They include increasing the number of judges in the Court of Appeal, increasing carrier liability fines as part of our ongoing reforms to strengthen the immigration system, amendments to the Judicial Council Ac…

As much as I dislike the Special Criminal Court system and am uncomfortable with non-jury courts, I recognise that, at least for the moment and probably for some time, the Special Criminal Court is a necessary …

With just under 11,500 charities on the charities register, the work of the regulator is vitally important. The addition of the advancement of human rights as a charitable purpose will allow charitable organisa…

The two motions before the House seek the approval of Dail Eireann to continue in force provisions in the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 aimed at c…

I support the EU migration and asylum pact and will vote for it tomorrow. As has been mentioned by many contributors, the EU asylum and migration pact was proposed by EU states as a response to the pressure of …

The best long-term approach for Ireland to insulate consumers from volatility on international wholesale energy markets is to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy, expand interconnection with neighb…

• Q51 Apprenticeship Programmes — Mairéad Farrell SF
• Q52 Student Accommodation — Mairéad Farrell SF
• Q53 Apprenticeship Programmes — Thomas Pringle IND
• Q54 Apprenticeship Programmes — Danny Healy-Rae IND

• Q55 Third Level Fees — David Stanton FG
• Q56+ Student Accommodation — Mairéad Farrell SF
• Q57 Artificial Intelligence — Richard Bruton FG
• Q58 Third Level Education — Mairéad Farrell SF
• Q59 Technological Universities — Mairéad Farrell SF
• Q60 Adult Education Provision — David Stanton FG
• and 3 more

• Renewable Energy Generation — Éamon Ó Cuív FF
• Tree Remediation — David Stanton FG
• Health Services — Violet-Anne Wynne IND
• Flood Relief Schemes — Pat Buckley SF

• Q3 An Garda Síochána — Catherine Murphy SD
• Q1 An Garda Síochána — Pa Daly SF
• Q2 Restorative Justice — Pa Daly SF

Senator Maria Byrne - The need for the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to make a statement on the future funding of Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Cent…

• Sustainable Energy Communities — John Cummins FG
• Climate Change Policy — Sharon Keogan IND
• Research Funding — Maria Byrne FG
• Seirbhísí agus Tacaíochtaí Gaeilge — Barry Ward FG

• Q5+ Dublin-Monaghan Bombings — Richard Boyd Barrett PBP
• Q7 Local Community Safety Partnerships — David Stanton FG
• Q11 Drug Dealing — Ruairí Ó Murchú SF
• Q13 Gangland Crime — Paul Donnelly SF
• Q8 Traffic Fines — Aindrias Moynihan FF
• Q19 Drug Dealing — Bernard Durkan FG
• and 2 more

The ambassador has been a wonderful ambassador and friend of Ireland. Ireland and Luxembourg have had a fantastic relationship for many decades and I wish the ambassador and all people from Luxembourg living in…

These amendments outline specific regulations and penalties relating to surrogacy services and the abandonment of children conceived through surrogacy. The amendments underscore the legislative commitment to pr…

• Q34 Rural Schemes — Paul Donnelly SF
• Q35 Telecommunications Infrastructure — Denis Naughten IND
• Q36 Control of Dogs — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire SF
• Q37 Vacant Properties — Carol Nolan IND
• Q38 Health Services — Catherine Connolly IND

• Q39+ Departmental Programmes — Aindrias Moynihan FF
• Q40 Harbours and Piers — Catherine Connolly IND
• Q42 Community Development Projects — David Stanton FG
• Q43 Departmental Funding — David Stanton FG
• Q52+ Departmental Funding — Bernard Durkan FG

On top of all of that, 28% of schools have a long-term vacancy rate, with that figure rising to 51% for DEIS band 1 schools and Gaelscoileanna and 48% for special schools. I recognise the increase in the fundin…

The Deputy must also acknowledge the unprecedented increase in the number of people seeking asylum in this country in the last three to four years. We have moved from having about 3,500 people per annum seeking…

We, the childminders, were told that the regulations would be specific for childminders but these proposed regulations are not. There was a lot of discussion on the number of childminders in the country but 53,…