As we discussed at length at the Business Committee, some of us are very strongly of the view that the Government should be subject to questions, particularly on matters pertaining to the current public health …

Earlier this week, the Government moved to strengthen support to people in nursing homes and other long-term residential care settings and people working in or depending on home care. They include home care and…

Will the Minister commit to extending the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment support to certain people under the age of 18 who have lost full-time employment?…

With the Cathaoirleach's indulgence, I echo his remarks of last week that on the Order of Business we are discussing important legislation and I believe it is in all of our interests, in particular, those of th…

If we cannot get this legislation passed, people will not get paid today and in the next few days.…

My amendment No. 7 is similar to Senator Higgins's amendment No. 6. Amendment No. 49 is consequential on amendment No. 56. I move amendment No. 66: In page 39, after line 35, to insert the following: “PART 10 A…

I wish the incoming Seanad the very best of luck. I, too, wish the Cathaoirleach all the best and thank him. I wish everybody well and wish everyone the best of luck next week.…

Notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, if a division is demanded, the bells shall be rung for a period of not less than three minutes, and the doors locked after a further five minutes have elapsed: provi…

Consequently, we urgently need to provide those resources to support those health workers and all those who are volunteering in their droves - the heroes who are now volunteering to build up the capacity, suppo…

I understand that the Minister for Finance was to deal with finance and social protection and that did not happen, so an extra slot is being included for social protection. Are we dealing with just the Departme…

Like other Deputies, I express my sincerest thanks not only to all of the outstanding health and emergency workers but to all of those other people, be they in the public service or private sector, who are keep…

Amendment No. 17 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 6. Amendment No. 43 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 42. I move amendment No. 49: In page 20, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the followi…

As parliamentarians, we are called on to provide the leadership, legislation and means that will allow our health service workers, the Garda Síochána and our civil and public servants to deal as effectively as …

This morning, I read with some disappointment something by a journalist in The Irish Times who is not here, I thought she might have been, which referred to the "last hurrah of the Twenty-fifth Seanad and a rub…

I want to send a message directly to people who are not taking the public health advice, and unfortunately there are still many such people, particularly young people such as teenagers who are hanging out toget…

Amendment No. 6 in the names of Senators Warfield, Gavan, Devine and Ó Donnghaile has been ruled out of order due to a potential charge on the Exchequer. On the working family payment, there have been no provis…

Common sense and factual information must triumph, not rumour and ill-judged mutterings on social media. This legislation is one step in that long and difficult journey but each step forward is a step closer to…

Is mar a leagtar amach é sa dara tuarascáil athbhreithnithe ón gCoiste Gnó dar dháta an 19 Márta 2020 a bheidh gnó na seachtaine seo.…

These will be people who are certified by a medical practitioner as being diagnosed with Covid-19 or as a probable source of infection of Covid-19; people who have been notified, including by order, by the Chie…

There are quite a few amendments down, all endeavouring, from my interpretation, to achieve the same effect, that the emergency health powers would have a time limit and if the time limit were to be extended it…