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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.

2026-03-25 · Dail · 7 speakers · 3,050 words
Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages

John of God intellectual disability services in relation to particular issues that it had at the time around wards of court. John of God intellectual disability services and the Courts Service, following on fro…

2026-03-25 · Dail · 5 speakers · 4,055 words 1 vote
National Oil Reserve Agency (Amendment) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages

That means that the levy is created by legislation and ring-fenced for NORA, which is then authorised by the Minister to transfer the funds to the Climate Action Fund. No Member of the Oireachtas who believes i…

2026-03-25 · Seanad · 14 speakers · 11,572 words
Constitutional Referendum on the Number of Members of Dáil Éireann: Motion

I refer to Article 16.2.2° of the Constitution, which provides that: The number of members shall from time to time be fixed by law, but the total number of members of Dáil Éireann shall not be fixed at less tha…

2026-03-25 · Dail · 1 speaker · 2,687 words
Estimates for Public Services 2026

That a sum not exceeding €58,165,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2026, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of…

2026-03-24 · Dail · 10 speakers · 6,210 words Questions
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions

Exactly what we are doing here is targeting our measures on the fuel allowance, which would help poorer families and low-income working families withstand the impact of the increases in home heating oil and oth…

2026-03-24 · Seanad · 4 matters · 10 speakers · 6,632 words Commencement matters
Commencement Matters
  • School Staff — Gareth Scahill FG
  • Urban Development — Victor Boyhan IND
  • Harbours and Piers — Noel O'Donovan FG
  • Defibrillators Provision — Robbie Gallagher FF
2026-03-24 · Dail · 22 speakers · 7,071 words 1 vote
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

Thursday's business shall be: - Statements on the Bessborough Development (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes) Thursday evening business shall be the Second Stage of the Organisation of Working Time (Leave fo…

2026-03-24 · Seanad · 23 speakers · 9,546 words
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

Thirty women have been murdered in Northern Ireland since 2020 and that figure represents 88% of the women murdered on this island, so there is a huge problem with violence against women and girls in Northern I…

2026-03-24 · Dail · 3 speakers · 697 words
Planning and Development (Material Interest) Bill 2026: First Stage

The objective of the Bill is to ensure that people with a genuine and local stake in a development can participate in the planning process and make observations and objections if they see fit.…

2026-03-24 · Seanad · 10 speakers · 6,407 words 1 vote
Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2026: Motion

The motion is to extend the termination date for the financial contribution scheme for hosts of temporary protection beneficiaries from Ukraine, known as the accommodation recognition payment, ARP. The ARP sche…

2026-03-24 · Dail · 23 questions · 17 speakers · 7,448 words Questions
Questions · to the Taoiseach
  • Q1+ Ukraine War — Ruairí Ó Murchú SF
  • Q11+ Departmental Reports — Cathal Crowe FF
2026-03-24 · Seanad · 5 speakers · 607 words
Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages

I appreciate his intent and explanation in making sure the Bill works for sole trader employers. Indeed, the test applied is that the sole trader must have ceased acting as an employer for any employee and that…

2026-03-24 · Seanad · 7 speakers · 6,239 words
Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) and (Section 51(3)) Regulations 2026: Motion

The first matter I wish to address is the CHI inquiry into spina bifida and complex scoliosis services scoping exercise. I now want to turn to the scoping exercise in response to requests from Dignity4Patients …

2026-03-24 · Dail · 11 speakers · 14,312 words
International Co-operation (Omagh Bombing Inquiry) Bill 2026: Second Stage

The Bill is a stand-alone Bill concerned solely with the provision of assistance to the Omagh bombing inquiry. That Omagh bombing inquiry was established by the Northern Secretary of State in February 2024 to i…

2026-03-24 · Dail · 7 speakers · 794 words 1 vote
Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil

I move: Notwithstanding today's Order of Business, that the financial motion by the Minister for Finance, Financial Resolution No. 2, shall be taken on the conclusion of the Sinn Féin Private Member's Business.…

2026-03-24 · Dail · 18 speakers · 8,880 words 2 votes
Financial Resolution No.1: Mineral Oil Tax

The rate of mineral oil tax will be reduced on a VAT inclusive basis by 15 cent per litre for petrol, 20 cent per litre for auto diesel and 3 cent per litre for marked-gas oil.…

2026-03-24 · Dail · 33 speakers · 21,234 words
Cancer Services: Motion [Private Members]

In 2025, 45% of breast cancer surgeries, 39% of lung cancer surgeries and 61% of prostate cancer surgeries were not done on time, and people were not seen within the gold standard. In 2025, 45% of breast cancer…

2026-03-24 · Dail · 13 speakers · 7,423 words
Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oil Tax

The arrangements are generally referred to as the diesel rebate scheme, DRS, which is used by hauliers and bus operators. One is by increasing the diesel rebate scheme payment from 7.5 cent to 12 cent. I welcom…

2026-03-19 · Dail · 4 questions · 3 speakers · 4,725 words Questions
Priority Questions · to the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
  • Q1 An Garda Síochána — Matt Carthy SF
  • Q2 Common Travel Area — Matt Carthy SF
  • Q3 Prison Service — Gary Gannon SD
  • Q4 Miscarriages of Justice — Matt Carthy SF
2026-03-19 · Seanad · 1 speaker · 339 words
Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad

Senator Mark Duffy - The need for the Minister of State with special responsibility for nature, heritage and biodiversity to make a statement on carrying out a breeding cormorant survey on the Moy catchment are…

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