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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.

2022-07-12 · Seanad · 6 speakers · 5,599 words
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage

Section 5 amends section 47A of the Health Act 1970 to provide that the new section 67E of the Health Act 1970, which gives effect to the free contraception scheme for women aged 17 to 25, is included for refer…

2022-07-12 · Seanad · 7 speakers · 3,821 words 1 vote
Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage

As my party colleague, Senator Dolan, reminds us, there is already a definition of student unions in both the Universities Act and in the Technological Universities Act 2018, while sections 106 and 117 of the B…

2022-07-12 · Dail · 65 speakers · 25,281 words 1 vote
Confidence in Government: Motion

My conviction is that the government we need is a government of the left - a government that understands the purpose of the State is to deliver for the common good of all and to harness State action to deliver …

2022-07-12 · Seanad · 11 speakers · 7,983 words
Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed)

In amendment No. 26, I have specifically named the issue of public-public partnerships for research between designated higher education institutions and public bodies, both in Ireland and internationally. Among…

2022-07-12 · Seanad · 14 speakers · 8,478 words
Report of the Joint Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community: Motion

The call for a national Traveller accommodation authority was in the expert review of Traveller accommodation in 2019. I would not be able to do the job I do without reaching out to the youth Traveller organisa…

2022-07-12 · Dail · 8 speakers · 6,213 words
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund: Motion

Today, I am seeking the approval of the House to proceed with the formal opt-in to the amendments to the 2014 to 2020 and the 2021 to 2027 programmes of the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, AMIF. The …

2022-07-12 · Seanad · 16 speakers · 14,188 words 2 votes
Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed)

These amendments seek to address lines 23 to 24 so that an t-údarás plans for higher education provision and makes recommendations to the Minister, and that an t-údarás would plan for research in the higher edu…

2022-07-12 · Dail · 9 speakers · 6,397 words
Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space: Motion

It is incumbent on us now, as a responsible nation with growing involvement in space, to rectify the legal lacuna identified with respect to the Outer Space Treaty and the UN Liability Convention and to partici…

2022-07-12 · Dail · 28 speakers · 21,856 words
Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members]

It is in power more than two years now and we have seen the homeless, housing, social housing and the affordable housing crises get worse. The Government's plan, Housing for All, which is €4 billion of investme…

2022-07-12 · Dail · 5 questions · 6 speakers · 5,254 words Questions
Priority Questions · to the Minister for Health
  • Q81 Health Services Staff — David Cullinane SF
  • Q82 Cannabis for Medicinal Use — Gino Kenny PBP
  • Q83 Emergency Departments — David Cullinane SF
  • Q84 Dental Services — Verona Murphy IND
  • Q85 Health Services Staff — Carol Nolan IND
2022-07-12 · Seanad · 8 speakers · 4,941 words
National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed)

In 2021 the national lottery contributed €254 million to good causes. Of course, the national lottery itself is well regulated by the office of the Regulator of the National Lottery. That Bill, or at least what…

2022-07-12 · Dail · 7 questions · 8 speakers · 5,584 words Questions
Other Questions · to the Minister for Health
  • Q86 Health Services Staff — Brendan Smith FF
  • Q87 Medical Cards — Michael Moynihan FF
  • Q88+ Health Services Staff — Gino Kenny PBP
  • Q90 Health Services Staff — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire SF
  • Q91 Emergency Departments — Brian Stanley SF
  • Q96 Disability Services — Brendan Smith FF
2022-07-11 · Seanad · 13 speakers · 8,299 words
Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage

As Minister of State with responsibility for special education and inclusion I am very grateful to have the opportunity to introduce and talk about this urgent piece of legislation, the Education (Provision in …

2022-07-11 · Seanad · 18 speakers · 15,554 words 1 vote
Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage

The defective concrete blocks Bill before us underpins a new enhanced scheme to help homeowners with crumbling homes to rebuild and to move on with their lives. Due to the transformation of the scheme, today's …

2022-07-11 · Seanad · 10 speakers · 7,963 words
Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage

Jurors will not be directly remunerated by the State for service at a Stardust inquest or any other inquest. Finally, this is bespoke to the Stardust inquest, given the size and the scale of the inquest and the…

2022-07-11 · Seanad · 10 speakers · 8,494 words
Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage

The retention of such data for both national security and other purposes is not precluded by the Court of Justice rulings. This option is included as there are pending Court of Justice rulings on the issue of d…

2022-07-11 · Seanad · 14 speakers · 28,430 words 1 vote
Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage

I move amendment No. 40: In page 22, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “(2A) Of the members of the Commission, one or more of them shall be designated by the Minister as the Commissioner(s) with r…

2022-07-11 · Seanad · 8 speakers · 3,002 words
Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad

The purpose of this amendment is to require coimisiún na meán to publish any reports regarding the operation of online safety codes it provides to the Minister on its website. The purpose of this amendment is t…

2022-07-07 · Dail · 5 questions · 5 speakers · 6,694 words Questions
Priority Questions · to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
  • Q1 Student Accommodation — Rose Conway-Walsh SF
  • Q2 Third Level Education — Richard Boyd Barrett PBP
  • Q3 Third Level Costs — Rose Conway-Walsh SF
  • Q4 Third Level Fees — Cathal Berry IND
  • Q5 Third Level Education — Richard O'Donoghue IND
2022-07-07 · Seanad · 10 speakers · 12,925 words
Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

Amendment No. 2 is an alternative to the previous amendment and would add a new subsection to clarify that a matter concerning an interpersonal grievance would be a relevant wrongdoing where it happens because …

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