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9,028 debates and question sessions in the Dáil and Seanad, 2020-01-21 to 2026-10-01. Newest first. A question session is listed once, with each question, who asked it and their party on the day. Use the search box above to look inside them.
Sunday was a proud, historic and, I think the Taoiseach will agree, unforgettable day when we welcomed Prime Minister Mark Carney to Westport, Mayo but, more importantly, to his ancestral family home in Aughago…
Will the Taoiseach ask the Minister to re-engage with the people who deliver the criminal legal aid system? I again ask that the Taoiseach and the Minister, Deputy O'Callaghan, consider meeting with Lisa Philli…
It is a significant enough point that if a member of An Garda Síochána decides to search a vehicle under sections 9 or 10, he or she can also, for instance, under section 11(2)(b), "where the place at which the…
The long-term illness scheme was established under section 59 of the Health Act in 1971. It requires the Minister for Health to undertake periodic reviews of the conditions, medications and equipment on the lon…
I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to provide for the regulation of direct lines; and to provide for related matters. The CRU should b…
We come together to honour those we have lost to HIV and AIDS and to stand with those living with HIV and to renew our collective commitment to ending HIV transmission and the stigma it continues to effect in t…
The Minister, having consulted with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, may by regulation direct that the Director suspend cooperation, in part or in full, with a state in breach of— (a) the Rule of Law…
Since 2014, UN member states have been debating proposed regulations on autonomous weapon systems under the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, but so far there has not been a consensus on the definitio…
The purpose is to trigger an application in circumstances where there is a conviction of a guardian of the murder or manslaughter of another guardian and there is a belief that the convicted guardian has failed…
It is folly but we hear from Government all the time that there is no excise tax on home heating oil despite numerous replies to parliamentary question saying over and over that there is excise duty on home hea…
Anti-hormonal medications or any form of preventative therapy or medicine intended to reduce the risk of reoccurrence of cancer following the end of active cancer treatment are excluded from consideration for t…
Opting in to this measure in relation to firearms trafficking provides an important opportunity for Ireland to reiterate our commitment to tackling illicit firearms, the trafficking of which poses a serious thr…
I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Shane Curley - The need for the Minister for Education and Youth to make a statement on the provision…
As far back as 2022, the Government introduced what I would consider to have been a game-changing initiative in terms of the vacant property refurbishment grant, which provides up to €50,000 for vacant properti…
Thursday's business shall be: - Statements on Rare Diseases (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes) Thursday evening business shall be the Motion re Report entitled "Report on Inclusive Education for Persons wit…
Senator Fitzpatrick spoke about Bloomsday in Dublin, which is obviously a really good event and is internationally known at this stage because of James Joyce. Senator Nelson Murray spoke about agricultural show…
The biggest issue the ESB faced in restoring electricity was forestry where trees had fallen upon power lines and the corridors for the power lines were blocked for days.…
Section 8 expands the functions of the chief inspector to establish and maintain a register of home support providers, collect key data in relation to home support providers, inspect premises where he or she su…
The Bill obliges the Government to draft and publish a Green Paper on Irish reunification within 12 months. Second, the Bill obliges the Government to establish a citizens’ assembly on Irish unity within six mo…
mica redress |
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"mica redress" |
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housing OR homes |
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housing -dublin |
Housing, excluding anything mentioning Dublin |
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