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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.

2026-04-30 · Dail · 19 speakers · 6,214 words Questions
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation

Truthfully, I am not sure of the next steps but on foot of the Deputy raising it, I will speak with the Minister, Deputy Browne, and ask him to come back to the Deputy directly. On foot of the Deputy raising th…

2026-04-30 · Dail · 19 speakers · 17,485 words
Supports for Hauliers and Supply Chains: Statements

I can confirm that the RTSS will go further than the previous schemes and will be open to both licensed road haulage operators and own-account sector operators, as well as licensed road passenger operators subj…

2026-04-30 · Dail · 3 speakers · 1,714 words
Supports for Hauliers and Supply Chains: Statements (Resumed)

A key action identified in the road haulage strategy was to establish a road freight forum with representatives from the relevant Government Departments and agencies and the haulage, freight, distribution and l…

2026-04-30 · Dail · 4 issues · 5 speakers · 7,341 words Topical issues
Topical Issue Debate
  • Housing Schemes — Louise O'Reilly SF
  • Special Educational Needs — George Lawlor LAB
  • School Enrolments — Joe Neville FG
  • National Monuments — James Geoghegan FG
2026-04-30 · Dail · 5 speakers · 7,814 words
Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Voting Rights in Presidential Elections) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members]

The Bill simply seeks to extend the democratic franchise, the right to vote, to all Irish citizens across the country in presidential elections. The key debate, however, is how it is just or moral that an Irish…

2026-04-29 · Seanad · 1 speaker · 648 words
Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad

Today we mark Poland's Constitution Day to commemorate the adoption of a modern, codified constitution by Poland on 3 May 1791.…

2026-04-29 · Dail · 1 speaker · 304 words
Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters

Deputy Cathy Bennett - To discuss the report from the Irish-US driver's licence campaign on the exchange of drivers' licences. Deputy Conor Sheehan - To discuss the exclusion of specific schools in Limerick cit…

2026-04-29 · Seanad · 4 matters · 8 speakers · 7,077 words Commencement matters
Commencement Matters
  • Road Network — Garret Kelleher FG
  • National Transport Authority — Seán Kyne FG
  • Road Projects — Robbie Gallagher FF
  • Sports Events — Chris Andrews SF
2026-04-29 · Dail · 5 issues · 10 speakers · 9,224 words Topical issues
Topical Issue Debate
  • Medicinal Products — Pádraig O'Sullivan FF
  • Health Services Staff — Michael Murphy FG
  • Public Transport — Albert Dolan FF
  • Driver Licences — Cathy Bennett SF
  • Educational Disadvantage — Conor Sheehan LAB
2026-04-29 · Seanad · 13 speakers · 6,118 words
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

Senator McCarthy called for a debate with the Minister of Health on synthetic cannabis and its possible impact on psychosis. I will also request a debate with the Minister, Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, tho…

2026-04-29 · Dail · 21 speakers · 17,835 words
Family Law Transparency, Child Welfare, and Reform of the In Camera Rule: Motion [Private Members]

As committed to in the family justice strategy and as mentioned by Deputy Gogarty, I commissioned a review of the operation of the in camera rule in family law proceedings.…

2026-04-29 · Seanad · 13 speakers · 11,122 words
Energy Security: Statements

Energy is obviously central to all social and economic activity in Ireland and, while Ireland is significantly increasing our production of renewable energy, we continue to rely on oil and gas as part of our en…

2026-04-29 · Seanad · 8 speakers · 7,388 words
Public Procurement: Statements

My Department is developing Ireland’s first national public procurement strategy, which will set out the strategic direction of public procurement in Ireland for the next five years. I chair the public procurem…

2026-04-29 · Seanad · 12 speakers · 10,763 words
Wildlife Rehabilitation Support Scheme: Motion

It in this challenging world that wildlife rehabilitation services such Wildlife West in Sligo operate. The rehabilitation of our wildlife is very important. These wildlife rehabilitation centres complement our…

2026-04-29 · Dail · 18 speakers · 6,085 words Questions
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions

What the Taoiseach cannot acknowledge is what the regulator and the CSO are telling the Government directly today, namely, that the cost-of-living crisis is getting worse, including for groceries and energy, an…

2026-04-29 · Seanad · 9 speakers · 7,676 words 1 vote
Annual Progress Report and Government Response to Energy Price Pressures: Motion

In practical terms, these measures have reduced the price of petrol by 27 cent a litre, diesel by 32 cent a litre and marked gas oil or green diesel by 7.4 cent a litre, delivering real savings for households, …

2026-04-29 · Dail · 3 speakers · 1,313 words Questions
Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions

I would like to raise the whole area of commercial rates for County Offaly and the funding of it. I met with Bord na Móna and Amazon at the official launch of Derrinlough with the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, on M…

2026-04-29 · Dail · 21 speakers · 5,646 words Questions
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation

At a time of a global energy shock, inflation looking to surge and fuel and energy prices rising astronomically, we know moving to renewables with the renewables revolution will significantly reduce household c…

2026-04-29 · Dail · 9 speakers · 15,651 words
Mental Health Bill 2024: From the Seanad

This Bill only relates to mental health services and, in mental health services, a young person is treated by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, CAMHS, until the age of 18.…

2026-04-29 · Dail · 3 speakers · 8,467 words
International Co-operation (Omagh Bombing Inquiry) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages

Amendment No. 1 seeks to substitute section 5(2) of the Bill and, in doing so, seeks to provide that the chairman of the inquiry would, instead of specifying the questions he wishes to have asked of an officeho…

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