Debates
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.
At the European Council meeting next week, Ireland must continue to press for a permanent and sustainable humanitarian ceasefire and advocate for increased humanitarian assistance to get into Gaza in whatever w…
On a point of order, one which I raised on the Order of Business yesterday, Standing Order 175 of the Standing Orders Relative to Public Business, the latest consolidation as of 16 September 2022, provides that…
Not a week goes by that local government issues are not raised by a Member of the Seanad or a local issue is not communicated to us from one of our city and county councillors. If we want to be serious about it…
Jennifer's Bill calls for the implementation of a domestic violence register that would function in a similar manner to the sexual offenders register. The Bill also obliges the Minister for Justice to prepare a…
That might be of benefit to people who are renting already but it would pull up the ladder on people who need to rent for the first time, for example, young people, students who are getting their first job, and…
Thursday's business shall be: - Motion re Delivery of a Rights-Based Care Economy in Ireland (to conclude within 2 hrs 2 mins) - Planning and Development Bill 2023 (Second Stage, resumed) (if not previously con…
With the permission of Senators, the next Senator I am going to call on to speak will be Senator Aisling Dolan, in light of the fact that members of the Roscommon branch of the Parkinson's Association of Irelan…
Vaping is a new scourge among young people. I do not buy into the notion that vaping is used as a step-down from smoking cigarettes. That is where we need to get to with vaping.…
Group 2 addresses the following issues: the expansion of the definition of a “common bond” to include the common bond of a corporate credit union; the modernisation of the language in the Credit Union Act regar…
Within the income tax system, married couples or civil partners may be able to transfer tax credits, tax bands and reliefs from one partner to the other, whereas the USC is an individualised tax.…
I would not have confidence in a Sinn Féin member, as Minister for Justice, proposing the appointment of the next Garda Commissioner. That is why we cannot have a Sinn Féin Taoiseach, a Sinn Féin justice Minist…
It establishes minimum rules concerning the definition of criminal offences and sanctions in the area of counterfeiting of the euro and other currencies as well as common provisions to strengthen the fight agai…
The only solution is to immediately introduce an emergency three-year ban on rent increases for existing and new tenancies, put a full month’s rent back in every private renter’s pocket and increase the supply …
In addition to what Sinn Féin proposes, which is to freeze rents for three years and give more back to people in rent, we believe we should set rents at affordable levels. Bridging this gap, cost rental housing…
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 |