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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.
I want to discuss the issue of precarious employment in higher education and call for a debate on the recent report by the Irish Federation of University Teachers. The meeting was about Irish Water and water se…
The purpose of the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023 is to provide for the number of Members of Dáil Éireann and the European Parliament, the revision of Dáil and European Parliament constituencies and the number…
Section 16 is a technical amendment to replace references to "old age (contributory) pension" with "State pension (contributory)", which is the current name of the scheme. These relate to enhanced pension provi…
If we turn to the Government's record on delivery, on affordable purchase homes the results are equally damning with zero affordable homes delivered in 2020, zero affordable homes delivered in 2021, only 323 ho…
I am very happy to take the issue up with the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, and will ask him to revert to the Deputy directly on the question he has raised. With regard to the exact numbers for Galway, I will ask t…
With its emphasis on reorientating the model of care towards primary and community care, the ongoing Sláintecare reform of our health and social care system, led by the Department of Health, aims to support peo…
The Bill also provides mechanisms for the Government to make clear provisions for national planning policy measures and guidance in the form of the national planning framework and the national planning statemen…
In Tathony House in October 2022, nearly 100 people were given eviction notices when the landlord claimed that a sale with tenants in situ would cause more than a 20% drop in value and that this situation would…
Let me be clear: we support immigration and welcome people come here seeking asylum or to work and contribute positively to society. The lack of a clear way to distinguish genuine asylum seekers from others bur…
I welcome the announcement today of an additional €10 million from the large-scale sports infrastructure fund for the redevelopment of the Sportsground in Galway, which is the home of Connacht Rugby. The Senato…
It does not just take people off the housing lists; it also frees up rental properties for other people to rent and exerts a downward pressure on rents and property prices. I also meet loads of people who are g…
Unlike a risk-rated market, in a community-rated private health insurance market everyone pays the same price for a particular health insurance policy. The credits are funded by stamp duty, which is payable by …
The “Audit of Potential Organ Donors Republic of Ireland 2009” was the first national audit of potential organ donors undertaken in Ireland. It is not necessary to include a requirement for an annual report on …
Among the things that we have done to encourage more people with disabilities into the workforce are grants for employers to install equipment, subsidies to employ people with disabilities, setting a higher tar…
Beyond that, while the policing principles have been expanded to include community safety, there is no definition in the Bill as to what community safety means. Amendment No. 12 seeks to provide an additional f…
mica redress |
Both words must appear in the same contribution |
"mica redress" |
That exact phrase, words together and in order |
housing OR homes |
Either word |
housing -dublin |
Housing, excluding anything mentioning Dublin |
hous* |
Starts with — housing, housed, householder |