I move: "That the Seanad do now adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 24 March 2026." I move amendment No. 1: That the Seanad do now adjourn until 1 p.m. on Tuesday, 24 March 2026. We have all committed to the women's caucus and to having a family-friendly parliament. All I am asking is that we meet here next Tuesday at 1 p.m. as opposed to 2.30 p.m.
I am quite happy with a 2.30 p.m. start next Tuesday. We take these from week to week; sometimes there is a 2 p.m. start and sometimes there is a 1 p.m. start. I am quite happy to keep this under review but as it stands I propose a 2.30 p.m. start next Tuesday.
Key terms by TF-IDF across 114 words from 3 speakers. The summary quotes the highest-scoring sentences verbatim — nothing is paraphrased.
Tellers: Tá, Senators Victor Boyhan and Michael McDowell; Níl, Senators Garret Ahearn and Pat Casey.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 20–24 |
| Question put: "That the Order of Business be agreed to". | Carried | 24–19 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 12–31 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 16–28 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 17–25 |
| Question put: | Carried | 26–16 |
Party shown is the one each member held on 2026-03-19, frozen by a dated join — not their party today. The Oireachtas API publishes no date of birth and returns an empty gender field for every member in this period, so no age or gender breakdown is shown.