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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.

2026-03-05 · Dail · 6 speakers · 761 words
Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Standing Charges) Bill 2026: First Stage

I move: Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to give the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) the legislative remit required to effectively monitor and regulate standing cha…

2026-03-05 · Dail · 23 speakers · 26,871 words
Situation in the Middle East: Statements

For all the talk from the United States of the people of Iran, ultimately this is not in the interests of the people of Iran. It is the people of Iran and the people of this region.…

2026-03-05 · Dail · 1 speaker · 384 words
Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters

Deputy Louis O'Hara - To discuss the remaining sections of the Athenry relief road. Deputy Sinéad Gibney - To discuss the closure and liquidation of the Southside Travellers Action Group. Deputy Colm Burke - To…

2026-03-05 · Dail · 5 issues · 6 speakers · 8,343 words Topical issues
Topical Issue Debate
  • Electricity Grid — Tony McCormack FF
  • Regeneration Projects — Jen Cummins SD
  • Road Projects — Colm Burke FG
  • Road Projects — Louis O'Hara SF
  • Traveller Community — Sinéad Gibney SD
2026-03-05 · Dail · 6 speakers · 5,996 words
Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members]

The Act provides for some limited exceptions to the limit of a single conviction for certain common minor offences such as the majority of convictions in the District Court for minor public order offences; and …

2026-03-04 · Dail · 1 speaker · 538 words
Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters

Deputy Duncan Smith - To discuss the lack of primary school places in St. Deputy James O'Connor - To discuss ambulance provision for the east Cork area. Deputy Conor Sheehan - To discuss the progress of a new G…

2026-03-04 · Seanad · 1 speaker · 339 words
Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad

I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Alison Comyn - The need for the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to make a statement …

2026-03-04 · Dail · 5 issues · 8 speakers · 8,357 words Topical issues
Topical Issue Debate
  • Homeless Persons Supports — Thomas Gould SF
  • Special Educational Needs — Matt Carthy SF
  • School Accommodation — Duncan Smith LAB
  • Ambulance Service — Noel McCarthy FG
  • Vaccination Programme — John Connolly FF
2026-03-04 · Seanad · 4 matters · 9 speakers · 6,490 words Commencement matters
Commencement Matters
  • Domestic Violence — Alison Comyn FF
  • Broadband Infrastructure — Teresa Costello FF
  • Public Transport — Gareth Scahill FG
  • Schools Administration — Chris Andrews SF
2026-03-04 · Seanad · 1 speaker · 452 words
Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad

Tony was a vocational teacher who touched countless lives. His leadership role in vocational education demonstrated his determination, as chair of North Tipperary Vocational Education Committee and, later, as s…

2026-03-04 · Seanad · 19 speakers · 8,252 words
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

I welcome the announcement by the Minister for Health of a new public health Bill to deal with vaping and vaping products. Senator Boyle called for a debate with Irish Water on a reservoir in a locality where t…

2026-03-04 · Dail · 24 speakers · 18,233 words
Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2026: Second Stage [Private Members]

In addition, recommender systems and algorithms serve to protect people, including children and young people, from harmful content. This Bill would amend the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 to regul…

2026-03-04 · Dail · 9 speakers · 5,715 words Questions
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions

There is a lot of uncertainty out there at the moment and no one should take advantage of that uncertainty to increase prices of energy or oil, be it home heating oil or on the forecourts.…

2026-03-04 · Dail · 2 speakers · 1,242 words Questions
Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions

In what would be the largest water project in the history of the State, more than 300 million litres of water a day will be taken from the River Shannon and transported through approximately 170 km of pipeline …

2026-03-04 · Seanad · 6 speakers · 2,007 words
Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages

The first amendment I have tabled removes the Circuit Court as the default option for resolving disputes, and the second removes the provision in the Bill which removes the controller's role in dealing with dis…

2026-03-04 · Dail · 20 speakers · 5,253 words Questions
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation

We had allocated funding last year and the year before to maintain the post office network. Given the importance of the weir to both the town of Fermoy and the wider Blackwater region, will the Taoiseach use hi…

2026-03-04 · Seanad · 6 speakers · 4,572 words
Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage

Using this new process, an employee can apply to have their employer deemed insolvent for the sole purpose of enabling the employee to access the insolvency payments scheme. The Protection of Employees (Employe…

2026-03-04 · Dail · 4 speakers · 670 words
Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Ceart chun an Ghaeilge a Úsáid) (Leasú), 2026: An Chéad Chéim

Tairgim: Go gceadófar go dtabharfar isteach Bille da ngairtear Acht do leasú Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, 2003 agus an Achta um Rialáil Sábháilteachta ar Líne agus na Meán, 2022 chun an ceart chun dul i mbun c…

2026-03-04 · Seanad · 18 speakers · 13,230 words
International Women's Day: Statements

It does not just have to be women supporting women. It is the same for women today as it was for women like my mother. In an international context, we absolutely have to think about the women in Gaza, the women…

2026-03-04 · Dail · 25 speakers · 13,771 words
Post Office Closures: Statements

An Post dispersed this funding across the post office network, with all contractor post offices benefiting from the Government funding with the objective of securing the stability of the network. An Post has no…

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