Vol. 208 Wednesday, No. 1 25 May 2011
DÍOSPÓIREACHTAÍ PARLAIMINTE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES
SEANAD ÉIREANN
TUAIRISC OIFIGIÚIL—Neamhcheartaithe (OFFICIAL REPORT—Unrevised)
Dé Céadaoin, 25 Bealtaine 2011.
FORÓGRA AG COMÓRADH SHEANAD ÉIREANN PROCLAMATION SUMMONING SEANAD ÉIREANN …………………1 AINMNEACHA NA gCOMHALTAÍ A AINMNÍODH AGUS NA gCOMHALTAÍ A TOGHADH NAMES OF THE MEMBERS NOMINATED AND OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED … … … 3 Election of Cathaoirleach ………………………………7 Date for Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach ………………………32 SEANAD ÉIREANN
DÍOSPÓIREACHTAÍ PARLAIMINTE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES
TUAIRISC OIFIGIÚIL OFFICIAL REPORT
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Dé Céadaoin, 25 Bealtaine 2011. Wednesday, 25 May 2011.
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Tháinig an Seanad le chéile ag leathuair tar éis The Seanad assembled at 2.30 p.m. The Clerk, a dó. Bhí an Cléireach, Deirdre Ní Liatháin, agus Ms Deirdre Lane, and the Clerk Assistant, an Leas-Chléireach, Siobhán De Bláca, i láthair. Ms Jody Blake, attending.
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Paidir. Prayer.
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Léigh an Cléireach Fógra Uachtarán na The Clerk read the Proclamation of the Pres- hÉireann ag comóradh Sheanad Éireann. ident of Ireland convening Seanad Éireann. Seo a leanas an Forógra: The Proclamation was as follows:
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FORÓGRA AG COMÓRADH SHEANAD PROCLAMATION SUMMONING SEANAD ÉIREANN. ÉIREANN.
De bhun comhairle a thairg an Taoiseach dom Pursuant to an advice tendered to me by the faoi alt 8 d’Airteagal a 18 den Bhunreacht, Taoiseach under section 8 of Article 18 of the déanaimse, MÁIRE MHIC GHIOLLA ÍOSA, Constitution, I, MARY McALEESE, President Uachtarán na hÉireann, a shocrú leis seo gur Dé of Ireland, hereby fix Wednesday, the 25th day of Céadaoin, an 25ú lá de Bealtaine, 2011, an lá a May, 2011, for the first meeting of Seanad thiocfaidh Seanad Éireann le chéile ar chéad- Éireann after the General Election lately held. tionól tar éis an Olltoghcháin a bhí ann le déanaí.
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ARNA THABHAIRT faoi mo láimh agus faoi GIVEN under my hand and seal, this 20th day mo Shéala, an 20ú lá seo de Bealtaine, 2011. of May, 2011.
Máire Mhic Ghiolla Íosa , UACHTARÁNNAhÉIREANN. (PRESIDENT OF IRELAND) Éanna Ó Coinnigh, TAOISEACH.
AINMNEACHA NA gCOMHALTAÍ A AINMNÍ- NAMES OF THE MEMBERS NOMINATED ODH AGUS NA gCOMHALTAÍ A TOGHADH AND OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED.
Cléireach an tSeanad: Is iad seo a leanas Clerk of the Seanad: The following are the ainmneacha na gComhaltaí a ainmníodh agus na names of Members nominated and of the gComhaltaí a toghadh: Members elected:
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NOMINATED MEMBERS
Eamonn Coghlan Jim D’Arcy Aideen Hayden Lorraine Higgins
Fiach Mac Conghail Martin McAleese Mary Moran Mary Ann O’Brien
Marie-Louise O’Donnell Jillian van Turnhout Katherine Zappone
UNIVERSITY MEMBERS National University of Ireland University of Dublin
Rónán Mullen Feargal Quinn John Crown David Norris Ivana Bacik Sean D. Barrett
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PANEL MEMBERS Cultural and Educational Panel Nominating Bodies Sub-Panel
Labhrás Ó Murchú Michael Mullins
Oireachtas Sub-Panel