Order of Business
The Cathaoirleach encourages Senators to use Seachtain na Gaeilge, and the Leader outlines the scheduled business for the day. Senator Doherty then moves an amendment to take later items earlier, and the Chair calls the next speaker.
Mar is eol do na Seanadóirí go léir, seo Seachtain na Gaeilge. Like many people, níl mórán Gaeilge agam. However, táim ag freastal ar ranganna Gaeilge faoi láthair to improve mo chuid Gaeilge. I encourage Senators who are not confident in their standard of Irish, like me, to use Seachtain na Gaeilge as an opportunity and a first step or chéad chéim back to the language. Mar a dúirt an tUachtarán Micheál D. Ó hUigínn when he launched Seachtain na Gaeilge, bain triail as agus bain sult as - try it and enjoy it. Of course, it was Micheál D. Ó hUigínn, an tUachtarán, who started TG4. Tá TG4 go hiontach and anyone who has not followed its Twitter account should do so because tá sé go hiontach freisin. It is very entertaining and tá ceist agam agus ag gach duine who follows that Twitter account, "cad é ainm intern TG4?". That person certainly brings a smile to people's faces. Ainm an intern í an cheist atá ag gach duine. I have circulated liosta beag of words and phrases go dtí na Seanadóirí that they could use i rith na díospóireachta sa Seanad. I hope they find them useful as a way of reconnecting with an teanga náisiúnta. Anois glaoim ar Threoraí an Tí, an Seanadóir Regina Doherty.
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Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach. The Order of Business is No.1, motion regarding arrangements for the sitting of the House on Monday, 8 March 2021, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; No. 2, motion regarding the restoration of the Adult Safeguarding Bill 2017 to the Order Paper, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 1, without debate; No. 3, motion regarding the restoration of the Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015 to the Order Paper, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 2, without debate; No. 4, motion regarding the restoration of the Life Saving Equipment Bill 2017 to the Order Paper, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 3, without debate; No. 5, Local Government (Use of CCTV in Prosecution of Offences) Bill 2021 - Second Stage, to be taken at 1.30 p.m., with the time allocated to this debate not to exceed two hours; and No. 6, Children (Amendment) Bill 2020 - Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 3.45 p.m.
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Glaoim ar an Seanadóir Mary Fitzpatrick. Tá trí nóiméad aici.