The reality from a public health perspective - I do not say this lightly - is that we need to impose a temporary ban on e-scooter use over the next six weeks to give the Minister for justice, the Minister for T…

I am very happy to introduce the Electoral (Postal Voting) (Carers) Bill 2026 for family carers throughout this country. I know that during the general election, and more recently in the presidential election a…

There are serious economic and fiscal issues to be considered but any discussion about a unified Ireland, a united Ireland or a new Ireland, or the island of Ireland operating as one, that simply reduces the ec…

I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputies Ciarán Ahern, Seán Crowe, Paul Murphy, Aen…

If unity is to mean anything, it must work for all the people on the island.…

In a reply to a parliamentary question on MetroLink in April of this year, the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, again stated his belief that the MetroLink terminus can facilitate any potential future MetroLink expansi…

This joint school building project will deliver two new 16-classroom primary schools with additional classrooms for children with special educational needs for both the senior boys' school and the girls' school…

I was able to say it is a disadvantaged school, a DEIS school, and one of the top schools in the country for championing support for Traveller education.…

We need a wastewater treatment plant that is befitting a town of the size of Swords. I ask the Minister of State to have the Department of housing bring in some taskforce or infrastructure manager to monitor, l…

The number of e-scooters and e-bikes has ballooned, but so has the number of serious injuries. The Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations 2024 (SI 200) provides that signs for bicycle use will also apply to e-scooter…

The Bill is the Waste Management (Single Household Waste Collection Service) Bill 2026. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Waste Management (Household Waste Collection Service) Bill. I commend my Labour …

Senator Teresa Costello - The need for the Minister for Transport to make a statement on a review and update of the design manual for urban roads and streets. Senator Nessa Cosgrove - The need for the Minister …

It is a hugely important service that Westgate Foundation provides. It is recognised Westgate is at the heart of the community. The shared objective of the HSE and Westgate Foundation is to ensure high-quality …

Will the Minister of State provide an update on what has been done to progress the request for additional school accommodation for Coláiste Daibhéid in Cork city and a timeline for the project?…

It led me to ask the Minister to undertake a comprehensive review of the design manual for urban roads and streets, commonly known as DMURS. The time has come for a review of DMURS. The design manual for urban …

The redesign of the bus network is one of the nine key elements of BusConnects Limerick that aim to transform the city’s bus system, making public transport more useful to more people. As we know, the new Limer…

Apart from them, throughout Leinster House there are the ushers, the secretaries, the people manning the committees, the technical staff and the like, the catering staff and the bar staff. I thank the Leader, a…

The service will involve the prescription of short-acting contraception, such as the contraceptive pill, the patch and the ring, by pharmacists, who already supply emergency contraception. The service will be f…

Amendment No. 2 makes it absolutely clear that the strategic emergency gas reserve is exactly that: an emergency reserve.…

I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Patricia Stephenson - The need for the Minister for Health to provide an update on the third phase of…