# 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.
# seanad - Sunday 16 February, 2020
# seanad - Friday 14 February, 2020
# Ge2020
# Ge2020
A number of former TDs are expected to launch Seanad bids.
# seanad - Tuesday 17 December, 2019
# Seanad
# Seanad
Dublin Port expects the number of freight units from outside the EU to rise from 200,000 to 1 million after Brexit.
# seanad - Thursday 12 December, 2019
# Jobs For Judges
# Jobs For Judges
The Bill passed in the Seanad by a slim margin of 25 votes to 23.
# seanad - Monday 19 August, 2019
# Moving House
# Moving House
The refurbishment of Leinster House is set to cost in the region of €17 million.
# seanad - Wednesday 22 May, 2019
# Seanad
# Seanad
McDowell referenced the case before the Circuit Civil Court in the Seanad yesterday.
# seanad - Tuesday 21 May, 2019
# Residential Tenancies Bill
# Residential Tenancies Bill
The Residential Tenancies Bill will now go to President Michael D Higgins to be signed into law.
# seanad - Wednesday 27 March, 2019
# Costs
# Costs
The Seanad heard that in many public buildings, such as Leinster House, tampons and sanitary pads cost €2 each.
# seanad - Sunday 16 December, 2018
# Trouble Ahead
# Trouble Ahead
The proposed legislation is due before the Dáil in the new year.
# seanad - Thursday 13 December, 2018
# Eighth Amendment
# Eighth Amendment
The legislation will now be signed into law by President Michael D Higgins.
# seanad - Thursday 6 December, 2018
# January Deadline
# January Deadline
The Seanad will now sit on Monday in order to get the legislation over the line by the Christmas deadline.
# seanad - Saturday 1 December, 2018
# Edging Closer
# Edging Closer
It is likely the landmark bill to regulate abortion services in Ireland will pass in the Dáil at the earliest next week.
# seanad - Wednesday 28 November, 2018
# Trade Restrictions
# Trade Restrictions
Despite government opposition, the Bill has cross-party support from Labour, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil as well as independent senators.
# seanad - Friday 23 November, 2018
# Middle East
# Middle East
Despite government opposition, the Bill has cross-party support from Labour, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil as well as independent senators.
# seanad - Wednesday 21 November, 2018
# Spin Units
# Spin Units
Fianna Fáil’s Lorraine Clifford-Lee clashed with Fine Gael’s Jerry Buttimer.
# seanad - Wednesday 10 October, 2018
# Minimum Pricing
# Minimum Pricing
The legislation provides for changes such as minimum pricing and restrictions on advertising.
# seanad - Thursday 20 September, 2018
# Constitution
# Constitution
Charlie Flanagan said the reference to blasphemy in the Constitution incorrectly identifies Ireland “as a country that does not value freedom of expression”.
# seanad - Friday 27 July, 2018
# Cabinet Split
# Cabinet Split
A division has emerged around the Cabinet table between Fine Gael members and independent ministers.
# seanad - Tuesday 3 July, 2018
# Occupied Territories Bill
# Occupied Territories Bill
The Embassy of Israel said the boycott will not facilitate Ireland’s role or influence in the Middle East.
# seanad - Sunday 1 July, 2018
# Palestine
# Palestine
Martin said his party is considering a Bill tabled in the Seanad that aims to prohibit Ireland from trading with any companies originating in an occupied territory.
# seanad - Wednesday 2 May, 2018
# Lgbtq Rights
# Lgbtq Rights
The Prohibition of Conversion Therapies Bill 2018 has passed through its second stage in the Seanad and has further stages to go through.
# seanad - Sunday 15 April, 2018
# Oireachtas
# Oireachtas
It’s been five years since Ireland voted to keep the Seanad in a referendum, but not much has changed since.
# seanad - Thursday 22 March, 2018
# Vote At 16
# Vote At 16
Sinn Féin Senator Fintan Warfield reintroduced the bill to the committee stage of the Seanad yesterday.
# seanad - Wednesday 21 March, 2018
# Abortion
# Abortion
Health Minister Simon Harris said Ireland’s abortion law must change to help women who are currently “isolated and neglected”.
# seanad - Wednesday 28 February, 2018
# Snow Day
# Snow Day
The business committee has decided to suspend the Dáil at 2pm today.
# seanad - Wednesday 14 February, 2018
# Vacancy
# Vacancy
Leo Varadkar previously said he would like to see people from both nationalist and unionist communities take seats.
# seanad - Saturday 10 February, 2018
# Palestine
# Palestine
The Taoiseach said Ireland plans to intensify and increase aid work in the Palestinian territories.
# seanad - Thursday 1 February, 2018
# Seanad Reform
# Seanad Reform
Varadkar made the comment as he announced that a new committee on Seanad reform is to be set up.
# seanad - Wednesday 31 January, 2018
# Proposed Bill
# Proposed Bill
The bill seeks to prohibit trade in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
# seanad - Monday 22 January, 2018
# Seanad
# Seanad
Research carried out in Galway found that 34% of workers regularly had their employers withhold their tips.
# seanad - Monday 18 December, 2017
# 2018 Referendum
# 2018 Referendum
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar added that his own personal views wouldn’t decide what stance the Cabinet takes.
# seanad - Thursday 16 November, 2017
# 2023 World Cup
# 2023 World Cup
Senators Terry Leyden and Neale Richmond had a war of words over the failed Rugby World Cup bid.
# seanad - Monday 23 October, 2017
# Read Me
# Read Me
Placing legislative restrictions on how our anthem is used would be an unnecessary limitation on our freedom of expression, writes Caoimhín De Barra.
# seanad - Friday 6 October, 2017
# Amhrán Na BhFiann
# Amhrán Na BhFiann
What would be classed as misuse of the anthem, and how should potential misuses be punished?
# seanad - Tuesday 26 September, 2017
# New Home
# New Home
The old Seanad chamber is closed for essential renovation works.
# seanad - Wednesday 19 July, 2017
# Church And State
# Church And State
The Senator who proposed the bill said its passing marks “another progressive step in Ireland’s long journey of separation between Church and State.”
# Protection
# Protection
A new Bill will amend the International Protection Act 2015, which covers the reunification of refugee families.
# seanad - Wednesday 28 June, 2017
# Evictions
# Evictions
Speaking about his new Housing Co-op Bill, Norris said people appear to have forgotten that “eviction” is a dirty word in Ireland.
# seanad - Thursday 22 June, 2017
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