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Seanad Éireann SEANAD ÉIREANN Déardaoin, 16 Eanáir, 2014 Thursday, 16th January, 2014 ____________________ RIAR NA hOIBRE ORDER PAPER 2 SEANAD ÉIREANN 17 Déardaoin, 16 Eanáir, 2014 Thursday, 16th January, 2014 10.30 a.m. ____________________ RIAR NA hOIBRE Order Paper ___________________ GNÓ POIBLÍ Public Business __________________ 1. Aitheasc ag Tom Arnold maidir le hobair an Choinbhinsiúin ar an mBunreacht. Address by Tom Arnold on the work of the Convention on the Constitution. ____________________ 2. An Bille Luachála (Leasú), 2013 – An Dara Céim. Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2013 – Second Stage. - Senators Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Michael Mullins. ____________________ 3. An Bille Luachála (Leasú) (Uimh. 2), 2012 – An Coiste. Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 – Committee. ____________________ 4. An Bille Cróinéirí, 2007 – An Coiste. Coroners Bill 2007 – Committee. ____________________ 5. An Bille um Thionóntachtaí Cónaithe (Leasú) (Uimh. 2), 2012 [Dáil] – An Coiste. Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Dáil] – Committee. ____________________ 6. Ráitis maidir leis an Tuarascáil ón nGasra Comhairleach um Cháin agus Leas Sóisialach ar Thacaíocht Leanaí agus Ioncaim Teaghlaigh (atógáil). Statements on the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare Report on Child and Family Income Support (resumed). ____________________ 7. Ráitis maidir leis an Tuarascáil Deiridh ón gCoiste Idir-Rannach a bunaíodh chun na fíorais maidir leis an mbaint a bhí ag an Stát leis na Neachtlanna Maighdilíneacha a shuíomh (atógáil). Statements on the Final Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee set up to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalene Laundries (resumed). ____________________ 18 16 Eanáir, 2014 Tíolactha: Presented: 8. An Bille um Príobháideacht, 2006 – Ordú don Dara Céim. Privacy Bill 2006 – Order for Second Stage. Bille dá ngairtear Acht do dhéanamh Bill entitled an Act to provide for a socrú maidir le Tort arb éard é Príobháideacht Tort of Violation of Privacy; and to provide a Shárú; agus do dhéanamh socrú i dtaobh for matters connected therewith. nithe a bhaineann leis an méid sin. – Senator Maurice Cummins. ____________________ Tíolactha: Presented: 9. An Bille um Chlárú Sibhialta (Comhionannas Pósta), 2013 – Ordú don Dara Céim. Civil Registration (Marriage Equality) Bill 2013 – Order for Second Stage. Bille dá ngairtear Acht do chur Bill entitled an Act to remove the deireadh leis an toirmeasc ar phósadh idir prohibition on marriage between persons who daoine ar den ghnéas céanna iad. are of the same sex. – Senators Ivana Bacik, John Gilroy, Jimmy Harte, Aideen Hayden, Lorraine Higgins, John Kelly, Denis Landy, Marie Moloney, Mary Moran, Susan O'Keeffe, John Whelan. ____________________ Tíolactha: Presented: 10. Bille na gCara-Chumann agus na gCumann Tionscail agus Soláthair (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 2013 – Ordú don Dara Céim. Friendly Societies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 – Order for Second Stage. Bille dá ngairtear Acht do leasú an dlí Bill entitled an Act to amend the law a bhaineann le Cara-Chumainn; do leasú an dlí relating to Friendly Societies; to amend the a bhaineann le Cumainn Tionscail agus law relating to Industrial and Provident Soláthair; agus do dhéanamh socrú i dtaobh Societies; and to provide for related matters. nithe gaolmhara. – Senator Maurice Cummins. ________________________ Tíolactha: Presented: 11. An Bille um Thoghcháin do Pharlaimint na hEorpa (Leasú), 2013 – Ordú don Dara Céim. European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2013 – Order for Second Stage. Bille dá ngairtear Acht d’athmheas Bill entitled an Act to revise European thoghlaigh Pharlaimint na hEorpa, do Parliament constituencies, to provide for the dhéanamh socrú maidir le líon na gcomhaltaí number of members to be elected for such 16 Eanáir, 2014 19 atá le toghadh do na toghlaigh sin, chun na constituencies, for those purposes to amend gcríoch sin do leasú an Achta um Thoghcháin the European Parliament Elections Act 1997, do Pharlaimint na hEorpa, 1997, agus do and to provide for related matters. dhéanamh socrú i dtaobh nithe gaolmhara. – Senator Maurice Cummins. ____________________ Tíolactha: Presented: 12. An Bille um Aitheantóirí Sláinte, 2013 – Ordú don Dara Céim. Health Identifiers Bill 2013 – Order for Second Stage. Bille dá ngairtear Acht do dhéanamh Bill entitled an Act to provide for the socrú maidir le huimhir uathúil a shannadh do assignment of a unique number to an phearsa aonair dá bhfuil nó dá raibh seirbhís individual to whom a health service is being, sláinte á soláthar, nó dá bhféadfar seirbhís has been or may be provided; to provide for sláinte a sholáthar; do dhéanamh socrú maidir the assignment of a unique number to a person le