# seanad - Tuesday 10 May, 2022
# RODERIC O GORMAN
# RODERIC O GORMAN
A report made to the Government in September called for a state apology and a full inquiry into illegal adoptions.
# seanad - Tuesday 3 May, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
The trip is due to take place next week.
# seanad - Thursday 31 March, 2022
# Seanad
# Seanad
Tom Clonan, a disability campaigner, beat out Maureen Gaffney in the final count by 160 votes.
# seanad - Saturday 12 February, 2022
# Remote Voting
# Remote Voting
A bill seeking to amend the Constitution by allowing remote voting to take place is going before the Dáil today.
# seanad - Thursday 3 February, 2022
# Child Abuse
# Child Abuse
Senator Eileen Flynn’s private members’ bill would replace the term with “child sexual exploitation material”.
# seanad - Thursday 27 January, 2022
# By-election
# By-election
Ballot papers will be issued on 25 February and the poll will close at 11 am on 30 March.
# seanad - Thursday 16 December, 2021
# Trips Waiver
# Trips Waiver
The Government withdrew their counter-motion after two coalition Senators refused to support it.
# seanad - Monday 29 November, 2021
# Peat Sake
Legal experts argue that new peat legislation disregards strict EU environmental law, writes Niall Sargent as part of Noteworthy investigation of peat extraction Bill would give planning exemption to peat extraction for horticulture and pause any ongoing enforcement action until at least 2026 Peatland experts are also concerned the Bill is ' not compatible' with our climate action goals
# seanad - Wednesday 24 November, 2021
# Climate
# Climate
The Government had wanted a stay on the Bill that would delay its introduction by at least a year.
# seanad - Wednesday 7 July, 2021
# Cost Of Politics
# Cost Of Politics
The accounts also disclose that sales at the Dáil bars and restaurants last year plunged by 70% from €1.4 million to €424,513.
# seanad - Monday 24 May, 2021
# Emergency Powers
# Emergency Powers
Sinn Féin intends to put down amendments tomorrow curtailing the emergency period to 9 July rather than 9 November.
# seanad - Wednesday 21 April, 2021
# Upper House
# Upper House
Fine Gael’s Maria Byrne and Fianna Fáil’s Gerry Horkan have both been elected.
# seanad - Thursday 25 March, 2021
# Explainer
# Explainer
A row about a Seanad by-election has stolen attention away from a big political win – here’s why.
# seanad - Wednesday 24 March, 2021
# Green Shade
# Green Shade
The Lord Mayor announced her nomination on Monday.
# seanad - Monday 22 March, 2021
# Lord Mayor
# Lord Mayor
She did not receive backing from her party to run.
# seanad - Friday 5 March, 2021
# Legislation
# Legislation
The Bill has passed through all stages of the Seanad .
# seanad - Tuesday 16 February, 2021
# Stardust Fire
# Stardust Fire
Opposition parties have urged the Taoiseach and the government to prevent any further delay right after the 40th anniversary of the disaster.
# seanad - Tuesday 2 February, 2021
# Northern Ireland Assembly
# Northern Ireland Assembly
The EU asked its officials in Northern Ireland not to go to work and condemned ‘any threats’ to port staff
# seanad - Wednesday 21 October, 2020
# Dáil Debate
# Dáil Debate
Lecturer Maeve O’Rourke analyses the government’s nine main arguments in relation to the Bill.
# seanad - Friday 16 October, 2020
# Seanad
# Seanad
Senators are debating legislation related to records compiled by the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes.
# seanad - Friday 21 August, 2020
# Golf Event
# Golf Event
Buttimer was one of the attendees at the Oireachtas Golf Society event.
# seanad - Monday 29 June, 2020
# Special Criminal Court
# Special Criminal Court
New Justice Minister Helen McEntee addressed senators today on why the legislation should be extended.
# Seanad
# Seanad
Daly is succeeding Senator Dennis O’Donovan in the role.
# Seanad
# Seanad
The issue raised in a case against the State no longer remains, but the court said it “could arise again” in the future.
# seanad - Saturday 27 June, 2020
# Seanad
# Seanad
The Seanad is due to meet at the Dublin Convention Centre on Monday morning.
# seanad - Tuesday 16 June, 2020
# Courts
# Courts
There have been concerns that legislation could not be passed without a full complement of senators in place.
# seanad - Saturday 13 June, 2020
# Seanad
# Seanad
DeSouza was involved in a legal battle with the UK Home Office until last month.
# seanad - Saturday 6 June, 2020
# Oireachtas
# Oireachtas
A group of 10 Senators have written to Leo Varadkar urging action two months after the Seanad elections have concluded.
# seanad - Friday 3 April, 2020
# The Seanad
# The Seanad
The identities of the 11 Taoiseach’s nominees will remain unknown.
# seanad - Wednesday 1 April, 2020
# Upper House
# Upper House
Former TDs Michael D’Arcy and Eugene Murphy have been elected.
# seanad - Tuesday 31 March, 2020
# Seanad
# Seanad
Sinn Féin’s Fintan Warfield and Fine Gael councillor John McGahon also won a seat.
# seanad - Monday 30 March, 2020
# Your Say
# Your Say
Counting in the Seanad general election begins today.
# Upper House
# Upper House
This has been an election like none other for candidates hoping for a seat in the upper house.
# seanad - Friday 27 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The Bill will now be signed into law by President Michael D Higgins.
# seanad - Wednesday 25 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
More emergency legislation is expected to be needed next week.
# seanad - Friday 20 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The bill provides a range of emergency measures to help deal with the Covid-19 outbreak.
# seanad - Saturday 7 March, 2020
# Election
# Election
The party has 11 female candidates running for election in the Seanad .
# seanad - Sunday 1 March, 2020
# Seanad 2020
# Seanad 2020
Boylan is joined by a councillor, a former mayor of Derry and four sitting senators running for Sinn Féin.
# seanad - Friday 28 February, 2020
# The Other Election
# The Other Election
The Seanad election takes place on 30 March.
# seanad - Monday 17 February, 2020
# Your Say
# Your Say
Many people view the upper house as elitist and in need of being reformed or scrapped altogether.
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