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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.

2022-05-10 · Seanad · 9 speakers · 7,830 words
Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage

Overall, I very much welcome this Bill, which went from a Covid Bill to a cost-of-living Bill to a war in Europe Bill. The Bill provides for the reopening of the employment wage subsidy scheme for businesses wh…

2022-05-10 · Seanad · 13 speakers · 16,092 words
Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Second Stage

Specifically, the Birth Information and Tracing Bill addresses the situation of people subject to illegal birth registrations by providing clear and guaranteed access to identity information as well as full inf…

2022-05-10 · Dail · 22 speakers · 22,052 words
Europe Day: Statements

That is not what the European Union is about. We can be very proud of all of the Irish people who have served the European Union, the European Community and the European Economic Community. It is also a day to …

2022-05-10 · Dail · 29 speakers · 20,782 words
Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members]

What it states in the response to an Teachta Ó Broin, a fact to which he did not refer earlier, is that, in addition to that targeted local authority delivery, affordable purchase and cost rental homes will als…

2022-05-10 · Dail · 5 questions · 6 speakers · 6,543 words Questions
Priority Questions · to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
  • Q72 Passport Services — John Brady SF
  • Q73 United Nations — Peadar Tóibín AON
  • Q74 Ukraine War — John Brady SF
  • Q75 Passport Services — Michael Collins IND
  • Q76 Ukraine War — John Brady SF
2022-05-10 · Dail · 8 questions · 12 speakers · 7,485 words Questions
Other Questions · to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
  • Q77 Overseas Development Aid — Bernard Durkan FG
  • Q78 International Sanctions — Pádraig O'Sullivan FF
  • Q79 Northern Ireland — Éamon Ó Cuív FF
  • Q80 Trade Relations — Aindrias Moynihan FF
  • Q81 Human Rights — John Brady SF
  • Q82+ Passport Services — John Lahart FF
2022-05-10 · Dail · 1 speaker · 377 words
Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters

The matters raised by Deputies Moynihan, Ó Laoghaire, Stanton, and Deputies Mattie McGrath and Michael Collins have been selected for discussion.…

2022-05-10 · Dail · 1 issue · 3 speakers · 2,265 words Topical issues
Topical Issue Debate
  • Public Transport — Michael Collins IND
2022-05-05 · Dail · 4 questions · 5 speakers · 4,449 words Questions
Priority Questions · to the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
  • Q1 Tourism Industry — Niamh Smyth FF
  • Q2+ Artists' Remuneration — Aodhán Ó Ríordáin LAB
  • Q3 Artists' Remuneration — Aengus Ó Snodaigh SF
2022-05-05 · Seanad · 6 matters · 10 speakers · 11,210 words Commencement matters
Commencement Matters
  • Regional Aid — Mark Wall LAB
  • Primary Medical Certificates — Maria Byrne FG
  • Construction Industry — Robbie Gallagher FF
  • Rail Network — Malcolm Byrne FF
  • Covid-19 Pandemic — Marie Sherlock LAB
  • Health Services — Róisín Garvey GP
2022-05-05 · Dail · 11 questions · 12 speakers · 9,635 words Questions
Other Questions · to the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
  • Q6 Arts Policy — Holly Cairns SD
  • Q7 Tourism Policy — Steven Matthews GP
  • Q8 Tourism Promotion — Steven Matthews GP
  • Q9+ Tourism Industry — Dara Calleary FF
  • Q10 Tourism Funding — John Lahart FF
  • Q12 Departmental Reports — Jennifer Murnane O'Connor FF
  • and 2 more
2022-05-05 · Seanad · 19 speakers · 8,607 words
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

What I want to raise today is the possibility that the Leader would organise a substantial debate in the coming weeks, not just an hour-long one, to consider the outcome of the elections in Northern Ireland. Th…

2022-05-05 · Dail · 14 questions · 14 speakers · 14,041 words Questions
Priority Questions · to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
  • Q51 Housing Policy — Eoin Ó Broin SF
  • Q52 Planning Issues — Eoin Ó Broin SF
  • Q53 Housing Provision — Mattie McGrath IND
  • Q56+ Housing Schemes — Seán Sherlock LAB
  • Q54 Housing Schemes — Alan Dillon FG
  • Q55 Housing Schemes — Christopher O'Sullivan FF
  • and 6 more
2022-05-05 · Seanad · 5 speakers · 4,432 words
Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

The new appointee will take into consideration the recommendations of the Lacey Report, the Clinch Report, the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights and the pre-legislative scrutiny report from the Joint…

2022-05-05 · Dail · 12 speakers · 6,611 words Questions
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions

Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin, the Government is relentlessly pursuing the option of leasing the land on which the hospital will be built instead of owning it outright. Vincent's, Holles Street, the R…

2022-05-05 · Dail · 22 speakers · 5,271 words Questions
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation

Going back to what I said earlier about visits around the country, I visited Clare County Council and Limerick County Council and was very open and public in giving the reasons I believe the strategic developme…

2022-05-05 · Dail · 3 speakers · 803 words
Living Wage Bill 2022: First Stage

The purpose of the Bill is to amend the National Minimum Wage Acts so as to provide for a pathway to a living wage as the national minimum wage. Our Bill would transform the low pay commission into a living wag…

2022-05-05 · Dail · 34 speakers · 32,314 words
Accommodation Needs of Those Fleeing Ukraine: Statements

I am conscious there has been a focus on the issue of pledged accommodation and we welcome those people who have opened their homes to people fleeing the crisis in Ukraine.…

2022-05-05 · Dail · 17 speakers · 16,729 words
Regulations for the Sale and Distribution of Turf: Motion [Private Members]

Friends and colleagues who burn a lot of turf say that very dry turf burns quickly. That is as much as the Government knows about turf. To be frank, if the Minister of State knew anything about turf, he would k…

2022-05-05 · Dail · 4 issues · 8 speakers · 8,161 words Topical issues
Topical Issue Debate
  • Special Educational Needs — Catherine Connolly IND
  • Disability Services — Pauline Tully SF
  • Mental Health Services — Verona Murphy IND
  • Disability Services — Thomas Pringle IND
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