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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Stakeholders from political parties and the general public will be there. This House has shown in this term the changes that can be made to the Seanad under existing Standing Orders and has demonstrated the relevant role the Seanad has in the legislative process. It is timely to have this debate now before the constitutional convention starts. If the convention starts without Seanad reform...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (14 Jun 2012)

Maurice Cummins: I move: (1)That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, on Tuesday, 19th June, 2012 the Seanad shall meet at 4.45 p.m. and the following arrangements shall apply: (a) there shall be no Order of Business; (b) the business to be taken shall be confined to the second stage debate of the Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Bill 2012 which shall conclude no...

Joint Committee on Standing Orders: Motion (12 Jun 2012)

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2012)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the restructuring of sectoral committees and the transfer of papers to new committees, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, motion re Joint sub-Committee on Administration, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of No.1; No. 3, motion re establishment of the Joint Committee on Standing Orders, Private...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motions (25 Apr 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

Ivana Bacik: I move: (1) That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, on Friday, 27th April, 2012 the Seanad shall meet at 9.30 a.m and the following arrangements shall apply: (a) Standing Orders 29 and 30 shall stand suspended; (b) there shall be no Order of Business; (c) the business to be taken shall be confined to the items set out in the Schedule to this...

Seanad: Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Motion (29 Sep 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the Orders of the Seanad of 19 July 2011 and 26 July 2011 concerning the Seanad Petitions Committee and the Seanad Public Consultation Committee be discharged and the following motion be substituted therefor: 'There shall stand established for the duration of the 24th Seanad a Select Committee which shall be called the Seanad Public...

Standing Orders: Motion (26 Jul 2011)

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the amendment of Standing Order 91 of the Standing Orders relative to public business in paragraph (3) by the deletion of "The Seanad Public Petitions Committee" and the substitution thereafter of "The Seanad Public Consultation Committee" and the consequent amendment of the resolution of the House of Tuesday, 19 July 2011 in this regard, to be taken...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2011) See 1 other result from this debate

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the amendment of Standing Order 57 of the Standing Orders of Seanad Éireann relative to public business, to be taken without debate; No. 2, motion to adopt the terms of reference for the Seanad Public Petitions Committee, established under Standing Orders 92 to 95 and in accordance with the report of the sub-committee of the Committee on Procedure...

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Motion (7 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, on Friday, 8 July 2011, the Seanad shall meet at 10.30 a.m. and, unless it shall be otherwise ordered, on motion made by the Leader of the House or such other Senator as he may authorise in that behalf: (a) the business to be taken shall be confined to the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2011,...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2011)

Paschal Mooney: ...dictates that one does not raise a proposal on the floor of this House to invite an individual to this House. It is done through the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, as laid down in Standing Orders. Many of these initiatives have already been undertaken but that is not to suggest that the wording of the motion and support for it by all sides in this House should not continue to...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is: No. 1, motion regarding speaking time on Private Members' business, to be taken without debate; Nos. 2 to 6, motions concerning the establishment of committees and certain amendments to Standing Orders relating to the procedure within those committees, as set out in the Order Paper, to be taken without debate; No. 7, statements on the fair deal nursing home support...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (15 Jun 2011) See 1 other result from this debate

Maurice Cummins: The amendment seeks to refer changes in Seanad procedures to the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, but it is not in any way kicking this motion to touch. The reason we are suggesting that it be considered by the CPP is to put structure on the proposals upon which we agree. I totally agree with them. It is, therefore, a matter of putting the proper structures in place to enable the...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: ...on Procedure and Privileges, despite the fact that it has three representatives in the Chamber, and it is not given formal speaking time. For example, during last week's debate on the important motion tabled by the Leader's party on tourism, Sinn Féin was allocated two two-minute slots. I, therefore, ask that Standing Orders be amended to reflect the fact that Sinn Féin is a group for...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (23 Mar 2011)

Pat Moylan: I have received a request signed by 30 Senators to summon a meeting of the Seanad for the specific purpose of discussing a motion on the programme for Government and the Mental Health (Involuntary Procedures) (Amendment) Bill 2008. The request complied with Standing Orders and I accordingly summoned this meeting. In accordance with the procedures which have brought the House here today there...

Standing Orders: Motion (2 Dec 2010)

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re Standing Orders of Seanad Éireann Relative to Public Business, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, motion re Joint Committee on European Affairs, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of No. 1; No. 3, motion re Joint Committee on European Scrutiny, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of No. 2;...

Seanad: Lost at Sea Scheme: Motion (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Connick: ...'s view that "the process for considerationof such reports should be clearly set out" and note that it has ''agreed to recommend to the Committees on Procedure and Privileges of both Houses that Standing Orders should be amended to provide that future special reports of the Ombudsman should be considered by the relevant Oireachtas committee on a specific referral motion by the House or...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: ...I will discuss this at the leaders' meeting on Tuesday. Senators Fitzgerald, Hanafin, Quinn and McDonald asked about Seanad reform and the outcome of the debate last night on the Private Members' motion. We now know that the Minister intends to publish the White Paper and I will have no difficulty in discussing his proposals as soon as the White Paper is available. All groups and parties...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (3 Nov 2010)

Alex White: I will try to keep the wind-bagging to a minimum. I congratulate Senator O'Toole and his colleagues on tabling the motion. There is an element of this debate that is profoundly depressing because it is shot through with a terrible feeling of déjÀ vu. This is at least the third time in my short time in this Chamber - although not as short as that of Senator Dearey - when I have stood up...