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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.
Ahead of the Taoiseach's announcement on the easing of public health restrictions, pregnant women and their partners were led to believe full access for partners would be granted for all prenatal care, all scan…
I am proud to introduce Aontú's Dog Breeding Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2021, or the puppy farm Bill, on First Stage. Animal welfare organisations have warned that some puppy farms have up to 500 breeding …
The bottom line of that is workers may have the right to join a trade union but companies have no obligation whatsoever to deal with any union of workers no matter how many workers are in a union.…
Lone parents applying for the one-parent family payment are required to prove they have sought maintenance from the non-custodial parent.…
There will be a central role for the Climate Change Advisory Council and climate action plans and a national long-term climate action strategy will need to be prepared. The Bill places on a statutory basis the …
It is an issue the Tánaiste, as the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, should look at, because we will see the closure of many small businesses in the months to come. Some businesses will not reopen…
I have also received notice from Senator Sharon Keogan of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Education to provide an update on the remedial works required to Duleek boys' and girls' national sc…
I join Senator McDowell in offering words of sympathy to Senator Mullen. I acknowledge, as Senator McDowell did, the tremendous amount of care Senator Mullen gave to his father in his final few years. I wish Se…
The objection that the amendment does not specify the proofs that a debtor would need is, arguably, misconceived. To pass this amendment would be to put on a statutory basis a need for the debtor to engage with…
On the first question, on mental health supports for older people, there are 1,000 mental health organisations throughout the country. My remit is more for older people and mental health. The report of the Ment…
I ask the Tánaiste to set out that the pandemic unemployment payment, PUP, and the wage subsidy scheme will remain in place for the length of time that public health restrictions are in place. A new relationshi…
On antigen testing, there are no plans at the moment to provide free tests to members of the public but antigen testing is now being used much more frequently throughout the country. It is not a secret that the…
The proposal is to amend this to allow Europol to request an investigation into a crime that is not a cross-border crime, where Europol has formed the view that the crime in question is detrimental to the Europ…
With the introduction of the national marine planning framework, followed closely by the maritime area planning Bill and the maritime jurisdiction Bill and, in the near future, the expansion of our network of m…
These local action plans will bring climate action right into the heart of local communities and the climate action Bill ensures that community members will have a strong voice in those plans.…
If the Government accepts the motion but fails to implement the national autism empowerment strategy or establish an Irish autism advisory council, it will be failing all of our autistic citizens. That is the l…
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