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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 do not want the Minister to point to Covid or the National Transport Authority, NTA; what I want him to do is intervene immediately, given his responsibility for transport, to make sure the public transport s…
There will also be two amendments to the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020. Amendments to the Bankruptcy Act 1998 are also being prepared.…
The Bill will amend the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 in order to build on the current strong legislative foundation and further strengthen Ireland's lobbying laws, thus ensuring that the regulation of lobbyi…
There is a real case for requiring those engaged in lobbying activities to disclose expenditure on lobbying. It struck me that there is a fundamental difference between the Minister's view of lobbying and Peopl…
I thank Deputies Ward, Mitchell and Kenny for bringing forward this Bill to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act and create a new criminal offence to criminalise the use and coercion of children in the sale and distri…
I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Malcolm Byrne - The need for the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an u…
The exclusion from the redress scheme of infants who spent less than six months in a mother and baby home tells me that survivors have not been listened to.…
I ask the Deputy Leader if we could have another debate on forestry and if the Minister of State, Senator Hackett, could come to the House as she is ultimately responsible for the area of forestry and on which …
In January 2022, the average fee payable under fair deal for a HSE nursing home was €1,674 per person per week and €1,047 per person per week for private and voluntary nursing homes . Approximately 80% of all n…
It relates to local government because the absence of local government has led to a considerable breakdown and the dereliction we see on O'Connell Street. Officials from the Department of Housing, Local Governm…
I move amendment No. 2: In page 83, line 6, after “manner” to insert “in the Irish language or in both the Irish language and the English language”. Táimid ann chun leasuithe a dhéanamh sa Bhille seo agus bhí s…
Last time we brought such a Bill forward, it prompted the Government to introduce the Covid temporary emergency evictions ban, although it had railed against introducing such a ban up until it was forced to do …
I acknowledge the range of supports the Government has provided for the hospitality sector, going back to 2020, as the Minister outlined, but back in 2011 as well, when this VAT rate was first reduced to give a…
I welcome the President of Portugal, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, the Irish ambassador to Portugal, and the Portuguese ambassador to Ireland who are in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. I espe…
I would have preferred a discussion about the VAT on food, accommodation and alcohol and a more intense discussion on where VAT is within the whole hospitality sector going forward. The reduced VAT rate of the …
If we truly cared and understood the loss of life because of poverty, and poverty falls under the umbrella of Government policy and a lack of will and ambition to radically address poverty here, I would ask the…
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 |