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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.
Securing the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, TCA, together with the withdrawal agreement, including the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland, means that Ireland's key Brexit objectives have been achi…
I have also received notice from Senator Malcolm Byrne of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Social Protection to make a statement on the pension entitlements of community employment scheme sup…
Today, I remember members of my family who have died from cancer and the work that the Irish Cancer Society did to support people in that regard. Like many other Senators today, I dedicate the two minutes avail…
I thank her for being here for Committee Stage of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018. In this Labour Party Bill we are seeking to provide children who are…
Instead, tenants in circumstances where they cannot pay their rent due to the pandemic can avail of the separate protections under this Bill. Tenants in rent arrears can, of course, make the necessary declarati…
The key to that is making quality the heart of the public procurement process and strengthening the way we think about quality in public procurement. We will task the Office of Government Procurement to update …
It is good to see that 1,200 people with a disability living in residential care, aged over 65, have been fully vaccinated, while an additional 4,000 people in disability services were vaccinated up to the week…
I know the price of beef and volatility of beef prices is causing enormous concern for farmers and rural communities throughout Ireland.…
I refer to the roll-out of the vaccine in the European Union and the European vaccine policy programme.…
There is increasing awareness of the need to make informed consumer choices based on the environmental impact of goods, which is their so-called carbon footprint. An understandable carbon footprint label on pro…
It is an attempt to suggest the Government is trying to protect tenants in the midst of the Covid pandemic when, in reality, apart from a tiny cohort of tenants for whom protections will be extended, literally …
Section 9(1) of the Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Act 2020 defines an emergency period as being from 11 January 2021 to 12 April 2021, during which the enhanced tenancy protections under …
At the moment there is maternity, paternity and parental leave benefit, and paid and unpaid leave. The point was made that we should streamline all parental leave legislation, including that providing for mater…
We all accept that there is no single measure which can tackle insurance costs in this country, but fraudulent and exaggerated claims have an impact on the increasing cost of insurance. As insurance companies h…
I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Louise O'Reilly - the need to discuss th…
Moore Street is not only about the Rising. What better street for it than Moore Street, which is of such historical significance? The area includes the historic terrace at Nos. 10 to 25 Moore Street, as well as…
Up to quite recently she said mandatory quarantine should be for non-essential travel, which misses the point about mandatory quarantine in the first instance, because once one has mandatory quarantine it is de…
I raise with the Taoiseach the need for additional supports for the tourism and hospitality sector.…
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