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Tuesday 20 October 2020
Senators are debating legislation related to records compiled by the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes.
Buttimer was one of the attendees at the Oireachtas Golf Society event.
New Justice Minister Helen McEntee addressed senators today on why the legislation should be extended.
Daly is succeeding Senator Dennis O’Donovan in the role.
The issue raised in a case against the State no longer remains, but the court said it “could arise again” in the future.
The Seanad is due to meet at the Dublin Convention Centre on Monday morning.
Strict new coronavirus measures are now in effect – here’s what they mean for you.
There have been concerns that legislation could not be passed without a full complement of senators in place.
DeSouza was involved in a legal battle with the UK Home Office until last month.
A group of 10 Senators have written to Leo Varadkar urging action two months after the Seanad elections have concluded.
The identities of the 11 Taoiseach’s nominees will remain unknown.
Former TDs Michael D’Arcy and Eugene Murphy have been elected.
Sinn Féin’s Fintan Warfield and Fine Gael councillor John McGahon also won a seat.
Counting in the Seanad general election begins today.
This has been an election like none other for candidates hoping for a seat in the upper house.
The Bill will now be signed into law by President Michael D Higgins.
More emergency legislation is expected to be needed next week.
The bill provides a range of emergency measures to help deal with the Covid-19 outbreak.
The party has 11 female candidates running for election in the Seanad.
Boylan is joined by a councillor, a former mayor of Derry and four sitting senators running for Sinn Féin.
The Seanad election takes place on 30 March.
Many people view the upper house as elitist and in need of being reformed or scrapped altogether.
Here’s what you need to know.
A number of former TDs are expected to launch Seanad bids.
Dublin Port expects the number of freight units from outside the EU to rise from 200,000 to 1 million after Brexit.
The Bill passed in the Seanad by a slim margin of 25 votes to 23.
The refurbishment of Leinster House is set to cost in the region of €17 million.
McDowell referenced the case before the Circuit Civil Court in the Seanad yesterday.
The Residential Tenancies Bill will now go to President Michael D Higgins to be signed into law.
The Seanad heard that in many public buildings, such as Leinster House, tampons and sanitary pads cost €2 each.
The proposed legislation is due before the Dáil in the new year.
The legislation will now be signed into law by President Michael D Higgins.
The Seanad will now sit on Monday in order to get the legislation over the line by the Christmas deadline.
It is likely the landmark bill to regulate abortion services in Ireland will pass in the Dáil at the earliest next week.
Despite government opposition, the Bill has cross-party support from Labour, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil as well as independent senators.
Despite government opposition, the Bill has cross-party support from Labour, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil as well as independent senators.
Fianna Fáil’s Lorraine Clifford-Lee clashed with Fine Gael’s Jerry Buttimer.
The legislation provides for changes such as minimum pricing and restrictions on advertising.
Charlie Flanagan said the reference to blasphemy in the Constitution incorrectly identifies Ireland “as a country that does not value freedom of expression”.
A division has emerged around the Cabinet table between Fine Gael members and independent ministers.
The Embassy of Israel said the boycott will not facilitate Ireland’s role or influence in the Middle East.
THE IRISH FARMERS Association has urged Irish MEPs to vote to ban words traditionally linked to meat products from being used on vegetarian alternatives.
The European Parliament is to vote this week on the terminology used for plant-based meat and dairy substitutes.
Amendments put forward would restrict the naming of such products so that they could not use terms normally associated with meat products.
One amendment would curtail the use of terms such as ‘steak’, ‘sausage’, ‘escalope’, ‘burger’ or ‘hamburger’ on products that do not exclusively contain meat.
The IFA has written to MEPs urging them to accept both amendments to protect Irish consumers and the agricultural industry here.
IFA President Tim Cullinan said yesterday that dairy products or plant-based meat branded with ‘real’ meat descriptions is “deliberately misleading to our consumers and undermines our industry.”
What do you think: Should vegetarian foods be allowed use words like ‘steak’ and ‘burger’?
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