huimhir uathúil a shannadh do dhuine a who provides a health service; to make sholáthraíonn seirbhís sláinte; do dhéanamh provision for the establishment and socrú maidir le cláir a bhunú agus a maintenance of registers in respect of such chothabháil i leith uimhreacha den sórt sin numbers and other particulars of the agus sonraí eile de chuid na bpearsan aonair individuals and other persons to whom the agus na ndaoine eile dá sanntar na numbers are assigned; to make provision for huimhreacha; do dhéanamh socrú maidir leis the basis on which such registers may be an mbonn ar a bhféadfar rochtain a fháil ar na accessed and the personal data contained cláir sin agus na sonraí pearsanta atá iontu a therein may be processed; to provide for the phróiseáil; do dhéanamh socrú maidir le delegation by order to the Health Service feidhmeanna áirithe arna dtabhairt don Aire Executive of certain functions conferred on Sláinte a tharmligean le hordú chuig the Minister for Health; to provide for the Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte; do consequential amendment of other dhéanamh socrú maidir le leasú iarmhartach a enactments; and to provide for related matters. dhéanamh ar achtacháin eile; agus do dhéanamh socrú i dtaobh nithe gaolmhara. – Senator Maurice Cummins. ____________________ Tíolactha: Presented: 13. An Bille Loingis Cheannaíochta (Longa a Chlárú), 2013 – Ordú don Dara Céim. Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 – Order for Second Stage. Bille dá ngairtear Acht d’athleasú an Bill entitled an Act to revise the law dlí a bhaineann le clárú, gné náisiúnta, on the registration, national character, morgáistiú, díol, aistriú, úinéireacht agus mortgage, sale, transfer, ownership and tomhas long Éireannach, d’aisghairm an Achta measurement of Irish ships, to repeal the Loingis Thráchtála, 1955, do leasú achtacháin Mercantile Marine Act 1955, to amend certain áirithe i ndáil leis sin, do leasú an mhínithe ar enactments in this regard, to amend the “Coinbhinsiún Sábháltachta” san Acht Loingis definition of “Safety Convention” in the Cheannaíochta (Coinbhinsiún Sábháltachta), Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 20 16 Eanáir, 2014 1952, agus do dhéanamh socrú i dtaobh nithe 1952 and to provide for connected matters. comhghaolmhara. – Senator Maurice Cummins. ____________________ 14. An Bille um Dhúnorgain Chorparáideach, 2011 – An Dara Céim. Corporate Manslaughter Bill 2011 – Second Stage. – Senator Mark Daly. ____________________ 15. An Bille um Dhúnorgain Chorparáideach, 2013 – An Dara Céim. Corporate Manslaughter Bill 2013 – Second Stage. – Senators David Cullinane, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Kathryn Reilly. ____________________ 16. An Bille um Inscne a Aithint le Dlí, 2013 – An Dara Céim. Legal Recognition of Gender Bill 2013 – Second Stage. – Senators Katherine Zappone, Jillian van Turnhout, Fiach Mac Conghail. ____________________ 17. Bille na Lia-Chleachtóirí (Leasú), 2013 – An Dara Céim. Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2013 – Second Stage. – Senators David Norris, Seán Barrett, Rónán Mullen. ____________________ 18. Bille Toghcháin an tSeanaid (Comhaltaí Ollscoile) (Leasú), 2013 – An Dara Céim. Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2013 – Second Stage. – Senators Terry Leyden, Thomas Byrne, Marc Mac Sharry, Mary White. ____________________ 19. An Bille um Theanga Chomharthaíochta na hÉireann do na Bodhair a Aithint, 2013 – An Dara Céim. Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2013 – Second Stage. – Senators Mark Daly, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Thomas Byrne. ____________________ 20. An Bille um Thrédhearcacht GNBS agus Chorparáid na hÉireann um Réiteach Bainc, 2013 – An Dara Céim. Nama and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Transparency Bill 2013 – Second Stage. - Senators Mark Daly, Darragh O'Brien, Thomas Byrne. ____________________ Bille (atógáil) (0.02 n. fágtha): Bill (resumed) (0.02 m. remaining): 21. An Bille um Chlárú Uachtanna, 2011 – An Dara Céim (atógáil). Registration of Wills Bill 2011 – Second Stage (resumed). – Senator Terry Leyden. ____________________ 16 Eanáir, 2014 21 Bille (atógáil) (0.02 n. fágtha): Bill (resumed) (0.02 m. remaining): 22. An Bille um Fhreagracht Fhioscach (Ráiteas), 2011 — An Dara Céim (atógáil). Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011 – Second Stage (resumed). – Senator Sean D. Barrett. ____________________ Bille (atógáil) (0.02 n. fágtha): Bill (resumed) (0.02 m. remaining): 23. An Bille um Príobháideacht, 2012 – An Dara Céim (atógáil). Privacy Bill 2012 – Second Stage (resumed). – Senators David Norris, Feargal Quinn, Sean D. Barrett. ____________________ Bille (atógáil) (0.02 n. fágtha): Bill (resumed) (0.02 m. remaining): 24. An Bille Creidmheasa Morgáiste (Iasachtaí agus Bannaí), 2012 – An Dara Céim (atógáil). Mortgage
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