sa Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Rún seo a fhorordú mar eolas do vótálaithe, de bhun alt 23 d'Acht an Reifrinn, 1994 (Uimh. 12 de 1994), i ndáil leis an togra chu…

It set out clearly that we want to have constructive relations with China but that we will always stress the importance of human rights in our foreign policy and we will call out where the repression of human r…

• Tax Code — Christopher O'Sullivan FF
• Flood Relief Schemes — David Stanton FG
• Disability Services — Matt Carthy SF
• Hospital Overcrowding — Maurice Quinlivan SF

I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters:Senator Erin McGreehan - The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on…

• Agriculture Supports — Erin McGreehan FF
• National Library — Fintan Warfield SF
• Energy Conservation — Marie Sherlock LAB

I wish both Senator Norris and Senator Ó Donnghaile the very best in their retirement. Norris and Yeats, or is it Yeats and Norris? Senator Norris is the longest-serving Senator for a reason.…

The Constitution was written at a time when society only recognised and respected one kind of family, the family based on marriage.…

In contrast to Article 41.2, the proposed new article involves recognition of a much broader form of care beyond the care of mothers for their children in the home.…

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• Q2 Cancer Services — Duncan Smith LAB
• Q3 Hospital Appointments Status — David Cullinane SF
• Q4 Nursing Homes — Róisín Shortall SD

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• Q6 Hospital Services — Pauline Tully SF
• Q7 Information and Communications Technology — Aindrias Moynihan FF
• Q8 Ambulance Service — Peadar Tóibín AON
• Q9 Health Promotion — Kathleen Funchion SF
• Q10 Medicinal Products — Bernard Durkan FG
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• Q74 Student Accommodation — Mairéad Farrell SF
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• Q76 Further and Higher Education — Mairéad Farrell SF
• Q77 Education and Training Boards — Michael Fitzmaurice IND

• Q78 Further and Higher Education — Marian Harkin IND
• Q82 Apprenticeship Programmes — Colm Burke FG
• Q80 Further and Higher Education — Brendan Griffin FG
• Q79 Third Level Education — Bernard Durkan FG
• Q81 Further and Higher Education — Alan Dillon FG
• Q84 Disability Services — Ruairí Ó Murchú SF
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Will he support the Sinn Féin motion and stamp out vulture funds buying family homes from under the noses of first-time buyers? I raise with the Minister the issue of planning permission and planning guidelines…

Colleagues of the Deputy had a meeting with the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, yesterday as well. I will raise the matter directly with the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, and ask her to engage directly wi…

The report set out three recommendations relating to child maintenance and the social welfare system: that child maintenance payments will no longer be included in social welfare means tests; that the efforts t…

We worked on the Bill for some time and, in March 2021, I published this legislation as a Senator, along with other Labour Party Senators, to provide statutory leave to those suffering so-called early miscarria…