On Monday I blogged about the upcoming EU Buisness in the Oireachtas this week. This has been changed due to the fact that both houses of the Oireachtas have been Adjourned till Thursday at 10:30 am due to the Death of fomer President Dr. Patrick J. Hillary. The Dáil will now deal with the Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008 on Thursday. The Debate will finish at 3:30pm. The Seanad will have no EU Business. There will only...
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Seanad Reform: Electoral System
In my first post on Seanad Reform, I am going to look at ideas on how to change the system of elections. The Report On Seanad Reform (PDF) by the Seanad Éireann Committee on Procedure and Privileges, Sub-Committee on Seanad Reform, has analysed a few suggestions. This may repeat some of these. I am not going to explain how the current system works as that can at times confuse me! I will look at the Electoral System under a...
Upcoming EU Business in the Oireachtas, Week beginning April 14th
Dáil ÉireannThe Dáil will resume its debate on the Second stage of the Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008 on Tuesday and the debate will continue on Wednesday and Thursday. The Dáil will have no other buisness relating directly the EU. Seanad ÉireannThe Seanad will resume its Statements on the Lisbon Treaty on Wednesday. CommitteesThe Joint Committee on European Affairs is the only EU Committee in action this week. On Tuesday the Committee will be considering EU-Kosovo affairs...
Statements in Seanad Éireann on the Treaty of Lisbon
Yesterday in the Seanad, Senators made statements on the Treaty of Lisbon. The statements were limited to Leaders or Party Spokespersons. Selected Extracts below. Senator Eugene Regan (Fine Gael): The Cohesion Fund is a good example of the many areas in which Ireland has influenced the shape of Europe. Most of the significant changes took place after Ireland’s entry to the EEC. The Single European Act, the first change, came about as a result of work carried out by...
Why I love David Norris
During the debate on the Order of Business an argument broke out between Senator Dan Boyle (Green Party) and Senator Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) on the issue of Cork Airport. Senator David Norris (Independent) quip is the reason why he is in the house and why he should remain there! There are tears in my eyes! I wish I was there, though I would have been kicked out of the gallery. Senator Dan Boyle: The House can have a...
Hans-Gert Pöttering, Speech in the Seanad
Here is the text of Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament’s Address to Seanàd Éireann. He is the second President of the Parliament to Address the upper house, Pat Cox being the first back in October 2002. A Chathaoirligh agus a Sheanadóirí, is mór an onóir dom a bheith anseo inniu libh san áras ársa seo. For your benefit and mine, I will continue in English. It is even more for my benefit that I do so. On...
Upcoming EU Business in the Oireachtas
Seanad Éireann to be addressed by Habs Gert Pottering Seanad Éireann resumes after its recess tomorrow and according to the Order of Business Hans Gert Pottering is to address Seanad Éireann at 10.30am. Mr Pottering is the former leader of the European Peoples Party in the European Parliament and is currently President of the European Parliament. I will attempt to live blog his speech which will be availible on Oirechtas Live. I assume there will be a question and...
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