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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.
Many of these student nurses and midwives are asked to work for no pay. Student nurses and midwives are not being paid and no one can stand over this. Even though most students are not paid in Ireland, we do pa…
The idea is to amend the scheme and reopen it - technically it would be a new scheme - for people who ought to have received a payment but did not or who did not apply because they did not believe they would re…
The carbon tax is a regressive tax when it comes to rural Ireland. I agree with Deputy Carthy when he called the carbon tax another form of tax to screw the Irish people. It is straightforward; carbon tax is a …
The matters raised by Deputies Emer Higgins; Fergus O'Dowd; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor; and Mattie McGrath, Peadar Tóibín, Seán Canney, Carol Nolan, Peter Fitzpatrick, Noel Grealish and Michael Collins have been…
The Bill proposes a straightforward amendment to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 to make workplace outbreaks of Covid-19 notifiable to the Health and Safety Authority, HSA. The purpose of the Bi…
Student nurses and nurses who are qualified all support them. The Minister should do right by the student nurses and midwives and by the nurses and staff we have now. Nurses, student nurses and midwives have wo…
I have also received notice from Senator Ollie Crowe of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to make a statement on the matter of Sky Sports hav…
When will the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage finally publish his affordable housing plan?…
The Taoiseach has belittled rural publicans and rural people. It is obvious to them that the Taoiseach is protecting the pubs in Dublin. The Taoiseach has led to their destruction and in every town and village …
We need a debate on youth unemployment, the supports available to young people and how young people are coping with this pandemic. Senators Black and McGreehan raised the issue of the public inquiry into the mu…
Next week, when I attend the meeting of the European Council, it will be an opportunity to reflect with other European Union leaders on the outcome of the negotiations and to chart our critical next steps, deal…
I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, to delete lines 1 to 5 and substitute the following: “(i) shall hold public meetings (except in such grave and limited circumstances as may be prescribed by law, such as an em…
The matters raised by Deputies Sean Sherlock, Pat Buckley and Mick Barry; Chris Andrews; Kieran O'Donnell; and Jackie Cahill have been selected for discussion.…
I move amendment No. 9: In page 11, after line 34, to the following: “Report on income tax relief 11.…
That final clause is the clause that enables or empowers the Oireachtas to legislate for citizenship entitlements up to and including citizenship by virtue of birthplace or jus soli citizenship, based on the pl…
The Minister said there will be five more technological universities but, potentially, two institutes will be left out from joining the technological universities. Today is an important day in the framework of …
mica redress |
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"mica redress" |
That exact phrase, words together and in order |
housing OR homes |
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housing -dublin |
Housing, excluding anything mentioning Dublin |
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